The Coquille Valley sentinel., December 20, 1935, Image 1

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VOL. XXXI.
COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY,
NO. «.
All of Coos Wants It
121,000 County General Fund
to Be Redeemed—$100,000
Released
Members of the Coquille Chamber
of Commerce attended a Chamber of
Commerce meeting at Myrtle Point
Tuesday evening and one at Bandon
Wednesday noon, to present the need
for a realignment and improveement
of the Coquille-Marshfield'section of
the Coast Highway in an endeavor to
secure co-operation of those cities in
asking the highway commission to
order the work, as has been promised
by the Marshfield and North Bend
chambers.
At Myrtle Point the sentiment was
as enthusiastic for this highway need
as it is here in Coquille, and any­
thing that city can do was promised.
At Bandon there were talks urging
that city’s co-operation but in the
absence of highway committee mem­
bers the matter was referred t<T them
for future action..
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■RS. H. A. HINTED WELL DECORATED
Passed
Away at Her Hoi
Here Early This
Morning
Ctty Dons Festive Garb for the
Holidays—Beautiful
Trees
Prosper MiU Resu
The seven a. m. whistle, Wednes­
day morning, of the Prosper Mill had
a joyous sound, not only to the 50
men who returned to work after a
sixty-day lay-off, but to business
men, professional men, ranchers and
everyone who has an interest in this
city.
Louis Chameski stated Wednesday
that the mill now had sufficient logs
to run until May and that in addition
to the 50 who go back on a payroll,
there will be 30 more men go to work
at the W. J. Sweet camp on the Mid­
dle Fork, furnishing still more loga
tor the local mill.
CITY BUSINESS
Transacted by Council Monday
Evening—Approve Water­
front Clean-Up
Mrs. Harold A. Minter, wife of the
The appointment of judges who
With all councilmen, except R. L.
pastor of the Coquille Baptist church, would pass on the store and home
Medley present, the city dads trans­
passed away at her home, just north Christmas decorations, in awarding
acted a lot of detail business at the
of the church on Elliott street, at the four prizes offered by the Cham­
regular session Monday evening.
midnight last night. She had been in ber of Commerce was left to the
Probably the most important was
quarantine, with her two children. chamber special Christmas decora­
the decision to aid in the waterfront
Miss Myrtle and John, since Nov. 25. tion committee by the board of di­
clean-up. Ray Jeub, for the special
being afflicted with scarlet fever. Dr. rectors at its Tuesday noon session.
committee, recommended that the
M. Earl Wilson gives the cause of
Nearly all retail establishments in
city build the floating dock, securing
A Star of Bethlehem
Coquille have responded to the Yule-
death as dilatation of the heart.
WPA funds if possible for the project.
The large Star of Bethlehem which
Because of the quarantine no public tide spirit, with window decorations.
Ray Gilkey, as spokesman for the
is to be hung in the center of the
service will be held, but the body Illuminated Christmas trees, etc., and
local Eagles lodge, stated that mem­
intersection of the highway and First
will be taken to her old home at Oak­ Coquille is showing a greater pride
bers of that organization were inter­
street, either this evening or tomor­
land, Ore., and laid to rest in the Odd 1 in decorating for the holiday season
ested in the project and would fur­
row, is the gift to the Coquille Christ- |
nish labor for the job.
Fellows cemetery. Rev. G. A. Gray, than ever before. Many of the dis­
mas decorations which the Lions
of this city, will conduct an open-air plays are beautiful and all are worthy
| City Engineer Stacer was instruct­
Club is contributing. It will be six
ed to have the building and decking
sei vice there. The date for the ser­ of consideration by the judges and
feet across and the outside edge will
vice has not been set, as Mr. Minter viewing by the general public.
removed from the high dock so that
be dotted with 35 colored electric
Outdoor
illuminated Christmas
.the piling there could be removed at
is awaiting word from relatives.
bulbs.
Sarah Minter was born, July 29, trees ate more in evidence than here­
the same time the Port of Bandon
I had the other piling removed.
1891, in Oakland, the daughter of tofore in the business section and
treasurer has turned over 314,849.31, untU
re<ular C °*in* hour 08 8 Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Larkins.
This means that the city will build
She those who have elevated spots on
and to the three ports, 34,625.42.
p ™ Tha‘
the ?Mice wil1 ** open grew up there and taught school in which to place a tree have done so.
a truck and equipment shed between
Recorder F. G. Leslie received 3L- W th* public haa buaineM to trana' Douglas county for many years.
the laundry and Ko-Keel Village, un­
That of the Mt. States Power Co. on 1»
089.77 in cash from the county treas- act thel*'
less the lot is sold.
