-
The Sentinel
Capitol Reconstruction commission
and forwarded to Washington for ap­
A £036 HIU la a IHI tih
proval by PWA officials. Blds will
H. A. TOUNG and M. D. GRIMM be called for as soon as federal of­
ficials have approved the plans and
H A. YOUNG, Editor
indications now are that actual con­
struction work will be under way
well before the deadline which has
9« .Ye«—----- $3.00 been set for February 28.
Six Month*
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Oregon’s new lethal gas chamber,
No subscription taken unless paid authorized by the last legislature to
for in advance. This rule is impera­
supplant the gallows as a means for
tive.
executing the death penalty, was in-
Advertising Rates
stallled at the state prison this week.
Display advertising ,30 cents per The octagon-shaped metal house is
Inch. No advertisement inserted for
less than 50 cents. Reading notices eight feet high and seven feet in
10 cent* per line. No reading notice, diameter and is absolutely airtight
or advertisement of any kind, insert­ when the single door is shut and
ed for les* than 25 cent*.
locked.
LeRoy McCarthy, con­
Entered at the Coquille Postoffice as demned slayer of a Portland service
station attendant who was scheduled
Second Class Mail Matter.
to die in the new chamber January
Office Comer W. First sat Willard St 7 secured a stay of execution this
week when be filed notice at appeal
A CHRISTMAS THOUGHT FOR to the state supreme court.
FRANCES HOLMSTROM
Revival of the bitter and bloody
Poet Frances, as I read
range wars of eastern Oregon was
The words within your book
I see again the well-loved scenes , predicted by A. R. Hollingshead,
Malheur county rancher, if the State
On which you’d have us look.
Land Board persists in'its purpose
Lady Frances, only you
to block school lands into large
Have seen these thing* so clear
grazing areas for lease to the highest
That we but dimly can describe.
bidder. The small stockman would
Your words charm many an ear.
not be able to compete with the big
operator and woud be compelled to
Mother Frances, we know why—
fight for grazing right, Hollingshead
(Your poems prove it so)
w'1
T
4MM)
On 11
this week at which he opposed the
thrill
blocking program.
That you in your heart know.
«4,013; Hood River, $13,44346; Jo­
sephine, $15,148.18; Lane, $63,786.73;
Lincoln, $9,423.54; Linn, $30,139.15;
Malheur, $12,682.96; Marion, $77,-
546; Morrow, $5,534.73; Polk, $18,-
679.87; Sherman, $3,81044; Wasco,
$16,997.58 Washington, $36,638.99;
Yamhill, $27,752.79.
Agricultural Economic
Outlook Program Planned
(Continued from Page One)
The reports of previous conferences
and all available information re­
garding changes which have occurred
will be used in developing this pro­
gram. Four committee* each includ­
ing 15 to 20 member* of Coos county
farmer* and home maker* will pre­
pare report* based on this informa­
tion and their knowledge of this
phase of agriculture which will be
read and discussed at the general
conference.
William L. Teutsch, assistant coun­
ty agent leader, attended the organ-
zation meeting and explained a plan
being used generally throughout the
state in other counties for handling
thi* type of conference. Jessie In­
gram, home demonstration agent, ex­
plained how the conference could as­
sist in bettering home life on the
farm, George Jenkins, county agent,
traced developments which have oc-
Greetings
To the Merchants, Business and Professional Men of Coquille, and the
general public, who have co-operated with us during the past1 year in
making Coquille and this community a better place in which to live,
by the construction of many new homes and business buildings and the
improvement of older ones.
May the New Year be more prosperous is the sincere wish of
Carpenters' Local No. 1096|M
W. E. FOOTE, Preaident
Members of the Land Use commit­
MYRTLE POINT ITEMS
tee, which will hold its first meeting
The Junior class of the Myrtle
Neighbor Frances, may your book
Electric consumers of Oregon used at the county agent's office on Tues- . Point high school gave a class party
Make all who read to see ’
day, January 4, starting at 10:00 a.
