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City Treasurer Sickels' report to
the city council next Monday eve­
ning will show that Coquille city in-
debtednes has been decreased by
832,057.75 during the first three
months of 1937. Of this 818,000 waa
bond retirement and 84,057.75 in
warrants.
This reduction leaves Coquille’s
entire public debt—warrants, gener­
al* and Improvement bonds—below
8200.000, 8199.711.7* to be exact. Of
this amount 8178,927.97 is bonded
debt. There are 88,000 more in bonds
which will be retired this year, they
having fixed maturities, and Mr.
Bickels says he will also be able to
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Tonight’s
Wrestling Card
Tonight’s wrestling card at the Co­
quille Community Building brings to
local fans the premier headlocker in
these United States in the person of
Jack Hagen, of Shreveport, La , who
locks horns with the Portland flash,
Ben Sherman, in the one hour feature
bout
.
Headlock Jack's weapon compares
favorably to a large doee of chloro­
form administered with the aid of a
myrttewood mallet, and the effect is
about the same. Hagen has yet to
meet a wrestler who successfully
withstood his headlock after the sec­
ond application,' though many mutto
of the mat thought they could — at
first.
Hagen’s cruncher combined
with his uncertain temper makes him
really a dangerous hombre to be
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Officers for Coquille Valley To Be Named at Junior Prom
Country Club Named—
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Play This Summer
Evening
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by Elaine Gray. Barbara Leslie and
Dorothy Glaisyer. Patrons and pa-
■8ronesses for the dance are Mayor
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wffl gb with
the family to their new home.
Dr. Glaisyer had the choice of go­
ing to either Redmond or'Bend, but
chose the former because it is more
of an agricultural section than it is
around Bend.
12301 Awarded by Jary
Ex-Jodg« Asks Back Pay
C. of C. Ateo to Assist
At the Chamber of Commerce
meeting Tuesday noon the directors
voted to co-operate with the other
civic bodies and lodges in Coquille
which are organizing to raise funds
for Community Building improve­
ment—the ceiling and painting of the
interior. No date has been set yet
for the dances which are planned.
The chamber’s membership com­
mittee reported an additional 385
pledged for support of the chamber
this year, with many yet to solicit.
H. L. Claterbos, new manager of
the local bank, was a visitor at the
session. In a short talk he stated
that the policy of the First National
Bank of Portland was for the finan­
B. P. W. to Hew Reports
cial institution and its personnel to
Delegates to the Portland confer­
take pert in all community projects
ence will report at Business A Pro­
fboking to the upbuilding of Coquille
fessional Women’s meeting Monday
and the Coquille valley.
evening. The program is in charge of
the finance committee, with Annie
Robinson, chairman, and of -the re­
search committee, with Inez Chase,
chairman. A birthday cake will be
another interesting feature.
The
meeting will be held at the Dr. Jas.
Richmond residence at eight p. m.
George Ulett, Jr., left for Califor­
The average family in New York nia, Saturday afternoon after a spring
vacation spent at homo.
city pays 834 per month for rent.
Junior Women’s Chib
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to Give Card Party
j. The Coquille Junior Women’s Club
is giving its first aqnual card party
th I. O. O. F. hall next Saturday eve­
ning, April 10, starting at 8:30 o’clock,
and Mrs. A. L. Beck, general chair­
man, hopes to have the 75 tables pro­
vided ail occupied. The games will
include auction, contract, 500 and
pinochle and a very large assortment
of prizes, contributed by Coquille
nqercijanto, will be given away that
evening. These contributions are on
display in the Mt. States Power Co.
windows. The list of those conti ibut-
Ing Is:
; Claire’s_____
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Beauty
Shop, The
Yellow
Lantern, Farr A Elwood. Coquille
Service Station, .Taylor Service Sta­
S. W. Moton Buys Garage
tion, Southwestern Motors, Stevens
The Southwestern Maten thia Cash Hardware, J. A. Lamb A Co.
og W
re the
ton hat been operating on Hall street'
forinerly known as the K. P. garage.
"We had to have more room to
properly scrvio Buicks and Chevro­
lets and take care of the increased de­
mand for general automobile repair
and service,” stated Paul ’ McElwains
this week. This additional repair and
body shop room will enable us to
keep a lot of cars off the street at the
rear of our garage on Second street.”
