The Coquille Valley sentinel., March 01, 1935, Image 2

VOL. XXXI.
NO. 7.
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1935.
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Willys Smashed by Ford
$3.M THE YEA«
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Baby Bonds Now on Sale
CLUB NEOO
U. S. treasury bonds, in denomina-
I lions of. $25, $50, $100, $500 aod $1000,
i went on sale at the CoquiUe post of­
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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 Fine Evening Enjoyed by Guests
Belioni. These bonds all mature in
the Water—5-inch Casing
tunity to Go to Washington
of Woman’s Club at Annual
ten years and the interest rate at ma­
Being Used
in August
Card Party
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turity figures two and 9-10 per cent.
The interest, however, is all figured
Five men have been working at the in the discount, $25 bonds selling for
A report on the Boy Scout program i
The ladies of the Woman'll Club
for tuts year was made at the Lions i gas well beyond Fishtrap, attempting $18.75; $50 at $37.50; $100 at $75.00| netted a little over $50 from their
Club luncheon yesterday noon by J. to shut off the water which Interferes $500 at $375.00; and $1,000 at $750.00. annual card party, held in I. O. O. F.
L. Stevens, N. C. Kelley and R. L. with the flow of gas. At that the gas Payment of the bonds may be made hall, Tuesday evening, which was
Stewart, who attended the Scout can be lighted at the top of the cas­ at any time after 60 days, with a dis­ somewhat less than thq net from
Council dinner session held in Marsh­ ing. after it has passed through the count from the face of the bonds, their 1934 party.
field Tuesday evening. Others from 1709 foot column of water, and it figured according to the time they
There were 150 present, including
here attending were C. C. Farr and burns several feet above the pipe.
players and hostesses and 35 card
.have been issued.
„ Under the direction of W. E. Mar-
Harold Gould.
Other information in regard - to tables were in use. One and all agreed
The Scout committee named for ridn the crew of four men has run a these baby bonds may be secured at that it was as enjoyable an event as
Coquille is to be composed of J. L. string of five inch casing to the bot­ the postoffice.
he or she had attended for some time,
Stevens, N. C. Kelley, C. C. Farr, F. tom twice, but without shutting the
and even those who did not win a
water out. Rubber expansion joints
S. Emery and LeRoy Swinney.
Personal Tax Collector Named prize declared it to be worth more
It is expected to have two troops between the lengths of pipe has been
than the price of admission. ’
W. H. Kennedy, of Marshfield, was
functioning in Coquille in a short used but some rough spot in the outer
The finance committee of the Wom­
time. The Lions Club is paying the easing has so tom the rubber that this week appointed deputy sheriff an’s Club, which gave the party, is
personal
I and I*
1’8»'1*1 property tax c collector composed of Mesdames C. E. Niles,
Coquille expense for affiliation with -the water cduid get through.
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The concrete in the streets, where
the Eugene-Willamette Council, and
They expected d to have the pipe ■ b> shejif( Wm, F. Howell.
J. A. Lamb, E. E. Johnson, Louis
new water mains were to have been -
the 20-30 Club is to provide the scout­
pulléd again by this noon and if
Chameski, L. H. Hazard and F. W.
laid, has been torn up, the pipe has
masters. '
next attempts no more s ucce ss-
Martin.
been purchased and is on the ground,
The national Scout Jamboree, to be Rii, Mr. Marrion says he will turn his
The refreshments, consisting of
an expense which would not have
held in Washington, D. C., in August, attention to keeping the water out by
coffee and cake, were served by the
A county-wide conference in in­
been incurred at this time had not
is an event in which it is hoped some Pumping.
Library committee o
club, of
expensive housing improvement and
i \ XL . if rum
the government approved the SERA
Coquille Scout can participate. Each > At present there is nothing to re­
which Mrs. Alice W
is ehair-
project, and agreed to pay for the la­ modernizing the home vegetable gar­ troop is entitled to one representative port as to drilling at Bear creek or
The highway improvement of the man.
den will be held under the direction
bor
at the Jamboree. He will have an 18- 'half a mile south of the present well Coast road north from Crescent City,
The committee which arranged for
It is hoped that the suspension is of the Extension Service in Woodmen day trip, with nine days spent in It has not yet started, but the presi­
in California, is of considerable in­ the distribution of the many prizes
Hall
in
Coquill»,
on
Tuesday,
March
due only to some technicality and
Washington, where the Scouts will be dent of the Oregon-California Petro­ terest to the people of Oregon along offered was composed of Mrs. F. L.
that work can be resumed shortly.' 5, beginning at 9:45 a. m., according the guests of the U. S. government. leum company is expected to be here
xhe Coast Highway, and the follow­ Greenough and Mrs. F. S. Emery.
