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alley Sentinel INDEPENDENT VOL. XXXVI. NEWSPAPER NO. 47 George T. Moulton Was Valley's Eldest Pioneer ggo City's Condition Told In Report City Treasurer Caughell’s monthly report to the city council Monday eve ning was accompanied by a statement of the city’s assets and liabilities winch shows that the surplus of assets over liabilities is $187,187.29 as at last Saturday. The asgets total $308,383.- 23, and the liabilities $138,198.94. The cash on hand in the bank to talled $11,38141, to which is added Coos county warrants of $120.98, city improvement bonds of $697.90 and an office cash fund of $80. Of the $41,877.18 delinquent un collected tax, $20,000 is deducted as uncollectible, leaving an asset of $31,- 377.18. Of course, the $20,000 is an estimate only as are the values placed on city-owned property, $200,- 000 for the water system, real estate and buildings $24,900, th* fire de partment equipment $1800, furniture and fixtures $1,000. Real estate con tracts, funds advanced for improve ment projects, bonded and unbonded liens and acquired properties make up the rest of the $308,383. ________ On the liabilities sidle, besides the overdrafts, overpayment of bonded liens and the partial payments ac count, there are $193.18 of warrants outstanding, and $128,844.42 of out standing bonds. Of this total $94,000 are in the two water bonds series, $15,000 in general funding and $14,- 844.42 in improvement bonds Another indication of the careful management of city affairs was the statement by Mayor Milne that the city has spent $9,320 less than the budget for the first ten months of this year. For 74 years, nine months and three days, George T. Moulton was a resi dent of the Coquille valley and dur ing that three-quarters of a century his place of residence was not more than seven miles from the place where he was bom. And all except the first six years of his life was spent in what is now Coquille, coming with his parents to live in a,cabin along side the grocery store which was on the river bank back at what is now the Coquille Bowling Alley, when those two building were the only one In this section. A pioneer of the days when Indians were the principal in habitants of the Coquille valley, he saw the gradual elimination of the wilderness and the gradual building of a town until it became a small city. Mr. Moulton pased away at his home on Heath street at five o’clock last Friday morning after lying in _JL coma from Monday on, the dnly move ment perceptible being his greatly ac- telerated breathing. The body lay in state at the Gano Funeral Home for 24 hours preceding the funeral service which were held at the Pioneer church at 2 p. m. on Sunday, his pastor, Rev. H. L. Gray- beal, assisted by Rev. W. S. Smith and Rev. G. A. Gray, officiating. The church was filled to capacity with friends from all over this part of the county who paid this last tri bute to one they admired and respect ed.' Pallbearers who performed the last human service for their friend were L. H. Hazard, F. G. Leslie, Jno. W. Leneve, O. C. Sanford, C. C. Farr and Stanley Fitzgerald Interment was in the Odd Fellows cemetery. George Tildon Moulton was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Moulton and was bom Feb. 26, 1866, on a farm just below what is now Riverton but Haldane Holmstrom returned to his on thia ride of the Coquille river. His home here last Saturday evening af father was a black sand miner who ter an absence of 18 Buzz Holmstrom Found Real Winter Weather later took over the store on the river bank here which cousins of 8. M Nosier's had conducted and moved up here in 1872. The elder Mr. Moulton died in 1908, a year and a half after the passing of his wife. Mrs. Lulu M. Nosier, sister of the deceased, is the only surviving near relative. Geo. Steward, of the North Bank road is a half-nephew, and there are surviving cousins in the east. George, or “Tilt.” Moulton, as he was known in earlier days was sta tion agent in Coquille for the Coos Bay, Roseburg A Eastern Railway and Navigation Co., before the railroad from here to Coos Bay became a part of the Southern Pacific system. At that time the railroad ran along what is now Front street and the depot was located where the Coquille Wood Co. office now stands. After leaving the railroad employ, Mr. Moulton for many years engaged In the brokerage