The Coquille
THE PAPER THAT’S LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME
VOL. XXXII.
NO. »9.
.. X,
COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 9, 1936.
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500 Protecting Four Cities
Coquille, Myrtle Point, Marshfield
and North Bend have been protected
from fire invasion the past week by
125 men at each place, who were
Volume at 1165 Foot Depth brought in by the Forestry Service.
Harold Watson, who is in charge of
Double That at 1115
operations in the Coquille district,
Feet J®
stated yesterday that the heavy
smoke on Wednesday was not from
Doubting Thomases are invited to fires in this immediate vicinity. Some
visit the gas well of the Coast Oil of it was from a bad fire on Sandy
Co. where W. E. Marrion, Wednesday creek, above Remote, and there was
evenihg, struck another flow qf gas, also considerable fire in the Bear
nearly double in pressure that struck creek and Seven Devils sections.
ut the 1115 foot depth.
This new
Accompanied by Geo. Grififth, of
flow was hit fifty feet lower.
the Forestry Service, Mayor J. Ar­
The flow was so strong that oper­ thur Berg, Fire Chief Gardner and
ations had to be closed down that the Sentinel editor, Mr. Watson drove
evening until the casing could be out a mile from town last Saturday
lowered to shut off this vein as the afternoon, up the gulch from the end
other one had been.
of Third street, where none of the
The crew’had been drilling again local residents knew a road existed.
(or only three days after the casing He pointed out how the fire fighters
had been run to the former bottom were making a trail to protect the
of the hole.
city and said it extended over the hill
Analysis of the gas samples which to protect also the city's source of
Mr. Marion had sent to chemical en­ water supply.
gineers reveals that the gas in this
There are 1500 more fire fighters
well contains 1010 B. T. U. to the in the northern Curry and southern
thousand cubic feet. In the first well1 Coos section who will be quickly
drilled out there the B. T. U. was available if any towns in southwest­
something over 800, which means i ern Oregon are again threatened.
that this gas is considerably "hotter.”
Half of the 2000 force are CCC men
Mr. Marrion intends going still fur­ and the rest civilians enlisted for the
ther down in the present hole if the duration of the war.
gas can be cased off to permit.
What wind there was this morning
was from the southwest, giving hope
that the long overdue rain is on its
Dinner For Football Squad
It was announced at the Lions Club way, and that the fire demon will
luncheon yesterday, at which the C. soon be drowned out for this year.
,H. S. football squad members were
guests of honor, that the name of
James Richmond would be the first
inscribed on the cup which the Lions
presented, his being for the best block­
ing performance in ■ the Reedsport
game, and that Ray Mattoon’s name
would be second, for his outstanding
work in the Marshfield game.
A
committee of judges will select the
player showing the best blocking in
each of the Red Devils’ home games.
D. E. Rackleff presented the cup
for the Lions club.
There were 35 guests at the dinner,
the list including Supt. P. W. Lane,
L'oaoh Hal Halton, AaMatant Coach
Harold Smith, “Spike” and “Brick”
Leslie and the following members of
the squad: Ernie Detlefsen, Philip
Williams, Ben Holverstott, Pat Mc­
Keown, Don McClellan, Richard
Walker, Lynn Perrott, Kenneth La
Branch, Richard Inger, Edwin Mc­
Carthy, Bill Yarbrough, Marvin
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Reception Held For Teachers
A reception was given at the high
school auditorium last Friday evening
for the teachers of the high and grade
schools. There w"re about 125 pres-
< nt. Dr* and Mrs. J. R. Bunch, Supt.
and Mrs. P. W. Lane, Mr. and Mrs.
A L. Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Oslka. Mesdamcs Geo. Bryant, C. J.
Fuhrman, Jack Tozier, Keith Leslie,
Geo. Un«o.*ld, James Watson. D. D.
Dale, Fred Kunz, Ray Brown, J. Loy
Stacer and Julius Ruble were the
committee in charge of decorations,
r< freshments and program.
Mrs. Ruble delivered a speech of
welcome from the P. T. A. and P. W.
Lane responded and introduced the
teachers.
A short miscellaneous
program was given and a social hour
followed.
Thursday afternoon, Oct. 15, the
P. T. A. will meet at the high school
and all parents are urged to come.
This will be the first meeting of the
year. Mrs. Elton Brady, member of
the hospitality committee, is chair­
man of refreshmcnt*.
