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COQUILLE, COO8 COUNTY.
N. THURSDAY. MARCH 11, 1938.
Coquille Blamed
For All Closing
Slate Assn
Industrial Peace, Fair Play for
and Capital with Rack-
Elimination Ara Objects
A Coquille business man who had
occasion to go to Gold Beach last
week drove down without any trouble
but at this side of the Curry county
town he saw a sign, “Highway closed
because of high water at Coquille.”
Having just gone over the dike, he
“Oh, that was put up when the slide
near Arizona Inn stopped all traffic
north,” was the naive reply.
For some reason Gold Beach is op­
posed to the present highway route,
but the dike here is not closed to
travel any oftener than the highway
is in Curry county. Bad slides near
Arizona Inn on one side and Pistol
river on the other, shut off travel to
Gold Beach during the storm period
more effectively than did the water
on the dike here.
A Proclamation
Good Will To
in March
Felt by Labor
H. A. Minter, Plywood Union
President, Says Men Could
Not
Have Accepted Cut
Tax collections for this month haie
reached a total of $520,000, some of it
being for delinquent taxes, but the
payments for current tax being close
to the half million mark Rebates al­
lowed according to law, for prompt
payment, totalled •$ 12,83.21.
This was a larger March payment
than in 1937 when it was $477,
but not so large as that of Ms
1936, when $530,033 was recei
However, the tax payments for
first three months of this
In a ten-minute talk before the
Chamber of Commerce directors
Tuesday noon, H. A. Minter referred
to an item in the Coos Bay Times this
week which stated “It was reported
a number of Coquille merchants have
informed mill workers their credit
will be stopped if the wage cuts were
rejected and operations are shut down
indefinitely as a result,” and he ex­
pressed the thought that it was “just
talk. There
Whereas, April 15, 1538, la Good
Friday, the day set apart in com-
memoration of the Crucifixion of
Christ, and
Whereas, the day is observed
throughout the whole world as a
«P»cial day, of worship and remem­
brance, and
Whereas, the Coquille Ministerial
Association bas arranged services for
three hours (12 M to 3 P. M.) on that
day, and
Whereas, the business houses of the
city are bo-operating in closing them
for the three-hour'period,
Therefore, 1, the Mayor of the city
of Coquille, commend such obser­
vance of the day to the residents of
Coquille, as they shall see fit.
J. D. Rankin,
Mayor ot Coquille
Special Services at
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7 O'ClockBreaktast
There were 17 out for the seven
o’clock breakfast in the hotel Tues­
day morning, 16 of them being Jun­
ior Chamber of Commerce members.
Don Gillespie, vice president of the
Coquille C. of C. and contact man for
that organization, was the other one
present. His talk was on farming
conditions.
Matters considered at the round
table discussion were the possibilities
of having telephone and electric
poles removed from the business sec­
tion, with the wire run in conduits
underground; the need for a public
celebration in Coquille some time
ir during the year, and the securing of
~ ^“ftiatìrir pöHoÄS^ffding ’^ch
Highway
The semi-annual
Coast Highway Association is to be
held in Reedsport, April 17 and 13,
and J. E. Norton, president of the as­
sociation, urged at ¡the Chamber of
Cotnmerce session Tuesday nood that
all who can possibly attend should
be there.
Coquille is allowed three coun­
cilors to take part in the proceedings,
besides the officers, Mr. Norton and
Lafe Compton, treasurer, and J. L.
Stevens, J. A. Lamb and H. A. Young
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s's represented
tivw by the C. of C.
has said anything of the kind. The
extent of credit for everyone, wheth­
Pioneer Methodist Church is plan­
er a Smith Wood employee, a business ning for a week of special services,
man or a rancher, win still
_ willP Sunday morning,
ae it always has, on
April 3, and continuing on through
resources and ability to carry his the week. The pastor, Rev. H. L.