He also said that when the increas­
ed crew is all at work, and Including
salesmen and office help, there will
be 35 on the Southwestern Motors
payroll in Coquille.
D. F. Thompson, former Coos coun­
ty judge, this week filed a claim,
through his attorney, for back pay
not received for the 18 months he was
in office, and for interest to date. The
total claim is for $774.25.
His claim is based on the provision
in Article VII of the constitution, an
Chaney to Talk to P. T. A.
amendment adopted Nov. 8, 1910,
Sen.
Geo. Chaney will be guest
that the legislature may raise or low­
er the pay of judicial offices, but that speaker at the P. T. A. meeting to be
no judge's salary can be reduced, dur- held Thursday afternoon, April 8, at
Ing the term for which he was 3:00 p. m. in the high school sudltori-
um. Subject will be, ‘'Forcefulness,
elected.
The legislature in 1933 reduced the a Type of Courage." Those who are
Coos county judge’s salary from interested in the character growth of
82400 a year to 83000, or from 8200 a every child should hear this lecture.
month to 8188.87. The cut went into Clarence Osika. principal of the high
effect June 1, 1933, and continued school, will give a short book review
until Jan. 1, 1985, when Thompson 'on “The Movie Conscious Child.” L.
was succeeded by Judge Hugh Mc­ ■L. Bemath, music teacher in the
schools, will play a violin solo.
Lain.
Miss Alfa Bang has arranged an in­
Inasmuch as the constitution is
very plain on this matter it is prob­ teresting program in which pupils of
able that the county court will allow the Junior High will take part. All
the claim at the next session rather parents and friends are welcome.
than try the case out in the courts.
Head Went Through Windshield
Marcus Shelley in their Buick, and
Hollis Mast, of Lee, in a Ford, came
together at the southeast comer of
the court house. Second and Henry
street, last Saturday night, with the
Buick coming out of the tangle second
best. Marcus was driving west on
Second and Hollis east, intending to
turn north on Henry. He waited for
one car to pass before making the
turn and did not see the Shelley car
coming.
The impact threw him into the
windshield, his head going through
the shatterproof glass. He was cut
some around the head and was taken
to the hospital for treatment.
Ï QUEEN
O. C. Sanford, of Coquille; Harry G.
Dement, Jess D. Clinton, John Arnold,
of Myrtle Point; J. H. McCloskey, of
Norway, and Theo. L. Clinton, of
Johnaon's Mill.
Temporary officers were immedi­
ately chosen by the directors—Geo.
Ulett, president; 4 D. Clinton, vice
president; J. A. Berg, secretary­
treasurer.
Harry Peltz, of Coquille, who did
most of the membership solicitation,
is to be greenskeeper and * be in
charge of the club house when it is
built. The plans are to have that
building constructed soon. A dining
room with a floor large enough for
dancing parties, and all the conven­
iences and necessities usually found
at a country club will be provided in
the building.
The greens will not be perfect for
this summer’s play but it is expected
will be of a temporary nature, with
a fine turf ready a year hence.
A new school director for District
Nrt 8 will" be chosen at the annual
school meeting in June.
This was
made certain the first of- the week
when Dr. W. V. Glaisyer announced
that he had accepted the territory of­
fered him by Dr. Sam B. Foster, as
federal veterinarian and inspector far
Deschutes county, Oregon.
Dr. Glaisyer intends leaving next
week for Redmond, where he will re­
side. Mrs. Glaisyer and Dorothy will
il school dooes the
y. They have rented
latter
to H . L. Claterbos.
their
Save hundreds of
in all parts of Coos county
A judgment in favor of Ralph
Pointer for 82,301 was awarded by
the jury in circuit court Wednesday
evening against F. S. Osborne, also of
Myrtle Point.’-- f
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The case started Monday morning
and was stubbornly contested, the
plaintiff suing for 815,000, and ended
at eight p. m. Wednesday when the
verdict was brought in.
Mr. Pointer was s passenger in Mr.
Osborne’s car on March 9, 1938, when
the accident occurred which injured
» Pointer and resulted in two suite be­
ing filed.
Wednesday afternoon as J. W. Me­
in turff, of Marshfield, was preparing
to make his appeal to the jury he
suffered a heart attack and it de­
volved upon Gene Laird to make the
plaintiff’s closing argument
Mr.