She was married at Oakland on the comer of the hotel annex, above
urer for the city of Coquille, and
The recorder was Instructed to
April 17, 1913, to Rev. H. A. Minter. their office, was the first to go up,
Music lovers, who occupied nearly make a contract with the Hooker
Three children were bom to this being followed by one on the side­
3381.97 in cancelled warrants which
had been turned in on taxes.
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union, one of whom died in infancy. walk at the City Cleaners; one on every seat in Pioneer Hall, Tuesday Chemical Co. for the coming year’s
Beside her husband and children, the roof at Schroeder Bros. Mortu­ evening, united in acclaiming Leon­ supply of chlorine, at nine cents a
Mrs. Minter is survived by her moth­ aries; one over the entrance to Safe­ ard Ensele as a student of the violin pound, F.OR. Tacoma.
vehicle license department of 321,-
It was ordered that ell applications
er, Mrs. Josephine Larkins, and a way (the former Dunham stere); one who has wonderful possibilities and
The Sentinel wishes all its patrons, brother, Harry Larkins, of Oakland, on the porte cochere of the hotel, one in congratulating his instructor for for garden plots In the lowlands be
716.46, Coos county’s share of auto
license money for the second six friends and readers a very Merry and and three sisters, Mrs. Kate Adams above each the Coquille Service Sta­ the past two years, Miss Muriel Dae, referred to the city engineer with
1 Happy Christmas. Nor is it unmlnd- and Mrs. Jennie Williams, both ef tion, Taylor Battery and Service on the splendid progress this young power to act.
months of 1935.
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The treasurer remitted to the state ful of the truism uttered more than Cottage Grove, and Mrs. Alice Pritz, SUtion and Fitzgerald's Service Sta­ men ia making.
The Coquille 0« A Power Co. was
treasurer, 315,992.64, the fourth quar- *1900
Leonard is the 15-year old son of given permission to extend its pipe
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tion, and one above the entrance of
of Reedsport.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ensele, and until line across city property and a street.
terly payment of 1935 for this coun­ j to give than to receive.” The Christ­
Mrs. Minter was one of God’s no­ the Liberty theatre. ■---
he was ten years of age he had never
mas season should be one of giving, blewomen, a true Christian, a loving
ty’s state tax obligation.
Applications accompanied by the
touched a violin.
Hehas progresesd necessary foe were received for beer
not of material gifts only, but of self, mother and a devoted wife. Although
Masonic Installation
much more rapidly than the average and package store licenses SSkt the
of service, of helpfulness to others. she had lived in Coquille but two
Chas. Strang Visits Coquille
There was an excellent attendance violin student, and while he is not a
There may not be the extereme need years she had endeared herself to a
following were recommended to the
Chas. Strang, formerly of this city
for assistance this year that there has wide circle of friends by her kindness in Masonic Hall. Wednesday evening, finished artist on the instrument he state labor commission: Alien *
but who has been on a ranch in1
the
occasion
being
the
annual
install
­
proved Tuesday evening that he can Linn, F. M. Cowan, S. H. Donated.
been in former years, but there are and loving sympathy and the heart­
northern California for the past IS i
still many who can be made happier felt sympathy of the community is ation of the newly elected and ap­ be if he applies himself for the next Lafe Compton, Mrs. R. L. Walker, W.
yean, was a caller at the Sentinel'
pointed officers.
few years.
by the thoughtfulness of those who ••xtended to the grief-stricken family
H. Fortier, Linn A Son..
last Friday evening. He and Mrs.
The retiring worshipful master, O.
The pure tones he drew from the
are more able to spread cheer and in this their hour of bereavement.
Assessments,
varying from 65
Strang have been in the county for
T. Gant, installed the new master, M.
| comfort.
Myrtle and John are practically re­ F. Pettit, after which the latter per- strings with his bow, his technique, cents to 312.50, were levied against
a couple of weeks and expect to re­
md the precision with which he per­ the property on the east side at the
' The Christ, whose birth date is cel- , covered from the scarlet fever attack
main another week, visiting old
ebeated next Wednesday, gave him­ and will be released from quarantine (ormid the installation for the other formed his most difficult number, highway, from Fourth tq Tenth
friends
They located first near
for humanity. His self sacrifice next week.