Graybeal, will do the preaching,
Mr. Minter also made the statement while special music will be furnished
that had the plywood union, of which by both the regular church choir and
he is president, voted to accept the by the Young Peoples choir.
ten per cent cut, the Oregon and
Mr. Graybeal has announced after­
noon meetings at 4 p. m. each day
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for boys and girls, and plans to have
them sing in the. regular service Fri­
day night. Members of the local Boy
Scout troops are invited to attend in
a body Wednesday evening.
The sermon subjects announced in­
clude “Is Your Name on the Pay­
roll?” for Sunday morning; “God
Names a Man” Sunday evening, and
“God's -Rays” for Monday evening:'
Well Spent I (They
Are Successful
Ray Jeub's Talk
put to *
An Error Causes
to Pro-America
Run on Gregg's
7:30
Coos Hopes For
More Like Today
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Buyers News was made very evident
again last Friday when Gregg's
Hardware store received phone call
after phone call as well as many per­
sonal calls in response to their paint
adv. Through a slip on the part of
the mechanical department the fig­
ure 49c was not instered in the adv.,
although the large bills delivered with
the Buyers News showed the price
had been reduced from 79c or 80c to
49 cento. But when the adv. mistak­
enly read that it was reduced to 00
cento the demand was instantaneous.
The Kitcheneering, Dorothy Ducks,
Shirley and Dream House features of
the Buyers News have been creating
much reader interest with a great
deal of very favorable comment.
The boxholders all over Southern
Coos county receive the News each
week, not spasmodically, and adver­
tisers are overlooking a splendid op­
portunity for widespread publicity if
they do not avail themselves of the
service offered by the Sentinel and
Buyers News.
Wrestling Is Again
On in Coquille Mrs. Frank Wilson
Some of the Coquille valley and vi­
cinity folks who have been pestered
and beset by high water, rough
weather, and labor troubles will be
able to forget their troubles and rend
the welkin with their huzzahs and
catcalls next Friday night at the Co­
quille Community Building. At that
time, ladies and gents. Coquille's
wrestling promoter, Harry Elliott,
will stage one of his all-star shindigs
in which otherwise reasonable guys
will step into the squared circle and
try to tear each other six or eight
different ways from the center.
In the first card of wrestling since
February, Harry announces that he
has signed up two of the leading
grapplers in the Pacific northwest
for the Friday night card. They are
Pat, “Rowdy Dow,” O’Dowdy of Ok­
lahoma and George Wagner of Hous­
ton, Texas. They will form the main
event over the one hour route, best
two falls out of throe.
Pat O’Dowdy has appeared in Co-
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Yesterday and today have been
wonderfully enjoyable days and
March apparently is going out like
a lamb although it didn’t look like it
a couple of days ago. The barometer
stood at 3030 this morning which in­
dicates fair weather, unless its rise
presages a sudden drop.
Organizing Dew Valley Grange
Sleet, hail and rain on Monday and
Arthur Brown and Henry Gustaf­
Tuesday were not unusual for this
son, state grange officials, have been
time of year, but all southwestern
active recently in southern Coos and
Oregon is enjoying the present fine
northern Curry counties, and the
weather.
prospect is good for the organization
of a new grange, with headquarters
Rotary Enjoys Her Singing
at Dew Valley. The Weetmost grange
at Langlois was disbanded some time
Miss Anita Pageler, accompanied
ago.
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by Miss Rose Naef at the piano,
very delightfully furnished the mu­
sical entertainment at the Rotary club
Court of Honor April 5
Another Boy Scout court of honor luncheon yesterday. She rendered
in which members of both Coquille two vocal solos.
The club voted that as individuals
troops will participate, is scheduled
to be held in the Legion Home next the members would support the Sport
Show which is to be held here early
Tuesday evening, April 5,
in May, probably in the Community
Building...
Gue.rts of the club were Charles
Schroeder, of Bandon; Dr. R F.