Mclnturff was reported yesterday as
still suffering from the attack.
That was the only case tried in cir­
cuit court this week.
Next Monday
the case of the Coos Bay Logging Co.
vs. Hugh Barclay et al will be heard.
CLUB ORGANIZE
The Junior class of the Coquille
nigh school will give their annual
formal dance this evening at the high
school auditorium The dance will be
carried out in blue and white with
the auditorium decorated to give the
idea of a ship’s deck. Light will be
supplied by a huge pilot's wheel of
colored lights suspended overhead.
Don Estes' orhestra will supply the
___________
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_____ ... will
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music
from the ___
stage
tern-
porariiy become the deck of a sailing
vessel. The refreshment stand will
be decked out in ballons as befits a
gala night on shipboard. Small pro-
jrams of blur and white will’even
further carry out the color scheme.
GLAISYER GO­
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It is expected that play will be pos­
sible on the Coquille Valley Country
Club greens near Norway this sum­
mer, which means that at the organ­
ization meeting of subscribers, held ai
Myrtle Point last Monday evening, it
was decided to go ahead with the
plans as originally outlined- Cash i in
hand and note subscriptions now I to-
tai close to $10.000.
A committee consisting of O.
Sanford, F. S. Emery and Harry Q*
Dement, was named to proceed with
the incorporation of the club.
Temporary directors, to act until
the incorporation is effected when
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Lower Mill Raises Wages
permanent directors will be named,
A Lumber Co-; were elected as follows: Geo. A.
The Coquille 1
which will affect all the 65 men on
its payroll, and mean approximately
810,000 morels year distributed in
wages. The minimum daily wage for
common labor is now $4.80.
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Suffer» from Twelve Foot Fall
Mrs. Hal W. Pierce has been con­
fined to her bed since last Thursday,
suffering from severe bruises she re­
ceived when she fell abotit twelve
feet at her home on Knowlton av­
enue. Just what happened she does
not know. She was in the attic over
the living room and must have
slipped from the rafters and fallen
through the plywood ceiling to the
floor below.
When she recovered
consciousness she managed to drag
herself to the telephone and called
the Coquljle Hoapital She was im-
mediately taken to the hospital, but
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was taken home again that evening.
City Police Cases
Wilson’s Jewelry, Wil­
liams’ Red A White Grocery, Eaton’s
Feed Store, Hooton’S Electric Shop,
Swift A Co., Alice Roberts’ Beauty
Shop, Cow Ball Dairy, Studio Beauty
Shoppe, Dey's Meat Market, Her­
man’s Men Shop, Ideal Bakery, The
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Boy Jumped in Front of Car
Sheriff Howell happened along
soon after an accident had occurred
yesterday afternoon on the Powers
road, just beyond the Hoffman
bridge. Two youngsters wanted to
cross the road. One ran ahead of a
car and made it. The other, a four-
year old son of Charley Hoffman,
waited until the car he saw had
passed and then jumped off the bank
to dart across the road. Immediately
in front of the following car driven
by Wm. Baker, of Myrtle Point. The
car hit him, knocking him 38 feet, and
the driver, in his effort to stop, drove
across the road and into the ditch.
The youngster was taken to the
hospital, but the sheriff thought he
was not seriously hurt, no bones be­
ing broken.
Visitor From Canada
Mr and Mrs. E. W. Ferbrache and
son came in Tuesday evening from
their home in Medicine Hat, Alberta,
for a week’s visit at the home of his
brother, W. J. Ferbrache, on the Myr­
tle Point highway. The visitors left
Coquille 13 years ago, after residing
here for two or three years, and Mr.
Ferbrache was astounded at the prog­
ress Coquille has made industrially
in that time. Coos county climate is
one thing they have missed in Al­
berta. For 45 days in a single stretch
the past winter the mercury ranged
from 25 to SO degrees below zero.
Visita After 38 Year»
Mrs. J. B. Pointer enjoyed a visit
last Sunday with her sister, Mrs. A.
E. Wheeler, whom she had not seen
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for 40
38 years. The latter u/ne
was net
on n a
business trip to Cottage Grove with
her son-in-law, Harry Middleton.
