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Jno. F. Ewell, of the Pacific Pe
troleum Corporation, which is re
sponsible for the drilling of that puz
zling well on the Morrison ranch near
Bandon, was a caller at the Sentinel
office last Saturday.
The Sentinel man had been wanV-
ing to talk to Mr. Ewell for some time
but had not been able to contact hirn
and when the suggestion was mado,
and the query presented in the Sen
tinel a couple of weeks ago, as to
why the well there was not brought
in, it was with the thought that now
we would see him. And we did
John had no blood in his eye, but
he did emphatically deny that either
himself, or anyone connected with
the Pacific Petroleum Corporation, as
far as he knew, had made any at
tempt, or would make any, to secure
leases on other sections of the West
port arch.
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He stated that the only reason the
well had not been brought in was
because there was no known method
for plugging the hole; they had tried
5 everything ever tried before, and
some things which were unknown to
oil men.
The gas in the well, which does not
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Talk On Geology
Heard By Rotary
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Annual School
Meetings, June 17
June 17 is annual school meeting
date for all school districts other than
union high districts. People are urged
to support school boards by attend
ing the annual meetings. The small
number of people who attend in same
districts would indicate that there is
little interest. The law requires that
a clerk and director be elected on
this date and in most cases the bud
get is also voted. For voting on the
election of clerk and director the
property requirement is not required
but for other matters it is required.
The writer, Mrs. Mulkey, feels that
we are fortunte in that we live in a
country where we have the right to
govern our own schools and other
agencies by the ballot.
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A report from Merle C. Stuart,
count showed 2733.
The supervisor adds, “While the
figures given in this announcement
are preliminary and subject to cor
rection, they are believed to be sub
stantially correct.” A
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53.29 Inches Rain
In Nine Months
H. L. Hansen, of McKinley, the only
authorized weather observer in the
upper Coquille xAlley, submits the
following weather report for May: .
Rainfall, 3.0 inches.
Max. Tempt., 85 on May 18th.
Min.. 31 on May 38th, when the
frost did considerable damage in
spots to tomatoes and other tender
Rainfall since Sept. 1, 1839, 5319
inches.
Littrells Building
A Nice Home
The first new house in Coquille to
be constructed with an F. H. A. loan
is that Mr. and Mrs. Robt. T. Littrell
are building on Burns Acres, on the
comer across Tenth street from Mrs.
Mary Bums home. It was started
last week by E. L. Parrott A Son and
is to be a Cape Cod type of cottage,
painted white, with blue trim.
It
will have five rooms, with all the
latest and up to now conveniences,
modem in every respect, and the
estimated cost is $4500.
Bill To Talk*
To Bill Today
Welcome Half
Inch Of Rain
Eagles Auxiliary To Give
Dance Here Saturday Night
It is almost uncanny, that talk Bill
Head is to have with Bill Pook at
four o’clock this afternoon. The lat
ter arrived in Honolulu yesterday
morning and over the phone, with
short wave broadcasting, they said
“Hello” to each other yesterday, but
are to have more of a conversation
this afternoon.
Before Pook left last week. Head
had contacted a short wave operator
on the Islands, who promised to meet
Pook at the dock, secure him quarters
and show him the sights.
The Pre-convention dance ,to be
given by the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Coquille F. O. K. will be held in the
Community Building, Saturday eve
ning, June 8. Music will be provided
by Mac and His Musicboxers. Ad-
The “Mayor of Langlois” was a
Coquille visitor with his family on
Monday At least that was the way
H. S. Cadman announced himself
when found in conference with a lo-
That half inch of rain which fell
last Thursday was a very welcome
visitor even though it was Memorial
day. Gardens and lawns in town and
fields on the farms were getting very
dry for the time of year.
Another
inch or two of precipitation would be
appreciated this month.
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The grand jury, when it reported
Sewers and street graveling im
to Judge Brand Monday morning, re provements were the high lights at t
turned three indictments and listed Monday evening’s council sessions. .
three not true bills.
