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THE PAPER THAT'S UKE A LETTER FROM HOME
VOL. XXXII.
COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 23. 1936.
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City Will Save More Than
>30,000 by Selling a Re issue
at Four Per Cent
At the city council session, Monday
evening, the mayor and city recorder
were instructed to sign a contract
with A. L. Hawn, representing the E.
M. Adams 8c Co. bond house of Port
land
The Adams Co. bid was the
best for the sale of 074,500 worth of
refunding bonds.
> The bonds which are to be refund
ed bear 5 and 5V4 per cent interest.
The offer of the bond house was to
buy them at 4 per cent, and they are
to run 10 or 12 years. Separated into
the various funds there are $50,000
worth of the 1021 water bond issue
outstanding, which bear 5Vk per cent;
$21,000 worth of the 1027 funding
bond issue of 1027, bearing 5 per cent;
- and $3500 worth of the Henry street
bridge bonds, bearing 5 per cent.
According to the terms of the issue
those bonds would not have all been
retired until 1952. Under the terms
proposed they will all be retired in
ten or twelve years, that is, by 1048 at
the latest.
A few moments of figuring will
demonstrate what a saving that will
mean to the city of Coquille. Every
one can figure for himself, but the
saving will be from $30,000 to $35,000
-depending on whether the new re
funding issue runs 10 or 12 years,
over what it would have cost in in
terest had the bonds run to the ma
turity stipulated on their face. Quite
a tidy sum for the taxpayers not to
be assessed to pay.
Light Meeting Next Monday
Mrs. R. C- Vaughan has received
word that her brother. Edward "Bo”
Johnson, has just been made a captain
of one of the Dollar company’s boats
and has departed for the orient as
master of the Admiral Wylie. Cap
tain Johnson had planned a vacation
visit to his old home here, but it was
prevented by the hoped-for appoint
ment. Congratulations, Bo.
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Liberty Dark 4 Days Next Week
Preparing for Decoration Day
Remodeling of the Liberty Theatre
here has progressed to the point
where a definite date for closing this
popular show house for a few days
can be set. After next Tuesday eve
ning's show, May 26, the house will
be dark until Sunday evening, May
31, when it will be reopened as The
New Liberty.
During those four days the interi
or of the theatre is to be redecorated,
the new carpet laid, the additional
new seats installed and by Sunday
evening it is confidently expected
that the transformation of Coquille’s
motion picture theatre will have been
■ompleted.
The picture to be presented at the
re-opening features Wallace Beery,
Barbara Stanwyck and John Boles
in “A Message to Garcia.”
The Woman’s Relief Corps, aux
iliary to the G. A. R., and American
Legion and Auxiliary will hold mem
orial services in the Liberty theatre
Saturday, May 30, at ten o’clock. The
public is invited to attend. Following
this there will be services at the
bridge for sailors and soldiers, and
at both the I. O. O. F. and Masonic
cemeteries.
The American Legion
will be in charge of the program at
the theatre. Memorial services will
be held at the Church of Christ on
Sunday, May 24.
Earl F. Downing
will deliver the messaage.
Contest on the Last Lap
With less than three weeks to go,
he Trade and Win contestants are
girding for the final spurt in the race
,o win the Ford, which is the grand
prize for the contest. Note the stand
ing of candidates on page six and sev-
*n of this issue, and the advertise
ments of those taking part. The race
is not yet over and the hardest work
by contestants and co-operative effort
by their supporters could win the car
for any of the leaders.
BAU. SEASON
OPENS SUNDAY
Jno. A. Bieggcr, Gene Laird, J. N. Gearhart, Tom Thompson,
and W. C. Campbell the Winners in the Main Contests
at Last Friday’s Primary Election
Republican
The Coos county canvassing board
finished checking over the returns For President
from last Friday’s primary election
Wm. E. Borah—2225
Fred Steiwer—51
late yesterday afternoon and the
totals given below are the official
F. D. Roosevelt—61
Alf Landon—04
count as totalled this morning.
In the main contests of the battle For Vice President
W. S. Bennett—1716
of ballots, in which between 50 and
60 per cent of the registered voters For U. S. Senator
participated, John A. Biegger defeat
Sam H. Brown—665
ed Ben R. Chandler for state senator
Chas. L. McNary—2028
by 183, Gene Laird won over Bill
Theo G. Wilson—828
Dashney by 456 for the district attor For Congressman
Jas. W. Mott—2832
ney nomination, and J. N. Gearhart
defeated J. Loy Stacer by 803 for For State Treasurer
W. E. Burke—1360
county surveyor, on the republican
Rufus C. Holman—1007
ticket.
