The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003, March 16, 1939, Page 10, Image 10

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[ News Items From Adjacent Communities ]
With funds graciously supplied by
the Business and Professional Wom­
en's Club, the library is continuing
its new project, that of collecting
books about Oregon and the north-
(west, and by Oregon writers. Fol­
lowing is a list of the more recently
Keeq, March 30th open!
Hear
added books with the authors:
Dr. Barker, coming to Coquille that
“Sparks from a Thousand Camp­
date under auspices of the Rotary
fires,” Merlin M. Ames.
Club.
"Following the Frontier,” W. L.
•gent Nida.
“Redskin and Pioneer," J. Barry
about
and H. Barr.
“Adventures of Oregon,” Con­
stance Skinner.
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“Oregon in the Making,” Louis C,
Write or phone
Bargee.
U. G. Fry for demonstration
Fresh Caramel Com at the Alpine
I “Quest of the Sea Otter”
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Coquille. Ore.
A national crusade against traffic
Popcorn Stand every Saturday.
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Sweetwater Trail/’ Sabra
violations which cause congestion,
“Four American Explorers,” Nellie
loss of time, increased motoring ex­
Kingsley.
pense and many accidents, is being
“Westward to the Pacific," Marion
launched this week by Shell dealers
C. Clark.
through Coast newspapers.
Those in the above list are 'best
A Share-the-Road Club is being or­
suited to jilvenile readers from the
ganized among motorists whb will
fifth to eighth grades.
They are
pledge themselves to help improve
largely factual, pertaining to the early
driving manners. Shell dealers are
living, and social conditions existing
supplying all members, free of
between the Indians and the first
charge, with a beautiful metal em­
blem to be attached above the rear white explorers. Some of them list
license plate, showing three marine the various events chronologically,
producing, as it wei*e, a history book
signal flags in color against a golden
background. In the maritime code, “served up light" so its contents can
these flags mean “Am giving way” be read and assimilated without un­
—in other words, "I'am sharing the due fatigue, a condition often noticed
while reading a standard history text.
road.”
Grade school teachers will wish to
The purpose of the crusade is to use these books to supplement text
reduce the number of traffic viola­ books, as ‘ they concern themselves
PATHFINDER answers the questions you and your
tions by “screwdrivers.” A screw­
mainly with Oregon and give more
friends are asking with its concise, vivid portrayal
driver, according to the Shell local
details than the history book.
of the current acene. Events of national and Inter­
manager, is the fellow who forgets
national significance are fully and impartially covered.
all about common courtesy when he
Facts, new and old, that add clarity and meaning to
gets behind the wheel. He’s the ir­
..AFTER MEALS
the news are honestly injected. The very latest and
ritating chap who cuts you off at the
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most interesting news photographs freely illustrate the
traffic light, double parks on busy
(acts. More than a million readers. Subscribe now to
streets, cuts in and out of line on
PATHFINDER,
the nfost widely read news magazine.
country roads, and generally fielps
to make motoring both miserable and
This Newspaper &
dangerous.
The Home Economics club held an
all-day meeting with Mrs. Dwight
Culvei on Wednesday of last week,
with a potluck dinner at noon. Those
present were Mesdames Elmer Ma­
gill, Vem Magill, Herman Koch, Wm.
Watson, Frank Culver, Miss Nell
Watson, and the hostess. The ladies
spent the afternoon working on dish
towels for the club.
Ruth, E. J. and Jerry Walker went
to Roseburg Saturday evening and
attended the closing session of the
Christian Endeavor convention of
Doliglas County Union.
Alden Beckett, who was quite ill
last week, is better now and able to
be up.
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Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Culver and
children, Mary Lou and Evert, were
entertained at dinner Sunday at the
Joseph Leclerc home.
The Woman’s Civic Club held an
all-day meeting Friday in the club
rooms, and had a potluck dinner at
noon.
About a dozen ladies were
present. They worked on articles
for the “Fish Pond," which will be a
feature of the coming social.
There was an attendance of 32 at
Bible School Sunday morning. Dur­
ing the following hour, Mrs. Roy S.
Luttrell conducted an ^interesting
study of Bible promises. "Next Sun­
day, a program, arranged by the
missionary committee of the Christian
Endeavor — Misses
Ruth
Walker,
Maude Hooton and Wilda Beckett—
will present a program, on “Mission­
ary Work in the Philippine Islands,”
and an offering will be taken for the
work there. The program will be
given at eleven o’clock.
Ernst Bendschneider, who suffered
three broken ribs and a crushed
shoulder when his team ran away
two weeks ago, was brought home
from the Mast Hospital Friday after­
noon, Karl Ehrig bringing him out
from town.
Miss Mary Lou Culver is appointed
to lead the Christian Endeavor meet­
ing next Sunday evening. The topic
is, “He Went Abou| Doing Good.”
After the chorus practice Wednes­
day evening, a social time was en­
joyed as a farewell gesture to the
CCC boys of the chorus, who were
leaving this week for their homes in
eastern states. Cookies and cocoa
were served.
Miss Mae Hitcher, of Klamath
Falls, who is spending ten days or
so with her mother, Mrs. Hattie
Hatcher in Myrtle Point, spent Tues­
day visiting Bridge friends.
The latest word from Mrs. Orlln
Lett, who went to Mulino March 5
to help care for her father, A. L.
Larkins, who is critically ill, is that
his condition remains about the same.
Dr. Barker March 30
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Riverton School
Senior Ball
At a meeting last Friday, ft was
decided to stage the annual Senior
Ball on March 81. Elaborate preper-
ations are being made to decorate the
gymnasiunt in a marine motif, the
center of which will be a lighthouse
with moving spots of colored lights as
a beacon. Negotiations are being
made to hire one of the well known
orchestras of the county.
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