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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1940)
‘¿tfT 't ■ ’ F k » . ■ fa! \ ) "" a ..jfcy. _____ . • ■' •r. -y, 7 , • -»° ——- ■ ;.... .. ■: »— AN « — ~~~~ ' ’ ¿7 ; INDEPENDENT ■.’31 Bl NEWSPAPER ■ ... ... .......................................................-tu.u, VOL. XXXVI. : X ‘ y' a «*** • til NO. 44. l ¥, NO’ I Funeral Services For George W. Bryant At One P.M. Saturday •f I • Union Thanksgiving County Veterinarian C. of C. Proposes To Increase Board Service, November 21 Resigned Before ■ The union Thanksgiving service in Hearing Held To Thirty Directors Coquille will be held next Wednesday evening, Oct. 20, at 7:30 o’clock in the Assembly of God church. Rev. Chas. M. Guilbert, of the Epis copal church, will deliver the Thanks- giving sermon. The union choir will be led by Hu bert Ulrich, choir director of Pioneer church, and Rev. E. C. Swanson, of the Baptist church, will read the scripture lesson and give the evening il' prayer. Rev. H. L. Grybeal, of the Pi oneer church, will be in charge of the offering which will be sent to the Children’* Farm Home at Corvallis, following a precedent of several year*. C. Adrian Sias, pastor of the Chris tian church and president of the Co quille ministerial association, will preside and lead the opening song K/ ***■ h . Coquille Young People Married I ■■ * Planning For Co. Treasurer Calls Christmas Giving v |(| WorranU Officials Hear Water, Sewage Talks 1 Ï :. < Ray Gilkey Here On Visit z Ten Draftees Sent Questionnaires Judge Mast Is 82 Today City Budget Meetina Tonight Legion Keno To Be Saturday Night ■V • •tfr the B. P. O. Elks in Marshfield. He served .the citydof Coquille as councilman for nearly eight years and was a mah’whose judgment was respected and deferred to at all times by his confreres. One of the most kindly and gener ous hearted of men, George Bryant was particularly kind to old people and children. He was a type of citi zen that Coquille and Coos county can t Commander S. C. Gaulke states. Cards will be 10 cents and play will start at 7:30 o’clock, i can only have faith that everything ia done for the best. The time of the funeral was set, Mrs. Bryant states, in order that for mer employees, now working else where, might be able to attend the services. Funeral services will be held to morrow (Friday) at Schroeder Bros. Mortuaries in Myrtle Point, at one o’clock, for David M. Fox, who com mitted suicide at hi* home in Power* about six o’clock Tuesday evening. The reason for his act is not known but he had been in poor health for some time following a back injury he received white engaged in his duties as a logger. “Pete” Fox, as he ha* been known, haa been engaged in various phases of the logging business for many years. A quarter of a century ago he was a familiar figure on the river here, be ing a deck hand on one of the boats Plying between Coquille and Bandon. He was about 50 years of age Mrs. Fox is employed at a store in Powers and was not at home when the tragedy occurred. A shot gun was the instrument with which he killed ■htaseaMr-........... ............. ............ Beside* hi* widow, Mr. Fox is sur vived by three brothers and four sisters. Interment will be in a cemetery at Bandon. < The nominating committee for the The county court spent of Commerce made a sug- day last Friday listening to the ing of Dr. J. H. Bennett, 4 tbe chamber luncheon in the hotel Tuesday noon that the num county Bangs disease and ber of officers gnd directors for the sis cow tester. Dr. Bennett fared his resignation to th? court chamber be increased from the pres Thursday. Dqe to complaints re ent twenty to thirty. The reason for this te to secure a ceived by the state agriculture de partment concerning Dr. Bennett, y. larger active Interest in Chamber of Commerce activities, and if was furth D. Mickle, head of the er decided to issue special invitations requested that Bennett appear each week to chamber members who public hearing before his was accepted. According to some are not on the board of directors to L. sources, the court accepted Bennett’s attend the weekly meetings. Some members apparently feel resignation Saturday morning. This could not be verified a* member* of that the board of directors is a sort of the court have been out of town closed corporation with only directors expected to attend. As has been fre throughout the week. Complaint* concerning Dr. Bennett quently published these Tuesday noon came from several source*. Some sessions are open to anyone and the dairymen believed that he had shown non-di rector members are always a i scr i mlM t lMi by iwtmg nuuie her d* urg e d to k eep in touth w ith w hat Ui e too often, while he entirely neglected, C. of C. is doing by attending the testing other herds. Slaughter house Tuesday sessions. C. M. Howard suggested that the operator* are alleged to have com plained that Dr. Bennett official