On the democratic ticket, Henry For Attorn^ General
I. H. VanWinkle—2621
Lecocq won from J. P. Beyers (re
publican nominee) for assessor by 40 For State Senator
Jno. A. Biegger—1565
votes (both names were written in),
Ben R. Chandler—1383
Thos. T. Thompson defeated his clos
est competitor, Mike O’Connor, for
Chas. Doane—767
county commissioner by 63, and W. C. For Representative in Legislature
Campbell’s majority over Dr. V. L.
S. M. Nosier—2662
J. H. McCloskey—15
Hamilton for coroner was 566.
In the state, Senator McNary had For Joint Representative
Otto Heckel 10
a majority of around 40,000 over the
Lee Sauers—33
combined vote of his two opponents;
Louis Knapp—09
Ralph E. Williams was re-elected re
publican national committeeman by a For District Attorney
large majority, and Rufus Holman
Wm Dashney—1300
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had a good lead over his radical pp- . — Duncan aw.
E. wvugia»
Douglas— •?«.
559
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| Eugene E. Laird—1756
pone nt for state treasurer.
Ben Flaxel—27
Willis Mahoney won the democratic
nomination for U. S. senator and will For County Commissioner
oppose Sen. McNary at the fall elec
Wallace L. Finnie—2536
tion.
T. H. Thompson—48
On the non-partisan ballot both in For County Clerk
Jas. L. Watson—2442
cumbents were re-elected^ Judge
L. W. Oddy—84
Campbell on the supreme bench and
Mrs Martha E. Mulkey as county su For Assessor
J. P. Beyers—2731
perintendent. She will have no op
ponent at the November election.
For Surveyor
Following is the result of the offi
J. N. Gaerhart—1738
J. Loy Stacer—1135
cial canvass except for scat
names which were written
not affect the results:
—8874
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Coquille Ri ver
tmivwu
The 1838 baseball season in Co
quille will be officially opened on
Sunday when the Loggers meet the
strong Eagles team from Douglas
county. The visitors* team has a good
sprinkling of the boys who played on
the Junior League schedule last year
and it looks like a very fair team. It
is reported that Dick Turkin, •X-
Coast leaguer, will pitch for the
Eagles.
Bill Fortier says the Loggers are
showing a lot of pep in practice and
should give any semi-pro outfit in
the state a hard battle.
Two new
neo arrived hare, Wednesday. They
will
" and the pttch-
Jr’s mound. The latter is Jack Vierra,
who has made quite an impression
around San Francisco bay.
Eddie
Gabrielson is the other youngster
from California. He will cavort at
second. Bill Calvert, young Medford
all-around baseballist, will do the
catching.
The line-up tentatively selected by
Manager Bill for the opener is:
Woodyard, third; Fischer, right; Cal
vert, catcher; Oabrielson, second;
Foes, short; Kolstad, first; Duncan,
center; Pulford, left; Vierra, pitcher;
Barton,
Vincent,
Oderkirk
and
Goshen, utility.
The property owners in the busi
ness district of Coquille are invited to
an informal meeting with the city
council, jn the city hall, next Monday
evening, at which time the better
lighting plan is to be discussed.
At the^Monday evening is rail
the council it was decided to
Front street, from the Roosevelt Ser
vice Station to the depot, to the first
lighting district organized under the
recently adopted charter amendment.
The district as now contemplated in
cludes Front street from the depot to
.the Robt. Train and Fitzgerald Sta
tion earners. First street from the
Safeway stores to the theatre and
Sentinel corners. Second street for
the block between the city hall and
the Coquille Service Station, Taylor
from Front to Second street and Hall
for the same distance.
The light committee reported Mon
day evening that they had contacted
but two property owners who object
ed to the proposed improvement.
The city engineer was instructed to
City's Condition Is Good
prepare plans and specifications for
ffie~new system and the council ex-
When the city of Coquille’s share
peril to declare its intention to make of the 307,262 mailed to the cities of
the improvement at the regular meet the county by County Treasurer
Stauff on Monday, was received it
ing on June 1.
was for $11,180.
