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Sentinel
The Coquille
THE PAPER THAT8
VOL. XXXII.
COQUILLE. COO8 COUNTY, OBBOON. FRIDAY, APRIL L 1936.
NO. 12.
APLYWOODPLANT
A LETTER FROM HOME
Merchants Are Sponsoring
Trade and Win Contest
TO DRILL 7 WELLS
Mrs. Sickels Seeks National
Committeeman Pont
A last minute filing here on Wed­
nesday insured that Coquille will be
160 Seats to Be Added in Lib­
represented on the republican state “Good Friday” Closing Official­
To Be Started at Once by Smith
ticket
at the May primary.
Mrs.
ly Proclaimed by Mayor
Possibilities of District
erty Theatre — Other
Wood-Products -Will
Catherine Sickels, wife of Coquille’s
J. Arthur Berg
in
Near
Future
Changes
Being
Made
Employ 200
city treasurer, was the candidate and
she filed for republican state commit­
Details of the three-hour Pre­
Final arrangements were made teeman from Oregon, the position
Work- was started thio week by L.
By closing a deal last week with
Easter
service to be held on April 10
Thursday,
announced
W.
E.
Marriott,
J.
Post
on
extensive
remodeling
of
held
for
several
years
by
Ralph
E.
Mrs A J. Sherwood for 3% acres
from twelve to three o’clock in the
president of the Coast Oil company, Williams, of Portland.
the Liberty Theatre.
of bottom land adjoining their prop­
The first work being done is the to secure a big portable machine to
Mrs. Sickels. who is an old-time afternoon in the Pioneer Methodist
erty, the Smith Wood-Products, Inc.,
preparation of three raoma in the drill a gas well on the axis of the friend of Gov. Alf M. Landon, of 1 church have been arranged for by the
now has all the land they need to ex­
basement at the front of the building structure on which present drilling Kansas, whose nomination as the re­ | Coquille Ministerial Association. The
tend the retail yard shed to the de­
where a ladies’ rest room, the office operations are being pursued.
publican standard bearer in this fall’s ministers of the city report that the
sired length, and to 'build a huge
and the advertising quarters will be
Mr. Marrion further stated that he election, is daily becoming more of a interest and co-operation of the citi­
plywood factory which will employ
has no intention of abandoning the possibility, is naturally seeking the zens of the community has been moat
located.
200 people, men and women, when It
Business houses ap­
On the main floor the back wall of present well. However, the new ac­ post as a supporter of the popular encouraging.
is completed in four or five months.
the outside lobby is to be moved for­ tivity will take most of his attention Kansan She will have as opponents proached concerning their willingness
Rumors that the Smith company
ward about five feet, the foyer inside for the next few weeks.
in the race, Mr. Williams who entered to close during the hours of the ser­
was to construct a plywood plant
In describing machinery secured the list almost at the last minute, and vice expressed their willingness to do
moved the same distance, giving
have been current for the past week
so with only one exception.
The
for the new gas well, Mr. Marrion re­ two candidates from Eugene.
room for three additional
or two and yesterday afternoon Geo.
ported that the big machine can
across the rear of the main a
Whether Coquille will be honored mayor has issued a proclamation con-
A Ulett confirmed the reports.
And the city
urn. About 160 new seats are to be handle standard tools to a depth of by having one of its citizens given a cering the service.
The plant will be in the shape of
schools
will
also
close
for the service.
installed,
the
balcony
being
extended
2,000
feet.
However,
according
to
position
on
the
national
committee
an L. It will be approximately 700
The service is to be divided into
12 to IS feet to provide the ^klitlonal present plans, the gas well, which is remains to be seen, but anything is
feet long on the north line, just be­
new seats.
planned to be first at a series of possible in a four-entry race and if six periods of thirty minutes each.
yond the city limits, extending be­
He Should Be Retained
Exits are to be made on either aide seven, will be carried only to the Landon support is strong enough in This is in order to accommodate those
tween the river and the 8. P. tracks.