business, buying and selling furs, hides and cascara bark. He also was an insurance company representative here. Due to failing health he retired from active business three years ago, devoting his time since to looking after his investments. Mr Moulton had never married. He had beep a member of Coquille Odd Fellows lodge for 40 years, ef Chadwick Masonic lodge nearly aa long, for many years was financial secretary of the Woodmen of the World here, and was a member ot the Pioneer Methodist church, serving for some time on its official board. Probably no one had a wider ac quaintance all over Coos county and his memory for faces and names was remarkable. A good man has gone to his reward, and hia kindly smile and cheery greet ing will be missed by thousands who called him their friend. he was coming home, that his home sickness was almost unbearable. • “Bukx” had never experienced any real winter weather before so last winter he took a job in an open pit mine about 30 miles from Salt Lake City and he found it cold enough to satsify his desire for low temperature. The mine is on a copper mountain, a low grade two per cent ore, and the mountain is being literally shoveled into cars and transported to the smel ter. Since leaving the mine last spring, Haldane has been with the Reclama tion Service on Green river in Colo rado where it is planned to build a dam in the Dinosaur National Pirk And speaking of dinosaurs, he says that bones and skeletons of these pre historic critters, which are supposed to have been alive millions of years ago, are encountered all over the park, both on top of the ground, with other huge bones buried beneath the sur face. Soma at the skeletons, all of them are petrified, of course, are practically complete, with an occa sional break in the 30 feet long ver tebrae. Haldane’s last job was the operation of a boat on the river for two miles between the point the men could be transpoited to In cars and the pro posed dam sight. For the past few weeks the river has been full of ice and in order to make progress down or up stream the crew would have to keep the hull of the vessel free by chipping the ice off and the oar blades would be so ice-encumbered that they resembled logs. “Buzz’* expects to remain here for the winter, enjbying home cooking. Howard Kyle To Join Navy R. L. Stewart To Head C. ofC. For Coming Year Grand Council Fire Held Here Last Evening Warren. C. Cailey, vice president of By soft candlelight, fifty of Co the First National Bank of Portland, quille's Camp Fire Girls participated I shared with the Cornfield Canaries in a Grand Council Fire at the Co the honors at the Chamber of Com quille High school auditorium last . merce banquet and annual election night. In the Camp Fire work these ' held in the hotel dining room Tuesday Council Fires are a very important evening. Mr. Cailey gave a very in part in the girl's life. This Council Fira , teresting and thought-provoking ad was particularly outstanding because dress on the subject of "Public Re of the prepence of Miss E. DeMote, lations,” which was listened to with one of the National Camp Fire execu flattering attention by the sixty ladies tives, at present stationed in Portland. and gentlemen assembled. Her wonderful talk on the Camp Fire Not any less intersting was the mo work and her displays of work done tion picture, with talkie accompani by girls in other parts of the United ment shown by Supt. B.> W. Dunn. State, was an inspiration to everyone “The story of your town is the story present'’ of America” was the title of the pic The groups represented at this ture and the dialogue brought out th« Council Fire were the Funds group facts that only by the co-operation of With Mrs Meyers as guardian; Ao- all — employer, employee, business Igrakiya group, with Mrs. Wardrip as man, farmer, professional man and guardian; J unite Wardrip, member greatness of i— of the Hospotchi and — the — Co- housewives — I has __ the JMfeUL — — ______ ■_____ - group, ___ -____ - American communities been achieved- quille group with Cherie Mae Hart Introduced'as the Comfed Canaries Well as guardian. Miss Bessie Chris —their original title some twenty-odd tensen was pianist. Mrs. Bennie years ago was “Cornfield Canaries, Walker, Mrs. Idyll Goddard, Miss but the corpulence of a couple of the Jean Polson and Mrs. Estelle Harbi song birds caused the change in desig son