The sewer project was by far the i
One of those indicted was Rachel largest asked and the petition asking |
Miller, a travelling gypsy, who is* for it was signed by 31 property own
accused of taking $300 from J. P. ers. Roughly the area to be em
Davis at North Bend. She posted braced in this drainage project, if it
$225 cash bail at the time and it will goes through, is that district north
undoubtedly be forfeited tor none of of the gulch and east of Henry street,
the officers know her whereabouts and includes a portion of the Cun
new.
ningham and Hand subdivisions i
Sigfrid Granstrom, of North Bend, placed on the market some months
was indicted for driving a car while ago.
under the influence of liquor last
Between Fifth and Ninth streets,
and between Heath and Collier is the
August.
On a similar charge was the in district where the sewer is desired
dictment of Ben Burgess, who ran but it does not include all the blocks
into the Stanley Fitzgerald car below in that section.
Bandon on the evening of March 3.
City Engineer Gearhart was in-
The not true bills concerned Ray structed to check the list of signers
mond Byers, Alonzo Barkley Miller, and if he found the number who
and Roy Stinson. The latter was ac signed represented a sufficient per
cused of being an accomplice in the centage of the property which would
stealing of an electric drill from the have to pay for the improvement, to
Kruse & Banks shipyard, but there prepare plans, specifications and an
was not sufficient evidence to war estimate of the probable cost.
rant holding him on the charge of
He was instructed to do the same
receiving and concealing stolen prop for the grading and rock surfacing
erty.
street improvement asked on Heath,
The grand jury which visited the between Fifth and Sixth.
county jail and the county farm rec
The other project was not presented
ommended that a new range be in by petition but Harry Hocamp said
stalled in the kitchen at the jail, and he expected to have a petition signed
a heating system for a portion of the I before the next meeting, asking for
farm buildings be purchased and in the grading and graveling of Heath
stalled.
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Coquille Has
3327 Population
Les Child gave a very interesting
talk on the geology of this section in
relation to the production of petro
leum at the Rotary Club luncheon at
the hotel yesterday noon. Mr. Child
has made an intensive study of this
location and stated that his reports
had resulted in
being shown b;
producers.
At a meeting of the directors it was
voted to authorize the treasurer to
draw a check tor $35 for the Red
Cross to help fill out its quota on
the present drive.
Other guests present besides the
speaker were Dr. “Deke” Richmond,
of Eugene; A. A. Bernard, of Port
lang; Harry Nasburg, of Marshfield,
and Bill Fortier presented Gordon
Slade, a former resident of Coquille
when he was a member of the fam
ous “Loggers” baseball team some
eighteen years ago and who went
from here to the big leagues. In in
troducing Mr. Slade, Bill stated that
he had the distinction of knocking out
a homer on the first pitched ball of
his first game in the big league.
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Sewers, Graveling
Asked For North
End Section
Packing Plant
To Start Here
Lee Stonecypher, who is remodel
ling the old slaughter house on the
Ford ranch near Cedar Point, is es
tablishing a meat packing plant there.
Sausage malting and custom killing
are also part of Ms plans.
< He has Installed a chilling roM*
14x20, and a holding cooler, 19x20
feet in dimensions, and expects to
have the entire plant ready for oper
ation by Aug. 1. His plans, and the
work already done, have been ap
proved by Hans Seifoes, deputy in
spector, and A. W. Metzger, chief of
the state’s food and dairies division.
Mr. Stonecypher has had eleven
years’ experience in this line, work
ing tor others, and has taken an op
tional lease on the Ford place. He
will maintain headquarters in Marsh
field as well as in Coquille.
Coquille Short
On Its Quota
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The Red Cross contributions in
Coquille the past two weeks have
totalled $250, which is $50 lesf than
the list quota announced for Coquille.
Since then the amount which the Red
Cross hopes to raise in the United
States was doubled with a corres
ponding increase in Coquille’s quota
of $300.
R. L. Stewart, local chairman, says
that donations to the fund will be
thankfully received by himself or by
members of the soliciting committees,
but that his announcement that the
business section would not be can
vassed still stands.
Coquille, however, should not lag
behind in meeting this emergency due
to the suffering in war-tom Europe,
and all who can should help swell
the total now in the chairman’s hands.