14 per cent more “juice” during 1936
Friday night. The evening was spent
The joy and thrill in simple thing* •han they did in 1930, according to m. with A. S. Burrier, head of the
playing games, dancing,- and several
Farm
Managment
department
at
the
That it ha* shown to me.
a. report compiled by N. G. Wallace,
short skits were given by some of
Poet Frances, 'as I read,
public» utilities commissioner. Data State College, include E. L. Detlef- the student*. Refreshment* of ice
sen,
Coquille,
chairman;
J.
F.
Van
available at this time indicates an
I know that time will bring
cream, cookies and hot chocolate
Well-earned reward to her who sees, increase of approximately 10 per cent Leuven, Bandon; Carl Davis, Marsh­ were served to thirty-five students
field; R. H. Lawhorn, McKinley; Al­
in the gross revenues of electric util­
And seeing, needs must sing.
and teacher*.
ities operating fnthia state over the bert H. Powers, Powers; W- E. Cross,
Mr. and Mr*. Frank May and chil­
Coquille; Everett Messerle, Catching
In printing -th* above the Sentinel revenue^ for 1938
The average
dren, of Condon, Oregon, have moved
Inlet;
Louis
Lund,
Gaylord;
Jesse
Is violatlng a rule of all newspaper rates for domestic use in Oregon, the
D. Clinton, Myrtle Point; J. E. Ford, to this city: Mr. May is in thia lo­
offices—not to publish communica­ report shows, are among the lowest
Coquille;
J. J. Geaney, Coquille; R. cality selling horses, wliich he brings
tion* unless the authors name is in the United States.
L. Clark, Portland; Henry Brownson, in from eastern Oregon.
known. But this is a tribute to one
The primary classes of the Pres­
With a total of 266,237 boys and Bridge; Stanley Clausen, Coquille; byterian church were entertained at
whom all Coquille honors; it* pub­
A.
Witt,
North
Bayside;
Glenn
Ro-
lishing can not harm, and we violate girls enrolled in the public schools
sele, Empire; F. B. Rood, Coos River, a Christmas party, Saturday after­
our rule. It would have been very of the state Oregon’s 1936-37 school
and
R. W. Schaad, Smith-Hughes in- noon. About twenty-five children
simple, however, for the one who population set an all-time high, ac- '
enjoyed an afternoon of playing
catdliw to IL l , r„U.s... ¿Lite
t,trugtQt -»I-Myrtle Point--------- ----- --
" typewrote • the lines to pair
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p,,. I Member* of the Home and Rural games and group singing.
name not be used—and it would not intenddnt of public instruction. Put-
. Thtf pageant^ -i’WMo.- She 'CmtmeS.
name deciare* that this increaseof
committee,-whirtr WttTmeet at
have been
Rang,”'was* presented Sunday night
the
county
agent
’
s
office
Thursday,
heart. The child is happy because
6627 over the previous year's school
by members of the Presbyterian
enrolllment reflects the general pop-’ December 30, at 10:30 a. m. include: church. The cast was made up' of: of his simple trusting faith. We. have
ulation increase in the state due to Mrs. Leia McCue, Coquille, chair­ Holger, . a peasant boy, Delbert lost faith, lost hope. Our hearts are
man; Mrs. Edna Middleton, Green
closed. Our eyes are blinded. Life's
migration from the dust bowl. Larg­
Steele; ■ Steen,- a younger brother,
est school population gains are noted Dell; Mr*. Mary Bones, Gaylord; Mr*. Kedheth Strong; Bartel, Barney whirl and the clamour of living has
in the Willamette Vallley, southern May re Laird, Myrtle Point; Mr*. Ger­ Walsh; an old woman, Mrs. J. R. engulfed us. He comes but we are
Oregon and in the extreme efatem trude deBoer, Myrtle Point; Mr*. Wiby; a rich $nan, Bruce Henry; too busy to see Him and He passes
portion of the state around Nyssa Sarah Erikson, Catching Inlet; Mrs. courtier, Amzy Mintonye; children by. And we needed Him, not only
Jessie Messerle, Catching Inlet; Mrs.
for Christmas but for the year ahead.
and Ontario. •
Laura Holverstott, McKinley; Mr* gift-bearers, Janice Lafferty, Donna
Give much this Christmas.
