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VOL. XXXII.
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THE PAPER,v THAT’S
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NO. 51.
NEED NEWSUPPLÏ
A LETTim FROM HOME
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COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 1. IMI.
H. A. Hawkins Passed Dec. 30
ICH
Harvey Andrew Hawkins, of Lang­
lois, brother of M. O. Hawkins and
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Mrs. Sarah Thrift, of this city, passed
away here at nine o’clock Wednesday
evening. Hto death was due to pneu­
monia which so many people have
suffered from since the fires in Sep­
tember, and followed in less than two.^
weeks the passing of hto wife, on 'M*
Dec. 18. Her death was also due to
pneumonia
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed at the time of,going
to press but the services wiU probably
■g.« j uj iy
be held in Langlois on Saturday.
Mr. Hawkins was bom Aug. 2,
1861, in Boonville, Calif., and came
to Langlois in 1884, residing there
for S3 years.
He was married in
1892 to Annie J. Blacklock.
Three
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childyen survive their parents. John 122,500 Werth for New
D. , of Eureka, Calif.; George, of Ban­
School Gym Approved
don, and Miss Agnes Hawkins, of
Langlois.
66 to 25
Besides the brother and sister here
Mr. Hawkins also leaves two sisters,
The bond election for school
Mrs. Mary Langlois and Mrs. Ellen
trict, number 8, held in the
E. Spangler, of Langlois.
school building Tuesday afternoon,
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Happy New Year
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As we pause at the end of an old
year and on the threshhold of a new
one, the Sentinel wishes to join the
universal greeting of “Happy New
Coquille’s Water Was Very
Will Take Charge of City’s Af­
Year."
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Short When Rains Delayed
The year that to passing has been
fairs Monday Evening—Old
a good one in many respects and we
Until December
Illi
Makes Good Record
hope that 1937 will shower our
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friends, patrons and readers, with all
Coquille is just beginning to learn
the good things of life, not only the
The newly elected city officials,
how fortunate it was that the rains
1 material, but those of the mind, heart I Dr. J D. Rankin as mayor, Drue Cun­
were not longer delayed.. On the
and soul.
ningham, E. D. Webb and O. L. Wood,
Saturday before Christmas there
Again we say, “May you have a as councilmen, will take their seats
were only from four to five million
happy and prosperous New Year.” I around the table in the council cham­
gallons if water in the big reservoir
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ber of the city hall next Monday
at the head of Rink creek. The aver­
I evening, after the old council has al­
Ship First Car Plywood
age daily consumption here is a mil­
lowed the December bills and cleaned
lion gallons every three days, which
The Smith Wood-Products plant up any unfinished business.' Serving
means there was not more than a two
made its first shipment of plywood with the above will be Geo. W. Bry­
weeks’ supply, on hand.
from tiie huge new plant just finish­ ant, Jack LeFevre and Everett Seeley,
The consumption of water in Co­
Coquille's Christmas Appearance ed, on the last day of the year, the councilmen who were elected two
quille to now double what it was a
shipment going to New Mexico.
years ago and have two more years
year or two ago and the city must
the Fiaest Yet—Awards
The Sentinel had hoped to have an to serve.
soon tap a new source of supply, by
article on the operation of the new
Made by Judges
The retiring city officials are May­
either going on over the hill to the
plant for this week’s issue, but losing or J. Arthur Berg, Councilmen Henry
North Fork and pumping from there
one day, due to the New Year’s holi­ BeUoni, R. A. Jeub and R. L. Medley.
Chamber of Commerce award
or by expending a considerable
day, has necessitated postponing it
No matter what any city council in
for the best decorated homes
amount for purifying plant and basins
until next week.
the future may do, this expiring
d business houses was made by the
and pumping from the river.
The total payroll in
council will go down in the history of
resulted in a 86 to 25 vote in fav
whose identity was supposed
The iron pipe replacements of old
plants of the company
Coquille as one of the best and most
of
the
bonds.
be
unknown,
last
Thursday
eve-
wood pipa last summer was all that
efficient
ever to serve the city.
By
this
favorable
vote
the
district
ning.
saved a water famine in Docember.