Max Bruch’s "Hebrew Melody,** all i street, for the repair of the sidewalk
Grenada in Siakiyqu county, but for self
'
stamped him as one who will go tar < out to the high school.
is worthy of emulation on the part of
several years have been on a 240-
The new*official roster is:
in the world of music. His natural
all.
An amendment to the traffic or­
acre ranch in Scott valley, with Etna
W. M —M. F. Pettit.
ability and the excellent instruction dinance
>
was adopted which forbids
their pastoffice address.
On Month’s Trip to Memphis I The U. 8. CivilService Commission B. W—Geo. E. Oerding.
he has received from Coquille’s violin the
i
parking of cars on fills or bridges.
Their daughter and husband, Mr.!
i. W.—C W. Gano
announces a Post Office substitute
artist have combined to put him on
The grading and gravelling of Elli­
and Mn. Harry Toder, live on the' j Rev and Mrs W Raymond Wilder dert-Cnier examination for the
phi I. H. Hazard
the road to a successful career.
i ott street, between First and Seessid
The latter have three I and son, Margaret Purvance and DUrDOSe
establishing an eligible
ranch also,
See.—R. H. Mast.
His sister, Miss Geraldine Ensele, streets,
i
as a WPA project, wre dis­
“ Strang says ”
"1 Elois Wilson left Monday morning in register from which selections may
children and Mr.
his old
S. D.—Theo L. Clinton.
was the accompanist on the piano < cussed. The property owners are
the
former's
car
for
Memphis,
Tenn.,
friends here would not knOw Harry,
J. D.—H. A. Slack.
be made to fill existing and future
and her instrumentation was an aid i nearly all willing to buy the gravel
he has filled out so much and is large to attend a young people's conference ' ! vacancies as they may occur in the
Chap.—Wm. Ulett.
in making the recital quite successful. I if the city performs the work and it
of
the
M.
E.
Church
South,
which
will
and portly. Harry Was slim like his
Marshal—Lee Hand.
positions of Substitute Clerk snd
Henry H. Hartley, accompanied I is hoped to put it through as a WPA
brother. Jack, when he left here. be held there Dec. 27-31. With more Substitute Carrier in the Poet Office
S. S.—Julius Ruble.
by Mrs. Hartley at the piano, sang , project. The city will endeavor to
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While looking a little older and be­ than one hundred churches of the de­ service at Coquille, Ore.
J. S.—Ernest Purvance..
"Sleep,” “Fires” and “Kashmiri Love i secure 40 per cent of the material
ing not so heavy, Mr. Strang has not nomination there, the city of Mem­
Tyler—-J. E. Quick.
Applications must be on file at the
Song” in his usual pleasing manner, < cost from the WPA funds also.
changed greatly in the past 15 years. phis has more church buildings and office of the Manager, Eleventh U. S.
The usual installation banquet fol­ and was heartily applauded.
congregations than the entire North­ Civil Service District, 450 Federal lowed the conclusion of the commun­
Numbers rendered by the recital Christinas
i
Servie« at
west Conference, which comprises Office Building, Seattle. Washington. ication, with responses made to toasts
Will Rogers* Last Picture
performer were "Allegro,” “Adagio”
the states of Oregon, Washington, not later than the hour of closing i by many of those present.
Pioneer
Methodist Church
Will Rogers* last—and greatest-
and “Rondo” from Concerto No. IX
Idaho and Montana.
business
on
Dec.
27.
The
date
and
picture, "In Old Kentucky," comes to
by De Beriot; "Cavatina” by Bohm;
A Christmas candle-lighting ser-
The party expects to be gone about place of examination will be shown
the Liberty Theatre on Sunday, Mon­
Entertains
Star
Officers
"Spanish Dance" by Sarasate; “Sere- , vice will be the feature of the Sun­
four weeks. Mr. Wilder
oh
the
admission
cards
furnished
ap-
day, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 23, 24. There
Mrs. Lafe Compton and Dr. W. V. nade" by Pieme; “Hebrew Melody” ( day evening hour at Pioneer Metho­
will be a matinee at 2:15 also each
Glaisyer, retiring worthy matron and by Max Bruch; “Obertass” (Mazur- ( dist Church. It is a very beautiful
of the three days.
worthy patron of Beulah chapter, ka) by Wieniawski; and “Son of the , and effective service portraying the
Adapted from the play whose hu­
Puszta” by Keier Bela.
place of light in the world and show­
Purvance. which is not far from Pxamination (containing full infor- were joint host and hostess to a din­
mor, sunny romance and tingling
All his program was rendered from ing
|
ner
party
in
the
dining
room
of
the
how that the revelation of God
Memphis.
mation
as
to
place
of
examination.
horse race drama have made it a fa­
j Christ is the world’s greatest il­
Coquille Hotel Thursday evening. memory and with no music before in
„
requi remet ns, salaries, etc.) and ap-
vorite of three generations of Amer­
him.
lumination.