Put
feALUAU
Minnie King, Power*; Mrs. Esther Mszt, Joan Mintonye. Marshal Bar­ yourself into every gift. The world
The
proposed
—
blanket"
primary
Admitting that he is being strong­
Deadmond, McKinley; Mrs. Minnie nett, Billy Lewellyn and Perry Rop­ can be brightened only with the love
ly urged to call the legislature into measure sponsored by Elbert East­ Sasse, Green Dell; Mr*. Grace Rack- er; a rich woman, Mrs. Amzy Min­
your gift carries. Give big gifts, give
special session to consider labor leg­ man, of Portland is so loosely drawn leff, Arago; Mr*. William Morgan, tonye; young girl, Marie Clinton; stu­
little gifts. Give gifts that necessi­
islation, Governor Martin has let it that it would never stand up under a Coo* River; Mr». Chas. F. McCul­ dent, Alice Lafferty; the king, Ken­
tate sacrifice.
court
test
in
the
opinion
of
Attor
­
be known that he does not propose
loch, North Bend; Mrs. Pearl Raping, neth Dietz; pastor, Rev. Hugh Mitch-
Every citizen owes one gift to the
to yield to the urge—not just now at ney General Van Winkle. The at­ Bandon; Mrs. Maude Nelson, Sum­ elmore; angels, Bernice Gillespie;
children of the world today—Peace.
torney
general
in
a
letter
to
Secretary
least.
ner; Mrs. Mary Bird, North Bayside; Martel Roper and Kathryn Henry. World peace can come and will come
Friend* of the governor say that of State Snell called attention to Mr*. Beth Culver, Bridge; Mrs. Ger­
A banquet was given Wednesday
if you and I will earnestly work for
his reluctance to convene the law­ numerous defects in the proposed trude Monson, Myrtle Point; Mrs. evening in honor of this year’s let­
it and teach our chlildren that Christ
measure.
Among
other
things
the
makers is based upon his experience
John Devereux, Bandon; and- Mr*. termen by Herman Tedsen, of Nor­ came not only for the children of
measure
as
drawn
would
restrict
with the last session which ran riot
way. Those present were: Eugene
James Deveredx, Gaylord.
America, but for the children of
for 57 days without accomplishing voting the primary election to the
Laird,
Edgar Rickard,
Martin
Members
of
the
dairy,
livestock,
Japan, Germany, China and Africa
any worth while legislation. A spe­ two major political parties.
poultry and fur farming committee Schmidt, L- P. Linn. W. E. Gurney,
Christmas has not failed. We have
cial session at this time, they point
Eugene Bartlett, Donald Schmidt,'
Oregon’s huge fleet of state-owned which will meet at the county'agent’s Sam Dement, Alvin Sprague, Bob failed. God’s plan is perfect. God
out, would be composed of the same
office on Friday, January 7, at 1:30
sent Christ because we needed Him.
membership as was the regular ses­ automobiles and trucks will consume p. m. with P. M. Brandt, head of the Hagedorn, Vance Freeman. Charles
May
we at this beautiful season open
sion, many of whom are pledged to approximately 3,600,000 gallons of division of Animal Industries at the Hendershott, Donald Wicks, Vernon
our hearts to receive Him. He Comes!
during
1938
at
an
estimated
gasoline
labor and who could be depended
State College, include George Hand­ Trigg, Roy Cook, Bill ^owker, Gene
Joyfully, Elizabeth Gormley
upon to oppose any attempt to regu­ Cost of $578,000, according to Dan J.
ton, Arago, chairman; Ellis Dement, Boniksen, Ben Nichols, Lyle Woods,
Fry,
state
purchasing
agent.
Bids
late labor organizations
Myrtle Point; £. M. Hartwell, Riv­ Douglas Danville, Elmer Brown, and Chamber of Commerce
The governor, it is known, feels submitted by nlhe gasoline distri­ erton; J. A. Larson, Marshfield; Har­ the. host, Herman Tedsen. « .