C. G. Caughell, head of the tax col- of the outaide lobby, one where the first producing horizon. According Oregon, Mrs. Sickels would probably people who cannot attend the entire
The structure will be 60 to 70 feet
lection
department of the sheriff's of- I office is now and the other through to information obtained from the be chosen. Should she be elected she service. Those people who cannot
wide at the river. The portion lying
fice, has notified Sherif Howell that J what is now the rest room.
present hole, this first sand should be will not be the first lady to serve on, attend the entire time are asked, as
alongside the railroad, which will be
the national committee, for Kansas 1 far as it is possible for them to do
Th« marque« to to be extended to encountered at about TOO feet.
the other leg of the L will be 200 he is resigning as soon as the spring
the BU2i
full width
wium ug
of the
ine building,
uunain^ the
It has already been ascertained has had a committeewoman in the so, to come at the hour or the half
feet wide and from 200 to 300 feet in tax collection is out of the way, about ‘ Mic
April 15
in order not to break the continuity
I ticket booth will be entered from the from findings in the present well, and past and other states have also.
length.
When county salaries were cut a foyer instead of by way of the lobby, from the reporta of J. O. Bryant, na­
of the’ service. The seven sayings of
Nearly all the heavy machinery for
tionally known geologist, who has Tax Collections for 3 Months Christ from the cross will be the
the plant has been purchased, from few years ago, "Hode” took a cut and It will be new and a pert of
theme of the service. In each of the
The sound boxes
spent the past eight months in camp,
the Coe Manufacturing Co. in Ohio. with the rest. Now that other em­ front wall.
Tsx collections for the first three
first five periods, one of the local
that there are seven producing hori­
The veneer lathe, weighing over 501 ployees have been raised he feels that either side of the proecenium I
months of 1936 have been totalled
minister will give a fifteen-minute
tons, will handle logs ten feet long **
•>*> «““«1 to
mon«y are to be removed as the intention to zons, five of which contain gas and
They show that $518,417.28 was paid
1 And he is right in so thinking. His to dispose of the pipe organ.
sermonette with one or more of these
two that are probable oil-bearing
and up to nine feet in diameter. The
In
March
and
$613,833.17
for
the
first
sayings as the theme. There will also
Messrs. Wood and Claver are leav­
automatic roller dryer, 400 feet long, knowledge of all laws relating to tax
three months of the year. Nearly all
___________
__ for the -- “My intention is to make a separate
be a hymn sung by the congregation,
ing nothing
undone to _
provide
will permit the veneer going in at one collections has saved the county con- ________
of this amount is on the current
end to come out at the other end in siderable money at times. He is a comfort and entertainment ot their test of each horizon," declared Mar­ year's taxes and is 45.86 per cent of a prayer, and a special vocal number
valuable man in that position which patrons and the remodeling will also rion,” and each horizon will be tap­
in each period. The last period will
seven minutes, thoroughly dried..
the taxes levied for the year. •
J
be devoted to the observance of the
The huge hydraulic presses will is one that just any bookkeeper could relieve the congestion which some­ ped by its own well.”
C. O. Caughell estimates now that
Lord’s Supper.
times (especially on beak night)
According to completed arrange­
press together the glued up panels at not fill.
more will be paid in during 1936 than
Themes, speakers, and vocal num­
causes
people
to
have
to
wait
for
the
ments,
the
equipment
will
be
on
the
a pressure of 200 pounds to the
the amount of the current rolls, a
second show.
bers for each period are as follows:
ground by May 1, with drilling oper­
square inch. Automatic clippers, the
condition which has not existed for
12 to 12:20: vocal trio, “The Old
ations to be started immediately
usual gluing machines, saddlers and
many years.
Rugged Crass;” sermonette, “Father
thereafter.
It
is
estimated
that
two
Comity
Fire
everything necessary in a mortem
Last year the collection for the first
Forgive Them” and ’This Day Thou
weeks at the ouside will see comple­
plywood plant have been ordered
E. B. Morrison
three months was $484.549.86, an in­
Shalt
Be with Me in Paradiae,” Rev.
tion
of
the
first
well.
Mr.
Marrion
and when completed this factory will
| underwriters bos
crease this year of $129,283.31.
Harold A. Minter.
be the finest on the Pacific coast, of
As was indicated last week two of (a talk before the Coos and Curry made no statements as to how soon
12:30 to 1:00: vocal solo, “There is
its kind.
the democratic office holders in Coos County Firemen's Association in Odd he would commence drilling the re­
Someone Who Cares;” sermonette,
Plywood will ba made in 3, 5 and 7 county have filed with Secretary of p^F» JjaU-bere last Friday Waning. maining six wells but indicated that
"Woman Behold Thy Son,” Mrs.
r ~
tar
* ,
with »bout 40 present from Coquflto,
would follow closely u
ply,
i fir,
Port Orford
-
1 MacLeod.
Marshfield.
