INDEPENDENT
VOL. XXXVL NO. 8.
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COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, ^lUUKSDAY, MARCH 1, MM.
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Woman's Club
Reinhardt Out
To Have Fine
As Coos R. E.A.
Program Tuesday —- Electric Co-op.
The Coquille Woman’s Club Is mak
ing quite elaborate preparations for
the regular monthly meeting next
Tuesday, with Mrs. Roy Fox being
named to arrange for the musical fea
tures and a commit
consisting of
Mesdames H
McNelly
and Lafe Com
being appointed
to collect and arrange a table of early
American glass.
Anyone having
glassware made during the earlier
days of the Uhited States is requested
to let some member of the committee
know of it so it can be properly dis
played. Mrs. Houston will talk on
the subject of glass.
Mrs. Geo. Larsson, of Marshfield,
has been invited, to attend and speak
on the subject of flower arrangement
in the home. She has consented to
do so.
In connection with the meeting a
special silver tea will be served in
honor of the fiftieth anniversary of
the federation ot Women’s clubs. The
proceeds will go to a fund for the
national convention to be held In
Washington, D. C., next year.
The club extends a cordial invita
tion to all ladies to attend the meeting
next Tuesday. Mrs. J. A. Lamb will
be chairman of the reception commit
tee.
Totals For
Go-to-Church Day
A gross total of 1997 tells a part of
the story of Go-To-Church Sunday in
Coquille, as it was observed this week.
This, of course, includes all the ser
vices of the day in all of the churches.
There were 701 in all of the various
Bible Schools of the city, with the
record for attendance going to the
Church of Christ, with a total of 210.
There were 808 in attendance at the
morning church services. A number
of the local
do not have any
total at 383
pares favorably with the morning to
tals. And the various young people’s
groups had a combined attendance of
86.
While exact figures are not avail
able showing the net attendance,
careful estimates indicate that 1290
individuals attended some religious
service on Go-To-Church day. These
figures stand in striking contrast to
the statements some times made that
the church in America is losing its
influence. And if to these totals were
added the large group whose direct
contact with the church comes only
through the radio, Coquille would be
definitely classed as a “church-going
town.”
A. Berg Dies
In Portland
J. Arthur Berg left Sunday mom-
ing for Portland in response to a wire
that his father had passed away that
morning. Funeral services were held
there on Tuesday.
Alexander Berg was bom in Nor
way '83 years ago and had hardly
known a sick day all his life until
a couple of years ago when he suf
fered from pneumonia, and retired
from active business at that time. He
came to Portland 25 yean ago.
He is survived by his widow who
is a year younger than he was and
who is still interested in all phases of
American life as she was in middle
age and her mind is as keen now as
it was then.
Mr. Berg is also survived by three
sons and two daughters, all of Port
land except J. Arthur.
Loggers Lose In
Court Case
A motion of the plaintiffs attorney
that a non-suit be ordered In the case
at Neil McGilvery vs. J. Doak, V. A.
Dimmick, W. J. Sweet, the Bank of
Bandon and the Moore Mill A Lum
ber Co., was approved by Judge Skip
worth in circuit court yesterday.
Mr. McGilvery was acting for sev
eral loggers who had gotten out logs
foe Mr. Dimmick, on Halls creek, and
the charge in the complaint was that
fraud had been practiced, resulting in
the loggers failing to receive pay for
thX evidence ot fraud was presen
i
the court declaring that the men
should be paid by Mr. Dimmick who
received the logs from the loggeni and
sold them. They were sold and he
was paid for them without any• lien
attachment by the men who did the
work of getting the logs
DEMURRERS TO NEW BANDON
LIONSDEN
INDICTMENTS
IN ROSELLE CASE I RECEIVES CHARTER
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Ivan Laird, president of the Coos
REA Electric Co-operative, and the
jiine other directors met here late last
night and accepted the resignation
of Arthur Reinhardt, superintendent
of construction. No successor has yet
been secured but the directors will
make an immediate effort to secure a
new superintendent.
Mr. Laird stated this morning that
splendid progress has been made in
clearing right-of-ways for the lines,
about 20 of the 100 miles required
already being cleared and that in the
most difficult section, up around Sit-
kum and McKinley. He also stated
that the directors expected to let a
contract for the construction of the-
line the latter part of this month.