Mrs. Cal Ray
Breaks 96
Mrs. Cal Ray, wife of one of Coos
county’s most consistent winners in
clay pigeon trapshooting, made a
splendid record for herself at the
Sun Valley, Idaho, shoot last Sunday
when she broke 96 out of 100 birds
and won the woman’s handicap
championship.
This was the first
time Mrs. Ray competed in a shoot
for more than 25 targets.
Powers Justice Peace
Trial Is On
Injured Boys
Taken To
The Hospital
Mrs. Dolan Tells
C. of C. About
The 6th Column
Four Have
Passed Here
This Last Week
Donnie Murphy, seven-year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Murphy,
was taken to the Coquille Hospital
Monday by Mrs. Jas. Childs, who
picked him up on the highway north
of town. He had suffered concus
sion but did not remain long in the
hospital. The state police investi
gated his claim that a car had hit
him while he was riding his bicycle,
but they could find no evidence that
such was the case, and are inclined
to believe he was injured and ren
dered unconscious by a fall from his
bike.
Another youngster hurt this week
was Jackie, eleven-year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cole, who had
climbed a rope nearly to the top of
the Burr building. When the rope
broke and he fell, he received lacer
ations on his left leg and an injured
back. He was also taken to the Co
quille Hospital.
Mrs. John L. Dugger, Mrs.
Following a short talk by Mrs. Jack
Dolan at the Chamber of Commerce
Ida Mae Frye, Mrs. Addie
board of directors meeting in the
Sievertesen, George Tompkins
hotel Tuesday noon, the directors
voted unanimously to endorse the
Answer Last Summons
8th column movement and, recom
Mrs. John L. Dugger passed away
mend it for membership fo the peo
ple not only of Coquille and^vicinity last Sunday at the home of her grand
daughter, Mrs. Claude Walker, at
but to true Americans everywhere.
Arago.
When asked how she came to think
With Rev. H. L. Graybeal officiat
of the Idea of an organization to op
ing, funeral services were held at the
pose subversive elements in the
United States, Mrs. Dolan said she Schroeder Bros. Mortuaries here at
had thought about it for some time 2:00 p. m. on Tuesday. Interment
was in the Masonic cemetery.
and had waited to see if some nation
Bom Buenia Vista Gregg, in John
al organization would not inaugurate
son, Tennessee, the deceased was 79
a program.
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Ulal the
ule years of age, having been bom May
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Stewart
request by Mrs. Dolan that the 27, 1881.
She and Mr. Dugger, who had been
American Legion sponsor and take
married for 57 years, came to Coquille
over the work contemplated, had been
from Kansas City, Mo., in 1904.
forwarded to state Legion headquar
All her children passed sway prior
ters and that, if approved there, it
would be a state-wide movement to their mother’s death. Besides her
husband she is survived by six’grand-
with all posts participating, not just a
children:
Mrs. Walker, of Arago;
Coquille or a Coos county patriotic
Clarence
Kidd,
of North Bend; Ever
move.
ett Kidd, of Myrtle Point; Mrs. Hazel
In her remarks, Mrs. Dolan stressed
Ingram, of Reno, Nev.; Beulah Corn,
the fact that women should be well
wall, of Portland, and Mrs. Tiff*
trained
In
the
use
of
firearms
and
in
It’s with a great deal of satisfac
McCloud, of Maben, West Virginia,
tion to city officials and a reason for other functions such as that proposed and by eight grand grandchildren.
in
the
6th
column
so
that
in
case
of
congratulation on the part of every
resident or visitor in Coquille that war they would be able to act as an
the state health department’s last effective home guard.
Americanism and patriotism, in op
report on city water was received.
position
to communism, fascism,
The report received Monday morn
ing showed the water to be grade A naziism, or any other foreign ism
should be taught more rigidly in the
and with NO bacteria count.
The sample sent in was drawn from home and the school.
In opposition to the international
a faucet in the city hall and sent
ism taught in some of the higher in
just as it came from the pipes.
stitutions of learning, due to the for
eign-inspired influence of some pro
fessors and instructors, the youth of
this country should be taught patri
otism-make patriotism fashionable.