This morning the radio broadcast­ to ao announcement made by George He will go east by train and return by next week and some further an­
ing from Jack Juza’s Crescent City , The list of prizes awarded for the
Jenkins,
county
agent.
ed that SERA work had been stopped
train to Galveston, Texas, where he aquncement may be made at that Triplicate will be noted with interest various games and the door prizes
' This is the first annual conference has the option of either returning the
all over the U. S. because the FERA
time
was a long one, but it showed how
by all residents of the Oregon coast:
dealing with these subjects to be
funds are exhausted. This probably
rest of the way by boat through the
houses
“Improvement of the Oregon Cokst completely Coquille
held in Coos county and this is one
is a result of the differences of opin­
Panama canal, or cohtinuing home by String Ensemble to Be at Liberty
co-operated
with
the
i
’
s
Club
Highway,
Route
71,
of
the
California
of a series of 24 meetings to be held
ion between President Roosevelt and
train. The expense of the trip will
The String Ensemble, something state highway system, from Crescent in making the affair a success, but
throughout
the
state
during
March
Congress as to the four billion eight
knd April. All men and women in­ be $130.
different from any other organisation City north to the state line, will likely due to the peculiar postal regulations
hundred milUon dollar bill which is
The Lions also yesterday paid $24 4n Coos county, is to be an added at­ be started this year, according to ad­ which characterizes anything given
terested
in
housing
improvements
are
now before the national legislative
for the milk which the club furnishes
traction to the regular picture pro- vices received here from the office of away at a drawing as a “lottery" the
invited to be present throughout the
the schools for the noon lunches of
at the Liberty Theatre next J. W. Vickery of Eureka, district en­ Sentinel is unable to print the com­
day. Various house plans adapted to
pupils who would not otherwise have
edntsduy and Thursday evenings, gineer for the state highway depart­ plete list of who the winners were,
Coos county conditions will be shown
this necessary part of their diet. The
139 Ask for Referendum
8 and 7, at no price advance. ment. The sum of $140,060 has been what they received and by whom.
and explained and materials and sup-
A petition, with 139 names signed . plies for inexpensive housing ini- bill was for January and February. I This musical organization which appropriated in the 1935-37 state contributed.
to It. was
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filed
Recorder
Leslie provement will be exhibited
Mias
has been practicing under the direc­ highway budget for work on the road
Hung Jury for R. Jordan
76 Farmers Receive Checks
on J
’ jy. asking a referendum flarilx-l Nye. state leadsr of home
tion of Mias Muriel Dae for nearly a from the state line south to Winton
- lection on the . contract recently
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The trial of Richard Jordan, of year and a half, is making a most en­ Corners, the other side of Smith Riv­
economics extension,
and a member
Benefit payment checks were being
made by the city with the Mt. States Of the state rural housing committee. North Bend, for the involuntary viable reputation and is really accom­ er.
distributed from the county agent's
Power Co. It asks that the question will speak during the afternoon on manslaughter of Nick Soini in plishing fine results. They have been
“A crew of engineers of the state office last Monday and from the Coos
be submitted W gfef voters of Co-i the subject of inexpensive housing Marshfield a few weeks ago, resulted; working conscientiously and persis- highway department started the sur­ Bay Mutual Creamery office in
MMd eteodeu M1 tmprovement w for
1 better family --
living. in a hung Jury , at ten o'clock Wed? tentty and are worthy of the helpful vey for the new reed north from Marshfield on Tuesday afternoon to
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>■* . * ^eupnort oTail music lovers and those Wlntoa Corners last wmk and will { hog producers in CboB bounty who
»er, unless the city holds a I
nesday night
njght.
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The program at this meeting will needav
election previous to that data, start at 9:45 in the morning with reg­
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
event the petition signers istration. At 10:00 a. m. a few re­ et when court convened Monday should have said “encouragement," month.
11934 hog production. A total of ap­
it be submitted then.
