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1 y -• ♦ W&? pi ■ • Í • " » H <4 1 i SECTION TWO, PAGES ONE TO TWENTY-FOUR VOL. XXXI. NO. 12. <: - B ]K if. ■ ' -■ County Court Asks Granges, Clubs and Individuals for Their Opinions The county ___ court this week ___tee sent letters, a copy of which appears below, to granges, chambers of com merce and other civic bodies The members of the court will also ap preciate hearing from individuals as to his or her views on the proposal to fund $350,000 worth of road warrants with bonds, bearing five per cent in terest or less. The court does not wish to go to the expense of a special election if the sentiment of the votais is opposed to the refunding plan. But there should be an almost unanimous vote in favor of the refunding for it will save the county money the first year, and thousands more during the succeeding years. Following is the court's letter: Coquille, Oregon, April 3, 1935. It is the intention of the County Court to fund approximately $350,000 of road warrants by issuing bonds in lieu thereof at a rate of interest not to exceed 5 per cent, said bonds to be retired from a fund derived from un collected taxes. At a recent session of the legisla ture the County Court had two acts passed, one for the funding of gen eral fund warrants and the other for funding general road warrants. To tal amount of uncollected taxes In these funds are in the neighborhood of $980,000 and the outstanding war rants against those two funds, ap proximate $800.000. It can be seen thet there are ample uncollected taxes to take care of these bonds if issued It is the intention of the County Court to call an election for the pur pose of voting on < funding ol county road warrants, for the reason that these warrants are not as desirable as a general fund warrant for the payment of taxes, Y ■ COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, ORBGON, FRIDAY. APRIL S, IMS. Widening Bridge Approach A state highway crew started last Friday remodelling the approaches to the Coast Highway bridge across the CoquiUe river here. The driveway at the Bandon end of the bridge is to be widened from 20 to 24 feet and the extension being on the inside of the curve it will make the approach safer, although there was no danger if careful driving rules were fol lowed. Nor is the pedestrian forgotten in the remodelling. A four-foot walk, with railing separating the walk from the driveway, ia to be built* on either side of the bridge and approaches. On the bridge proper the Walk wUl be outside the steel. Were Married Last September A marriage which just became generaly known this week was that of Miss June Holverstott and Fred Coleman, which occurred at Gold Beach on Sept. 29, 1934. Mrs. Cole man is the daughter of Mrs. Hattie Holverstott who resides on East Third street here, and the groom is the son of Mr. .and Mrs. H. H. Coleman, of North Bend. The young people left on Tuesday for Oakland, Calif., where he was to have employment as a garage me chanic. They were taken out to Roseburg by Mrs. Holverstott, her son, Keith, and daughter. Patsy. HOLY WEEK, PI ONEER CHURCH Tx » Ferries Taxed Last Sunday i There was a tremendous congestion at the Coos Bay ferry Sunday eve ning, and cars waited from an hour Applications May Be Made in a Chas, Reiter, from Pennsylvania, and a half to two hours before being . Loaded. The line extened clear back Lions Club Looking to Improve Few Days Says County Commends Smith-Hughes , to the end of the slip. Around seven ment in CoquiUe Athletic o’clock was the p««.’- and a car arriv Agent Work Done Here Situation ing just as one ferrywas loaded was required to wait for four more loads Applications for emct^ency crop Chas Reiter, new Smith-Hkghes to be taken across before its turn Athletics in Coquille High School crop and livestock loans may be made instructor in the high school, arrived came, That is, it was the sixth ferry and the coaching problem carye.in for by Coos county farmers within the in Coquille Sunday evening and en load. considerable discussion at the meet next few days as soon as the neces tered on his duties Monday. He was The larger ferry which had been ing of the Lions club yesterday noon. sary application forms are received, accompanied by Mrs. Reiter, their out of commission for a couple of The matter was brought up by Frank according to information just re daughter, 13, and son, 5. They have weeks was still unrepaired, and The Martin who favored the district’s ceived by George Jenkins, county '.aken the apartment in the F. G. Les ; Roosevelt, with its IS or 18 car ca budgeting a larger amdunt this year agent, from the Spokane office of the lie hotne. pacity, was entirely unable to handle for coaching, and securing a coach Farm Credit Administration. These Mr. Reiter stated yesterday that he i