The pageantry and
Fire Threatens Gilman Home plication blanks may be obtained Yuletide decorations on the tables
icans, “In Old Kentucky” stars Rog­
and a large Christmas tree created a
lighting effects make it most condu-
The fire department was called to from the following:
en in a role that presents his rich
27 Report for B. B. Practice (cive to true Christmas worship The
colorful and beautiful scene. Guests
Mr. Alton H. Grimes, Secretary, ¿'other than the 1935 chapter officers
down-to-earth character in its most the Geo. Gilman house, corner of
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Monday afternoon 27 C. H. S. bas- okAMta
chorus choir under the — Al
direction
Coulter and Third streets, shortly af-
Board U. S. Civil Service Examin-
lovable light.
were: Mrs. W. V. Glaisyer, worthy ket ball players reported to Coach Mrs. Maud Woodyard will sing and
In the picture, Rogen enacts a ter nine o'clock Monday morning, ers, U. S. Post Office, Coquille, Ore. grand matron of Oregon; Mrs. George
' Hartley for the first practice.
The Mrs. Edward Wagner will sing the
shrewd and genial trainer of hones, where a good start had been made
Ule<t, also a grand officer; Mr. Ulett, coach is confronted with the problem beautiful religious classic, "The Lord
H. S. Norton Store Moves
whose homely philosophy and keen toward complete destruction of the
Dr. C. A. Rietman knd Mr. Lafe 1 of building his team around three Is My Light.”
-k
house. It required nearly half an
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The H. S. Norton Music and Sta- Compton. Contract bridge followed I lettermen, of whom two were regu­
At the morning hour, the guest
hour of fighting to stop all danger.. tionery gtock waa moved Tuetday
dinner, with Mrs. A. N. Gould win­ lars on last season's varsity.
preacher will be the Rev. T. 8.
One of the firemen, Ted Snyder, re­ night from the concrete building oc­
ning high honors and Mr. E. A.
O. 8. C. Dance Next Thursday ceived a bum on the bock of his
The three lettermen are Jess Bar­ Wheeler, presiding elder of the Port­
cupied for so many years by the Walker being the lucky one to re­ ton, who last year alternated at cen­ land district, Methodist Church,
An Oregon State College dance is neck when a piece of blazing wall- Busy Comer, to the room in the
ceive the other prize.
ter and guard; Allen Bailey, midget South. The choir and soloist will
to be given in the Elks’ Temple at paper fell on him.
Busy Comer’s new location which'
guard
who last season was named on provide the special music.
Marshfield, n-xt Thursday evening,' Mrs. Gilman had built up a good
had been partitioned off, separating
On Monday evening the children's
the Coos county tournament team;
Pistol Clob’a Fine Range
Dec. 26, at 9 p. m.
! fire in the circulating heater in the!
it from the grocery store. The music
and Bob Waggoner, speedy forward, division of the church school is pro- (
The Coos County Campus Club at living room and then gone upstairs. I
The Coquille Pistol and Rifle Club
store is the first door west of the ho­
who played several games last year. viding entertainment for the annual
Corvnllis is sponsoring the dance but The first she knew of the blaze was' tel ...........
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building
on Front
street, the third has a very fine indoor range in the
Other players who are good-looking Christmas program of the church
all O. S. C. students and alumni are when she smelled smoke and scorch-1 door from" the comer,
| exhibit annex of the Community
prospects are Norman Ricketts, Lloyd school. An inspiring pageant by the
invited to attend. Dick Mote’s or- ing wood.
The Busy Corner has been some- Building and the members are using Wood, Bob Hurrel, Rolf Fuhrman,1 kiddies will be the feature of the
chestra from the O. S. C. campus is
~
Thc damage is estimated at 3200, what handicapped this week by the it a great deal. Permission was given
Ray Mattoon, Lynn Richardson, Vem evening and, of course, Santa Claus
being brought down to furnish the covered by insurance.
work still going an in its room and by the city council to remove the ' Oderkirk, Bill Walker, Pat McKeown will be the honored guest of the eve­
music and Fred Fuhrman, who sends
getting settled after last Sunday's booths on either side of the room, the and Emeat Detlefsen.
ning.
the notice to the Sentinel, says it will To Attend Wedding in Calif.
move from the former location. But club agreeing to replace them when
The public is cordially invited to
be something quite different from
■ Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Lawrence and the stock is all in place and order is needed before the next Com Show.
come and enjoy these Christmas ser­
Open«
Mattress
Factory
the usual dance music.