“Rngineer Vickery of Eureka state.- proximately $3000 was distributed
marks will be made regarding the morning for the February term, and tor there is nothing which spurs on
question just whom the pe­ meeting by the county agricultural was given to the jury at two p. m. on to greater effort like appreciation of that it is not probable that actua among 7$ farmers from all sections
tition signers are trying to get at. If agent. Following this a surprise en­ Wednesday. _
efforts made.
construction of the new road will b< of Coos county and represents the
the contract is disapproved the city tertainment will be offered by a
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
will lose the two per cent on the gross group of local persons and group that Soini was the aggressor. He had Bums, Randolph Ldkenz and Laura entire project hinging largely upon the number of hogs each grower was
revenue of the power company which singing will be led by Miss Nye. At applied vile epithets to Jordan as McLeod will appear on the program the fate of Governor Merriam’s high­ permitted to produce for market in
it is now paying, and the city will also 10:30 a. m. Miss Lucy Case, extension 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
have tp pay for the lights now being specialist in nutritional work, will dance hall, and had then foHowed respectively.
legislature.
be made to Com-Hog reduction con­
used at the city hall, community discuss modernizing the home vege­ him. When Soini took hold of Jor­
The members of the ensemble are
“So far there has been nv indication tract signers of last year.
building and water works plant. A table garden. Those attending are dan’s arm the latter swung and hit Leonard Ensele, Audrey Aasen, Lyn- of the routing of the new highway
The first payment of $2 per head
vote to cancel the contract would be a being asked to'bring a basket and a Soini on the jaw.
Soini’s head dell Southstone, LaVelle Dole, Cherie from Crescent City north, although it was made several weeks ago and the
vote to increase the power company's potluck dinner will be spread at noon. struck the pavement with such Mae Hartwell, Dorothy Glaisyer, Ann is rumored the engineers have recom­ third payment amounting to $2 per
receipts by $200 to $300 a month. During the afternoon, in addition to a force that the skull was fractured as Hawkins. Louise Woodyard. Marcus mended that no change be made in head leas the local administrative
And the city would lose by the same recreational program, Miss Nye will 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
amount!
discuss the inexpensive housing im­ diating from the point where his Mrs M. O. Hawkins, accompanist.
wood highway at the county fair future since ail of the local work has
_ head struck the pavement.
provements. ■
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
Several local people who had* been Coos County Women’s Clubs
Court Sets Roadmaster’s Salary
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
Coos county roadmaster, has been
come
and
hear
how
they
have
im
­
question.
The MacDowell Music Club me'
The Coos County Federation of
plosion occurred just about one
proved in the past year.
"In the meantime the old road be­ named deputy county surveyor by
o’clock that night. One man got up Women’s Clubs *wUJ 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. ‘
22
Degrees
Monday
presiding
dressed and came over to the busi­ will 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.
Thia
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 who 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.
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saw the lightning flash, says 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, win give the Mrs. R. B» Roger«, and Mrs. Maude the winter—22 degrees, one less 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
Triplg Wedding.Anniversary '
gon are not accustomed to thunder the day will be Mrs. J. T. Brand, of of the Josef Hofmann concert re­ the recorded reading at C. V. Smith’s
Mrs. Anna Irene Smith, 69. mother
The J. N. Gearhitt home at Dora
place on 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 ‘ ctntly presented in Eugene.
Three preludes were rendered by tle hard to believe that it was nine her home at Elliott and Third streets 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 ryss of several months. She had been was the J}5th 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'« 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 night the rain
turbance for he slept through it
The body was shipped to Spokane $lso for Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bullard,
eration, is expected to be present. At | Mrs. Woodyard rendered Opus 15, has been fairly continuous since Mon­ by the Gano Funeral Home last Sun­ of Bullards, and the eighth for Mr.
Visiting Eastern Star Chapters the close of the morning session each. 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 played 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.
Orecor.. returned home for a one
The Junior Women's Clubs of the Polonaise Op. 40, No. I.
Total receipts at the county clerk’s her two sons are Stephen E. Smith, of , W. Club will be held in the hotel
day's stay last Saturday evening, si­
county are especially Invited and
office
during February were $650 75. the Navy, and Reed E Smith, of En- next Monday evening, March 4, at I
te- having been on a trip, visiting
during the afternoon session the Ban-
Play at Bandon Tonight
Of this amount, $28X50 was for re­ ‘erprise, Ore. She is also survived by p. m. After the business session the
chapters, for three weeks. She was
i 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 tyill be special tables
been coming so fast the past month, p’obete, $84 marriage licenses, $30.25 man. Wash.