planned the greater part of the nation—the quartet composed of O. program. T. Gant, J. L. Smith. F. G. Leslie Coquille should, indeed, be proud and E. D. Webb, created as much en of such an excellent organization aa thusiasm Tuesday evening as it did the Gamp Fire Girls. We hear a in the heyday of the Coquille Com great deal about the Boy Scouts but Show. To some of their old-time fa don’t forget that we have one of the vorites they had added a few not youngest and one of the finest Camp heard from them before, and the deaf Fire organizations in the state. ening encores with which each ef There were two girls who received fort was received proved the Can the honors at the “Woodgathers’ ” aries are just as popular today as they rank: Nadine Ashworth and Geraldine ever were. Qerdjng. Mrs. Woodyard presided at the pi A large group of thirty-two girls ano and led the group in singing “God received the awards of advancement Bless America.” to the “Trailseekers’ ’’rank. Their Frank A. Pook and O. L. Wood were names are: Carol Kronsteiner, Har appointed as tellers for the election by riet Walker. Mary Ann Walker, Louise President Don Gillespie, who thanked Ferry, Norma Terry, Norma Helvi, the chamber for the co-operatiob Roberta Medley, Lucille Morse, Betty given him by the chamaber mem Lee Renfro. Shirley Van Fleet, Nancy during his incumbency of the Haga, Velma Coy, Shirley Hnm- The vote, with nearly 50 memtei , Veraie Willis, Donna Lae Laq- taking part, resulted In theelectidhc íll ÍSÍ JftUsh Hickam, Joyce Benham, R. L. Stewart as president, O. L. Wood Marianne Rackleff, Eulia McCracken, as vice-president, and C. M. Howard Anne Harbison, Anita Martindale, as treasurer. To insure he would be Carol Jean Gray, Donna Mae Howe, defeated for the presidency. Dr. Ralph Nancy Grant, Joann Savage, Alene F. Milne passed around the cigars to Hunt, Rose Marie Peart. Sally Bon all those who would agree to vote ney, Betty Dalton, Bonnie Zwicker, for Mr. Stewart. Dorothy Wersh, Dorothy Hughes, and The vote for 27 directors of the Lenora Warnstaff. chamber was extremely close, the count as made by the tellers and the chamber’» secretary, Mrs. J. E. Nor ton, showing the following to have been elected: Dr. Ralph Milne, Andy Anderson. Mayor Gilbert Gable, C. W. Noyes, J. L. Stevens, J.. A. Lamb, Geo. A. Ed Divelbiss and Archie McLeod were Ulett, Geo. Witters, H, A. Young, Lafe here from Port Orford Monday to Compton, J. £. Norton, Geo. Jenkins, present to the county court a petition Dr. T. DeLaRhue, Don Gillespie, J. which Mr. Noyes stated contained L. Smith, R. A. Jeub, Lloyd Claver, between 500 and 600 names, asking foe B. W. Dunn, Tailant Greenough, Geo. a road across the mountain from the Oerding, Dr. J. D. Rankin, Wm. end of the Sixes road to Powers, a Ulett, Glen Claver, George Taylor, distance of 12 to 14 miles, The same Drue Cunningham, Muri Pettit, M. O. petition was presented to the Curry Hawkins, Dave Biegger, A. N. Gould. county court on Tuesday. Straight and honest thinking by All that the courts of the counties society, business, labor, government are asked to do is to maintain the officials and every section of this com road, which will be used for trans plex life in the United States are the porting timber, minerals and dairy greatest need of this democracy, was and farm stuff. The plan as approved one of Mr. Cailey's conclusions, ac by the forest service headquarters at companied by the statement that Granta Pass is that the actual road nearly all are doing this straight for building shall be done by the CCC ward thinking and that the public re boys, under the supervision of the lations attitude of business, large and forest service. small, is doing more to create con fidence among the people at this country than was ever accomplished be.ore The interpretation of an en terprise to the public is the most nec essary policy for assmall business that A change in the ownership and it may grow larger and for a large corporation that it may expand to management of the Tip Top confec tionery became effective last Sun its limit of usefulness. > Two or three humorous but pointed day when Wm. G. Walker bought the stories were interwoven in his talk interest of Alan Bailey, his partner and in the course of it he referred to , for several years in the place. Mr. the fact that it required about $20 ' Walker will continue to operate the to kill a man in