the traffic expedttloualy. \ [recently graduated from some var loans will be rushed as fast as possi was very much pleased with condi At Reedsport much the same con sity squad who could bring CoquiUe ble and will be made from a sixty tions as he found them. He praised dition existed and, with fine weath high teams out of the doldrums in million dollar fund just appropriated ’.4 work of W. M. Cunning, and said er, the roads were lined with cars, which they have languished for some by congress for this purpose. , i ha found the work done by the recent and only one ferry was avi enable for time. Application for these loans will be instructor to be the equal of any agri the Reedsport-Gardiner run, Supt. P. W. Lane, who was a guest made at the county _ agricultural cultural school work done in the east. A little forethought on the part of at the luncheon, when called on to agent’s office and will be pasesd on The equipment, poeaibly, la not as 'the __ highway *___ __ w.«. a give his views on the athletic situa department, when by a local comipittee before being complete as the older ag. classes of. peasant Sunday makes motoring a tion, stated that thia was the first in sent to the Spokane office of the eastern schools have. _ I pleasure, would relieve tu. the ferry _ con timation he had had that the Coquille Farm Credit Administration. Jesse Mr. Reiter has been elected to a gestion. business interests were interested in D. Clinton, of Myrtle Point, who has similar position at The Dalles for » C. H. S. football. Attendance at the served ak chairman of the seed loan next year and will close his work James last fall did not indicate any County to Pay on the 10th committee for the past three years, ■ere July 1. ____ ... be _ Jack _______ Cramer _ is to Th county court has set the tenth concern with whether CoquiUe wo.i has again been asked to serve on this superintendertt of The Dalles schools of each month as the date when war or not, or whether the school had a committee. The other members will ¡next year. be named at once and the committee [ Mr. Reiter is a veteran of the World rants, ordered by the county court, team in the conference. He pointed out other drawbacks is expected to be ready to function War in which he was severely will be ready for distribution. The which had caused so poor* a showing this week when the necessary appli wounded. Following his recovery he order applies to everything except during his one year as head of the cation forms arrive. went t into vocational educational the court house payroll which will schools here. One was an inferiority According to the instructions which work. He graduated from Penn continue to be met on the first. complex—the boys were beaten be have already been received in the State in 1923, received his master’s fore they went on the field. Another degree at Pitt University in 1925 and county, only farmers who are unable was the absolute disregard of train- io obtain supplies or feed elsewhere, or did work'for his Ph. D. at Harvard. (Continued on Page Eight) the credit to purchase such items, will Prior to coming to Portland several Se- i months ago he spent the time since Both Suffered Hip Fractures leaving Harvard in vocational train v ing in Pennsylvania, except for a. That was a peculiar accident on the Bernie'Wilder, Medford knockout year and a half Spent in the Republic artist, was picked by Promoter Jack bridge Sunday afternoon when H. A. Coquille Endorses Marsters of Haiti, where he was at the bead of j McCarthy as the most suitable oppon Burnett and an itinerant, Roy Former County Judge A. C. Mars 143 schools, training native teachers ent to fight Tony Camden over the Thompson, both received broken hips. ters, of Roseburg, was endorsed by in vocational work. * ten-round route at the Community Burnett was returning from Bandon the CoquiUe Chamber of Commerce He was recommended to come to Building here tomorrow (Saturday) on his motorcycle and seeing Thomp directors, at the Tuesday noon ses Oregon by L. H. Dennis, secretary of night. Wilder gained quite a bit of son step out from the rail, about five sion in the hotel, as a candidate for the Vocational Association of the De recognition as one of the best light feet, swerved hie machine to go be- appointment as member of the State portment of Agriculture, and was rec weights in Oregon when he knocked hind him. Then Thompson jumped Highway Commision. ’ Some weeks ommended for the Coquille position out Herb White, one of the best light back and was hit. ago the candidacy of Mr. Currier, of by Earl R. Cooley, vocational educa At the Coquille hospital to which weights in the Northwest, in two Lakeside, had been endorsed, but he tion head in Oregon. rounds. This 12-year old slugger is he was taken it was found that one has since withdrawn from the field the same