North Bend. Myrtle
.
1:00 to 1:30: ladies’ quartette, tit
cent of the plywod demand is for and Representative J. H. McCloskey. Point, Bandon and Gold Beach.
The North Bend Oregon Coast Was Alone;’' sermonette, “My God,
panels 4 feet wide by eight feet lang. The latter’s opponent on the republi­
Mr. Morrison was supposed to talk
Highway bridge will be opened for Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?”, Rev.
but the local plant will be able to can ticket is sure, S. M Nosier being on ways and means by which insur­
traffic, it was learned from the con- W. Raymond Wilder.
produce panels 5x12 feet.
the only one to file, which means that ance rates can be reduced, but his
1 struction department of the Northwest
1:20 to 2:00: vocal duet, “The Brok-
The driving of piling for both the those two will fight it out at the No­ talk dealt mostly with th« points by
Roads, early in May, although no date
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plywood plant and the new sawmill vember election.
which insurance companies arrive at
was named. However, it will be pri­
was started this morning. The piling
A third candidate on the republi­ their rate schedules.
or to the estimated time of May 15 ■ Sunday Fire Loss, 33,000
are all of Port Orford cedar as is the can ticket for state senator got into
On the basis of 5000 points of defi­
sat by the State Highway Commis­
decking of the huge docks now under the race the past week-end when ciency. the maximum credit.for water
Leslie Trigg Dim
The story and a half, seven-room
sion, says the Coos Bay Harbor.
construction.
Ben R. Chandler, president of the supply is 1700 points, fire department
house, at the comer of Schroeder and
The
Coquille
valley
lost
a
good
citi
­
By April 13 all concrete work will
A few experts in the plywood line First National Bank at Marshfield, 1500, structural conditions 650, has-1
Sxith streets, belonging to Mrs. Jen­
are to be brought to Coquille by the, filed with the secretary of state. This ards 200, fire alarm 550, police 50, zen on Wednesday when Leslie Trigg be finished and the bridge, over a nie Price, was completely destroyed
p
ass
e
d
away
at
his
Norway
ranch.
mile
in
length,
Will
be
finished.
Just
company, but the greater part of the! means there will be three in the race apparatus 200, and smaller credits
Death followed several months of now all work is going on speedily and by fire Sunday noon, with all its con­
additional employees needed will be at the primary, all from Coos Bay.
for various other conditions.
tents, entailing a loss of $3,000 or
hospital treatment and suffering.
hard rail work is the main matter
secured locally If possible
In line
The non-partisan office of county
For a city the size of Coquille the
more.
Funeral
services
were
held
at
the
which is getting attention. The paint­
with their policy of advancing old school superintendent has attracted required water flow for fire purposes
|
The fire started from an air-tight
employees as opportunity offers,*Mr four candidates — Mrs Martha E. is 1665 gallons per minute, which M. E. church at Myrtle Point yes­ ing is proceeding satisfactorily.
stove in the living room after Mrs.
terday,
conducted
by
Rev.
W.
C.
The
bridge,
finished
beyond
a
Ulett said that those now employed Mulkey, incumbent, Floyd E. Sum­ means that a pumper would be neces­
Price had gone to the home of her
who were qualified would be given mers, grade school principal at Myr­ sary to bring the department here to Cronk. Interment was in the Nor­ doubt by the 13th of April, will not daughter, Mrs. H. S. Norton, for din­
way
cemetery.
be
opened
to
one-way
traffic
as
has
positions of responsibility.
tle Point, Mrs. Eva C. Pennock, of the highest point of efficiency in fire
Leslie Porter Trigg was bom in been reported, but will wait for other ner. The wall paper alongside the
Before starting construction of the Marshfield, and J. B. Burkhart, of fighting.
Ferndale, Calif., Aug. 28. 1893
He •construction which is necessary by stove caught fire and when smoke
new mill a dock, approximately 300 Bunker Hill. The two receiving the
The boys of the Coquille depart­
was
a
graduate
of
the
high
school
at approach contractor to make opening was obeerved by neighbors and the
highest vote at the primaries will en­ ment served a lunch to the visitors at
alarm turned in, the entire room was
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ter the run-off race in the fall unless the close of the association’s business Ferndale and of O. S. C. at Corvallis. possible. Another need is time for in flames and the heat so intense that
He
has
been
a
fanner
and
dairyman
concrete
to
set
and
dry.
one of them receives a majority of all session.
