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THE PAPER VOL. XXXII. A LETTER FROM HOME NO. 48. H. E, W. Gregg Died Ijwt Saturday After Two Day Illness— Funeral Mond He was a builder. By that we ddjDoi mean that w. Gregg devoted all his time and en- ergy to building homes and business blocks for others. He probably has done more in constructing buildings in Coquille than any other one man. He had faith in Coquille, had had since l>e eame here in 1901, and time after time he helped relieve the house shortage, here by the construction of houses which he either sold or rented. Through his third of a century he wa^ one ot Coquiiie’s best known citizens, a man whose word was as good as his bond, and one who en and confidence of joyed the all who knew him. ■ y at ten Mr Gregg o’clock last Saturday morning. Next Tuesday is the last day for making any port ot the 1936 tax pay ment without an interest penalty be ing added. After that a penalty of one-half per cent a month will be added for the delinquency. C. G- Caughell, tax collection head, states that the total collected for the year will be more than the current year's roll, but that total will include both the delinquent and the current tax payments. The total is greater than the 1935 collections, but the drop in October and November has cut down the anticipated collection for 1936 The total tax levied in 1935 to be paid this year was $1,344,376.35. Bridge Endangered by Ditch Some one, to city officials unknown, dug a three-foot ditch across the Dutch John creek bottoms, diagonally the ull length of the Knowlton Heights bridge, the ditch coming within a foot of ten concrete footings (fl the underpinning of that struc ture, with the probability that the piling would ail slip and the bridge be wrecked he engineer was ordered to have ditch filled at once, by the coun it Monday evening. JAS. N. MAST TO BE BURIED HERE James Nelson Mast saw the light ot day in Coquille, Oregon, on August 15, 1900, and passed way in the Mast Hospital, Myrtle Point, on Thursday, December 10, being thirty-six, throe months and twenty-five days of age. Funeral services will be held at the ScWtoeder Chapel in Myrtle Point at 2:00 p. m. on Saturday. Inter ment will be in the Coquille Masonic Jim attended the local schools and graduated from Ç. ? B. ~ S., ~ , • later - ; - • _ taking a course at the V UtCX. Toffland. Oregon. an apprenticeship in had been ordered to bed Thursday by his physician who diagnosed his trouble aS intestinal flu. But early Friday morning he suffered a para lytic stroke, and the- third one re sulted in death. Funeral services were conducted at the Gano Funeral Home at 3:00 p. m. on Monday by Rev: D. Loroe at the Bar.don Baptist church. Interment was in the new Odd Fellows ceme- <e«T Elias Wilson Gregg was born Oct. 16. 1880, at Butler, Tenn., the son of Mr. and Mr». Calvin Grogg, both now deceased. When 21 years of age he came west to Coquille to make hU home and immediately engaged in the busi ness of constracting and building. On Feb. 1, 1905, he was united in marriage to M;ss Clara Hatcher, who survives him. One son, Lloyd Gregg, was born to them. He lx a resident of Coquille. Mr. Gregg leaves also a sister, Mrs. Amanda Ward, who lives in Tennes see. and four brothers, Linn Gregg, of San Francisco, and Wm., John and C'arvnce Grogg. all in Tennessee For many years Mr. Grogg has also | operated a store on Front street where he handled wall paper, paint, fishing tackle and all kinds of build' ing supplies. He has also operated, with Mr»- Gregg’s help, the Ko-Kee) Village auto egmp whieh has the ■ distinction of being on* of the most modern and complete auto courts in southwestern Oregon. ------ Mr Gregg wts a member «T Co quille Lodge, I. O. O, F. Jury Dismissed Yesterday The petit jury which has been on ' duty every week since the October term of court started was dismissed, subject to call, by Judge Brand at the conclusion of the Saling vs. Mc Carthy this week. Judge Brand announced that negt Tuesday. Dec. 1, would be motion day Mrs. Gould to Be O.E.8. Matron Dead Line for Tax Faym« later to take a position with the Union Oil Co. as manager out of Marshfield He worked there until 1981 when he and his father took over the Ford agency at Myrtle Point, Oregon. This business was disposed of later, since which time he had been engaged in logging and timber deal ing until his health failed. He was afflicted with nephritis and has been confined in his brother’s hospital the past four months. He leaves besides his parents, R H. Mast and Lola M. Mast, his sis ter, Mrs. Leta M. Leslie, all of Co quille, his elder brother, Dr. R. Harri son Mast, of Myrtle Point, and other relatives and many sincere friends to regret his untimely passing. He was possessed of a sunny dis position and had a pleasant greeting for all as he passed along life’s way- Masonic Elections Held Annual election of Chadwick Lodge, Nq.68, A. F. A A. M. held in Masonic Temple Tuesday evening, re sulted in ail officers being advanced one chair. To