Water To Be Off
Sunday Afternoon
Water Superintendent Eperson an-
nounces that the water will be off in
Coquille on Sunday, from 2 to 5 p. m.,
while the department crew flushes
the mains.
Legs Burned In
Boiling Muck
NEWSPAPER
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Allen LaBarge, at Marshfield, who
Is employed at the Smith plant, was
taken to the Belle Knife Hospital yes
terday for very severe leg bums. His
left leg was burned from his foot to
his hip and his right not quite so bad
ly-
He had inadvertently stepped into
a sump hole below a steam outlet un
der the mill and sank above his hip
boots in the muck which was practi
cally at a boiling temperature and
although he was gotten out quickly,
the hot fluid filled his boots and he
was very painfully burned.
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FreedomlFHe
Gets A Job
James Leon Leake, who was ar
rested last week for taking a car from
the Bandon Motors lot and driving it
to the state line where he called the
state police and asked for arrest, was
arraigned this morning and pleaded
guilty. # He said he had been out of
work since December, that his wife
drew 38 unemploynjpnt compensation
and that he wanted to get out of the
rain.
He told Judge Skipworth that he
had flu» promise of a job al South
western Motors here. The judge post
poned pronouncing sentence until
1:30 today, to give the sheriffs office
time to check up on the job promise.
He stated that if he had a job and
would go to work he would let him
go free. |«'1 * -jF
Gracie Bennett
Killed In Portland
E. E. Terhune left yesterday morn
ing with the Gano Funeral Home am
bulance for Portland to bring the
body of Mn. Grade Bennett here for
interment She was killed in an auto
accident there Tuesday morning.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made and details of the accident
are not known here.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs.
M. W. Gant, of Lee; her two brothers,
Louis and Homer Detwiler, of Co
quille; a half brother and a half sis
ter, Ervin and Maxine Gant.
Improvements
At City Motors
Guss Tillmmann, who has been
here several weeks with Mrs. Till-
mann from their home in Seattle, is
making a number of changes around
his comer occupied by the City Mo
tors plant.
q< The rear end of the service station
building is being moved back several
feet and the car hoist is being moved
into this enlarged space for additional
convenience in greasing and car ser
vicing. .
The two gas pumps formerly occu
pying this space will be removed and
of and a new dual pump is
being installed with the two others at
the front.
The whole lot will be paved with
black top
Mr. Tillmann has also been reno
vating and repainting aD of the apart
ments on the second floor of the main
Not Sufficient Evidence To ■
Warrant The Grand Jury’s
Findings And Other Techni-
alities Claimed By Attorneys
Visitors From Salem To
Grants Pass Present For
Auspicious Start Of Th«
New Service Club
Secret Solicitation
Committee Named
President J. D. Gillsepta anno u no e d
at the Chamber of Commerce session
Tuesday noon that he had appointed
the secret committee to whom will be
referred all applications for permis
sion to solicit business houses for
contributions, prizes, and those par
ticular pests known as the advertising
grafter, the ones who take hundreds
of dollars out of a community each
year for various forms of advertising
which are not worth dhecent to the
advertiser.
Two Good Talks
At Pro America
Luncheon Monday
A meeting of Pro America was held
on Monday In the banquet room of
the hqtel, Mrs. Randleman, president
of the local group presiding. Guest
speakers were Mrs. Roy T Bishop of
Portland, state president and Mrs.
Quincy Scott, vice president, also of
Portland. These ladies were on their
way home after attending a national
convention of Pro America in San
Francisco.
Mrs. Bishop spoke of the organiza
tion of Pro America and its purposes,
stating that it is an organization which
had its beginning in the West, in
Seattle in 1933, and that Oregon was
the second state to become affiliated
with the movement, with California
third, and that now 16 states have
organized groups of Pro America.
She also mentioned the fact that Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., had given
her consent to be an honory president
of this organization and that recently
all wives of former presidents of the
United States who are still living
have been made honorary vice presi
dents and this list includes Mrs. Har
rison who was'many years the junior
of President Harrison and who is still
living.