' the neighbors could not go in to save
’ of the Norway district since complet-
Attending Tuberculosis Meeting votes cast in which case that one will
It was said today that three weeks
any of the household goods.
But
Puni. VW. High School
|
^XiTThU «taw, ito. after April 13th the bridge would be opening the doors created a draft
The Oregon Tuberculosis Associa­ be the only one of the four whose
given over to traffic, and that would
tion is holding its annual meeting name will appear on the November
I which hastened the destruction of
The “Know Your High School" Hazel Trigg, three eons, Vernon, Don­ mean May 2 or 4.
Thursday and Friday of this week in ballot.
the building.
program
held
in
the
high
school
au
­
ald
and
Frank
Trigg,
all
of
Norway;
Portland.
Among the speakers is
F. C. True, of Broadbent, and Jesse
| Two lines of hose were quickly laid
ditorium Wednesday evening, April sisters, Mist Jane Trigg, of San Fran­
“Golden West” a Total Loas | by the department but the fire had
Dr. J. A. Myers, of Minneapolis. Dr. D. Clinton, of Myrtle Point, have
1, was well attended by parents and cisco, Miss Grace Le Mar, a half sis­
Myers is an internationally known filed as candiadtes for republican
The
61-foot motorship, “Golden gained too much headway to be
tuberculosis specialist, with a wile 'nomination as commisisoners of the friends of the high school. Principal ter, of Femdale, Mrs. Edith Broner, West,” which has made Coquille a stopped.
Hartley had arranged an interesting of San Francisco, and brothers, Rob­
laboratory
experience as L2
----- '—,
.. worker, i Port of Coquille river.
port of call on several occasions, will
The loss was partially covered by
teacher, research collaborator and' Constable filings on Monday were program consisting of speeches by the ert, of Myrtle Point, and John, of do so no more, for she hss broken in insurance, with $2500 pn building
various high school teachers concern- Ferndale, Ernest and George Le Mar.
Dave Adams, republican.
Myrtle
physician.
two under the heavy surf pounding and household goods.
' Ned C Kelley and Mrs. C. V. Smith
Ai^Mky .nd OR. Bennett, '
of Humbolt county, the latter two be­
on the north jetty at Bandon where
ing
half
brothers.
are repersenting the Coos County republicans. Gravel Ford; Ed Rose,
she struck at 4:20 last Sunday morn­
band under the direction of Ar. Ber-
A Roaring Lion Ending
Public Health Association aS dele­ democrat, Bandon.
ing.
nath, played two selections^- At the
The thermometer was down to 27
gates at the state association meeting.
C. E. Mabee seeks the republican
Schoolmasters Club Here Sat
A rough bar at Coos Bay had pre­
degrees Wednesday morning, and
. nomination as justice of the peace at conclusion of the meeting, the par­
The Coos County Schoolmasters vented her leaving that port until there were several snow flurries the
ents consulted the teachers concern­
two
o
’
clock
that
morning,
and
she
Fishing Season Opens Sunday (North B*nd
ing requirements for graduation and Club, which met in the Coquille high was on her way to Bandon when , ■ fore part of the week, to emphasize
last
Saturday,
officially
A number of Coquille fishermen,
courses being offered for next year. school
heavy sea struck her stem just at.““ month’s lion-like exit. March’s
What, A Moonshiner!
All the rooms were open for inspec­ awarded the “Voice of Experience” the bar and tossed her on the rocks «dvent *« «teddedly lamb-like.
planning to be up and at it early Sun­
cup
to
the
Marshfield
basketball
day, the opening day of the season, ■ W. C. Styles, houseboat moonshiner tion. and many visitors stayed to look
of the jetty.
I Total rainfal for the year la now
squad for winning the basketball
will leave Saturday evening for on the Coos Bay waterfront, was ar- at the different rooms.
The crew of four men was saved in exce«s of 46 Inches.
championship of the county.
Brewster valley, spending the night rested last Saturday for possession of
by the Coast Guard at Bandon, but’
--------------------------
The B League cup was not award­
at the Gould cabin. Included in the an unlicensed still and manufacture
To Bring Robber Back
at low tide the men could have'
Gas Is Up Again
ed at that time, but Riverton high scrambled ashore over the rocks with-’ A1 wa. espected tbe 2 V, cent drop
party will be George Bryant, Willard of whisky. He pleaded guilty in jus-
Sheriff Howell is going out to Sa-
school is entitled to it.
tice vwn
court aiiu
and was •■▼«i
given 30
in tern tomorrow to get requisition
BoMerman, F. S. Emery,
Harold live
__ days
—___
few waek, ago
’•‘i | The county track meet will be held out much more than wetting their in the prlce of
Gould, Clarence Osika, Tom Denison 1 jail beside a fine of $100.
pers for Wm. J. Floyd, who was ar- 1
shoes.