The barricade back at the target
sons are leaving this week end for succeeding the chaoa which a move
vices and programs.
Tickets are on sale at Fuhrman’s
Jno. L. Little, who formerly oper­
i would stop almost sny rifle made. It
Oakland. Calif., where they will always brings,
' consists of a wood wall twenty inches ated a mattress factory in Grand
Pharmacy here, or they may be se­
spend Christmas and attend the wed­
Protecting Auto Triffk
' thick, and a half inch steel plate.
cured from O. S. C. students any­
Island, Nebr„ has opened a similar
ding of Miss Mary Esther Johnson, .
A New Deputy Sheriff
I 1 The Coos Bay Lumber Co. has no­
where in the county.
plant
on
Front
street
in
Coquille,
I who is to be married next Thursday.
Miss Ruth Stanley, who has been
and invites the public to call on him tified the city council that it has ar­
Lions Shower Claver
, Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Lawrence, of In- serving as deputy sheriff and sten­
at the second door east of the No-D- ranged with the Southern Pacific for
Heavjr Front« Thia Week
' dianapolis. Ind,, who have not spent ographer in the sheriff’s office for
"Papa” Llcfrd Claver was “show- Lay Cleaners. Besides the making of the installation of an alarm signal
Three frosts and then rain is an Christmas on this coast for 30 years, the past year, has accepted a position ered” with a multitude of gifts at the
mattresses, Mr. Little specializes in where the highway is crossed by the
old saying that seems to be in the will be there also, but his time is so with the West Coast Telephone Co. Lions club luncheon yesterday noon,
furniture repairing, upholstering and logging road, this side of the Masonic
discard this year. Yesterday and thia limited they will not be able to visit in Marshfield, and has resigned her now that his suffering is o
he repair work of that nature.
cemetery, and pending the Installs-
The position here. She expects to move is expected to recover.
morning witnessed the heaviest white their old home in Coquille.
vas
tion a flagman is stationed at the
Lawrences
will
also
visit
Mrs.
Law-
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frosts ever seen in this section—It
,to Marshfield and will enter on her rather wan and pale in the wee sma'
crossing to stop automobiles as the
looked like snow—and there were rence’s parents and Mr. and Mrs. E. duties there, Jan. 6.
hours that morning, but was his face
engines approaches.
frosts earlier in the week. But the G. Lawrence while in the south.
Miss Eva Schroeder, daughter of red when he was esorted to a table
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them■mometer barely got under the
Mr. and Mrs. J. Finley Schroeder, set for one on which had been placed a
Mrs. B. A. Davis, who has been in
freezing mark.
Next Sunday, Dec. 22, will be the who has been stenographer in the law great variety of “useful” and enter-
bed thirteen weeks, suffering with a
shortest day of the year, but the days' office of Jas. Wstson, has been ap- taining gifts for his husky young
broken hip. is improved enough to
will not be perceptibly longer until pointed by Sheriff Howell to fill the heir. He responded by passing around
sit up a few hours a day in a wheel
late
i.«. in
i- January.
vacancy in his office,
' the cigars.
More than 3100,000 has been and
is to be disbursed by County Treas­
urer Stauff this week to the various
school districts, cities and ports of
Coos county. This follows the turn­
over from the sheriff’s office of this
fall’s tax payments.
....
It also includes about 321,000
which will be used for the payment
of principal and interest of all Coos
county general fund warrants, en­
dorsed prior to Feb. 1, 1931.
To the school districts 368,000 has
been remitted for the special school
tax fund, the elementary school
Open Tomorrow Afternoon
fund, the county school fund, high
__
school and non-high school districts,'
For the ‘*neiiLof the publlc
and the clerks of the various districts P«1™“ of
°Mlce
are now issuing calls for warrant re-
disregard the P. O. de­
demption
partment ruling as to hours tomorrow
To the cities of the county the1 (Sa‘urda’r) and
,remata open
VIOLIN RECITAL
WAS ENJOYED
MERRY CHRIST-
MAS TO YOU ALL
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