succeed M. F. Pettit, who has been worshipful master the past year, George K. Oerdlng was chosen. C. W. Gano was elected as senior warden, Theo. L. Clinton as junior warden. L. H. Hazard, treac- urer, and R. H. Mast, secretary, were re-elected to the poets they have filled for the past 20 years or more. St. John’s Dey. Dec. 87, falling on Sunday this year, it was decided to hold joint installation of the above officers with the Bandon Masonic lodge in the hall here next Tuesday evening, Dec. 15, «t 7:30 p. m- A lunch will be served In the ban quet hall after the ceremonies. The Bandon Lodge No. 130 officers, who were elected at their meeting in Masonic Temple hero last Friday evening and who will be installed next Tuesday, are Tom Smith, Jr., W. M.; Chas st Sure, S, W.| Dr. t. F. Lucas. J. W-i O. R McNair, Troaa Lee Eaton, secretary. Coquille Third of a Same Purchase of thé First National I of Coq'uille was announced today D. O. Hood, of Portland, the Giannini Sar\ Francisco in The bank, which was organized in 1903, today has resouces of approxi mately 81.000,000.00. No change in the status of the bank as an individu al institution moment, later it may First National _ ___—™ Present officers and personnel will remain unchanged. The bank was organized by A. J. Sherwood, who was until his dJBth in 1939, L. d, the present president, and others. Of ficers today are L. H. Hasard, presi dent; O. C. Sapford, E. D. Wèbb, cashier, and Bess assistant cashier. Mr. Hood also that the Giannini in represents, had cor____ __ ‘.ions for the purchase of National Bank of Ashland State Bank of Ashland. Both will continue temporarily ml institutions though U stood that they may later be bined as one banking quarters of al but retaining the of both banks Tt is the combined banka may later The bonk was organized May 7, 1803, and its charter, No. 8849, was granted June 23. The bank opened for business in a frame building, now occupied by the Title Co., on Aug. 3; that year. ution, Organized Changes Hands r the Present The brick building, which it now occupies was started Sept. 1, 1909, and occupied in May, 1910. The five organizers, and the bank’s first board of directors, were Andrew J. Sherwood, Lentner Harlocker. Robert E. Shine, Louis H. Hazard and Geo W. White The latter did not remain with the new institution long but, went over to Klamath Falls to Open another bank. The officers of the new financial institution were Mr. Sherwood, presi dent; Mr. Shine, ’.•ice president, and ■r. Hazard, cashier. Five hundred shares, with a par value of $100 each, was and is the capital stock of the bank. On Dec. 31, 1903, the bank's total resources were 8164,864. At the close of business Wednesday night of this its total resources were 692.50. O. C. Sanford, who was admitted to bar in 1905 and practised law in for a year, joined the in ion April 1, 1906. He later made cashier and when E. D. joined Coquille’s financial in- ¡ution, July 1, 1930, and became , Mr. Sanford was advanced to position of vice-president Mr became president after the death of Mr Sherwood. Aug. 37, 1939. Mise y entered the bank's ’Wif'loy. re 1, 1918, and for sev- jth I yea assistant cashier. Mrs. Vera McCurdy, the fifth mem- ber of the bank’s crew, has been con- led with it for a considerable part * " " years. announcement has been made present officials of the bank as to what iheir future activities will be. Far a time they will continue to serve the people of the Coquille val ley in the same efficient and capable way that they have for the past three decades or less. "**” 11 " 1111 11 Forger Being Sraght Will Still Log Next Year The sheriff's office is looking for s man who worked for two weeks for Adolph Isler, at the Coquille Sheet Metals Works on Front street, under the name of John Morrison. He quit work Monday saying he was going to work at the plant, but Tuesday morning two checks, each for $35.50, were refused payment at the bank. One had been cashed al Charley’s Place and the other at th«' Pastime. -Ver Mr. Isler's signature was quite faithfully imitated on the forged (¡hecks, but what first attracted the bank's attention was that it was a smaller personal check and not the business size check that Mr. Isler uses. The other glaring difference was that Mr. Isler uses a rubber stamp for the business name, writing his name underneath, but these forged checks did not have the rub ber stamp printing above the signa ture. Ths policy ot cashing a stranger's check is what causes so many business institutions to lose money, and it also makes forgery and N. 8. F. check-writing much easier for the crooks. The Coos Bay Lumber Co., in a daily paper last Saturday, denies that it will cease logging operations on Eden Ridge,' although admitting that contracts have been signed with “small logging outfits to cut and de liver timber from outlying pqsfjpns of the company’s holdings in the Powers country. So far as known the contract with Kline A Marsh is the only one yet made in the Powers country, and they are not going to