Milne, of Coquille, and the senior
class members, Lucille Riddle, Faye
Sinclair and Delbert Starr.
high quality product.
T. R. Warren, field man for the
Surveying for Wider Streets
American Jersey Cattle Club, will
discuss important factors in the de­
A. N. Gould started Monday morn*
velopment of \he Jersey breed of ing the surveying of the two blocks
cattle and will show pictures of spe­ on each Hall and Second streets from
cial interest to all dairymen.
which the city expects to remove
Reporta will be given at the meet­ grass parking strips this summer and
ing on disease control work in the pave from sidewalk to sidewalks, as
county, on recent changes in the ag­ a W. P. A. project..
It is hoped to have the plans and
ricultural conservation program, and
on the marketing of dairy products specifications ready for the council
This is a program of unusual interest next'Monday evening so that they
at this time, according to Mr. Peter­ can be approved and passed on to the
son, and all dairymen are urged to W. P. A. regional office.
attend and participate in the discus­
sion on any subject
card, 90 foi $1.00.
County Dairymen's Association
to Meet in Coquille Monday
The county clerk was instructed
yesterday to issue a warrant for
$1500 for expenses of the two men
who will go east Saturday.
Writes for Sentinel
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Wilson, who
formerly lived on the Fairview road
beyond the county farm but who now
have a ranch a few miles below Ban­
don, were in Coquille last Saturday.
While she was here the Sentinel made
arrangements with Mrs. Wilson to
furnish Us with a series of articles on
cactus and other succulent plant cul­
ture.
When Mrs. Wilson lived on Fair­
view mountain she had a wonder­
fully fine flower garden and she is
developing just as fine a one at their
new home. She has made thorough
study of the subject on which she is
now writing and what she has th say
about cacti will be of interest to all
flower lovers and growers..
The first article appears in this is­
sue.
Community Bldg. Floor Sanded
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the city hall
last Saturday,
afternoon,
a most interesting talk on the pro­
posed “Government Re-organization”
was given by Ray Jeub before a large
and enthusiastic audience. Mr. Jeub
explained fully the vicious features of
the proposed plan. It was decided to
send a telegram of protest to Senator
Reames of Medford. Senator Mc­
Nary is already opposed to the pro­
posed plan. Those present signed a
petition to congress against this bill.
At the next meeting, which will be
held April 30, some of the local can-
didates for county offices will be
in attendance.
Bicycle Ordinance
Is Now In Effect
, While the city police department is
still awaiting the arrival of the cellu­
loid front registrations card holders
which must be attached to all bi­
cycles, a start was made Monday by
Kermit Shaw on the examination of
applicants for registration, and the
cards will be issued soon. The fee fori
registering a bicycle fa 25 cents and1
there are many points of the new
ordinance with which riders must be
familiar
I
Anyone owning a bicycle would
Prior to the opening of the 1938, ¡do well to get in touch with the po-
I lice officer and learn juat what ia
dancing season, the Coquille Eagles
lodge dance committee has had the
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Community Building floor sanded
and put in the best shape it has been
First Straw Vote
for many months for dancing. The
At a recent joint meeting of Young
first dance will be held there on
Saturday night this week, April 2. Democrats, held in Reedsport, a straw
Babe’s Melody Kings will furnish vote gave Gov. Martin twenty-two
the music and there will be other en­ out of the 24 present It is regret­
table that the vote received by Willis
tertaining features.
Mahoney was in the same proportion.
$146,000 Blanket
WPA Proposal
Submitted
A
Council Does Not Expect to Have
That Much Done But Will
Speed Up What Is Attempted
A special called session of the city
council was held last Saturday noon
with Mayor Rankin and all council­
men present.
A. N. Gould, who is making a sur­
vey of Hall and Second streets with
the city purpose of taking out the
parkings on those streets as the cause,
■was also present, as was W. M Bart­
lett, WPA engineer from Portland.