$400,000 WIPED
OFF TAX ROLLS
When Chas. V. Galloway, chairman
of the state tax commission, met with
the Coos county board of equalization
last Tuesday, he recommended what
the individual members of the board
had already agreed upon, to erase
from the 1936 tax rolls the assess­
ments against property which was
destroyed by fire at Bandon, that is
the improvements on real property.
Mr Galloway also stated that the
only authority which could remit de-
linquent taxes was the state legis-
lature.
Assessor J. P. Beyers has not fin­
ished .revising the 1936 tax rolls, ac­
cording to the board of equalization's
decision, but estimates that $400,000
of assessed valuation was wiped out
by the fire.
Delinquent taxes in Bandon to­
talled $256,738. This was due: $118,-
169 to the city of Bandon, $66,000 to
school district No. 54, $5,210 to the
Port of Bandon, and $67,358 to the
county and state.
The city w'as in the process of re-
fur d. ng some of its water bonds and
hydroelectric bonds. Some of these
“ad not yet been delivered and were
destroyed.
Arranging financial matters is go-
Ing to be the hardest problem the
citizens of Bandon have to tackle,
r.ot altogether personal, but the mu­
nicipality’s indebtedness.
Pfenning Board Makes Sug­
gestions on Fire Control
“What this country needs is less
prohibition of fires and more control
of them after they are started. Our
fire wardens have been just a shade
too efficient with the result that the
whole country has been a mass of
combustible material lying around
waiting for a start.
With conditions
such as they were on September 26
all the fire fighters in the country
I'unds for Rural Rehabilitation could not have controlled the blaze.”
Funds have been made available This is the compend of opinions
through the Rural Rehabilitation Di- voiced by men in attendance at the
vision of the Resettlement Adminis­ Coos County Planning Commission
tration to assist farm families who held at the court house Friday, Octo­
suffered losses from the recent fires in ber 2, 1936.
Th? meeting resolved itself into a
Coos and Curry counties.
These
very
earnest discusison of the whole:
funds are available for practically
any expense necessary in carrying fire situation in Coos county. Most
out a farm program with the excep­ of those! who spoke laid special stress
tion of the purchase of land or any on the deficiency of the present sys­
A
equity therein.
These funds are tem of handling the situation.
available to those who can not obtain 'arge number of speakers contended
other satisfactory financial assistance. that the laws and methods of enforc-'
More complote information may be Ing the fire control act must be
obtained by contacting John Donald­ changed so that the serious fire haz-'
son, Rural Rehabilitation Supervisor, ards which have caused such stagger­
ing losses will not be duplicated in
court house, Cdquille.
the future.
Stockmen in particular
500 Books to Bandon Library were emphatic in their declaration
that this fire was not-caused by care­
Miss Harriet Long, state librarian, less farmers, but was the result of in­
was a Coquille visitor yesterday af- 1 escapable hazards which have ac­
ternoon.
She was on her way to I
cumulated over a long period of
Bandon with 500 books which the years.
state is loaning to Bandon for its li­
Types of aid which the Rural Re­
brary. Miss Henry will again be in habilitation expect* to give in Ban­
charge of the library there which don were discussed. Cooa county was
will be located in the tent to be used
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as a council chamber. Miss Long was
greatly pleased with the desire of
Buy local bread and support home
Mayor Capps and the Bandon citi­
zens to gat a library started at once. industry.
Jury Panel for October Term
The jury panel for the October
term of circuit court, which convenes
October L9, was drawn this week, the
following being summoned to serve:
Marshfield Pirates Beaten by C. Mrs. T. A. Benham Lived in
Ada B. Moore, Adelia L. Crawford, Scenery Not All There Is in a
Chas.
H. Worrel, Ira Wilson, Frank R.
H. S. for First Time in 20
Same House on North Taylor
District, Highway Commis­
I Minkler, all of North Bend;
Thelma
Years—Score 14-7
for 57 Years
sion Told Here Sunday
Olson, Dale H. Hansen, W. J. Conrad,
Eva M. McDuffee, of Marshfield;
Everything seemed as it should be.