truck into Powers but only to the nearest point on the 'ogging railroad Theirs is to be a 'ummer operation and it now seems probable that the C om Bay will oper ate on the ridge, at least next sum mer. ..;. j Out in Fairview valley Kline & Marsh and C. D. Ray both have con tracts for logging with the C om Bay company, and while the strike is on are utilizing the time in building their roads, log dumps, etc. Claude Walker Caught Hare Claude Walker, wanted at Prosser. Wash, where he escaped from the I Benton county jail on Nov. 32, was ——— a—-- . captured in Coquille Wednesday eve- Basketball Season Opens ! ning after he had evaded the offi- Coach Hal Hatton has baan hold i errs on two different occasions. The ing basketball practices every eve arrest was made by Sheriff Howell, ning after school for two weeks now. Deputy Culver, State Police Beals and At present the. squad consists of Coquille Officer Shaw. He had given twenty-four or twenty-five boys with the state police the slip on the way only four lettermen. The first squad down here, at night, when another will not be selected for another two car edged in between the pursued and weeks, and in the meantime two pursuer'. practice games wtth Riverton after Walker has served time in the school will be played- In addition to Oregon pen and was under arrest in he regular sohedule, there will be Washington for forgery. four other games, two with Port Or ford and two with Powers. There is also the possibility of a vacation tilt - willi Tillamook “The lack of height, size, and experience necessitate the development ot a particularly fast, well-coordinated team." says Coach concrete posts for the new down town Hatton. lighting system would arrive here his week but that it would be the first of the year before they were all County Treasurer Stauff will mail set, connected up and the juice turned checks in payment of county school on in the circuit. 11000 in Fines This Year The posts for the court house block fund orders to the amount of $30,- Fines in Coquille police court for will arrive at the same time but it 000.00 when the tax eollections for will be toward the middle of January November are mailed to the school the past eleven months have totalled before that district will be lighted districts. A total of over $42.000.00 11,000, Recorder lesile reported at, the council Staarr win M>H Ck«k> Beulah Chapter, No. 6, held its an nual election of officers last evening at the Masonic Temple. This was preceded by a 6:30 o’clock turkey dinner served to the Masons and fam ilies and the Eastern Star members. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: W. M — Belle Gould. W P.—A. N. Gould i -A- M^—Bass Maury. — A. P.—W. A. Ulett. ’ Sec.—Emma Pierce. Tress. Susie Folsom. Cond.—Florence Sanford. Asso. Cond.—Maxine Jeub. At the clone of the session, a short [ floral degree was tendered Camilla I Rletman, worthy matron. She was i also presented with a beautiful past matrons' pin by her officers, the past grand officersand her husband. Following this there was presented a humorous singing skit given by sev eral of the members, which caused quite'a bit of merriment. ~i Taking On Holiday Appearance Coquille is beginning to take on a festive, holiday appearance with the placing ot a hundred or more trees at the curb edge throughout the busi ness district this morning. ' • CITY DEBT DOWN $42,000 IN YEAR Qualified Voter» to Pass. on 122,500 Bond bone for New Gymnasium The directors of school district, No. 8 . met Tuesday evening with C. N. Freeman, Portland architect, who showed the preliminary plans for the proposed new C. H. S. gymnasium. All the information needed by the P. W„ A., which is being asked for a 45 per cent.grant of the estimated $40.000 cost of the new building, lias _ been assembled and sent to PWA headquarters, and Mr. Freeman, who has had building experience On 30 similar projects feels quite sanguine that the board's application will be favorably acted upon. The election at which the qualified voters will pass on the proposal to Issue $22,500 worth ot district bonds will be held at the high school on Tuesday, Dec. 39, and, of course, should the bonds be defeated the grant would not be made. But there is little doubt that the people of Co quille will do all in their power to keep Coquille High up to its present high standard of efficiency and to maintain its present standard A rat ing. Should the PWA grant not be re ceived, but the bonds voted, the (Continued on Page Ten) It was announced at council meet ing Monday evening that the Coquille 125,000 From >1.00 an Acre 4'y debt had been reduced by $43.- 383.35 for the eleven-month period * A payment ot >1.00 per acre will be '.his year, Jan. 1 to Dec. 1. This was made for reseeding depleted range land before December 15. 