Caesar’s wars, $20,000 Tip Top on the. same high^ for each soldier sacrificed in the first * service which has characterized it world war and $50,000 for each man ' under the partnership. who has lost his life in the present, Mr. Bailey intends going to Port Orford, where he will be associated eastern hemisphere conflict. with Mrs. Bailey's father in business. Sixes To Powers Rood Proposed s '*&*■ Bill Walker Now Sole Proprietor Howard Kyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Kyle of this city, left today for San Diego, where he will enter the Navy, having signed up last week in Marshfield. Howard goes in under The Charity dance in the Commun the new regulations allowing enlist ity Building . this coming Saturday ments at 17 years of age. evening. Dec. 7, is being sponsored by ¡F. A. Hannon’s car in which he de most cf the civic and fraternal or- livers morning papers, is .the third kjrs Frank Schram suffered a se ganizaiiorw in Coquille. The proceed» car te have suffered a broken pan*t rious and painful accident last week will be used to defray the cost.of the intersection of the drive on Shpr- when she fell in a store downtown Christmas Basket Dance December 7 || A Spot Which Needs Attention Mrs. Schram Suffers Painful Injury Powers J. of ? Then heing so little need for a jus-11” «red unday * "Shady” arid'his dance band will X" ties of the peaccand unstable dis- ™«iSK and-is the result of the eorth "¿furnish thé Music for 'the dance. trict at Powers—No. 11—the county sinking away at the end of the pave » court last Friday approved an order ment where it meets the dirt road. Mr and Mrs Irving Larson plan to abolishing the* district and placed that leave Friday for St Helens to spend section in the Myrtle Point district, Mrs. O. C. Sanford returned Friday several days visiting relatives. No. 5. from a brief trip to Portland. yr-.-z ...>■&typfi .--1 ■ _ , Council Plans On Adjusting Rates With Mayor Milne and all council men except Everett Seeley present for the session of the city dads Mon day evening, a two hour session was held. The residents of Kelley street, a ' block long at the extreme northeast comer of the city, had a petition on file asking for a gravel improvement. The city engineer will check on the cost and the property included on the petition which will have to pay for it. At the suggestion of the chairman of the street committee, Everett Seeley, the council voted to have stop signs installed on Third street, on either aide "of Henry. This is at the northeast court house block comer where collisions have often happened in the past. , A contract for the city’s supply of chlorine far its 1941 use. at-9 cents a pound, fob Tacoma, was made with the Hooker Chemical Co. A dance hall license was granted Pat Hayes for the basement of the Machon building. Ifeh^ up using the Community Building for dances. A class B package and retail beer license application of Ora Allen for the Rex Tavern was approved. An ordinance was adopted levying the assessments for the payment of the Heath street graveling improve ment between Fifth and Sixth. An amendment to the city’s plumb ing ordinance was adopted as wag another authorizing the completion of the street improvement on Hall street and the building of the side walk in front of Le Roy’s Barber & Beauty Shop. A call for bids for construction of the sidewalk was also ordered. When contemplated a couple of years ago it was to have been a W. P A. job but there is noth ing of that kind possible here now and the walk will be built either un der contract or by day labor under the supervision of the engineer. The leasing of the Community Building to J. W. Reyan for a skat Council s Reply To Budget Committee’s Comments Last Week In view of the comment by the so- called First Coquille Budget Com mittee," which appeared in last issue of the Coquille Valley Sentinel purporting to set forth the facte in volved in the preparation of what was therein called “the. Coquille City Budget recently rejected by the Coun cil” we feel that the entire picture of the situation should be presented to the people. We do this in all due respect to the signers and approvers of last week's comment since they have indicated that they have stated their position “as clearly , as they know." The main, but pot only, point of real controversy involved the budget ing of an item of $3,000.00 for a “Fire Equipment Sinking