Mayor Berg’s four terms— eight
to now in a position to proceed with - f
Geo. W. Taylor and Dr. C. A. Riet-
The new pipe prevented a great deal
the construction of a gymnasium. The r
’" were adjudged to be tied for
years—has not been marked by
man
of waste from leakage.
bonds
authorized
total
»22,500
and
it
physical city Improvements to a very
firet
place
by
the
judges,
the
findings
There to another way by which the
Beulah Chapter, No. 6, had a joiint ; to most probable that PWA funds will being based on a point system, and
great extent because the property
city’s supply can be conserved and
installation with Occidental Chapter, be available as a grant, bringing the they will share the »15 offered by
owners could not stand any financial
that is by the purchase and installa­
No. 45, of Bandon, Wednesday eve­ amount it to possible to spend for the Chamber for first and second
The New Year will begin at the Pi­ strain, but it has been marked by
tion of a float valve at the reservoir
oneer Methodist church in a way just harmony, a reduction of city indebt­
just east of town. The valve in use ning in Masonic hall. This was pre­ building and equipment up to »42,500. places.
ceded by a six-thirty o’clock dinner Formal application for the »20,000
Ths D. E. Rackleff home was listed a little different from usual. Instead edness and a feeling of general sat­
there now must be turned by hand
in the banquet hall.
grant will now be made.
;
—M* home, of forgetting the old and thinking isfaction with the way the city’s
second, |*
the Geo. A. Ulett
and when it to opened in the eve­
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Mrs.
Camilla
Rietman
acted
as
in
­
From
opposition
heard
on
the
electric
candles
in
each win­ only of the new, that custom will be business has been conducted.
ning and left open until morning the
stalling officer, assisted by Mrs. Flora the past week It had seemed f
“
Le
roi
Mt
mort,
viva
le
roi.
”
reversed,
for
at
the
morning
service
doubtful dpw and door on the south side of the
two reservoirs fin and then overflow
Compton as marshal, Mrs. Maud that the bonds would carry, but evi­
the past week has made a very next Sunday the old folk will be es-
into Dutch John creek. A float valve
Woodyard as pianist, Mrs. Clara dently many of those opposing
ve picture at night, was listed pescially honored. A service is being 108 Pgr Cent Current Tax Paid
would automatically shut the pipe
Mrs. not go to the polls to express that
third, and the lighted pool at the planned to recognize those who are
line off at the reservoir and cause the Bosserman as chaplain and
Tax collections for the year 1938
. H. Fortier liome as fourth.
sixty-five yean and older. A sec­ have been »1,458,000, which to 106.43
water to rise higher back of the dam Bertha Smith as secretary. The fol­ objection.
lowing officers of th» Coquille lodge
No
one
was
opposing
a
new
gym
for
E. Niles, at the Ford Garage, tion of pews will be reserved fot per cent of the current roll. The »1,- •
on Rink creek. When that overflow­
ed there would be no way of saving were installed: Belle Gould, W. M.; the school; it was only an objection was awarded first prize in the busi­ them, and other features will be of­ 015,955 collected of taxes due in 1936
It, but it would mean a 36 to 40 mil­ A N. Gould, W. P; Bess Maury, A. to further increase of taxes and the | ness district, Fuhrman’s Pharmacy fered that will pay homage to those is 75.57 per cent of the total collected.
M.; Wm. Ulett, A. P.; Emma Pierce, issuance of bonds on which interest L second, Wilson’s Red and White store who are passing down thq sunset side
lion gallon supply available when it
The other 34 per cent was for delta- .
Sec.;
Susie Folsom, Trees.; Florence will add upwards of 50 per cent to third, and the Ideal Bakery fourth. of life. Rev. W. Raymond Wilder, the
was full.L<
quencies. The October and Novem­
Sanford, Cond.; Maxine Jeub, A. their face when they are all retired. There were many other beautiful pastor, will preach upon the theme,
The cost of valve and installation
ber collections fell off about 365,000
Cond;. Gladys Gano, Chaplain; Birdie
The voters have decided wisely in «ws in ths downtown section “At Eventide There Shall Be Light.”
would be from 3300 to »400, and it
from the corresponding months in
Skeels. Organist; Louise Leslie, Adah; voting to keep
the
Coquille
high
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deserve honorable mention The choir and special vocalists will 1935.-'
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would probably pay for itself each
Edna Taylor, Ruth; Leona Bryant, school up to the Standard A rank Sad which many have expressed the contribute appropriate music at the
summer ta water saveg for sale to ,
■The following figures are for the
Esther; Gertrude Ulett, Martha; Vesta which it has enjoyed for se
should have been listed by service. This will be the first in a preceding five years, showing the
Jhe cityji consumers.
raara.