Approximately
Victoria Visitors Here Tonight $2600 of that amount was in the city’s
own paper and something over $8500
Mayor Loaming, of Victoria, B. C,
in cash.
and George I. Warren, director of
Until City Treasurer Sickels’ report
publicity for Victoria and Vancouver
is made to the city council on June 1,
Island, phoned from Grants Pass last
and he has had an opportunity to
night that they would arrive in Co
figure interest and possible payments
quille this evening and spend the
on warrants, it is imposible to state
night here. It is hoped that they will
to what date the next warrant call
arrive in time for a dinner meeting
will retire outstanding warrants, but
at the hotel with Chamber of Com-
it is evident that the city is drawing
merce members and anyone who is
nearer o a cash basis than it has been
interested.
These British Columbia
for a great many more years than
residents are ardent boosters for the
•he period since the depression start
Coast Highway and it is always a
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pleasure to have them here.
Mr.
Warren attended the Coast Highway
Will Be Drilling Soon
Association meeting here a few weeks
Until
it stope raining and the new
ago.
road dries out, it will be impossible
“Yellow Lantern” to Open Tues. to haul the new drilling machine to
the site where W E. Marrion intends
The “Yellow Lantern” is to be the drilling for gas, not far from the old
name of the cafe to be opened by well. The machine is ready to bring
Mrs. Hazel Sturgis in the old Club over and Mr. Marrion had expected
cafe location. The opening date has lo load it on a heavy truck and bring
been set for next Tuesday morning. it over from Roseburg, where it was
Far the past ten days the new pro built, on Tuesday, but the rain inter
prietor has been thoroughly renovat fered.
ing the place, the walls have been re
The derrick was completed the past
tinted and a partition is to be run week-end and everything is ready to
down the middle of the room, separ go when Nature puts a warm smile on
ating the booths from the counter. the operation.
Mrs. Sturgis also intends,to Install a
fountain for soft drinks.
Former Reaident Panes in South
It’s Now Capt. “Bo” Johnson
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Z. C. Strang received word this
week that his brother, David P.
Strang. Jr, passed away at bis home
at Corona, Calif., last Sunday at the
age of 73 years. He is survived by
his widow and a son. Both Mr. and
Mrs Strang were teachers in the Co
quille valley, and here in Coquille for
many years before their departure i
’rom this city. 34 years ago, and were
well known here a quarter of a cen-
ury ago.
ror Judge Supreme Court
Jas. U .Campbell—3981
Geo. TTCochran—1757
For Co. School Supt.
J. F. Burkhart—1030
Martha E. Mulkey—3857
Eva Coke Pennock—002
Floyd E. Summers—025
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Democratic
For President
F. D. Roosevelt—2430
For Vice President
Jno. N. Gamer—2437
For U. S. Senator
John A. Jeffrey—027
Willis Mahoney—1452
For Representative in Congress
Byron G. Carney—306
E. W. Kirkpatrick—1106
Cortis D. Stringer—660
For State Treasurer
Jack £. Allen—064
U. S. Burt—1100
For Attorney General
A. P. Dobson—1654
For State Senator
Geo. Chaney—1665
J. A. Biegger— 200
For Representative in Legislature
J. H McCloskey—1729
S. M. Nosier—83
For Joint Representative
W. H. Bennett—438
Rqy.E. Carter—1370
H. Lee Sowers—354
For District Attorney
Ben Flaxell—1770
Eugene E. Laird—71
Wm Dashney—146
For Assessor
Henry Lecocq—226
J. P. Beyer»—186
Wm. LeGore—40
For Co. Surveyor
J. N. Gearhart—84
J. Loy Stacer—103
For Co. Commissioner
H. A. DeLong—425
M. J. O’Connor—888
Thos. Smith—278
Thos H Thompson—061
For Co. Clerk
L. W. Oddy—2170
For Coroner
W. C. Campbell—1376
V. L. Hamilton—610
For Commissioner Port of Coos Bay
Dean P. Crowell—1068
I. N. Hartley—016
B W. Ollson—028
For J. P. District No. 3
J. J. Stanley—265
For Constable. No. 3
F. E Poulton—208
For Constable, No. 2
Thos. J. Coke—483
H. Galahue—205
For Constable, No. 5
Bert Pearson—166
For Constable, No. 6
Id Root—185
F. C. True—449
For Commissioner Port of Bandon
E. L. Detlefsen—65
Archie Rosa—113
For Commissioner Port Coos Bay
Dean P. Crowell—164
I. N. Hartley—114
B. W. Ollson—65
For Justice Peace, No. 1
C. E. Maybe»—425
For Constable, No. 1
Dave Adams—385
For Justice Peace, No. 3
J. J. Stanley—42
For Constable, No. 3
Everett R. Strain—282
For Constable, No. 4
C R. Bennett—47
. Al Bezosky—45
For Constable, No. 6
A. G. Erickson—205
For Constable, No. 5
Bert Pearson—35
Bernath a Real Band Instructor
The Coquille high school band,
which was organized at the beginning
of school last September by the music
director of the schools, L. L. Bernath,
has made a wonderful advancement
in the past nine months. Very few of
the students had ever played an in
strument before, many of them could
not even read music, and their per
formance at the noon session of the
Rotary club, in the hotel Wednesday
noon, was astounding to those who
had not before heard them. ,
There are a dozen or fifteen mem
bers of the band now, but next year,
Supt. Lane believes, it will have
more than a score of members, and
with the excellent foundation Mr.