boy who was billed to box hip was broken and the pelvic bone of applicants. . teMw*. w. ' M the fflMn go here January 20 but on the ether side fractured. lc. And The «Mreetaee ahn voted to ask ^t’”-',^nmrsdny. "What Is Truth? itw ”, bout when [when Burnett limped in to see how Last fall a contest was held be failed Se-tMse part Gov. Martin to take prompt action [seriously Thompson wasliurt, Drs. only one per cent saving-is made, it tween two teams of the CoquiUe his mother, who resides alone in will be a saving to the county of followed by tho Holy Communion, and and prevent if possible a recurrence Grants Pass, became worried over Wilson and Rankin found he had a Lions club, one captained by Geo. $3500 00 a year. However, it is hoped Friday night, “What Place Jesus’”. of the strike which was so costly to Ulett and the other by J. A. Fitz her boy continuing with the ring broken hip and a broken arm. , that the bonds will be bid in at even There will be no service on Saturday the people of Oregon last year. Burnett is still in the hospital, but patrick. The contest ended in De game as p livelihood and asked that Wm. BWrrow reported for the Com a lower rate of interest than five per night, but a full observance of Easter Lhg bout not be held. Since then Thompson tore off his bandages and cember with Mr. Ulett ’ s team ahead. cent. Sunday beginning with the Union munity Building committee that a Mrs. Wilder has seen her son in fistic insisted on leaving. He was not al me viviv gailUMUUllS By the terms of the contest the losers meeting ur of an all the civic Ui organizations The County Court feels they are Sunrise Prayer service to be held at mwiuig combat and is quite confident Bernie lowed to go, however, until he had committees was held last Thursday °** winne” The entitled to an expression of the peo the Christian Church; the morning naia rrae* ini« fiinnAr LI» can take care of himself with anyone signed a release of all claims for dam date for this dinner has awaited Mr. ple in Coos County as to whether or service at eleven with the sermon evening at which time it was decided Ulett’s return from Europe and has his weight and has sent her written ages against both the hospital and not we should call such an election. subject, "The Triumphant Christ," to ask the city only for a cleaning and He was a man about 25 now been set for next Wednesday permission to the local promoter. In Burnett. We have had the two actq passed In and the closing Easter service at sev- whitewashing of the building. This brinjing this pair together McCarthy years of age and acted peculiarly. yr, evening, April IQ. It will also be ta in addition to the new walk and ladies' night and the Lions club aqd .has matched two nineteen year old Rankin says that a man can walk in people of Coos County to express hour of music. The chorus choir, di the increased water facilities in the their ladles at Myrtle Point have been boys who will be fighting tooth <pd the condition Thompson was, but he their desire, either for or against rected by Frank. O. Leslie presenting building. nail for victory as the winner will be would gamble the cripple had mighty invited to attend. Cqpnty Agent Geo. Jenkins report calling an election for this purpose. the Easter caritata, “The Easter given a match on a later card with sore hips by now. In addition there will be shown an ed that his office had listed the names Please inform the County Court in Story,” by Lorenze. hour and a half's program of moving Frankie Monroe, the crowd-pleaser th* near future, either by resolution There will be a special musical of 85 new settlers in Coos county who pictures taken in Mexico. They are from Portland. Tony will have a lit- Cooa Firemen Met Here Friday section in 1934. or petition, as your case may be, as program at each of these special ser came to this - • , •________ t being shown by the Southern Pacific (Continued on Page Seven) There were sixty in attendance at to your decision in the matter. vices, and the public is cordially in which is planning to run excursion the Coos County Firemen’s Associa Thanking you for your kind con- vited to attend. Red Cross Classes Started 'rains to Mexico City, where the 500 Feet in Rear of Fire Truck tion, held in Moose hall here last ' sideration of this, we remain At the Red Crocs meeting lest Fri Lions International convention will Yours very truly, / ‘Pete* Gould Named Scoutmaster day it was decided to start the Home be held this summer. The city council held a short ses ¡Friday evening. Beside the firemen - COOS COUNTY COURT sion Monday eyening with all mem [there were Capt. Johnson, of the The troop committees for the Boy Hygiene class in Coquille next Mon- _________ Portland fire department, an equip bers present. Scouts met Wednesday evening and day. The classes will be conducted