Health committee, of which Mrs. Ida
ii n<‘on, 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 hoon.
avesaged one per day for the 28-day for Spokane and expect to return the will follow the program.
! at Bandon this evening.
again Sunday evening, Mrs. Glaisyer
Mrs. J. H. Deien. of Bandon, is
first
of
next
week.
I Next Friday and Saturday" eve­
to continue her visits until March rf
charge of the muaic.
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nings the district tournament will be
2-Year Old Badly Burned
All club women, or any who are held in the high school gym at Rose­
Accjdent
Commission
Wins
Two
Taken
to
Pen
Past Grands Not to Meet
interested, are cordially invited to be
Jean Hayes, two-year old daughter
burg. C. H. S. will participate in
Sheriff Howell
and
Constable
The cast of Anna L. Majors, who
of Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Hayes, of
The Past Grands club of the Odd present.
that tournament.
i Campbell left this morning for Sa- was suing the State Industrial Acci­
Gaylord, has been in a serious condi­
Felloars will not meet this evening
The state_ high school turney will lem.’taking the Myrtle Point boys,
dent Commission for damages, was
on account of the official visit of
Guild to Have Waffle Supper be held in Salem the week following Ovid Weekly and Tommy LeRoy heard by the jury yesterday and a tion at the Keizer hospital in North
Bend since last Friday. She was seri­
Grand Master Poole to Coquille
Weekly, who were sentenced to the vetdict returned for the defendant
The ladies of the Episcopal Guild the district tournament.
ously
burned at her home the day be­
Txxige this evening.
The Past l are going to serve a ham-egg-waffle-
pen for two years for breaking Into Her husband R. C. Majors, suffered
fore when she sat down in a bucket of
Giands’ meeting is postponed until I coffee supper in the Parish House .’0-30 Sponsors “Sweet Adeline” and robbing the Bill Osborn place in
'he los* 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
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 ; 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
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A representative of the State Tax ,or children
Anyone who has en- Theatre on Sunday, Monday and
R E. Carroll has opened a tailor the injury.
Rev. W. Raymond Wilder, pasu: *•
Commission will be in Coquille at the joy«1 one of the ladies’ waffle sup­ Tuesday, March 10-12. The picture shop in the First National Bank The jury was dismissed yesterday af­ the Pioneer church, will occupy ths
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. ah*he rear of the O. K. Shoe ternoon until Monday morning when pulpit Sunday, both morning and eve­
5:30 p. m. only, to assist taxpayers in
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sent all the music hits which made Shop, and expects in a few days to 'he case of Albert Olman. guardian, ning, after being absent for two
the preparation of their state income
Ask Ned C Kelley for rates on the stage production so popular years have hie stock of woolens and suit­ vs. Darrell Roberts et al, will come to weeks in Myrtle Creek where he con­
trial in circuit court.
tax returns.
' Fire Insurance.
ago.
ducted revival services.
ings on band.
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Everett Strain's Willys, in whick
he carries the Coquille-North Bank-.
Bandon-Riverton mail, was practical­
ly a total wreck Tuesday morning
Water Main Laying and fourth after it had been struck by the Ford
V8, driven by Clyde Huntington, of
Street Fill Must Wait
Marshfield.
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Action by Congress
Mr. Huntington suffered a broken
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jaw, five fractures, but his car was
Wednesday evening City Engineer not greatly damaged.
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Stacer, under whose direction thek'
strain had" a piece of glass
SERA work in CoquiUe was started driven through a finger and he and
a few days before, received word Chas.'Upton, who was riding with
from the SERA office in Marshfield him. were bruised and shaken up but
to suspend all operations,
Whether not seriously injured.
the lay-off was general over the
The accident happened on the high­
country, or whether it applied only to way, at 8:35 a. m., just beyond the
Coquille, was not stated.
Sweet place, this side of Lamps creek.
It leaves the city in considerable of The Ford was travelling quite fast
a mess.
The Fourth street bridge, and swung back and forth across the
where the fill Is to be made just west highway>as it rounded the curve. Mr-
of the highway, has been tom out and Strain had no chance to escape being
Spurgeon street residents must go hit as the rear of the Ford swung into
around by Sixth street, with no tell-' the Willys.
ing how long the Inconvenience is to
FEDERAL HOUS-
ING CONF’RENCE
NEW HIGHWAY
IN NORTH CAL