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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1939)
PAGE SIXTEEN • THE COQUILLE VALUT SENTINEL, COQUILLE, OREGON. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, ISM. J------- "Stand Up and Fight" Depicts Rivalry Between Railroad and Stagecoach Lines Wallace Beery And Robt Taylor ^Star in Outdoor Drama Of 1850’s Coming To Roxy Theatre Sunday, Monday and Tues- day-Players Include Florence Rice, Helen Broderick —■------------------- •-------- -------------------------------- - NEW co-starring team of Wal rected “Stand Up and Fight," with lace Beery, veteran of twenty-six Mervyn LeRoy producing. years of film service, and Robert Tay lor, top male name among the young VALLEY VIEW 4-H SEWING er group,, makes its first appearance in “Stand Up and Fight,” outdoor ac CLUB ORGANIZED tion drama describing, the bitter ri The Valley View 4-H Sewing club, valry between the railroad and stage coach line* of the 1850’s. The picture which is the 26th clothing group or will be shown Sunday, Monday and ganized in Coos county, has the fol lowing girls enrolled: Bonnie Liday, Tuesday at the Roxy Theatre. Making the team a triumvirate, Shirley Cornelius, Rosemarie Mack, Florence Rice, by virtue of outstand Dori* May Willard, Julia E. Burgess, ing work in “Fast Company” and Lorraine M. Smith and Lillian Pow “Sweethearts," wins her most impor ers. Mrs. Lena Mack, of Coquille, is tant assignment to date as Taylor’s the local leader under whose direc leading lady. Miss Rice is seen as the tion the group will work. Officers of the 4-H club are: presi owner of a stagecoach lines of which Beery is manager and for which Tay dent, Bonnie Liday; vice-president, lor, a bankrupt young Maryland aris Shirley Cornelius, and secretary, Lil lian Power*. tocrat, is forced to go to work. Mr*. Either Wilson, teacher at the Based on Forbes Parkhill’s novel, “Stand Up and Fight” stresses rapid- Valley View school, arranged the fire action throughout, with two bare meeting of mothers and daughter* knuckle fights between Taylor and who were interested in 4-H club Mis* Julia Bennett, home Beery, a saloon brawl, jail dynamit work. ing, gunfight, covered wagon wreck demonstration agent, explained the and a race between a train and stage meaning, purpose and organization of coach providing plot complications. 4-H club*, the different available A distinguished featured cast include* project», and their requirements, in Helen Broderick a* Aunt Amanda, order that the group would have a Mias Rice's chaperon; Charles Bick basis for choosing one most suitable ford and Barton MacLane as suspect- ! for it. After the explanatory talk, ed slave-runners; Charley Grapewin the group organized a Clothing I as Beery's aide; John Qualen a* club, a* explained above. Davy, freight wagon driver and bos When you do business with Hooten om friend of Taylor; Robert Gleckler as the sheriff; Clintoh Rosemond as . Electric Shop, you get more for your Enoch, fugitive slave and Taylor’s money than just th* materials you buy. You get a dependable product former butler. , Hooten Electric W. S. Van Dyke II, most recently for a fair price. responsible for “Marie Antoinette” Shop. - I and the Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Galline cards. 50 for *1 Ai Eddy musical, “Sweetheart*,” di- A UJnSH CLOTHES WHITER .NEW^WASHER compouno Riverton School A ski sad -Marsh $-4 At a meeting last. week. Jhe boy* 1 who played basketball on the “A” squad during the season voted to en ter the Ashland tournament on March 1 2, 3 and 4. The main object of par ticipating was to get the experience ■ in tournament play. All but two of the boys are sophomores or freshmen. The student body voted almost unanimously to pay the boys’ trans portation to and from Ashland. It is planned later to hold an affair to raise money for re-imbursing the boys as far as possible for whatever amount they advance to meet the ex pense of the tournament. The school's share in the gate receipts of the tour nament will repay a large percentage of the money advanced. See us about lessons on piano ac- the grade and high school. Officer J Remember the Auction Saturday at Larsen discussed th» the organization and L*n*n -- j me Community Building starts at 