Mrs. Ida Mae Frye, widow of the
■z'’.1 There is too much of a tendency on
Ct Mr. and th« part of young people to think late John Charles Frye of Coquille,
passed away at her homo yesterday.
gguagjr i *ui* iRUiUMw, ua m * u wij , W&& ; patriotism is unfashionable.
Funeral services will be held at the
responsible for the family car going
That Coquille schools ate inculcat
Dora chapel at 3:00 p. m. Friday, Rev.
in the ditch Monday afternoon near ing
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patriotism in the pupils was the
the Southport coal mine office on the , statement of Ray Jeub who said his H. L. Graybeal officiating.
She was born in Perry, Iowa, Sep
highway. He was alone in the back ; young son, who has just finished his
seat and opened the door, falling out. first school year, often surprised him tember 2ft, 1888, being 74 years, eight
Mrs. Thurman jumped to the back by the amount of patriotic instruction months and nine days of age at the
in an effort to catch him and Mr. he had assimilated and the questions time of her passing.
She is survived by five children—
Thurman was looking
he asked.
Mrs. Myrtle Glenn, of McKinley,
view mirror watching a 1
Herbert J. and Ivyl V. Frye, of Fair
which was following, to see that it
view, Mrs. Vena Robinson, at Klam
did not hit the boy.
ath Falls, and J. Clyde Frye, of Ray
The car rolled over and down a
mond, Wash. .-•*
bank for 30 or 30 feet but no one was
She is also survived by two sisters,
injured, not even the boy.
The Plywood team in the Coquille Mrs. Etta Fessler, of Phillipsburg,
The car was brought in by the
softball leaque is still leading without Mont., and Mrs. Edna Brown, of Sa
Southwestern Motors wrecked and it
a losa charged against them, although lem; and two brother, C. W. Bennett,
is estimated it will take about $100 to
they have been tied In one game, of Dunsmuir, Calif., and George Ben
repair it.
that wrth the McKinley 3-C team.
nett, of Bieber, Calif.
Attendance at the games has im
proved since the unauthorized pad
lock was removed from the gate, and
people can drive in.
The league standing following
Tuesday evening’s game was as fol
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Emery and Betty
lows:
intend leaving Friday for Boston,
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there next Tuesday but Ferb will Tip Top
McKinley CCC
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Pastime
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expects to be back in Coquille in Jr. C. of C.
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Miss LaVerne Knife, who has been
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ery and Betty will not be home until
This, Thursday evening, the Junior in the Belle Knife hospital for the
late in July- They will stop enroute
past few weeks, on Monday of this
in New York, St. Louis, Pueblo, Salt Chamber of Commerce team meets
the Pastime, and Friday evening The week tendered her resignation to
Lake City and San Francisco.
Tip Top and CCC teams will tangle. County Clerk L. W. Oddy as deputy
in his office. The vacancy was at
Results the past week were:
May 39—Stevens, ft; Jr. C. of C, 3. once filled by Mr. Oddy who named
May 31—McKinley CCC, 20; Eagles, Miss Phyllis Belloni, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. John Belloni, of Myrtle
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Point. Miss Phyllis graduated last
June 3—Stevens, 7; Pastime, ft.
month from the Myrtle Point high
June 4—Plywood, 9; Eagles, 3.
school and her appointment, as Mr.
Oddy expressed it, is of a trial nature.
Highest Rating
For City Water
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Softball League
Ferb Emery Will
Fly To East Coast
New Deputy In
Oddy's Office
Car Ditched
By Trailer
That was quite a mix-up last Fri
day afternoon on the highway, half
a mile this way from the Delmar
store, and no one was injured.
The Samuel Toil family, recently
from Illinois, were moving their
household goods on a trailer to Har
risburg.
In attempting to pass a logging
truck he cut in too quickly, with the
result that the trailer hit the truck,
was broken loose from the car and
the automobile went over the grade,
rolling down about 30 fete. None
of the family was even scratched.
The trailer did not leave the highway
Guild Picnic
To Be June 12
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Frank Pook To
Be Lions President
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