At the suggestion of Mr. Bartlett,
the council passed a blanket
divided $93,060
for streets- and $53,691 lor water
projects.
The city has no present intention
of selecting projects which will total
that amount, but has now in mind
only three—cleaning up and beauti­
fication of Patterson Grove, removal
of the parking strips on Second and
Hall streets and some provision for
increasing the city's water supply.
The WPA will furnish labor to the
extent of 50 per cent of the above
amounts if the blanket application to
approved in Washington, D. C.
The reason for the blanket appli­
cation is that ft requires from six to
twelve weeks for the board back
there to give final approval, but after
that has been secured it requires not
more than ten days to get a decision
from the regional WPA office in Port­
land and-projecte-as suggested by ttnr
council here can be speeded up,
whereas if every one had th be re­
ferred to Washington, there could
not be very much done in securing
federal relief locally this summer.
Four Are Seeking
J. P. Office Here
With the dead line for filing nom­
inations for the primary election com­
ing next Monday at five p. m., there
is a rush for the justice of the peace
office in Coquille. Clarence Bar­
ton, incumbent, filed some^time ago.
The past week Tom Boeke and H. F.
McCracken also filed for the demo­
cratic nomination, and Carl Mack has
announced his intention to file as
a republican candidate. The demo­
cratic candidates all live in Coquille.
Mr. Mack, who has a law office here,
is a resident of the Johnson Mill dis­
trict.
Eight Plead Guilty to
Gambling Charge, Are Fined
Proprietors of the four billard par­
lors in Coquille appeared before Jus­
tice Barton yesterday and pleaded
guilty to the charge that they had
permitted gambling in their places.
Each was fined $250, with $150 of It
suspended for a two year period.
The dealers ~
in the games were
each
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Pended tor the two year Ppp­
These were the same fines as were
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by the
ahd city officeri
earlier thia month.
Dog License Date May 1
The county court this week ex­
tended until May 1 the date when a
penalty of $10 may be added for
dog owners failing to secure licenses
for their animals. Up to last eve­
ning 425 dogs had been licensed in
the county by the deputy
Office Seeking the Man
There is talk in Coquille of Ernest
Clausen, of Broadbent, for county
commissioner. Whether he will con­
sent to run is not known by those who
are urging his candidacy but he is
being seriously considered.
Mr. Clausen is one of southern Coos
county's progressive farmers, who is
making a success of his own business,
a man of good judgment and sound in
financial matters.
3-Hour Closing on Good Friday
Coquille business houses wil 1 again
observe Good Friday, April 15, this
year by closing between the hours of
12 m. and 3 p. m., while the services
are in progress at the Pioneer church.
Practically all places of business
signed the agreement circulated by
Rev. Geo. R. Turney and placards an­
nouncing the closing will be distrib­
uted this
"Demon In the Dark" Senior Class
Play at Liberty Next Thursday
If you enjoy sptne-chilling, ghastly Nye, is the comical housekeeper, and
entertainment and side-slitting com- [ Dido and Juniper, a negro couple
edy, you will find them combined , whose parts are interpreted by Eileen
in the senior play, “Demon in the Kendall and Ben Holverstott, will
Dark,” to be presented April 7 at the convulse you when you behold their
Liberty Theatre.
terror at the grim apparitions.
The story takes place on a haunted
The play is being produced under
island where Sandra Trevor, played the direction of Miss Rose Naef, who
by Patricia Peart, comes with her announces that the high school band
friends to spend her vacation. The will present a concert before the cur­
villain of the play invents such ter­ tain rises for the first act. Other en­
rors as a sea demon, who claims hu­ tertainment features will be a tap
man brides, a bloated corpse, shroud­ dance by Elaine Gray and Barbara
ed in seaweed and a severed hand Leslie, and the announcement and
introduction of the May Queen and
which goes moving about as though
her court.
alive.
Remember the date —1 Thursday
played by Jean evening, April 7.