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COQUILLE. COO8 COUNTY, OBIQON. THURSDAY, MARCH », 1S39.
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Ben Chandler For
NEW MODERN
SERVICE STATION
TO BE BUILT
Court Of Honor
Highway Commission
For Scouts Tuesday
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Hatcher Trial
Begun Yesterday
The Bandwagon"
MRS. BRYANT HAS
SPLENDID FILMS
OF EUROPEAN TRIP
Is Here Tonight
Ben Chandler, of Marshfield, was
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The trial of Lawrence Hatcher on
“The Bandwagon” is the Junior
unanimously endorsed by the Co
the
charge of involuntary manslaugh High operetta to be presented this
BOYS WILL RECEIVE
quille Chamber of Commerce at its
ter of Adolph Aslacksen, in North (Thursday) evening in the new Co
AWARDS FOR WORK
noon luncheon Tuesday for appoint
Bend at an early hour last Christ quille school gym at 8:15. This oper
To ment as member of the state highway Members of the two Coquille Boy mas morniag, was started in circuit etta to of the latest operettic produc The European Travelers find
commission, and he is also being en
court here yesterday morning, with tion, being copyrighted less than
Italy Intent On War—Evan
dorsed by all - omm unities along the Scout trqops who have been active the following as members of the jury two years ago. This performance,
in passing scout examinations will be which will decide whether the de
coast.
which is the first musico-dramatic
The Children Drill Daily
The coast section of the state which awarded honors at the court of honor fendant should be punished more se- program to be given by the. Lincoln
has as important a highway as any to be held in the city hall Tuesday veAly than he already has been: Junior High, will Include more than
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Bryant, who
in the state has never been honored evening at 7:30 p. m. Merit badges Lena McNair, Luelja Davis, Blanche one hundred boys and girls. These returned last Thursday noon from
comprise
most
of
the
awards
that
by the appointment of a coast man
Southard, H. E. Watkins, Lloyd W. students have put forth all their in their three months* trip to Scotland,
■ on the highway commision, and it is will be given.
Rippey. Richard Hall, Ellis Miller, terest and efforts in the hope of mak England, Switzerland, France and
The general process for applicants Emma M. Pierce, Henry J. Spargo,
felt that now is the time to secure
ing .this performance their big suc Italy, have a wealth of interesting
such recognition, if Gov. Sprague can to get the badges is by taking an ex Frances Estes, Lyman Rackleff and cess of the year.
stories and accounts of their trip
be induced to see the justice of the amination in the work from the ex Walter G. Krueger.
Besides the colorful lighting an which they can relate to all those
coast’s claims. Every other section aminer named by the chairman and
In his opening statement Dal King, the new otage, the staging property interested, and Mrs. Bryant has a
of the state has been favored by past then appearing for an oral test before defense attorney, called attention to has been artistically worked out by splendid collection ot motion picture
governors, and the set-up appears the board of review, which is com the fact that the deceased was carry Mr. ' Wayne Smith, whereas, Mrs films which she took on the trip
to be for the new commission, which prised of Eagle scout« only. To fin ing a gallon jug of wine when he was Marie Stewart has given all her able
Leaving Coquille December 10,
the governor will appoint, to consist ish up on any particular merit badge, knocked down, and to the actions of assistancee with the costuming and they went first to her father’s old
of a Portland former member, H. B. the scout later has to give a report so many pedestrians in trusting en material needed.
home in Scotland where four uncles,
Van Duzer; an eastern Oregon man, on some definite phase before the tirely to the automobile driver to
The entire operetta to under the two aunts and many cousins reside.
Herman Oliver, and one from either court of honor.
protect them, the pedestrians, from direction of Miss Anita Pageler, The Queen Mary on which they sailed
AU applicants for merit badges their carelesness in crossing streets
the Coast highway or the Pacific
capably assisted by Miss Edna from New York the evening of Dec.
highway. The Pacific highway has were examined by the board of re and highways. „
Schrock. As an added feature, the 16, docked at Plymouth, England, on
been so honored time after time and view Tuesday at the scout cabin. The
Four witnesses were called yester Junior school band of fifty-eight the 21st.
members
of
this
board
include
Rob
the coast section has now united on
day by District Attorney Flaxel— members, all beginners this year, will
Scotland to a beautiful country,
Ben Chandler as the man for the ert Nelson, Donald Farr, Leonard Geo. I. Dailey, State Police Oliver play a selection between acts. Sev rugged and with its firths, moors,
Farr
and
Fred
Fuhrman.
third commissioner appointment.