Committees Named
keenly hi* inability to deal effec­ butors fpr supplying the state with old Potts, Eastside; J. N. Jacobsen,
Miss Wanda Thomas, home econ­
tively with the labor controversy in its motor vehicle fuel during 1938 Coquille; Ben Monson, Lakeside; Dr. omics teacher, gave a Christmas par­
(Continued from Page One)
Portand and other sections of the were identical, Fry said.
J. H. Bennett, Marshfield; Dr. J. W. ty for the advanced home ec. class at
her
home
Monday
evening.
The
state which ha* paralyzed the lumber
Pianos may be musical instrument* Harrison, Coquille; Joe Nilsen, Riv­ girls enjoying the everting were: Vel­ Barrow, F. W. Martin, R. T. Slater,
industry for the past four month*
erton; George Landrith, Coos River;
to
most people but the Board of Con­
Drue Cunningham.
While he has promised police protec­
Chas.
McHaffy, Coos River; Joe Deis­ ma Krewson, Dorothy Bender, Helen
Fish and game—J. D. Gillespie, A.’
tion to worker* who return to their trol discovered that they could also men, Catching Inlet; Floyd Peterson, Barklow, Thelma Robison, Alice Bel-
w t Ardis
<al Uio Oicwai
v, iHiimvU
shaw,
Stewart,
Mildred num,
Hunt, N. Gould, M. F. Pettit, Fred Jensen,
jobs picketing of the mill* by the be a lot of hot potatoes when rival Bandon; S. S. Reed, Myrtle Point; otad
^uAaon.'.
A. F. of L. and boycott of C. I. O. salesmen attempted to sell the board Hillis Perkins, Bandon; Ray Water­ June McClellan, Lavaun Hammack,
Publicity—H. A. Young, J. L.
producis-continues as a serious hand­ on the merit* of their respective man, Bandon; Caroil Rycraft, Smith- Josephine Deyoe and the hostess.
Smith, Dr. R. F. Milne, Geo. Jenkins,
icap to the operation of the mill* with makes this week. The pianos—11 of Hughes instructor, Riverton.
Mis* Thomas.
J. P. Beyer*.
•
the governor powerless to do any­ them—are wanted by the State Col­
Members of the farm crops, horti­
lege for use in it* music department.
1 Sollicitations—rR. L. Stewart, D. E.
thing about it
culture, and soil management com­
HOME FOLKS
Rackleff, H. L. Claterbo*.
Another special session boom was At a previous meeting the board had mittee, which will meet at the coun­
awarded
the
contract
for
the
pianos
I Transportation—Lafe Compton, J.
nipped in the bud here thi* week
»Continued from Page One)
ty agent’s office on Wednesday, Jan­
D. Gillespie, R. L. Stewart.
when D. A. Bulmore, administrator to the high bidder. While the dean uary 5, at 1:30 p.m. with Lawrence
i ' Ed Miller, Coast Highway associa-
of
music
from
the
College
endorsed
for the Unemployment Compensa­
come?
”
kept
pounding
my
frightened
Jenkins, assistant specialist in farm
I tion manager, was present at the
tion commission ridiculed reports the choice the unsuccessful bidder crops at the stete college, include heart.
*
charged
the
board
with
throwing
: luncheon and stated that the Pacific
that the compensation fund was be­
And
then
—
Oh,
how
well
remem
­
E. L. Clausen, Broadbent, chairman;
ing jeopardized by the labor contro­ away some $600 on the purchase. So Leonard Rood, Coos River; M. M. bered the many time* He had come! Greyhound Lines wished to name
versy, necessitating fegislative action the board reconsidered its previous Schmidt, Norway; R. H. Christensen, Only last year I saw Him in the one of their buses for the Coast High­
action and passed the buck back to
to keep it solvent.
hands of a little boy making, with way and he asked if the Coquille
the
board of higher education for its Bandon; Ray Deadmond, Fairview;
chamber would care to have the
Bulmore pointed out that there is
grass and dolls, the Holy Family be­
Henry
George.
Coquille;
J.
D.
Cart.
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dedication
ceremony take place in
now approximately $6,000,000 in the recommendations.