They live at Upper Lake, Calif. Mrs.
Wheeler was bom in Marshfield and
lived in Coquille for seven or eight
years, prior to her departure for Cal­
ifornia in 189»
The visitors con­
tinued their journey Sunday evening.
David Crowley put up 55 bail when
arrested by Coquille police last Sun­
day. When he failed to show up
Monday Recorder Leslie declared it
forfeited, but later Crowley made ar­
rangements to enter a plea at two
p. m. tomorrow.
Masons to M. P. April 8
Peter Fravus Somer, Jr., of Marsh­
T- • Masonic lodge at Myrtle Point
field, was given a year’s suspended
has invited all lodges in the Coquille
ten dollar fine by the recorder, Tues­
valley to attend a communication
day, on an intoxication charge.
there next Thursday, April 8, when
the Chadwick lodge team will confer
the M. M.
on a Myrtle Point
candidate.
Rotary Jamboree to Be
Attended by 200 T
The Coquille Rotary birthday party
and Jamboree in which the Marsh­
field Rotary to joining, will be held in Coos County Association to Meet
the Odd Fellows hall here Saturday
in Court Room Next
evening. About 200 Rotarians, their
ladies and invited guests, are ex.
pected to be present for the banquet,
The next regular meeting of the
program and dancing which will fol­
Coos County Dairymen’s Association
low.
P. W. Lane, secretary of the Co­ will be held in the Circuit court room
quille Rotary, is to act aa toastmaster in
i Coquille, Monday, April 5, at 8:00
and the program of music, stunts, p. m., according to M. M. Schmidt,
talks, etc., which have been arranged, Norway, president of the organiza­
indicates that there will not be a dull tion.
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This meeting will be df special in­
moment during the entire evening.
Invitations have been extended to 1 terest to dairymen throughout the
as the new state law govern­
Mayor and Mrs. J. D. Rankin and the county
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the grading of milk and cream-
presidents and their Wives of the Co- ing
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be explained by Representative
quille and Marshfield Chambers of will
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Commerce, Lions and 20-30 Clubs J.
< H. McCloskey, who was instrumen­
in securing its passage. This law
and the Norjh Bend Kiwanis Club, to tal
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be present. "
' will require the grading of all milk
cream shipped to factories and
The committees in charge consist of and
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effect most of the dairymen in
Rev. Geo. R. Tumey, C. W. Kline, Dr. wiU
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county it was stated.
V. L. Hamilton. A. N. Gould, Mes- the
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A. Rietman, L. H. Hazard, P. W.
Lane. C. W. Kline, M. F. Pettit, H. S.
Norton. J. A. Berg, E. E. Johnson, of
Coquille, and Jerry Extra, G. C. Hug­
gins, Robt. Gebhardt and H. A. Bus»
terud, of Marshfield.
ARAGO BARN
BURNED SAT.
The Faffertys were truly unforun-
ate Saturday when their large dairy
bam on the river burned to the
ground. This barn was located near
the river bank on the place owned by
Mrs. Amelia Lafferty and operated
by Fred and S. L. Lafferty. It was
complete with all modem conven­
iences demanded on an up-to-date
dairy ranch, stanchions for forty-five
cows’, completely equipped with elec­
tric pump, milking machines, hay
hoist and other machinery, all of
which was lost. The cause of the
fire was sparks tram the tractor ex­
haust. They
tton from the open
the sparks into the loose bey
bam was aflame almost be
engine could be shut off. The tractor
was
saved, twelve calves were
brought out safely,
some smaller
pieces of equipment were carried out
by neighbors who rushed to their as­
sistance, but nothing could be done
to save the building. The bam had
just been refilled last week with
baled hay, about twenty tons, es­
timated to carry the feeding to the
end of the season. The milking was
done at the bam on the upper ranch
on the Arago-Myrtle Point road Sat­
urday night. This is a small bam
and has not been used for milking
purposes since the Laffertys have
been operating the two ranches. The
country was scoured for milking ma­
chine units and neighbors came to
their assistance by lending what
could be spared. The herd is milked
in shifts. Fred Lafefrty left for points
in the valley Wednesday rooming
with his truck hoping to locate more
hay.