10 cordion. We furnish the instrument. friendly service at the state police a. m. H. S. Norton Music & Stationery. and answered many questions about the Oregon laws. Dr. Poling The Riverton high school students had the pleasure Monday of hearing by Dr. V. R. Poling, who is the ^ep- resentative of the contact committee Only very good author* are paid at the rate of 25c per word. of the Oregon State System of Higher offer* this opportunity to budding writer*. Dollar Day In Coquille . _ Education. Dr. Poling discussed the Think why you like to trade in Coquille on Dollar Day*. "Write it general viewpoint of . a college edu in not more than ten word slogan. The first and second best slogan* cation with the entire assembly and •ent into the Coquille Junior Chamber of Commerce will be awarded later described to the seniors the de $3.00 and $2.00 respectively. Write your slogan on the following tailed set-up of the Oregon State blank line* and then mail it to the Coquille Junior Chamber of Com- Higher Educational System. hmerce not later than February 24th or leave at the Sentinel office. I FREE nve DoUars PRIZE Trojan’ The regular monhtly issue of the “Trojan,” Riverton high school paper, will be distributed Friday, Feb. 27. Millington Meeting * School board members, Mrs. Flora Basketball Carlson, Mrs. Clara Jeffery, Mrs. A marked improvement in -the ID. P. Jenkins; clerk, Mrs. Lillian j playing of both the Bandon and Riv- 1 Hanly, and principal, Wayne Robln- erton teams was evident in the game . son, of the Riverton school were pres- at a of 7hr.ch<^C£a7d Riverton was, however, handicapped members and clerks bLCoos county. by the loss of Miles Hgrtwell, who The meeting was held in the Milling was ill In bed and unable to attend ton school Saturday, Feb. 18. Dr. V.“ the game. The green bunch of play D. Bain spoke to the group about ers which started the season Is begin several of the new measures pending ning to show the effects of greater before the legislature and heard re experience and practice. The Rlver- ports from the districts which he in ton team, however, practioes only spected last year. Most of the schools four or five hour* per week. Most had made many worth while im teams practice ten to fifteen hour* provements. per week. Since it is not possible Ping Pong Tournament for players to come to the school The Riverton ping pong tourna house in the evening or to practice ment has grown up. Miss Gilman’s after school, all practices must be physical education class is now play held during a one-hour athletic pe ing a tennis tournament. The girls riod during the school day. ' are paired off in teams of two.. The winners of the elimination playoff By virtue of much hard work and will compete individually in a singles several pounds of popcorn the seniors championship playoff, also. cleared $1 from their popcorn sale Traveling Library at the Bandon-Riverton game Friday The high school librarian. Miss Gil night. man, has ordered another traveling Larson Speak* library from the state library. These State Police Officer Larson was books are for the use of any one in kept busy at Riverton most of Thurs the community who wishes to read day afternoon talking to members of them. NAME ADDRESS Dollar Day Values... 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Get a new outlook for winter hori- zona or for »potting the first flush of green on the rpeadows in Buick’* “visibility unlimited’’—as much as 412 more square inches of safety plate glass to see through. Then consider also: Your present car is worth lees each day as a trade-in. The risk of repair bills grow* steadily greater. Old rubber’s dangerous, tired batterie* a bore— and a bright new Buick is sound and supple all through. Take steps to retire that slow-mo- Besides — Buick’s prices are lower than a year ago, lower than you*J expect, lower than some sixes! So why not drop in to talk it over? You’ll probably want to get your Buick while the get ting’s good! (Gjneral Elect rk WasNag Cempcund <aa only ba bought et general Electric Washer ar Iraesr GEOERAL ELECTRIC WASHERS As Low As $59.95—Easy Terms Liberal Allowance For Old Washer BIEGGGER & GUNDERSON NBW FURNITURE VSED iter bug Buick-NOW! mwiu or SOUTHWESTERN $1-00 smbai motos » valui MOTORS OREGON COQUILLE