Mrs. Tullia Ann Benham, who had Vern Garoutte, Lowell Simpson,
Two members of the State High­
Marshfield High trotted out a big been ill for some time at her home on Helen Kimble, Ira J. Sidwell, Ban­ way Commission—Henry F. Cabell,
team and Coquille High placed a North Taylor street, passed away don; R. A. Jeub, Thelma G. Dale, of Portland, and E. B. Aldrich, of
smaller eleven on the field, but this there yesterday."
Emma M. Pierce, Iva Farr, Elizabeth Pendleton—the state highway en­
meant nothing for the red and white
Funeral services are being con­ Hand, A. N. Gould, Coquille; Ben gineer, R. H. Baldock, J. M. Devers,
was destined to overthrow the tradi­ ducted at Camas Valley at 2:30 o’clock Moomaw, Ruth Shaw, Arago; Mike attorney for the commission, and
tions of defeat arttl win from the pur­ this afternoon and interment will be G. Summerlin, Lee; Fred Arnold, several other men from Salem and
ple and gold of Cops Bay.
This is in the family cemetery there, under Eastside; J. H. Druliner, C. W. Portland, who had attended the New­
what happened here last Saturday af­ the auspices of Schroeder Bros. The Crook, Loren Miller, Myrtle Point; port bridge dedication last Saturday,
ternoon on Athletic Field when Co­ Neighbors of Woodcraft of Coquille Bruce Lettin, Empire; George Glenn. stopped in Coquille for half an hour
quille blasted Marshfield, 14 to 7, to will be in charge of'the* services.
Dora; Algie Hanson, Floyd L. Teale, last Sunday morning to meet with
win a glorious victory.
Mrs. Benham was bom Tullia Ann Haynes Slough; H. W. Walker, Coos- 'Coquille Chamber of Commerce rep­
The reign of Marshfield has ended Martindale, at Garden Valley In ton.
resentatives who had asked for the
and the proud record established by Douglas county, Jan. 28, 1863, and
conference.
Coach Fred Osborn has been broken came to Coos county sixty-six years City’s Water Supply Adequate
The purpose was to ask the com­
by a team mentored by a new, young ago when there was only one house
mission to take immediate steps look-
It is hoped that no one has been
teacher of the game, Hal Hatton, in In both Coquille and Myrtle Point.
ingto the improvement of the high­
alarmed by another inaccurate state­
his first season at Coquille. Yes, the
Her husband, W. C. Benham, died
way between Coquille and Marsh­
ment of a bay paper that Coquille
season is morally a success, but the several years ago. She is survived by
field, making it a highway of fewer
had only two and one-half million
stalwarts of Coquille are looking .two sons, William, of Coquille, and
curves, eliminating the sharp curves,
gallons of water in its storage at the
ahead for more opponents.
John, of Portland, and two brothers,
and giving this section the sort of a
head
of
Rink
creek.
What
City
En
­
At the half the score was even, 7 Robert and James D. Martindale,
road which the most travelled sec­
gineer Stacer reported to the council
to 7, but it was the locals who pos- both of Camas Valely.
tion of the Coast Highway deserves.
Monday evening was that measure­
sessed the final determination to win.
A remarkable thing about the de­
Mr. Cabell pointed out that other
ments that day showed 22 million
With this touchdown and additional ceased which can be said of very few
sections of the state were clamoring
gallons on hand, sufficient for two
point the Coquille footballists had people in the western country is that
for road improvement and considered
months and a half. There is plenty
won from Marshfield for the first she had lived in the same house here
that the coast section had benefited
for fire fighting as well as the city’s
for the past 57 years.
time since way back in 1916.
largely by the construction of the five
daily
needs
until
the
fall
rains
start.
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Unofficial statistics show that Hal
toll-free bridges. But the commis­
Hatton’s men outgained Marshfield
sion feels that this 18 miles of road,
Paul Fahy Buried Tuesday
by 328 yards from scrimmage to one
one of the first hard-surfaced roads
hundred and fifteen. First downs are
in the_Mate, needs straightening and
Isadora Paul Fahy, 71, of Bullards,
said to be at 19 and 6. Coquille ex­ son of a pioneer family of the lower
realigning.