Mrs, Barton Stags for Lions
Mrs. Roy Barton, accompanied by
Bobbie Burns at the piano, furnished
the vocal entertainment at the Lions
club luncheon yesterdsy noon, al­
though Dave Rackleff and Ray Jeub
tried to horn in by vocalizing later.
But Mrs. Barton received all the ap­
plause snd so greatly did the Lions
enjoy her singing that she was called
upon for a third number at the end
of the dinner.
H. L. Claterbos and Mr. Martin, of
the Southern Pacific, were allo guests
at the session.
The question of holding a ladles*
night was discussed, the suggestion
being that all the Lions clubs in the
county be asked to participate in a
large party. Vice President Gillespie,
who wielded the gavel in the absence
of President Martin, asked that no
decision be made until the next meet­
ing when the president is present.
Lafe Comptom who seconded the pro­
posal, said he was not in the dog
house, snd as it would be too large an
affair to be held in the hotel, he was
for it
qrovement work which is carried on
under the direction of the quality im­
provement committee will also be
discussed and it to expected that the
grading law may have some bearing
on the activity of this committee dur­
ing the year.
, Report of local veterinarians who
are testing dairy cattle for Bang’s
disease shows general participation in
this program and the small number
of reactors being found in some areas
of the county where testing has been
under way for a couple of years
speaks well for the results of the
testing work, Mrs. Schmidt stated
and a report will be given at this
meeting showing progress made so
fsr this year.
Other matters of importance will
be discussed at this meeting and all
dairymen are urged to attend.
rate per hour and the .new
adopted is shown In the fol­
lowing: road patrolmen, 58)4 cents
to 80 cents; gradermen, 55 cento to
58% cento; construction foremen.
62Vi cento to 88)4 cento; carpenter’s
helper, 50 cento to 52 Vi cento; labor­
er, 48 cento to 50 cento; truck driver,
class No. 1, 55 cento to 57V4 cento;
truck driver, class No. 2, 52)4 cento
,to 55 cento; blacksmith, 50 cento to
52)4 cento; mechanic's helper, 45
cento to 50 cents; caterpillsr operator,
52)4 to 55 cento; grade foreman, 52)4
cento to 55 cento; bridge draftsman,
82)4 cento to 87)4 cento; rodman and
chainman, 50 cents to 52)4 cento;
crusher foreman, 52)4 cento to 55
cents; powderman and jack hammer­
man. 52)4 cento to 58 cento; team-
stear, 45 cento to 50 cento, and teams,
48 cento to 50 cento.
The foreman at the shop was raised
from 8145 to 8150 a month.
Bull-
doter and gas shovel operators will
continue to receive 70 cento an hour,
carpenters 80 cento, rough carpenters
55 cento, mechanics and pile-driver
operators 80 cento, and emergency
labor 45 cento an hour.
Dr. De La Rhue’s Book Is Out
"Spanish Trails to California," the
new historical novel by Dr. T. De La
Rhue, of this city, is now available in
book stores and is finding a steady
sale, according to Richard M. Keller,
representative of the publishers, who
was here yesterday. The book deals
with events which occurred west of
the Rocky mountains during the days
of Spanish rule.
Although the Caxton Printers, of
Caldwell, Idaho, which has published
the book, suffered a quarter of a mil­
lion fire loos a couple of weeks ago,
their supply of Dr. De La Rhue’s books
was not injured and they will be able
to supply all requests.
Ray Thomas Greatly Improved
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Thomas return­
ed yesterday afternoon from their
two weeks’ trip to Corvallis and Port­
land. Ray is feeling much better
since he consulted heart specialists in
Portland, who told him he was rapid­
ly getting back to normal. He does
not expect to resume full duty at the
Twins to th« K. G. Stock hofta Mt. States Power Co. office for an
It is thought that both granddads, other month yet.
S. H. Stockhotf and Fred 8chaer, will
survive, although they were visibly Selling Many Logging Trucks
shocked on Monday of this week
Geo. F. Burr is making delivery on
when twin sons, Donald David and a lot of International logging trucks
Ronald Lee, were born to Mr. end this spring. He mid four thia week
Mrs. Kenneth G. Stockloff at their to Ray & Johnson for their lower
home, Dr. J. B. Gillis in attendance. river operations and yesterday he
Both youngsters and the mother are went out into the Umpqua district
and sold two
doing weiL