Bernath has laid this year, Coquille
High will have something to be proud
of. Mr. Bernath has worked unceas
ingly this year and should be and is
given every encouragement in devel
oping music in the Coquille schools.
Woman’s Club Dance Tomorrow
Will Stay Open Friday Evening
Saturday of next week, Decoration
Day, is a holiday that is always ob
served in Coquille, and the business
houses will be be closed that day as
usual. However, the evening before
will be treated as Saturday evening
usualy is and the stores will remain
open as long as the customers need
to do their Saturday buying.
NEW TEACHERS
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Commencement to Be Held in
Community Building
Friday, May 29
Next Friday, May 29, at eight p. m.,
in the Community Building, forty-
nine seniors will recieve their di
plomas from Mrs. George Bryant,
chairman of the school board.
The
seniors are conducting their own
commencement exercises and have
chosen as the topic for the evening,
“Coquille—Its Story.” Four speakers
from the class wilt present the four
papers which have been compiled by
the efforts of all the members work
ing together. The project has been
conducted under the supervision of
Mr. Lane in the senior English class.
The speeches are as follows: "Pioneer
Days” by Bob Waggoner, “Coquille’s
Occupations” by Levelle Walstrom,
“Coquille’s Institutions’* by June
Hickam, and “The Future” by How
ard Hickam. Dorris Compton is the
student director of the project, and
Margaret Belloni is the secretary.
The senior class officers are: presi
dent, Monroe Swlndall; vice-presi
dent, Gretchen Bunch; secretary,
June Hickam; treasurer, Geraldine
Ensele; class representative, Howard
Hickam.
Clarence Osika has been
class adviser since their adevnt into
high school four years ago. The class
flower is the iris, class colors are
purple and silver, and the class motto
is, “Every man is the architect of his
own future.’’
Members of the 1936 graduating
class are: Alaho Allen, Francis Ar-
rell, Donald Bailey, Jesse Barton,
Margaret Belloni, Zelma Bosserman,
Maxine Brining, Gretchen Bunch,
Ronald Burr, Floyd Chase, Jack Clin
ton, Dorris Compton, Lucille Cor-
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Supt. P. W. Lane has recommended
to the school directors three new
teachers for election to positions
made vacant through resignations.
Meredith Davey was chosen to take
Miss McClintock’» place. Mias Mc
Clintock expects to be in Pendleton
but will not teach next year.
Miss Davey is a graduate of Ore
gon State College and qualified to
handle all phases of home economics
including related art and science. She
also is qualified to handle girls’ phy
sical education and will assist in
gradually rounding out a thorough
physical education and health pro
gram in the entire high school. All
her instructors recommend her high
ly and while at college she achieved
many honors. Her home Is in Her
miston.
Baccalaureate Service Sunday
Harold Smith was recommended to
Next Sunday will be a day of Bac
take Miss Jean Hill’s place who is
leaving to accept a position in the calaureate services at the Pioneer
Methodist Church
At the morning
Portland schools.