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Mesdames Keith Leslie, H.'t.
¡Marshal; Flora Compton, Warder;
tor, Sr., who made a
Ray Jeub. Sentinel.
and J. Loy Stacer acted as judges,
trip around town last Thurs­ month of January. The others will tions represented.
A steady climb
Harry Elliott, wrestling promoter,
Occidental officers installed includ­ Mrs. Jas. Richmond as clerk, for the day, not as a judge, told the Sentinel be announced from week to week.
since the low of 1032 indicates a more
makes a New Year’s resolution for ed: Grace Plymale, W. M.; Howard five hours the polls were open.
At seven-fifteen in the evening an healthy condition of Coos county’s fi­
that he. counted 160 beautiful Christ­
Friday night’s card, which will be ap­ Haga, W. P ; Maxine Roselle, A. M.;
mas tree decorations south of Fourth organ concert will be presented with nances:
preciated by the fans who attend hto L. T. Roselle, A. P.; Jeannette Pearce,
Tule Lake Potato Stories } street gulch and estimated that there Miss Margaret Purvance at the con­
1031— »1.233,064.11—72.23%
bi-weekly shows in ihe Community Sec.; Lillian Flom, Trees.; Opal Chall-
Chet
Stonecypher, who left Co­ were over 350 trees in front windows sole. Miss Purvance is spending the
1032— 6 754,730.40—-47.87%
Building.
The ringside seats have acombe, Cond.; Lucille Chameski, A.
quille seven years ago, accompanied in the city, besides those which had vacation period at home from the
1033— 6 744,794.07—>56.51%
been reduced in price from »1.10 to Cond.
He remarked Portland Bible Institute. Following
by Mrs. Stonecypher and their three outside decorations.
1034— »1,145,384.60—84.63%
75 cents.
Mrs. A. J. Sherwood and Mrs. Ora
that Coquille had never in the past thia, the evening service will ensue,
children,
have
spent
the
past
two
1035— 31,207,404.17—87.52%
Headling the January 1 card will
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weeks visiting his father at Eastside, presented to festive an appearance and in special observance of the be­
be a two-hour, or two falls out of
his brother Lee, near Riverton, and during the holiday season. And he Is ginning of the New Year, the sermon Football Fans Go to Pasadena
three match, between Thor Jensen,
Arrow
Mill
Asks
Boom
Right
other
relatives and friends in Coos correct. The only thing lacking was will be upon the subject, "The Cynic's
of Elkton, and Jack Clayburn, the
Coquil^p is to be represented at the
New Year."
The choir and soloists
Word from Milo P. Fox, district county. They were in Coquille Mon­ the new lighting system .in the down­
black panther. Whether "Jack can
New Year’s Rose Bowl game at Pasa­
will
furnish
an
inspiring
musical
ser
­
town
section
and
failure
to
have
that
take the toe-trodding, at which the engineer at Portland, to that any ob­ day. Chet homesteaded 60 acres in
in readiness was no fault of the con­ vice Everyone is cordially invited to dena. F. G. Leslie, Dr. Jas. Richmond
Swede is a past master, remains to jections to the application of the Ar­ the Tule Lake reclamation district
attend either or all of these services. and son, Jimmie, and Everett Seeley
tractors.
be seen.
Probably he can if Thor row Mill Co. for permission to build seven years ago and has been success­
left Tuesday morning for Roseburg
ful
as
a
cattle
ratoer
and
hay
grower.
does not also kick hto shins. It will a boom on the river here, from the
where they caught the Shasta. Mr.
Dairymen
’
s
Association
An
­
W. U. Douglas Dies at Bay
be the cleanest bout on the card, al­ standpoint of navigation, should be With the remarkable yields and
Leslie intended to spend a few hours
Wallace Ulysses Douglas, a resident
nual Meeting Next Monday at hto old home in Sacramento and
though the principals In the “hot made at his office in the custom­ profits realized by spud growers in
preliminary” have not been an­ house at Portland not later than Jan. that district this year as an incentive, j of Marshfield for the past 38 years,
the doctor at Stockton, on the way
he to putting part of hto ranch in po-1 and one of the leading and most in-
The annual meeting of the Coos south. They will be in Pasadena
7.
nounced.
