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Survey Of River
C.H.S. To Debate
Thermometer at 79
Mouth Is Ordered
Grants Pass Here
Last Friday
Major Cecil R. Moore, U. S. dis­
trict engineer at Portland, and Mr.
Hixson, civilian engineer with the
same office, stopped in Coquille Mon-
, day to confer with J. E. Norton, pres­
ident of the Port of Bandon. They
were on their way to Bandon to check
over what is needed in the way of
harbor and jetty improvement, as
the result of a\ congressional order
for a survey of the Coquille mouth.
The project being sought is a 18-
foot low water mark on the bar, where
a few years ago the engineers gave
up trying to deepen water on the bar
because they encountered rock pin­
nacles there.
Another thing needed is the ex­
tension of both jetties with the one
on the north extending farther out
to protect against the wind and cur­
rent which has wreckejj some ves­
sels and others have narrowly
missed being tossed on the south jetty.
The removal of sand which came
through breaks in the north jetty and
shoaled the Bandon harbor is an­
other necessary improvement, and
the engineers were given the com­
plete needs of Bandon harbor by Mr.
Norton at their noon session Monday.
After the engineers have made
their survey and report, a public
hearing will be called. Coquille val­
ley residents and port officials will
attend and endeavor to show the ur­
gent need for river and harbor im­
provements.
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The city -is vitally initerested in
the harbor at the mouth of the river
for freight rates are largely affected
by the possibilities for water trans­
portation of freight.
Interest Payment On Them Will
Be $5800 — General Fund
Call Is Up To July 1, 1938
Looked Over Their
Sea Scouts
Property Here
Organized Here
Eleven young men have registered
for membership in the Coquille Sea
Scouts and a charter night is planned
to be held within the next month.
The following, all of whom are First
Class Boy Scout —-. a requirement
for Sea Scouts membership — have
signed up for the crew of the S. S.
Coquell as charter members: Leonard
Farr, Darrell Finley, Rolf Holmstrom,
Emerick Hultin, Donald Hurlbutt,
Kennett Lawrence, Charles Mulkey,
Raymond
J.
Rowland,
Wayne
8chroeder, Donald Wheaton and
Richard Avery.
Robert S. Nelson is skipper for the
Coquell and Melvin L. Wheaton its
first mate.
The Sea Scouts are sponsored by
the local American Legion post, the
following being members of the ship
committee: R. L. Stewart, commo­
dore; Keith Leslie, Dr. J. D. Rankin,
R. E. Jeub and D. E. Rackleff.
Good Friday Closing
I In issuing warrant calls on three
[ county funds—the general, the gen­
eral road bridge, and the Non High
I —before the actual turnover of cash
from the tax collection department.
County Treasurer Stauff figures the
county is saved approximately $312
in Interest for the 20 days by which
the call precedes the time it would
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Russ, from Hum­ ordinarily be called.
The call, made as of today, when
boldt county, Calif., came in last
Thursday morning and returned interest stops, totals $112,137.77 and
home Saturday morning. Two other . on which about $5800 in interest will
gentlemen, Mr. Beale and Mr. Peter­ be paid.
The general fund call is for the
sons, sons-in-law of Mrs. Coombe,
six months of 1938, Jan. 1 to July
who with Jos. Russ, is an owner of 1 first
1, arid it is interesting to note that
the 1300 acres of Russ lands north i
of the river, were here for a few in the past year, previous to this call,
the county treasurer had called three
hours on Friday.
I full yean of outstanding warrants.
They all came up to look over the I The total on the warrant principal
land which Jos. Russ and Mrs.
Coombe have just taken over in the called in the general fund is $75,989.-
63 on which there is an estimated
division of the Russ properties, and I $4,500
in interest due.
to check up on the stock which went
The warrants of the general road
with the land. They were satisfied
with conditions as they found them bridge fund called total $18,148.14 on
and decided to leave Mr. Smith in which the estimated interest is $400..
It coven warrants issued in Novem-
charge of the property.
i ber and December, 1938.
The Non-High school district call
is for warrants issued in December,
1937, and January, 1938, all prior to
Feb. 1 last year and the total is
$18,000, with-an estimated additional
amount for interest of $900.
Ronning this week filed
county clerk’s office
E. 'Quick for $15,000
H. W. Kelley Sells
Not Yet Settled
To Wm. Christian
Rackleff Pharmacy
Opens Friday
The Rackleff Pharmacy in its new
location next to the J. C. Penney Co.
store will not be open today, giving
the crew a chance to get the stock ar­
ranged on the shelves, but will be
open tomorrow, Friday.
Hotel Dining Room Enlarged
Mrs. K. P. Lawrence
Called to California
Work Starts On
The dining room in the Coquille
Hotel was enlarged last week by re­
moving the north partition wall and
eliminating the alleyway which ex­
tended from the Norton Music Sc Sta­
tionery store to the west. This en­
larges the room and permits the seat­
ing of at least 20 more at the tables,
Another improvement which the
larger room accomplishes is the
better acoustics, there being less re-
verberation in the new set-up.
Lions Bid Farewell To
Newdall And Hornecker
New Service Station
Soft Ball Meeting
Set For Tuesday
Soft ball enthusiasts are beginning
to feel the call of spring and an itch
to get out on the diamond. To help
get things started Stan Stevens has
called a meeting to be held at the
hardware store next Tuesday eve­
ning, March 28, at 7:30 and anyone
interested in putting a team tn the
league, or in playing, is invited to be
present.
Capt. Hall To Give Recital
At Baptist Church Friday Eve.
Local Car In
Wreck At Hauser
Wearing Unsulliied
Coveralls
Mrs. M. D. Wilder
H. W. Kelley, who has operated the
Kelley Sand & Gravel Co. hole io<
the the past four years, made a
deal the first of the week with" Wm.
Christian, of Portland, for-the busi­
ness which was turned over to him
yesterday.
The new owner, who
. went up to Portland Tuesday to bring
| Mn. Christian to Coquille, came back
yesterday.
He has changed the name to the
Christian Sand & Gravel Co., but
will continue to keep bis office in
the Roxy building on Second street
and will retain Mrs. Walter Barnes
in the office.
Mr. Kelley intends getting into the
logging business to the extent of
yarding logs in Brewster valley with
his /caterpillar equipment.