Reeve, Peter Wold and Virgil Hodson. eral of these players will also be in bays and rough country to more like
The sugegstion made Tuesday noon
The district attorney attempted to the Marching Band to appear in the Oregon than is England, which to so
that a QCC camp be established at
prove by each that the defendant
intensively cultivated.
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the southern end of the Powers to
was intoxicated at the time of the
Mrs. Bryant »ays that the British
Granta Pass road, in order to speed
accident. They all gave it as their
feel that the United States to anti
up construction of that forest road,
opinion that he was, although Mr.
British and that the younger genera
«ras referred to the county chamber
Hodson said he smelled no liquor on
tion there, those from 25 to 40, are
of commerce, which is the proper
the defendant’s breath as the latter
more inclined to support Eden’s posi
body for boosting that project.
tion of opposition to the dictator
Coquille high school debaters will stood alongside him on the running
C. H. Coe, president of the Marsh enter inter - district competition at board of the Hodson car, but that he
countries than that of the pacifist,
field Chamber of Commerce, spoke Grants Pass within a week or so as a did stagger when the two of them
Chamberlain. In England and France
on the “Boost for Coos” program result of decisive victories in the an were attempting to lift the body and
The city council held a special the war talk to all of preparation far
which is being sponsored by the nual Coos county debate tournament place it in a car.
protection rather than for aggression.
meeting last Thursday evening to
Home Trade Codncil, recently organ held last week at Myrtle Point.
It was the opinion at the court
In Italy the aggressive spirit to pre
approve a contract with Stevens &
ized at the sugestión of Coos Pomona
The win this year makes the sixth house that the state would intrd- Koon for making the surveys, pre dominant and soldiers ’ are drilling
Grange. J. L. Smith is the Coquille in succession for the locals and merits A»»iu
everywhere.
The impression re
witness this morning and
paring the WPA papers and supervis
representative on the council.
the team as one of the most out that the caae would be finished by ing the laying of 2300 feet of pipe to ceived in Italy is that Mussolini to
President Claterboe referred to re standing in the* history of county sometime tomorrow.
replace rotten wood pipe in the trans trying to build a new Italian race,
cent daily press news that the postal competition. Represented by Leon
mission line between dim and reser which will dominate the world as
department had recommended an ard Farr, Jack Martin, Jerry Butler Rotary Hears Mrs. Bryant
Even the “war
voir.
The offer of 8250 instead of did the Caesars.
1186,000 federal building forz Coquille, and Videlie Kelley the group beckons
orphans,” youngster of 6, 7 and 8,
five
per
cent
of
the
cost
of
the
job
but which congress has riot appro well to create stiff competition for
Mr». Geo. W- Bryant was the guest was the agreed price.
drill regularly with war accoutre
priated funds for, and urged that the opposition in the next contests. speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon
ments.
There
are
two
stretches
of
this
everyone pull every string possible Farr and Martin represented
nm the.
uo. Wednesday noon. Mrs. Bryant, who
Mrs. Bryant got a glowing picture
pipe which is likely to break loose at
with-her busband, returned last week any time. One is 1036 feet in length, film of the crater of Vesuvius and
other towns in the county, North earlier in the year in contests which from a trip of several months abroad,
also some of the ruins at PoaapoH.
Bend and Myrtle Point, are included they were judged victors as well. told in a most interesting manner ju»t below the dam, and the other The latter ruins are being preserved,
1255
feet
farther
down
the
creek.
J.
in the list of possibilities.
Mrs. Ruth Beyers is coach of the many details of their visit to rela C. Steyens gave a rough estimate of as excavated by the government, and
J. E. Norton reported that a reso team.
tives in England and Scotland and
the cost to the city at 36,000, with are not being destroyed by souvenir
lution had been passed in congress
Miss Kelley and Mr. Farr were also of their visits to Ireland and WPA providing the relief labor on hunters as are the ruins of Rome.
ordering a resurvey of the Coquille
On the return trip on the Italian
the only members of an affirmative Italy. One gathered from her re the job.
river bar and harbor.
team in the county which did not lose marks that one of the beet ways of
Mr. Stevens was present at the reg boat, the Rex, they experienced a
in the contest. Audrey Olsen and gaining an appreciation of the United ular session Monday evening thia severe storm with the vessel out of
Martha Keeley, of Bandon, were States as a place to live was to take week and gave approximate cost of the captain’s control for two hours,
judged as the best team in the com a trip abroad under the present con 10-inch cast iron pipe at 81.60 per during which time they drifted 50
Judge Brand, in chambers at
petition. Prof. W. A* Dahlberg, of ditions in Europe.
foot, transite pipe—asbestos and con miles from their course. Mrs. Bry
Marshfield last Saturday, refused the
Visiting Rotarians were L. W. Rip
University of Oregon acted as judge
crete—81.20 per foot and cement- ant remained in her cabin most of
plea of the Tri State Construction
pey and Harry Nasburg, of Marsh lined cast iron pipe at $1.91 per foot. the trip home and really was peeved
in the tournament
company for a temporary restraining
The Coquille Red Devils broke even
field.