1986, in warrant and bond debt reduction. The city's cash on hand Nov. 30 through the range livestock phase at was $13.206, most of which will be the agricultural conserv at ion pro needed Jan. 1 to meet interest and gram, according to information sent bond oommittments, and It has in ad to the state committee in Oregon by ditions $14,355 of securities, the George E. Farrell, director of U«e This information, greater part of which is its own paper western division. which will be retired as tax pay which was forwarded to the county agent’s, orrice will be welcome news ments permit. Of the $30,247 collected on street to many of those who have applied improvements assessments for both for grants under the range livestock bonded and unbonded tots and for in phase of the agricultural conservation terest, 6X8.400 hM beetUfiPUacted dur ing the past four months since the officials started the Mmpalgn to col A mixture of sc lect all delinquencies. The $88,066 is( the county and state committees must double the amount collected in any be used at 8 rote not less than seven one of tlie past ten years for the pounds per acre in order to qualify street improvement and sewer funds. for this payment and the total pay Water collections for November ments or seeding or for carrying out were $2,031.50 witli a total for the any of the other range improvement ,'irst eleven months of the year of practices listed cannot exceed $2.06 $26.400. Should December coilec- for each animal unit included in tl»e ions run as much as they did in grazing capacity for the range ac November the year 1936 will show cording to George Jenkins, county in increase of $3,000 over the water agent. Under the original docket for collections of 1935 which wax the this program reseeding payments 'argest year for the previous ten. could be made only for grasses which The city’s total debt, Nov. 30, was are not adapted to the coast section. ms,93g. (Continued on Page Two* The present council has made an -----------------------------------------i excellent record in putting Coquille's Service Cluba Sue Picture« finances in good shape, since the Clyde E. Niles, local Ford repre nadir of the depression, and the in sentative, was a guest of the Lions coming council will find .every av club at yesterday noon’s luncheon, enue open to continue the policy of and showed a very interesting set of uaying off the city's debt.. stereopticon pictures, accompanied by a comment on them provided by 29-30 Club Will Decorate a phonograph, of Greenfield Village, Geo. Haughton has been engaged at Dearborn, Michigan, where Henry by the Chamber of Commerce com Ford has assembled the greatest col mittee to furnish and set in place in lection of antiques, historical build the sidewalk holes in front of Co ings. replicas of buildings and edi quille places of business the 100 fices of last century, in the world. Christmas trees with which the town Nothing modern is used In Greenfield will be decorated by tomorrow. He Village, even the Ford being replaced charges the chamber 20 cents apiece by horse and buggy. for the tree and putting them in The running comment and the pic place. tures furnished the Lions, as it did The 20-30 club members are plan ths Rotary club the day before, a very ning on providing ten or twelve fine half hour's entertainment strings of boughs which .will be Further combining mention of stretched across the street at suitabls these two service cluba, a recently intervals. elected Lion is L. A. Greene, of the auto supply store in the hotel build b Building Six House» ing, and of the Rotary, Dr. T. De La >■ Win. Ulett has under construction Rhue and C. W. Kline. on his acreage, across the highway from the Smith Wood-Products plant, He Will Be Happier six houses, each of four-room and Within a few days the dally garage capacity, with another room can get back to normal and under the main floor possible, if so spreading King Edward’s—or Mr. desired. He expects to have them Windsor be is now—love affair all ready for occupancy by Christmas over the front page. King Ed was Sheriff Taken Two to Pen Sheriff Wm. Howell left yesterday morning for Salem, taking with him Earl F. Phillip who was sentenced to t w o ye a r s in the pm f o r invol u ntary manslaughter, and Harold Stanage who pleaded guilty to larceny from the person. Judge Brand sentenced him to a year in the pen. Last Jury Case Settled The case of C. A. Saling for dam ages caused by splash dam operation on the East Fork, against R. N. Mc Carthy, started in Circuit court on Monday and was concluded yesterday upon stipulation by the attorneys in tSe case. The amount of the settle- in a tough spot with all the tradi tion-lovers of the British empire tell ing him what he could not do, and he will probably enjoy life a great deal more in the future now that he has .given up the kingship Luck to you, Mr. T7 Court House Cases John Dewey Woims, bound over to the grand jury from Powers, pleaded guilty before Judge Brand on Wed nesday. He was sentenced to a two- year stretch in the pen with a stay of execution for 60 days, after which he will be paroled for two yean. Lea Crows and Wm. Keeler were brought over from Marshfield this week to spend 30 days in jaU on a petit larceny conviction. ¡ ■ I ■