Arago; C. F. McCulloch, Haynes In­ neath the wee Christmas tree.
Coquille.
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Oregon compensation fund. Assum-
Faith, hope and love had radiated
let;
Abe
Grossen,
Larson
Inlet"
CM.
Governor Martin has announced
The matter was referred to J. E.
ang that the commission should be
Conner, Hauser;
Walter Donald, again and again to me, from small
called on pay maximum benefits of that he will be “more or less on va­ Broadbent; A. R. Davenport, Myrtle homes displaying a single candle, to Norton to arrange.
cation
”
until
after
the
New
Year.
A vote of thanks was extended J.
$15 a week to 10,000 jobless workers
Point; Henry Hervey, Lee; C. M. great home* aglow with lavish tree*.
L.
Smith, street decorations com-
durfing 1938 for the maximum du­ While he will be in touch with his Bonnicksen,
His Holy presence clothed u* as we
Broadbent;
Leonard
ration of 16 weeks he pointed out that office every day, he does not ex­ Hudson, Smith-Hughes instructor of knelt in the old church at dawn, our
this woud only require $2,400,000. pect to make any appointments or Coos River.
heart* singing joyfully, “Silertt night,
Thi* would still leave $3,600,000 in fill any engagements during the hol­
holy night.”
the fund plus 1938 contribution* idays.
I saw Him in the old woman, bent,
Lee Ladies Vote to Boycott
which are expected to pour in at the
blackening her stove and scrubbing
The
woman
’
s
club
at
Lee
on
the
rate of $500,000 a month or more
North Fork has taken the lead in her splintered floor, preparing for
week by Secretary of State Snell in
rount’ ,n <*ecl*rin* •' boycott the festive day. A home where God
ments.
wag not recognized, and where no
There
payment
<rf
the
balance
due
on
the
Japanese
made good*.
-..
—
Furthermore, Bulmore explained,
allocation of highway fund*. P«>baby will be similar action by a Bible lay.
should the commission find it neces­ 1937
1937 allocation
I saw Him in a home, where chil­
sary to reduce payments In order to Multnomah county received $452,-
dren tucked in bed. a tired mother
and
nothing
Would
bring
the
Japs
protect the fund it now possesses full 672.17 or more than one-third the
with love-lit eyes sat dressing a doll.
authority to curtail benefits and total. The smallest check, for $2,942 1 to their senses more quickly than for
A father eagerly carving a toy.
1
the
boycott
to
be
general
throughout
shorten the time for which payments went to Wheeler county. Allocations
I walked into the still, still night,
are made without additional legisla­ tozother counties include: Benton, the United States.
• f .
the star* spoke His love, Hi* beauty,
$22,095.39;
Clackamas,
$52,276.74;
tion.
I __ ,
29? Hi* security for me.
Columbia, $19,764.62; Coos, $32,574.-
HUDSON'S DRUG STORE-
Plans for the new state library
building have been approved by the 70; Deschutes,
$18,35645;
Gillism,
tf
He comes, dear friends, do not lose
Funeral Home
Phone 100
Coquille, Ore.
Ambulance Service
6£
mittee chairman, and the Mt States
Power Co. which gratuitously hung
and hooked up the six star* for the
loliday season, for their efforts in
making Coquille the most attractive
it has ever been at the holiday sea­
son..
W. L. Teutach, assistant county
agent leader for the state was a guest
at the luncheon.
* '
There will be no Chamber of Com­
merce meeting next Tuesday, th*
dining room at the hotel being closed
for several day* while alteration*
and decorating are taking place.
A Safe Holiday Resort
After considering various cozy
place* in which to spend Christmas,
Walt Smith decided that the quarter*
in the basement of the city hall of­
fered the best service. Recorder Les­
lie fined him $10 on Tuesday to
serve out which will require until
Sunday. Other* fined by the re­
corder this week were Arch Martin
and Carmel Sanders, each $5 on
Monday.
Spencer Foundation Garments
and Bandeaus individually designed.
For appointment call 191J or write
Taylor, 540 North Coulter, Co-
• Nov. 18, 38