No promise was given
celled in almost every department.
of immediate action, but hope was
Coquille valley, was buried at the
felt that the approach to Marshfield
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Bandon Catholic cemetery last Tues­
The city council approve!! an or­ would be given early attention.
day at 2:00 p. m , services being con­
The visitors were impressed with
ducted at the graveside by Father dinance Monday evening of this
Red Cross Closed Here
week, delegating to the forestry ser­ the talk made by J. E. Norton that
Red Cross operations at the Com­ Hart.
munity Building here and the feed­
He was one of the patients in the vice authority for making a “fire the way to sell Oregon to the tourist
ing of those who fled from Bandon Bandon hospital who was brought to break” across the north, east and and the easterner seeking a location
a couple of weeks ago, in the Legion the Coquille hospital during the fire, southeast boundaries of the city. The is to show him the fertile and pro­
forestry service will use a bulldozer, ductive portions of the state.
Home, were discontinued here at fie passed away here last Sunday.
The Coast Highway with its long
noon on Wednesday. A nurse is still
Mr. Fahy, who was bom at Ran­ clearing a path with it eight or ten
on duty at the building but all Red dolph May 31, 1865, had never mar­ feet wide around the hazardous sides stretches along the ocean, its rocky
coastline, and wonderful scenery, is
Cross activity has been transferred ried. He had been lighhouse keeper of Coquille.
The resolution revoking the fran­ one of the most scenic highway* in
at|the mouth of the Umpqua and at
to Bandon.
stations along the coast for chise for the defunct steam line in the world, but a prospective settler
All those who were staying in th* other ____
the business section
.cis (pi anally cannqt-ttv« on scenery, and it is es­
Community Building haw retume^nany yean.
•—l-
sential occasionally to show him the
to Bandon, where there will be work
He is survived by two brothers, adopted by the council.
Councilman Medley suggested that fertile land, the manufacturing cen­
for all able-bodied men for some time Frank A. and Chas. Fahy, of the low-
a new city ordinance, with teeth in ters and the possibilities of develop­
to come.
1 er rirer section.
it, be prepared, requiring that vacant ment of resources. If all he sees of a
city lots be kept free from high grass section is the mouth of a river as
and weeds. All over the city, he said, he crosses a bridge, and misses the
the adjacent property is threatened opportunities that lie back from the
by the dead grass which is a menace coast, in the valleys, he may think
For the first time in the past 25 election is 1,789 more than the 12,960
in the fall. One suggestion is that it a great trip, but does he want to
on
the
books
prior
to
the
primary
years and probably for the first time
each lot be assessed a dollar a year settle in a country which has nothing
in Coos county history, the democratic election in May.
to provide the city with funds for but scenery to offer?
The registration by precincts is as
registration exceeds the republican,
taking care of the lots whose owners
And that is about all he knows of
the difference being 298. The total follows:
have so little pride in appearance that a country if the highway takes him
of 14,749 registered for the Nov. 3
no effort is made to keep the grass only along the coast.
Total
Rep. Dem. Ind. Soc. Var.
Name
No.
cut. The ordinance committee was
That the highway commissioners
72 asked to submit a new statute on the
20
52
1 Lakeside
and those connected with the high­
50 subject.
29
20
2 Templeton
1
way department were deeply im­
100
1
54
• 45
3 North Slough
City Engineer's estimate of the cost pressed with the logic of Mr. Norton's
228
4
126
86
12
4 North Bayside
of taking out the parking on three talk was very evident from the re­
98 ■5 des of the court house block, laying
1
47
46
1
3
5 Allegany
marks they made before continuing
223
3
113
97
9
1
3 Empire
concrete there between the sidewalk their journey south to Gold Beach.
1
126
412
14
North
Bend
West
261
9
and the present curb and for install­
Mayor J. Arthur Berg also spoke
305 ing a lighting system around that
155
145
4
1
10 North Bend North
at the short informal session, stress­
403 block, similar to the one now going
159
1
1
234
9
11 North Bend Central No. 1
ing the need for better highway con­
302 in down town, was $3,863.80.
115
7
2
178
12 North Bend Central No. 2
nection between the more important
608
255
338
15
13 North Bend South
The county court expects to install towns of Caos county, meaning the
74
29
14 Pony Slough
45
the lighting system, but is asking the Coquille-Marshfield section, for all
41 city for assistance in providing bet­
12
29
15 Eastside North
the other connecting roads are far
272 ter parking facilities around the court
2
114
153
3
16 Eastside South
superior to this crooked concrete rib­
295 house.
164
131
17 Marshfield North No. 1
bon which was laid when 35 miles on
384
210
18 Marshfield North No. 2
174
■* The need of police direction in straight away was the maximum
345 making parking of cars in the middle
207
19 Marshfield Central No. 1
138
speed for cars.