ment company representative. Mayor M. P. Postal Receipts Grow An ordinance was adopted, similar P. T. A. Entertainment appointed Harold "Pete” Gould as each Monday at two p. m. in the un [ Berg and Councilmen Bryant, Belloni The Myrtle Point post office for the to the state traffic law, in regard to The Coquille P. T. A. will present scoutmaster with George McClellan used upstairs room of the Washington and Seeley. s varied and interesting program of as assistant scoutmaster A call has school building. Mrs. J. R. Bunch is quarter ending March 31st, 1935, interfering with the fire department. Capt. Johnson gave an interesting Under the terms of the ordinance it home talent Friday night at the high been made for ell regularly enrolled chairman of the local committee in »bowed a sixteen per cent increase talk to the men on the subject of sal is unlawful for an automobile to fol \ school auditorium. The program, ar scouts of troop 14 to meet at the charge At Bandon, where the Home over th* corresponding quarter of vage, during and after a fire, and the ranged by Miss Kathleen McClintock scout’s cabin Friday, April 5,at which Hygiene claas will also be held, Mrs. ‘1934 in ‘he sale of postage stock and low a fire truck closer than 500 feet, equipment needs of a fire department or to park within three blocks of a will include the following numbers: time work will be started for ad- D. W. Howe is chairman. At Myrtle <r0M P°«tal receipts. This is a very were also discussed high school boys’ double »»»».« quartet; vancements to be made at a Court of Point Mrs Henry Schroeder is chair- ?°°d indication of better times in this j fire, or to drive into a block where a A lunch was served after the busi truck is standing. When the siren man. . | section, especially since the amount tap dance, 1 Lennis Terry and Mary Honor meeting to be held April 19. ness session and program by the Co sounds all cars must be driven to the The first SERA First Aid class. W3S on,y 394 00 short ot the Decem- Graham; ’ violin * solo, H. H Hartley; at which time Mr. Sallee, scout ex- quiUe department. —1~« 14-1--- fwona t»»/»»1 In saxophone •rain solo, Stewart Norton; reci ecutive from U/iUanmHn Willamette Council in . conducted by Mrs. Harold Minter, *** quarter which is generally recog- curb and remain there until the fire truck has passed. It is also made •» tation, Mrs. R. R Watson; group sing Eugene will be present. It is ex was held on Monday of this week nized by the postal department as the Body of CCC Youth Recovered ing; Miss Doe’s Ensemble; piano solo, pected that scouts from Myrtle Point, Under the agreement by which this >ar««t month for revenues, and the offense to drive over a fire hoee. Violations of any of the ordinance's The body of Edward Hamilton. Inez Rover; vocal solo with Ensemble, Bandon and Fairview troops will be class was started the SERA provide’ March 31st_quarter as one of the | provisions, upon conviction, may. frtCC youth, who, was drowned in the Mrs. Maud Woodyard; harp solo, given advancements at the same the funds for instruction and the Coos ; smallest. This item makes the per Florence Cary; men’s quartet; sur- | Court of Honor. All parents and county Red Cross pays for the mater centage of increase especially indica- mean a fine of from $5 to $50 imposed [Coquille river at Camp China Flats I tive of better times. April 1, 1935, by the city recorder. recently, was recovered last Thursday prise number. The proceeds of this friends of scouting are invited to at- ial used. [ makes one year since the office was • E. W. Gregg was granted a permit I morning from the stream near Elk entertainment will be used to pur- tend the Court of Honor meetings, taken over by Postmaster Elton to remodel the comer room of the Creek, about a quarter mile below chase library books for the schools,' ■ Brokeq Neck in Auto Accident | Schroeder and assistants, A. H. Ben Odd Fellows building. the camp. A. I. King, foreman at the and the public is cordially invited to Pa88es Flood Control Rill City Engineer Stacer announced camp, discovered the body as he was Gerald Frye, son of Mr. and Mis. der and W. W. Baynes. attend and assist in this worthy A Senator Chas L. McNary notified Leo Frye of this city, is lying in a that the new plank walk to the Com riding to work. Finding the body cause. Price of admission 25 cents County Commisisoner Chas. Doane munity Building would be laid this climaxed days of searching the river critical condition at Mast Hospital, for adults, 10c for children. March Fees at Clerk ’ s Office by Saturday that Senate , wire _____ last _________ .