According to Mrs. Bishop, Pro
America has a five-fold purpose
which is set forth in the Pro America
primer copyrighted in this year by
Miss Jeanette Calkins, the editor. It
is a group of Republican women
stressing the purpose to uphold Amer
ican ideals and the Constitution of
the United States, supporting the Re
publican party, investigating fitness
of candidates for office, seeking and
disseminating truthful information
about politics and undertaking to as
sume individual responsibility as citi
zens to further good government
The activities of Pro America in its
endeavor to uphold its basic princi
ples was explained in detail and the
their
women were urged to
L. T. Roselle, formerbank employee
It was quite an affair, enjoyable
and city treasurer at Bandon, was thf and interesting from beginning to
person named in the five secret in* end, was charter night of the Bandon
dictments returned by the Coos coune Lions club last Saturday. There were
ty grand jury last week. He was* ar^l 167 Lions, their guests and ladies
The committee is now working on
rested at Ashland by Sheriff HoweK present for the occasion with repre the form of a card to be hung in the
last Friday, brought to Coquille an« sentatives from dens in Salem, Eu place of business and which is most
lodged in the county jail where ha gene. Roseburg, Grants Pass and Gold efficacious in causing the grafter to
remained until yesterday when the Beach in attendance besides a large leave town. The cards will be print
35000 bail set -by Judge Skipworflk number from all the Lions clubs in ed and ready for distribution soon.
was posted and he was released.
Coos county—Coquille, Myrtje Point
The solicitor who seeks authoriza
The time set for him to enter a plea and Marshfield.
tion to conduct his campaign will pre
was changed from 1:15 yesterday to
The banquet was held in the gym sent his or her request to the cham
9:30 this morning, but was again post at the high school building at Bandon, ber’s secretary, Mrs. J. E. Norton,
poned until 9:30 tomorrow morning
hich had been tastefully decorated who in turn will present it to the
when C. H. Buffington, of Gold “ “
the occasion, and the Lions were solicitations committee.
one of his attorneys, entered de
ed upon their entrance by the
The directors did not look with
murrers to each of the five indi
don high school band which ren- favor on the adoption of a resolution,
ments. The pleas of the demurrers
several numbers.
the final result of which would be to
were that insufficient facts were set
State officers present were A. L. put all salmon fishing control in the
up in each indictment to warrant th« “Izzy” Hawn, of Eugene, a past presi Columbia river and its tributaries in
grand jury finding true bills, and dent who is a member ot the Lions In Oregon, Washington and Idaho, into
other legal technicalities were pre ternational executive council and the hands of the United States Fish
sented urging that the judge quash board of governors; Elton Schroeder, eries commission. They felt that the
the indictments. Dal M. King, of ot Myrtle Point, and Harry Scott, of government has already seized too
Myrtle Point, is associated with Mr, Salem, district governors.
much in the way of control of per
Buffington in the defense.
Lafe Compton, deputy district gov- sonal liberties. In other words the
Two at the indictments were for •mor, was a greatly surprised Lion, directors felt that government is now
malfeasance in office, another was for when Elton Schroeder presented him too much centralised in Washington,
larceny of public money, a fourth for Wfith a Lions emblem of merit for D. C.
obtaining money under false pre Buished service in having been
Even the president’s (Gillsepie)
tenses and the fifth for larceny by
nental in the organization and
statement that things would be dif
embezzlement.
•ing ot the new Bandon den
ferent next year had no effect on the
Evidence was presented to the which makes a most auspicious start
directors as he would not guarantee
grand jury by two auditors, W. H. in service for the city by the sea.
they would be different!
Wann, of Marshfield, and S. B. Hoff
Special gifts to the new club were
man, of Salem, who had been auditing presented by the Coquille Lions, a
the city of Bandon’s books for sòme handsome block and gavel; a meet
time. Also by Mrs. L. A. Morgan and ing date plaque by the Myrtle Point
Edna Lura Morgan, who charged that Club; an American flag by the Marsh
Roselle as city treasurer, traded them field club, and a musical tall twister’s
City ot Bandon warrants, which had iMgt by the Gold Beach den.