Mr. Smith has had three yean* ex hour the Riverton High School will
perience and is a graduate of Lin be special guests as Rev. W. Raymond
field College. He will teach science Wilder delivers a message to the
subjects here and assist the new graduates upon the theme, “Worth
coach, Hal Hatton. In addition to his less Pisrsuits ” At the evening hour
interest in phytical education, Mr. all of the churches of the city will
Smith is very musical, has conducted unite in a special service for the
bands and glee clubs, and shouRT graduating class of the Coquille High
prove a strong addition to the high School. At this service Mr. Wilder
school faculty.- He is married and will bring an appropriate message
upon the theme, “Facing Tomorrow ”
has one daughter.
To replace Mary K. Loomis in the The Coquille Choral Club will fur
Lincoln building, who is leaving to nish the music for thl?*>irvice and
be married, Mr. Lane has recom will present two anthems'
mended the appointment of Miss ‘ The public is cordially invited to
Jeanne Daugherty, whose home is in each of these services as we do honor
Portland. Miss Daugherty holds cer to the young graduates.
tificates for both grade and high
school teaching. In Coquille she will Rotary Club to Receive Charter
handle English, library work, and
Next Friday evening, Mky 29, has
dramatics. She is also strong in art been set as charter night by the Co
and music. She has been at Lakeside quille Rotary Club, at which time the
for two years. She earned her B. A. district governor and Rotarians from
in Pacific University and is a gradu all over western Oregon, from Cor
ate of Southern Oregon Normal.
vallis to Crescent City, will be In at
tendance. Including the 28 members
Coquille Float to Be Novel
and their wives here, about 75 couples
That Coquille will be represented are expected to sit down to the ban-,
by a float in the Coos Bay bridge quet which will be held in I. O. O. F.
dedication parade, on June 8, was in hall. Following the program of music
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dicated by the
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of Commerce committee at the noon ] »entation by the district governor, a
luncheon on Tuesday
The Lions dance will be enjoyed in the hall.
Club and the Eagles lodge have both
Arrow MiH to Start Slicing
voted to share in the expense of pre
paring the float, and other clubs may
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jameson left
do so. The idea for the float origin Monday afternoon for Portland where
ated with J. L. Smith, but the com they were to take the streamlined
mittee declines to give any advance train for Chicago.
information as to what may be ex
During his ten-day visit here, Mr.
pected. It should, however, rival Jameson saw the installation of one
Coquille's famous,
“chittim
and of the most rapid-fire slicing ma
cheese” slogan.
chines yet built, at the Arrow Mill
plant, and was kept busy his entire
Donkey Ball Game Scheduled stay getting things lined up for plant
The Coquille 20-30 club has made operation. Two more of these slicers
arrangements for “donkey
ball” are to be installed, and Mr. Jameson
games here on July 25 and 26. Those stated that he or his brother would
who have seen or played In donkey be back here in about three weeks.
ball games say they are a lot of fun
for the players and amusement for MacDowell Music Club Reception
the spectators.
The MacDowell Music Club is
The donkeys will come from Grants
planning a reception for the retiring
Pass and the 20-30 club has not yet
and new officers of the club which
decided whom they will challenge to
will be held at the R. A. Warnich
meet their team—the Lions, the Ro home
e next Tuesday, May 26, at 2 p.
tarians. or the Chamber of Com m. .
An members are requested to
merce.
Perhaps they should chal bring two gifts.
lenge all three and find enough ac
tive young men to give the 20-30 boys
Mrs. Ida K. Owen, who is taking a
plenty of competition.
vacation from duty at Bergen’s flow
Interest in the Coquille Woman’s
Club benefit dance, at the Commun
ity Building here Saturday evening,
indicates that it will be well attend
ed. Music by Don Estes and his
dance band, a good floor, several fea
ture numbers, and the “at home”
feeling which the ladies of the Wom
an’s Club always inspire, insure that
those attending will have a most en
Funds Arc Still Available
joyable evening. Admission will be
According to John Donaldson, local
40 cents for gentlemen. 25 cents for supervisor for Coos and Curry coun
ladies.
ties of the rural rehabilitation divi
sion, word has been received from
The Past Matrons and Patrons club state headquarters that Oregon has
of Beulah cahper, O. E. S., will meet been granted additional funds with
this (Friday) evening at the Geo. A. which to carry on farm loans under
Ulett home.
the resettlement administration.
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er shop here, and Mrs. Annie Robin
son, intend leaving tomororw morn
ing for a two weeks' stay st St. Mar
tin’s Springs, on the Columbia river.
They will also visit for a few days in
Portland.
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