I Sailor Dick Trout to going up
The company wishes to construct a tatoes the coming year. He tells of fluential attorneys of Coos county, County Dairymen's Association will from seven o'clock in the morning
against cne of the meanest meanies boom along the north bank of th» one grower who netted,. above all passed away at hto home in North be held in the Woodman Hall in Co­ Friday until seven p. m.’, and will
when he meets Bob Castle, who has riv.er immediately below the highway expenses, »20,000 from htot 46-acre Bend Monday morning, after an ill­ quille on Monday, January 4, at 1:30 stop at San Francisco on the home­
P. M., according to an announcement ward trip for a few hours’ sightseeing
no friends in any sports assemblage bridge for a distance of 600 feet and potato farm in 1936. Two young men ness of several weeks.
Funeral services were conducted just made by M. M. Schmidt, of Nor­ of the new bridges and other points
The fans like the rough stuff and yet which would utilize not more than from Portland, with »5000 each given
one-third of the waterway. The tope them by their father, came there four Wednesday afternoon at the Thuer- way, president of the county organi­ of interest. They expect to be home
they boo the dirty wrestler.
It should be a first-class show New of the proposed row of piling for the years ago. The first year they mad« wachter Funeral Home by Rev. F. zation.
Sunday evening.
This will be an important meeting
Year’s night, with preliminary sched­ boom would be at an elevation of not a living, the second they repaid their G. Jennings.
less than 24 feet above low water father, and the fourth year were able
Mr. Douglas was bom in Detroit, and all dairymen of the county are
uled to start at 8:30 sharp.
Cow Testing A m ’ r to Moot
to pay the gdvemm^it »80,000 as Mich., Nov. 20, 1666, and came to urged to be present, Mr. Schmidt
mark.
The annual meeting of the Coquille
rental for the use of 12.00 acres.
stated. In addition to the annual
Coos Bay in 1800.
Sam Malehorn a Visitor
The reclamation service to opening
His experience Included newspaper election of officers and directors, Valley Cow Testing association Will
Dr. Gale, of Bandon, Pawes
Sam Malehorn, formerly deputy
d entry a part of the huge publishing, court reporting, insur­ other matters which are of vital im­ be held in the Woodman Hall in Co­
sheriff of Coos county, who to now
Dr. Arthur Gale, Bandon phys’cian,
ract
each
year
and renting the bal- I ance, before he was admitted to the portance just at this particular time quille on Monday, January 4, in con­
doing the same work as a member of who was in the Mast hospital at Myr­
ance.
in
order
to
secure compensation bar in 16M.
will be considered. A state law to nection with the Coos County Dairy­
the state police that he used to do tle Point, passed sway Monday eve­
for
the
amount
spent
on
the
project.
provide
for the eradication of Bang’s men's association meeting, according
His widow, who was Ida M. Green­
when connected with the state fire ning at eight o’clock. Hto death, as
to Alton Kay, president of the organ­
marshal's office—investigating incen­ have been several in the past throe The rental value was at one time a 1 man and to whom he was mirried disease becomes effective January 1, ization.
dollar
per
acre
per
year.
It
jumped
;
1937.
This
law
provides
that
all
Dec.
31,
1802,
survives
as
do
five
of
diary fires and securing evidence for months, was indirectly caused by the
All dairymen are welcome at this
1
six children: Duncan E. Douglas, dairy cattle within the county be
prosecution—was a Coquille visitor Bandon fire, and was due to a com­ to »2 and »3 and to now about »8, per their
meeting and particularly those who
tested
for
Bang's
disease
at
least
acre.
;
Marshfield;
Mrs.
Emma
Lou
Bower,
on Tuesday.
plication of troubles, pneumonia,
Temple City, Calif.; Mrs. Lucille once during the calendar year under have been testing or plan to test dur­
He was down here to investigate heart and stomach troubles.
Hunt, Modesto, Calif.; Mrs. Alice the state testing program, the work to ing 1937. The principal business for
Slid
Backward
Into
River
the burning of a barn which the own­
Dr. Gale had served the people of
start in January of each year. This this meeting will be the election of
er thought was fired to cover the Bandon as physician for 30 years,
The Portland daily papers were Burns,'of Portland; and W. U. Doug­
law will be carefully discussed and directors and officers for the coming
las,
Jr.,
of
North
Bend.