Acting upon the recommendation
been cancelled on the city’s
banquet was held in the school of the water committee at the council
mat
in the amount of 8769.10, for City
_
a splendid baked ham ses sion Monday evening, the eQy en privitagMand
Bandon bonds which they held.
was served by an efficient gineer and water superintendent were ters of citizenship in a country which
The embezzlement of city funds corps ot waitresses, the dinner being instructed to have the partition wall has democratic ideals.
charged is that he took 3441.42 of provided by the Minute Cafe propri built across the middle of one of the
Mrs. Scott spoke of this period in
money belonging to the city of Ban etors. '
reservoirs on the hMl east of town. It American history and its importance
don, which he received as city treas
J. E. Axtell, president of the Co was felt that the present ammoniator to our citizenry, stating that probably
urer. His refusal to turn over ledger quille club, presided until after he would then be effective. The wall is there had not been an election since
accounts and check stubs belonging had named R. A. Jeub as toastmaster estimated to cost about 3100.
the Civil War which was fraught with
to the city constitute one of the mal and the latter did an excellent job in
The report of Fire Chief Perroll for greater significance than our forth
feasance in office charges.
keeping things moving with celerity. the month of February was that there coming election in November.
The
larceny by embezzlement Invocation was pronounced by Rev. was no fire alarm last month.
She spoke directly with reference to
charge results from the complaint of Chas. M. Guilbert, of the Coquille and
The application of T. Vert Johnson statistical data which would indicate
Mrs. Priscilla Dickey that he had di Bandon Episcopal churches.
to the state liquor commission for the activity of certain groups in our
verted to his own use 34000 of the
Aided by Lloyd Claver, of Coquille, two forms of beer licenses was ap own country who seek to undermine
money left her by her late husband, and Louis Gitschlag, of Gold Beach, proved by the council. This is for the the foundations of American prin
after she had given him (Roselle) a the new Bandon tailtwister collected Casino an Front street, which he re ciples and urged the women to be
blanket power of attorney.
a lot of fines which go to the treas cently purchased from Chas. Elkins. alert to the situation as It exists and
A letter was read by the recorder, to do their bit as good citizens to
ury of the new club, but it must be
added that only Lions received the inviting Mayor Milne to attend the keep informed about measures and
•■unwelcome” attention of the tail Western Regional Conference of candidates and give service wherever
twisters, the guests were not bothered. mayors which is to be held in Port needed in these directions.
Manning Nelson, accompanied by
Stunts were presented by the sev land, April 8-9. Mayor LaGuardia,
of New York City, who is president Miss Rose Naef at the piano, rendered
John Norman Shimmin, who was eral clubs. Coquille’s was a laugh
of the national mayors’ association, two vocal solos which were greatly
in court last week on a contempt able monologue by Ilo H. Heaton.
is to be present. Things to be dis enjoyed by the thirty-odd ladies in
charge, was brought to jail here last Gold Beach, with two members
cussed at the conference with the idea attendance.
garbed
as
females,
but
on
a
skit
in
Monday on a more serious charge,
of securing uniform regulation of such
with bail set at 32,000. He is ac which it finally developed that the
matters in all cities are the proposed
down-and-outer
sitting
on
the
park
cused of assault with a dangerous
federal tax on municipal bonds, fed
bench
was
taking
castor
oil,
not
poi
weapon, the latter being an axe, with
eral aid for municipal airports, fire
son.
Marshfield
’
s
stunt
went
to
the
which he attacked a man at the Bay
far east for its inception, and dealt insurance rates, housing program, the
at fiis foYmer home.
WPA, and health development.
Kenneth Bentley and Everett Car principally with the sayings of Con
Dr. R. F. Milne was unable to go to
No action was taken by the city
fucius.
ty, two 14-year old boys, are being
Portland for the meeting of the state
dads as whether they ask the mayor
The Coquille delegation in atten
held in the county jail awaiting the
welfare committee which had called
to attend or not.
arrival of officers to take them back dance were the following: Messrs,
in the county relief chairmen from all
to a boys’ home in Portland, from and Mesdames J. E. Axtell, David
over the state for a conference. Dr.
which they had departed without Biegger, J. R. Bunch, Lloyd Claver,
Milne asked if either of the two coun
Lafe Compton, Stanley Fitzgerald,
leave.
ty court members—Judge Hugh Mc
Curtis and Cecil Wornstaff were Les Greene, Marvin Hawkins, Arthur
Lain or Commissioner R. H. Lawhorn
fined 37.50 and 325 respectively in Hooton, George Jenkins, Ray Jeub,
•--who have served as county chair
Justice Barton’s court on Monday. J. E. Norton, Dave Rackleff, Rev.
men, would not be acceptable in his
They were charged with being drunk Charles Guilbert, J. L. Smith, J. A.