meat entire membership should get together inspector tor the city of Marshfield, at least once a month to discuss mat refused to pas* any meet not inspected ters for the advancement of Coquille. by himself except that bearing a fed It was formerly the custom to hold eral stamp. Another complaint mn- forum meetings frequently but the cerned his account* with Coos coun tack of interest shown by the non- ty. Dr. Bennett admitted billing the attendance of members who were not county for test* on 231 head of cattle directors led gradually to the dis Bert Seal, for more than 40 years a on the Joe Russ place, that he had not continuance of these forum meetings Coquille resident but who for the tested, but explained that he did not except for the annual election of of past three years had been living at present the bill. It was, according to ficers. Charleston on Coos Bay, passed «way The election meeting is to be held at the hospital here Tuesday. He Bennett, figured by a new office girt, who mistook a slip which showed the in the next few weeks and it is greatly was suffering from heart trouble count of cattle on the ranch for a test hoped that a full attendance of mem when brought to the Belle Knife Hos of the cattle. Bennett stated that he bers can be secured. pital in July and nothing could be The Chamber of Commerce is a done for hi* relief. returned the sum involved to the county as soon as he discovered the very necessary part of any community So far as known, he leaves no rel and the attitude of the membership atives. error. The body was taken to Dr. Bennett ha* been county cow makes it either a live or a moribund Schroeder Bros. Mortuaries here, but tester for the past five year*. He suc organization. this morning no definite arangements Let’s make the next twelve months had yet been made for funeral aer- ceeded Dr. W. V. Glaiyer, who re a record-breaker for civic betterment v|ces. signed a few year* ago. ■ » and improvement in this splendid city. No information as to where he The body of George W. Bryant, who passed away at 12.25 Tuesday morn ing, will lie in state at the Gano Fun eral Home until noon on Saturday. The casket will not be open at the services to be held in Pioneer church at one o'clock Saturday. « ! Rev. Charles M. Guilbert. of the Episcopal church, will conduct the services and interment will be in the Masonic cemetery. *, The end came to one of Coquille’s , most influential and respected citizens as the result of pneumonia, which so frequently .strikes a bed-ridden vic tim who* lies in one position all the time. Mr. Bryant first became aware that - a a mct i un g w as wro ng w i th hi e phy e i- T t 1 * *!Hlc l pated t hat the stten ch uie e cal well being last spring, about the will be large and generous again this middle of May. He consulted physi year. cians here, at Marshfield, and in t Portland. and then entered the Belle Knife Hospital last July and under went the first of two operations there on July 9. A month later he was taken to Portland, where he went While Myrtle Point was winning through another operation and* re gained in Emanual Hospital there from Coquille in the Armistice Day for two months, being brought home game on Monday, the North Bend last month. He had shown improve- Bulldogs were winning from the ■--W a nt wuh Mrs Bryant had thought Marshfield Pirates 13 to 0. Each of the four teams has an tire treatments he was receiving were helping him until he suffered the at other game on its schedule, the same tack of pneumonia last Saturday. He team it met Monday, Myrtle Point here on Saturday this week, the two passed away at his home here. George William Bryant was the Bay teams on Thanksgiving day. If the two winners repeat in their son of Mr. and Mr*. Henry Clay Bry ant, both deceased, who were pion next clashes. Myrtle Point and North eers of the Smith river and Umpqua Bend will end the season all tied up sections. He was bom at Yoncalla, with four wins and one defeat And Oregon, Oct. 22, 1886 and was nine it is quite probable that the 1040 football season will end in that teen days past 54 years of age. • From the time he reached man knotted condition. The game here on the 16th wiU hood George Bryant made his way by start at 2:00 p. m.