Mr. Stevens reported that tranalte at George when he would pop in at
order against the union officials in the basketball tournament, win
Werner Plaep, of Coquille, was also pipe had been in use for 14 yean meal time and ask her if she didn’t
An
auditor
of
the
State
Tax
Com
named in the company’s complaint. ning third place in the standing.
a guest and Dan Fish, of the Union
want to eat.
In refusing the request the judge Fourth place, went to the team which mission will be in Coquille on March Oil Co., was introduced as a new and specimens he had examined after
They returned across the U. S. by
that length of time showed no evi
asked attorneys for the plaintiffs if many believe was the best team in 14, at the Court House, to assist tax member.
the southern route, visited former
dence
of
deterioration.
The
council
they had read carefully the La the district conference, the Roseburg payers in preparing 1938 state income
decided to call for bids on both cast Coquille people—the Slagles and Ula
Guardia act which specifically forbids Indians. That five lost to North Bend tax reports.
Calling cards, 50 for $1.00.
Leach in Los Angeles—saw the San
iron
and tranalte.
Injunctions against picketing.
That on Friday evening, in an eyelash fin
Mr. Stevens also reported that one Francisco fair and George enjoyed
this federal law is superior in force ish, 29 to 30, following the first game,
leak
in the dam had been discovered, several days of golf in the bay district.
to the Oregon labor regulation law in which Marshfield Pirates took the
Mrs. Bryant expresses the opinion
but its repair did not stop the seepage
adopted by the people last November Red Devito’ measure, 18 to 11.
that it was hardly safe for an Amer
to
the
lower
side.
It
was
a
fault
is the only conclusion which can be
The local boys were jittery in that
when the 20-inch line through the ican to be in Germany at the time .
reached after hearing the judge’s de first game. They could not hit the
dam
was laid at the time the dam President Boosevelt delivered his
cision. And he instructed the union basket with either basket shots or
was
built.
The butt ends of two address to congress the first of the
officato that the pickets could most free throws.
From the foul line
pipes had been placed together and year.
Exceptional optimism is shown by proud.
certainly be kept an duty if it was they converted four out of eleven at
Mrs. Bryant gave the Sentinel a
Another
big
improvement
is
being
a
concrete collar poured around the
tempts and sank only seven per cent business men of Coquille in making
very
interesting account of other
made
in
the
local
J.
C.
Penney
store
joint, instead of one pipe being in
A series of conferences has been in of the shots for field goals. Four out improvements and in opening up new
points of their trip which time and
where
complete
repainting
and
re
serted
into
the
bell
end
of
the
next
progress for the past week and it is of 59 cannot win ball games. The business houses here since the first
space prevent our using this week. ______
expected that an agreement will be Pirates did not do much better but at the year. Seven or eight major decorating is being done this week. pipe, and there was a fraction of an
This
will
brighten
up
the
store
im
inch
through
which
the
water
es
reached between the aaMfcMfllBB enough to win by a seven-point mar business institutions have undergone
caped and which might eventually
or are undergoing renovations that measurably.
company and the unions.
gin
The announcement of the Norton cause a break in the dam..
With the Red Devito eliminated. will better qualify these firms in
In the meantime the work has been
Music and Stationery moving to the
The crew to continuing the tunnel
progressing with carpenters and Coquille fans were pulling for Rose serving the fast-growing trade area
location
formerly
held
by
Greene
&
along
the line to find where the
of
Coquille.
men who are not affiliated with the burg to win the second game of the
This week the announcement of the Jensen in the Hotel building on Tay other leak or leaks may be.
evening and for Marshfield to win
A. F. of L.
The fire in the furnace room of the
The suit of the company is still the championship Saturday evening, opening on March 18 of the Coquille lor street was also made this week
by Stewart Norton, owner.