328 of Willard street uniform, was given
180
2
1
20 Marshfield Central No. 2
145
228 some attention by the council. Unless
122
106
21 Marshfield South No. 1
Hon. Jas. Mott Coming Tuesday
780
2
383
22 Marshfield South No. 2
389
5
1
there is uniformity at least half the
341
Hon. Jas. W. Mott, member of con­
200
1
1
23 South Slough
133
6
space there is lost, and the first cars
380 parked must wait till those behind gress from this first district of Ore­
183
24 Englewood
1
216
836 are moved.
gon, and who is a candidate for re­
365
465
6
25 Bunker Hill
78
election, will be present at the regu­
23 Ten Mile
46
3
28
203
lar Chamber of Commerce meeting in
1
27 Coos River
119
81
2
Ran Police Off the Highway the hotel next Tuesday noon, Oct. 13.
119
28 Fairview
59
60
Frank J. Brewster picked the Everyone interested, as all should be,
64
29 Sumner
37
26
1
123 wrong man to run off the highway will be welcome and is invited to be
48
30 Coos City
74
1
68 over at the Bay. He was driving so present.
1
28
31 Coaledo
37
1
1
31 carelessly that State Police P. B.
2
32 Beaver Hill
11
18
246 Lowd had to go into the ditch to Democrats to Meet Here Monday
2
33 Cunningham
“ 116
125
4
1
Brewster, who is
212 avoid being hit.
Fat
Elk
101
1
34
100
1
The Coos county democratic central
159 serving a $50 fine in the county jail committee will meet in the Coquille
74
1
35 Dora
79
4
1
31
"55 for his offense yesterday, was driver Hotel next Monday evening, Oct. 12,
36 Gravel Ford
22
2
62 of the car which killed the sons of
37 Lee
24
38
at a 6:45 o’clock dinner. All dem­
160
381 Ray Brown and Wm. Keller on the
38 Coquille North
214
•2
5
ocrats and supporters of the national
highway
near
the
Masonic
cemetery
422
155
1
39 South Powers
264
2
democratic ticket are invited to at­
389 here, Dec. 12, 1931.
190
4
40 Coquille Southwest
187
8
tend,
The dinner will be 75c per
387
691
3
41 Coquille Southeast
306
12
3
plate.
134 Republican Headquarters Moved
42 Riverton
61
72
1
43 Bullards
69
125
S3
3
The Coot county republican central
Grand Jury in Session
' 7
45 West Bandon
377 committee headquarters have been
213
154
3
John Ferguson, of Marshfield, was
354 moved from the second floor of the
46 East Bandon
175
161
14
2
2
94
234 First /rational Bank building to the selected as member of the grand jury
48 Two Mile
126
5
8
1
in place of Arthur Ellingson, who is
49 Parkersburg
90
170
2
76
2
first floor of the Farmers & Mer­
Marshfield South No. 3
305
535 chants bank building here. The of­ too ill to attend to the duties. The
228
2
Norway
84
134 fice is in charge of Mrs. Mary Ran­ grand jury had not yet completed its
49
1
business this morning, the indica­
Four Mile
44
82 dleman. secretary of the committee.
37
1
tions being it would still be in ses­
Catching Creek
203
340
7
8
4
118
sion the first of next week.
Myrtle Point North
182
137
324
3
2
Ira Johnson’s Car Stolen
230
Myrtle Point South
434
196
6
1
1
Rebuilding Dimmick Mill
94
Broadbent
77
183
No trace has yet been found of Ira
11
1
132
Bridge
173
Theo Loahbaugn was a Coquille
4
313 Johnson’s Ford, stolen from along­
4
90
North Powers
300 side the Liberty Theatre last Thurs­ visitor from Ophir on Wednesday.
206
4
Catching Slough
46
96 day evening. It was the first time in He says that the Dimmick mill there,
49
1
Arago
113
89
4
206 months that he had left it unoccupied destroyed a few weeks ago by fire
by his dog. A valuable fishing pole and now being rebuilt, will not be
Totals
7078
ready to run for a month or more yet.
7871
48
14,749 disappeared with the car.
218 48
WANT LOTS
KEPT CLEAN
COOS CO. REGISTRATION IS 14,749