I did not last long. Yesterday it was
I
in
Myrtle
Point
on
May
6,
with
both
Henry Klotebach was given 30 days rested at Oakland, Calif., and whom I
and A. N. Gould. The ladies of the
Alex McLeod, who bought the back to the 20 cent per gallon level
The
party will join the group Sunday, by Justice Bolt in Marshfield this the sheriff will go down to bring i A and B schools competing.
wrecked vessel and cargo for $52, had and with tourist travel soon to get
I
grade
school
track
meet
will
be
hold
week
on
a
petit
larceny
charge
and
to cook the fish—maybe.
back
Floyd was a sailor on the
a force of men at work for several underway, it will be surprising if the
in Marshfield.
brought here to jail.
Bertie Hanlon and is accused of
days moving off anything worth sav­ big companies do not give the price
The high school extemporaneous
Lawrence Cribbins, formerly of
Buys Urquhart Ptace
„
stealink » calculating machine from and interpretative reading contests ing and was able to remove moat of another tilt. .
Moore mill office at Bandon, on
Harry A. Slack last Saturday pur­ is being held for officers from Van­
will be held in Marshfield, April 28. its cargo of value before the packet,
chased the former Frances Urquhart couver Barracks. He was A. W. O. L. March 20.
b*At*one time the ve~l belonged to’ Handsome Bar at Bill’s Place
place on Second street from the city.
Will Entertain Senior Girls
three Coquille valley doctors but they' The new back bar at Bill’s Place is
Legion Posts to Meet Here
The property was sold by the marshal
Senior Ciana Play, April 17
to satisfy delinquent street assess­
Senior girls will be entertained by had sold their interest to others re- (a thing of beauty, and the bar Itself is
A joint meeting ot American Le­
cently.
’ new and in keeping with the tenden-
ments.
The C. H. S. aenior class play, “The gion posts in District No. 4 will be the B. P. W. club Monday evening.
The cargo was valued at $6,000 and cy around town to spruce up and
Mr. Slack expects eventually to' Gentleman from Hong Kong,” is to held in Coquille, Monday evening. The Pioneer Hall has been selected
make equipment and furniture more
build a home on the lota, removing, be presented in the Community April 14. The district commander, A. as the place for the affair. The girls the boat at $8.000.
up-to-date. The back bar was a part
the old house, but for the present Building two weeks from this eve­ G Shelton, and other Legion officials will arrive at 8:30 after a short busi­
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith, who left of the Coffee Shop furniture which
will rent it.
ning, April 17. There are ten stu­ will be here. The posts taking part ness meeting of the club All mem­
dents in the cast who are making in the meeting are located at Roae- bers are requested to be present at Coquille last Friday after visiting was not needed in the new location.
The health committee here for ten days, started on their re­
chiropractt^ physi- rapid progress i in their preparation t burg. Powers, Myrtle Point, Coquille, 1:00 o’clock.
City by a Tues-
will have charge of the entertain- turn trip to
»nist, electro thera- ____
for i Smashing
imashini hit Tickets will be Bandon, Marshfield, North
25, 25 and IS cents..
' Reedsport.
A thousand dollars* worth of prizes,
guaranteed by 40 reputable mer­
chants of Coquille, Myrtle Point and
Bandon, and a number of manufac­
turers, will go to lucky boys and girls
and young men and women of south­
western Oregon when the contest
which opened Saturday, March 28th,
closes June 6th.
Rules of the competition, announc­
ed in detail on another page of this
Issue, are simple. Persons between
the age ot 10 and 22 years, not em­
ployed or related to persons employ­
ed by any of the contest’s sponsors,
are eligible to receive the Ford V-8,
the cash prizes or a bicycle.
Votes are to be given with cash
purchases, or account payments, one
vote for each cent spent with spon­
soring merchants; only purchases of
five cents or more will be accompan­
ied by votes.
Labels from various
products, too, will count for votes.
FINAL PRIMARY
FILING RECORD
OPEN TO-TRAF-
FIC MAY 3 OR 4
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