He
Coquille High School last Friday
on the docket but whether it will but North Bend scored a compara Furniture Store by Spencer Ross, of
morning did little damage except to
ever come to trial will depend largely tively easy victory, 33 to 19, and the Marshfield, was made. The new firm plans to move from the Front street
location before March 15. "A fine,
darken the ceiling and walls of the
on the agreement resulting from the right to represent dirtrict No. 8 at will occupy quarters in the basement
new novelty shop with new fixtures
two long hallways..
conferences.
the state tournament in Salem next and main floor of the building for
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The forming of carbon around the
merly occupied by The Hub, Coquille
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week-end.
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orifice where the oil is blown into
Wire
from
Senator
C.
L.
McNary
branch,
in
the
Nosier
building.
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The
Red
Devito
came
nearer
play
Junior Women Net |1M
to Harry A. Slack and to E. B. Naugh- the furnace and which caused the
Mr. Ross is the son of the late A.
ing the game they are capable of Sat
From Dance Saturday
ten. president of the First National fire to go out, is given as the cause
urday evening and won frorr. Rose A. Roes, who formerly managed the
Bank of Portland, who forwarded the of the blaze. The blowing of oil
Ross Furniture in Marshfield, and
An unusually large crowd attended burg in the consolation, 22 to 19.
word to the Coquille branch, states globules into the furnace, which is
has been in the business there for the
The
new
gym
was
packed
to
ca
the Junior Women’s Club dance in
that the Coquille federal building is not the vaporized form in which oil
past seven years. He plans to open
the Community Building last Satur pacity both evenings, probably a
up here with a grand sale of furni
Wm. A. Lett, a resident of the Co on the list of approved projects, and burns, caused the explosion and so
thousand
fans
witnessing
the
games
day evening and. according to reports,
ture goods in all price ranges on quille falley for the past 63 years, when congress appropriates the funds fiUed the halls with smoke that elec
it waa acclaimed as one of the nicest each evening.
tric lights were hardly visible.
March 18. The firm will handle the greater part of the time on his work can be started.
dance« ever held there. The more
Medford and Tillamook received i The students were all marched
Doembecher, Fashion Flow, Super ranch on Rock creek across from
than |200 realized from the ticket sale
built and Simmons furniture prod Bridge, passed away in Myrtle Point their awards last year and, according from the building in less than a min
indicates that the floor waa well
last Thursday after an illness of sev to those close in touch here, the city ute and Clarence Osika and Lou Wil
ucts.
filled as anyone could wish. The
of Ashland is Coquille’s closest com liams entered the funtace room and
eral
weeks.
R.
T.
Slater
this
week
opens
up
his
Thirty to thirty-five members
young ladle« netted around 3100 from
new Slater Variety Store in the
Funeral services were held at the petitor In securing funds from thia shut off the power.
thia popular affair.
School was
building formerly occupied by the Brethren church in Myrtle .Point at congress. ,
of the day.
Mr. McNary’s wire reads:
Gould Furniture store. This store 2:00 p. m. left Saturday, Rev. F. H.
A piece of equipment which had
•‘Coquille is on the list of approved
will possibly be the largest single Barr officiating. Interment was in
a
Federal projects but to date no legis been ordered but not yet received
mercantile store of the city and is the Norway cemetery.
at
that
time
will
prevent
a
recurrence
lation
has
been
introduced
providing
one highly modernistic and planned
Mr. Lett was bom in Tipton, Mo.,
for present day merchandising. The March 14, 1871, and lacked but a few the necessary funds. Should funds <rf the trouble. '
later be allocated, 1 shall bring sit
floors are laid in the new mastopave days of being 68 years of age.
He is survived by his widow, who uation to the attention of house office
composition and there is about sixty
per cent more counter display than in before their marriage was Anna Carl; officials. Kindest regards.—Chas. L.
the old location.
New stock has two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Wilson, McNary, U. S. S.”
also been added and all new counters of Sitkum, and Mrs. Albert Reed, of
Follow the “Spirit of Carnival”
have been constructed. It is a store Myrtle Point and one son, Orljp Lett,
of which the community can well be of Bridge.
' 1 dancer in "The Bandwagon," Mar. 8.
Coquille Debaters
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Wood Pipe To Be
Replaced In
Transmission Line
Judge Refuses
Injunction Plea
North Bend Wins
B. B. Championship
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Opfimism Reflected In Business
Activity — New Furniture Store
Much Smoke, Little
Damage at C. H. S.
New Coquille P. 0
On Approved List
W. A. Lett, Pioneer,
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