—Myrtle Point Bob his own efforts and hi* successful business career was due entirely to cats vs. Coquille Bed Devils. « his own ability and the nature of the man who made friends at all with whom he came in contact. His em „..I. TO cooperate Chri«tmk* charity T ployee», through his entire career, work, representatives of various ctvic C<*U»ty Treasurer Chaa. Stauff haa were devoted to his interests, and to I him. Two Coquille young people, Miss organizations met Tuesday evening called warrants on three county funds, With his parents, he moved to Lucille Flitcroft and Clarence Lloyd at the city hall to diseuse plans for as of today, Nov. 14. General fund Camas valley in 1900 and to Myrtle Ireland, were united in marriage at assembling and distributing Christ warrants for September and October Point in 1902. He first engaged in the the home of the officiating minister, mas baskets. Funds for the baskets —up to Nov. 1—called total 033,377.01 drayage business in Myrtle Point, lat Mr. Palmer, pastor of the Church of will be raised at a dance to be given on which the estimated acrued inter er selling it to his brother, Henry. Christ, at Grants Pass last Saturday. early in December. Roy Wheeler, est ia 035. On the Market Road fund the call He then began operating cars for The bride is the daughter of Mr. and representing the Eagles, was elected hire, and in 1916, with Gene Wick am. Mrs. M. O. Flitcroft, former Coquille general chairman of the dance. Tick- is for January, 1040, issue of warrants. started a stage line betkeen Los An residents who now live near Granta eta are to be sold by the various clubs The amount called is 04,700.00; inter geles and San Bernardino, Calif., Pass. She is in the employ at Swift participating in the activity. Those est 0100. On the Non-High School fund the but did not continue there long and in & Co. in the office here. attending Tuesday's meeting were 1917 he was operating a motor stage The groom is the son of Mrs. Wm. Inez Rover, Business and Professional call is for the months of October and line from Coquille to Roseburg. In Ireland, with whom they will make Women’s club; Mrs. Val Harless and November, 1939; the amount 05.037.63 1919 his stage line was included in their home for the present, near Pat Mrs. George Holbrook, Three Links and the interest 0225. the Coast Auto Lines, incorporated terson's Grove. He is one of the club; Mrs. Eric Tucker, Jr. Wom by Vern Gorst of North Bend, and proprietors of the O. K. Rubber en’s club; Mrs. Roy Wheeler, Legion Mr. Bryant managed the stage line Welders shop on Hall street. Auxiliary; Serge Gaulke, American until it was purchased by the Pa- The newlyweds returned Monday Legion; Roy Wheeler, Jack Ferris cific Greyhound Lines in 1929. He from Grants Pass and are receiving and Frank DeCosta, Eagles lodge; served the purchaser as superinten the congratulations and best wishes Ray Matoon, Jr. Chamber of Com City Engineer J. N. Gearhart and dent of the Greyhound Lines for two of their many friends. merce; Mrs. W. H. Schroeder and D. E. Cruickshank of the city’s water years before resigning to begin log Mrs. Lucian Meyers, Townsend dub. department, returned Sunday from ging operations on a larger scale than * Corvallis where on Thursday, Friday the side line activity in which he and Saturday last week they attend had been engaged for a few years. ed the short course school held for The operations of the Geo. W. Bry water superintendents and sewage ant Logging Co., on Eden Ridge and disposal managers. The school was Ray Gilkey returned to Coquille on Rock creek, for the past eight sponsored by the American Water Questionnaires were sent Tuesday or nine years jjave been very suc last Saturday after spending a year Works Association and the Pacific cessful, and he could have continued and a half in Alaska. He is located by the southern Coos draft board, at Northwest Sewage Works Association Myrtle Point, to ten men whose num to cut timber above Powers for the just north of Fairbanks and he's chief and the 136 in attendance heard some Coos Bay Lumber Co. as long as he cook for t large U. S. mining concern bers were the first drawn in the na very good talks on treatment of water tional draft lottery. The first and sec cared to engage in the business. Dur whose headquarters are in Boston. and the sewage disposal system which ing the summer the crew up there was The dredge for their placer operations ond men on the list—John Henry Mc Coquille will some time have to in Farland. of Catching creek, and James near Fairbanks handles 8000 yards of about 90 men and during the winter ' -« ' Henry McCue, of Coquille—are mar stall. gravel per day. half that number. Mrs. Cruikshank. who accompanied ried and will not be subject to call Ray says winter was slow coming to On February 23, 1928, Mr. Bryant them to and from Corvallis, visited was united in marriage to Miss Leona that section this year and it was in the first draft. her sister. Mrs C. L. Willey, Jr., white The other eight to whom question only down to 10 below zero when he G. Lowe, at Vancouver, Wash., and there. naires were sent are: Ray Leroy Coop several years ago they built one of left. This year there were around er, Coquille; Harold Stromquist. Bul Coquille’s many fine homes on 300 men in the camp. He expects to go back up there in lards Rt , (Sanford Heights); Kenneth Knowlton Heights where they have Wayne Miller, Coquille; John Kenneth February. since resided. Barker, Myrtle Point; John Andrew Mr. Bryant is survived by his Masters, Catching Inlet; James Elton widow, a daughter by a former mar Bailey, Myrtle Point; Herbert George Today ia the