(Milne’s) stead, and was told that
on the highway on Sunday, the state Fitzpatrick, Bobbie Bums, I. H. Hea
Judge G. F. Skipworth in a brief only the chairmen were invited.
police finding them asleep in their ton, Harold Kolkhorst, Everett Ter talk before the Rotary Club at lunch
As far as he knew the only mat
car. Cecil received the larger fine hune and H. A. Young.
eon yesterday, emphasized the ne ter which was to come up was the
as he was the driver.
The roster of the new den includes cessity of more personal American policy to go into effect next January
Jas, R. Myers, of Sixes, arrested the following: Fred Lancaster, presi ism. He said there are too many of placing all relief case workers un
Sunday, was fined 310 by Justice Ban dent; Jno. B. Wade, first vice presi “isms” permeating this country, even der civil service.
ton for having no operator’s license. dent; Chas. E. Schroeder, second vice; to our government, and that each
He is serving it out and also a 36-00 Ralph T. Moore, third vice; Piercy G. individual should devote more of his
previous fine for the same offense.
Sweet, secretary - treasurer; Nick attention to preserving those ideals
Warren £. Gilbert, of Sixes, was fined Botham, Lion Tamer; Forrest H. Nor that have made this the greatest coun
35.00 Monday by Justice Barton for ton, tailtwister; H. E. Boak, Jess Cat- try on earth.
having no horn nor sounding device tron, Wesley Chappell, Dr. F. W.
Judge Skipworth, who has been on
Another Bandon pioneer, Mrs. Belle
on his car, and Stella Frances Frye, Dodds, L. D. Felsheim, K. I. Frank the bench continuously ever since,
of Norway,.was given a 35.00 fine, lin, E. A. Gant, Vane C. Gartin, Ed said he made his first trip to Coos Copley, 83 years of age, was buried
there yesterday, she having pasaed
which she paid, for not having a Gallier, O. H. Haga, H. H. Hartley, county
twenty-five
years
ago,
away at the home of her daughter,
driver’s license.
noted
in
a
very
complimentary
man
Harold M. HoWe, Jas. T. Jenkins, Dr.
Mrs. Belle Whitsett, on Monday.
■
E. F. Lucas, Fred T. Moore, Robert ner 4 he changes that have taken plaot
Besides her daughter she is sur
Jack Leach To Build
O. Norton, V. C. Richardson, Ralph in Coquille in that time.
vived
by two sons, William Copley, at
Rotarian J. B. Bedingfield, of
Home On The Highway
R. Smith, J. H. Thompson.
Marshfield, and Dr. J. R. Bunch and Bandon, and Rufus Copley, at Gold
Following
the
banquet
a
dance
was
Jack Leach recently purchased
Roy Folsom, of Coquille, and Lane Hill.
from Roy Willoughby the four-acre enjoyed in Masonic Hall until a late
She was born in Joliet, ni., Sept. 30,
Goodell, of Portland, were present as
hour.
tract which overlooks the highway
1857, and had been a resident of Coos
guests.
and the valley, and is across the road
county since 1870 when she came
from the J. E. Norton place, a part
with her parents to Coquille.
Chas.
C.
Evland,
who
is
past
80
of the Joe. Collier tract. Mr. Leach
years of age, entered the Coquille
expects to build a home on that
Hospital Sunday. He is in a very
sightly spot but does not know just
serious condition following what is
how soon it will be.
believed to have been a paralytic
Calling
time aa a
Little Business
At Council Session
Arrivals At
County Jail
Civil Service For
Case Workers
More Personal
Americanism
Is Needed
Had Lived Seventy
Years In Coos Co.
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