______ _____ Bill _ Myrtle Point, as a result of automo- week. by CCC officials and townpeople. A Fees taken in at the county clerk’s 448 which will provide for an exam- bile accident Sunday evening. The reward of fifty dollars had been of Grange Meeting Next Tuesday (nation and survey of the Coquille youth and tWo companions. Orin office in March totalled $747.50—re International Education Institute fered for the finding of the body. The cording, $345.45; circuit court, $233; Coos and Curry Pomona Orange valley, looking to flood control, had Adams, driver of the car. and Charles Pau'. S. Elliott, field representative body was immediately sent to CCC will meet with North Bayside Grange passed the senate at Washington and* Bowmer, were returning from a pic probate, $80: marriage licenses, $42; headquarters at Medford for em Tuesday. April 9th. for its regular all was now before the House of Repre nic at Coquille when the accident oc miscellaneous, $48 05. The total Is for the Institute of International Ed balming and shipment east. ucation, which is to be held at Reed $100 more than it was in February day session Geo. A. Palmiter, past sentatives. Letters to Oregon con curred. The mishap took place when state master, will be present with gressmen, urging theiir support of the Adams was blinded by the lights of but about $208 less than it was in College, Portland. July 5 to 15 this tf Gets Broken Arm at Sea some interesting facts regarding bill, will probably help build up w an approaching car near Norway. March, 1934. Last year’s totals were year, was a Coquille visitor Monday. He was contacting club and civic or ________ _________________ “Mode” Caughell, head of the tax grange work. Two important con. sentiment for it in the House. Upon being examined by Dr. _______ Mast in Increased materially in March by Myrtle Point, the lad wm found tolfilin« of candidates for the May ganizations, making them acquainted collection department of the sheriff’s tests are to be started at this time and ha> b^en laid up at his ho»ne have suffered a broken jaw, cheek | P ri ™rtea, and beer license re with the extensive program which the master, Geo. Hampton, urges all Highway Surveying in Curry bone. fractured skull, and a broken 1 ceipt’ The beer by licenses were issued will be presented during the eleven in the Nosier Apartments this week, to attend who can. A pothick dinner A crew of surveyors has been at neck vertebrae. The other two boys Parb*r •*> the year in 1935. , days’ institute. nursing a fractured arm. will be-served at noon. Many national speakers of promin work in Curry county the last two or While at Gold Beach last Thursday were uninjured. three weeks, surveying for a new Jake Moomaw, a former reaident of ence are included on the program he was on-bis boat coming into the Job’s Daughters Sponsor Picture route of the Coqst Highway between Arago, who is now attending the Eu and it is hoped to have one or more Rogue, when the tide lifted the Health Asn’n Lunch April 27 gene Bible school, and also preaching delegates from i each city and district anchor above the water. This caused The Coquille Bethel of Job’s Port Orford and Euchre creek. The 'ashington. Idaho and the windlass he was winding to spir. Daughters is sponsoring the picture, present route is considevd too crook- The annual spring luncheon and I at the Christian church at Oakridge, of Oregon, Wa "David Copperfield,” which will be ed and is subject to many slides, meeting of the Coos County Public was a caller last Saturday. He had Utah in attendance. It is hoped to and the handle struck his right fore shown at the Liberty Theatre on Another road being realigned in Health Association will be held in been spending the week’s vacation advance the cause of international arm. breaking the small bone just April 14-15-12, and will start their . Curry is the one rrom the highway Marshfield Saturday, April 27, at j visiting his father, J. B. Moomaw, at peace. above the wrist. It was a longi ticket-selling campaign next week, out to Cape Blanco There are parts which time Dr. Frederick Stricker of Arago, and his own family at Lang* tudinal fracture and was set five The theatre management gives them of that road which in wet weather the state board of health, will be : lois. He returned to Eugene Satur- a percentage on every ticket they sell. ' slip out of line over night p r ss mt to address the group. ■ I day. ed to knit. (Continueo on Page Seven) A S •- r • 4 l r * BOXING CARD TO-MORROW be financed under this plan. Rev. W. Raymond WUder, minis.cr of the Pioneer Methodist Church, af> nounced Sunday that pe would con duct a special series of services dur ing Holy Week, speaking each eve ning at seven-thirty o’clock upon "Great Questions of the Last Week.” Beginning in the morning service of Palm Sunday, April 14th, the first message will be upon the question, “Who Is Jesus’” At the evening ser vice, ”By Wliat AiKbority?” and through the week on the following: Monday, "God or Caesar’"; Tuesday, T / •j ■•ik A & i. . _ < > *■ I