birthday of our vener riage. Mrs. Isabelle Parker, of Par Dudley. McKinley Rt.; Gale Roberts, able, although extremely active ker, Arizona; a brother, Henry Bry Rt. 2, Marshfield. county juvenile officer, ex-judge R. ant, of Bandon; two sistefs, Miss • 1H. Mast, who is celebrating his 82nd Della Bryant, of Hood River, and The city council will hold an ad ' birthday. , ( Mrs. Audrey B Dodson, of Marsh journed session this (Thursday) eve •Rube ” as he is known to his inti- field, besides many uncles, aunts and ning at eight o'clock when the public | mate* and friends, was one of the cousins in various iSarts of Oregon hearing on the city budget for 1941 , pioneer Mast family which came from and some in California. will be held. Any voter who has any North Carolina to Coos county when . Mr. Bryant was a member of five objedyqp to the published budget, -er There will be plenty-of turkeys to Ther long as anyone want* to play he was 14 years of age, back in 1873- fraternal organizations- the Shrine, who has any suggestion to make in last " as as ' Chadwick Lodge and Beulah Chapter, Keno’in the at the Final Game Here Saturday "Pete" Fox Kills Self At Powers County Judge J. E. Norton. C. E. Powers and R. H. Lawhome, county commissioners, left Tuesday for Port land. „where they are attending the annual judges and commissioners' convention. They are expected to re turn Saturday. Woman's Club Hears Dal M. King On "Amerkanisffl" I I The Guild hall was attractively dec orated with blue hydrangeas, yellow chrysanthemums and greenery for the regular meeting of the Coquille Wom an’s Club Tuesday afternoon. Fol lowing the club song led by Mrs. R. E. Boober, with Mrs. M. O. Hawkins at the piano, the salute to the flag was given. Mrs. George Chaney, new club preaident, presided over the business meeting. The club decided to postpone the rummage sale until January, owing to lack of available space to hold it. The cooked food sale will be held Saturday, Nov. 23, at Haga’s Grocery. The new year books were given out to the members. A club project was discussed which will be decided upon I ’ A « ■ ■ m J Bert Seal, 83, Died Here Tuesday i X was born is available. He was bora October 1, 1857, and was 83 years, one month and eleven days of a08. ) For more than 0» yean Bert M ■ owned acreage on the hfli near Odd Fellow* cemetery No. 1, where he raised strawberries and lived alone, About three years ago he sold the place here and went to live at Charleston where he devoted most of his time to fishing. He was well liked by those who knew him but aparently confided in no one anything concerning his early life. " - y o. Ri ]jr Fr Mi C. pj: m Bishop Dogwell Confirms Four Episcopal Guild members had the pleasure Wednesday afternoon of en tertaining Bishop D. B. Dagwell, who was here to hold confirmation ser vices. The Bishop gave an interest ing, informal talk at Guild meeting. Tea was served by the members. Those present were Mesdames Ida Owen, Robert Plieth, Goellne, L. H. Hazard, F. A. Pook, E. W. Lorens, George Sherwood, Annie Robinson, A. J. Sherwood, E. M. Briner, William Mansell, Martha Gratke, John Mar- Un, H. N. Lorenz, C. V. Smith, Os car Langlois, James Watson, T. B. Currie, Charles Stauff, C. L. Tuttle, A. O. Walker, Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Guilbert and Bishop D. B. Dagwell. I Response to Roll Call Is Good I % S. P. Brass Collars Callers Wednesday B. C. Taylor, of Portland, assistant general freight agent for the Southern Pacific, and Edgar C. Ordway, travel ing freight agent for the company, with headquarters in Eugene, were Coquille visitors yesterday. They were chauffeured around the country by P. P. Gray, 3. P. agent at Marshfield. Until a few months ago Victor S. Hemming, naturalization Mr. Taylor • had been in the com pany's main offices in Seattle for the examiner from the Portland past ten years. He formerly held the here three days this week— same I Ordway now bolds. * become citizens of the United State*. The hearing on their petitions will Beauty Shop Proprietor* take ptace in February. Fprty Petitions For Naturalization 1 ¡iTittW To raise the standard* of their-pro .W - --- a. county Marshfield to form the local branch of the Oregon Association of Beauty Dr. John Seeley, whose appoint Bishop D. B Dagwell, of Portland, Shops. The Roxy Beauty Salon «nd ment as C om county health officer was a guest of the Rotary Club at LeRpy'» Beauty Parlor sent repre awaited of h license to prac their weekly luncheon at the hotel sentatives to the meeting. tice medicine in was named yesterday and gave a very interesting by the county tourt last week and be informal talk to the members present. assumed the office at once, succeed Rotarian “Deke” Richmond, of Eu ing Dr. O. E. Stark, who is serving in gene, and John Kabbler, also of Eu that capacity temporarily. gene, were guests at the meeting. ---- Co. Health Officer |; Speaks To Rotary "■ - ■ X 1 ! % Uy ■ « i'- |