He
to
also
theft of stored wool.
and hto passing is mourned by an un­ several hours late last Saturday
explained
at the dairy meeting and year and a discussion of methods now
survived
by
a
half
brother,
Chas.
J.
This investigation caused Mr. Msle- usually large number of friends and morning due to slippery roads on the
action taken there may affect the en­ in use for obtaining records on dairy
Thorp,
Of
Gaffney,
S.
C.
hom to recall a recent, barn fire in acquaintances.
Middle Fork highway.
At Tanner
forcement of this law to some extent.
Wasco county where a Welchman to
He to survived by his widow and creek, near Remote, the truck started
accused of killing hto brother who four children, Mrs. Harold Finnegan, to skid in the slush which had been Opening Independent B.B. Game Funds have been appropriated by the
McKinley Ranch Sold
county court to carry out the testing
owned the ranch. The barn, 20x100 of Cottage Grove. Mias Virginia Gale, snow during the night. The heavy
The opening game of the Indepen­
The 40-acre Tom Lawhorn ranch gt
feet, burned and the bones of the of Bandon. Thornton Gage, of Lake- rear end of the Pacific Express truck I dent basketball league, will be played work and it is important that dairy-
llfeL *nd Arthur Gale, of New Yorifc.
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That the sawmill of the Arrow Mill
Co. will be located in Coquille, as
had been Intimated several months
ago, was definitely settled during the
recent visit here of N. Jameson. The
land purchased as a site was at the
west end of the company’s holdings,
next to the Swift plant. Mrs. Phil
Bourns,
formerly
Alice
Collier,
deeded the property just before Mr.
Jameson’s return to Chicago.
It to not intended to construct a
large njill as it will be used only to
to cut logs for the Arrow company’s
battery separator plant.
Construc­
tion will start In ths spring.
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"Born to Dance." frtrmrana
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"Born to Dance,” claimed by those
who have seen it to be a more magni­
ficent production than “The Great
Ziegfeld,” is the New Year's offering
of the Liberty Theatre.
It will be
shown at a special matinee at 2 p. m.
Friday, again that evening and on
Saturday evening. It is brimful of
brilliant scenes, thrilling dances, gor­
geous girls, and stars—and then more
stars. The list includes Eleanor Pow­
ell, queeen at tape, James Stewart,
Virginia Bruce, Frances Landford,
Una Merkel, Sid Silvers, Alan Dine-
hart, Raymond Walburn, Buddy Eb-
j|Hÿftorersed position, f
to rest in the river, but still on its
wheels. Neither the driver nor Merle
Landrith, who was with him, were
hurt nor was the truck much dam­
aged
saa and others.
residence on Sanford Heights.
and Riverton as opponents , Both
teams have added new players and
will present a stronger line-up than
they did last year. This will be the
first game of the valley league sched­
ule.
Admission will be 25 and 10
cents.
SchooL«i to Reopen Monday
Snow on Castas Mountain
After a ten-day holiday vacation
the Coquille schools will reopen again
Travelers in from Roseburg Wed­
next Monday, January 4.
nesday report three inches of snow on
the summit of Camas mountain. No
The next meeting of the Coquille snow here in the lower valley but
W. C. T. U. will be on Friday. Jan. & with the thermometer below freezing
at 2:00 p. m. at the L. P. Fugelson here every morning this week it has
been cold enough far snow.
TH» annuM fflffllfli of lh‘e "state
dairymen's association will be held in
Corvallis on January 19 and 20, ac­
cording to information received from
Roger Morse, extension dairyman and
secretary of the state organization. It
to expected that this organization will
Benham, of Sitkum, who owns a
ranch in Brewster valley. The con­
sideration was »4500. Mr. Gibbs to re­
turning to his former home in Ari­
zona.
Ray Endicott, formerly of Coquille
and Myrtle Point, and his son were
here Tuesday from Alturas, Calif.,
which is near the Nevada Hoe where
Heaviest Holiday Mail
it gets hots in the summer and very
Even last Friday, Christmas, the cold in the winter. Ray to still witn
morning mail was unusually heavy, the Standard Oil Co. as he has been
the incoming parcels post being in 55 for the past fifteen years.
sacks.
This year’s
heaviest by far that
at
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