Fund,” which fund was established by an ordinance making it possible to accumulate funds over u three-year period winch could be used for the purchase of fire fighting equipment, the purchase of a truck equipped with a pumper being the intention of the council. This ordinance was adopted pur suant to a law passed by the state legislature in 1939, for the purpose of saving cities the expense of a bond issue in obtaining fire-fighting equip ment. The adoption of this ordinance was essential to the creation of such a fund. It has been intimated that since this ordinance was passed by the council the night before the meeting with the aforementioned committee that it was done for the purpose of double cross ing the committee. For some time considerable pressure had been brought on the council to provide a pumper and the mayor and council gave a lot of time and thought to the matter and to the best method of ob taining a pumper. During the few weeks immediately prior to this meet ing the purchase of this equipment had been asked by the Chamber at Commerce. a committee appearing committee to arrangs terms and pay- before the council to make the re ments for the lease. quest, and strongly urged by the fire There was some discussion, with (CoilUnueo on Page Ten) no action taken, on a revision of the ordinance which fixes the rates for the use of water. The rate is not to be lowered for home owners but apartments and auto courts, where the tenancy is fairly permanent, may find the monthly rate a little higher. x The Coos county budget, as adopted When the new rates are established by the county court at the public hear the Sentinel will present them in ing last Friday, means a 1941 tax levy of 18.9 mills for county purposes full. The property owners on North which is three mills lower than the Willard street, on Spurgeon Hill near 1940 rate Total expenditures as approved the Odd Fellows cemetery were in attendance at the meeting to com Friday were Set at $868,419.47 of plain about the fish pond which which $464,236.69 will be raised by exists in front of their properties, or the 18.9 mills levy. The application of three lady mem rather to ask if the lake is to be kept bers of the Coos county health asso there that it be stocked with fish. Some years ago the city put in a ciation that the pay for the county culvert there to arrange for the run health unit be raised, was denied by off there, but the property owners the county court. The elimination of $7,000 originally over whose land the run-off would flow have kept the end of the cul budgeted for state taxes, before it vert plugged with rock and mud to was known there would be no state the detriment of all those who live tax in 1941, accounted for the drop there or anyone who wants to use the of one-tenth of a mill in the rate. street, just south of the dead end. There were also a few other changes The city engineer and the water in the budget proposal as printed in superintendent were instructed to try the Sentinel a month ago. County Budget To Be 18.9 Mills and work out a plan which would relieve the water congestion, with out damaging any property. Rotarians To Have Christmas Party “Your America,“ a patriotic film, was shown at the Rotary Club lunch eon at the hotel on Wednesday. The film was one obtained by the high school and George Folsom was the operator. It was decided to,hold the annual Christmas party on Wednesday, Dec. 18, and Stuart Norton was named to assist the program chairman in mak ing arrangements for the affair. Rotarian Wm. Lyons, of Eugene, was present as a guest. < Junior Women To Present Playlet For Woman's Club Episcopalians Have Get-Together Dinner Members at St. James parish held their first dinner of the winter sea son Wednesday at Guild hall. Tables were decorated with ivy, fed apples and tall red candles. As is always the case, when the Episcopalians hold a potluck, it was a ’grand dinner.’ Those present were Rev. and Mrs. C. M. GuUbert and Beth, Messrs, and Mesdames J. S Barton and Ben, H. N Lorenz, L. L. Bonney and Sally, John Martin and Bruce, Julius Ruble and Laura Emily, C. Vernon Smith, Frank Pook, Charles Selbig, Charles Stauff, C E. Schroeder, Lee Hand, Mesdames A. J. Sherwood, E. W. Lqr- enz, Ida Owen, Martha Gratke, Annie Robinson, James Watson, W N. Briner, and Messrs. Harry Slack, Judy and Harry, Jr., V. R Wilson, the Miss es Siegni Young, Mary Margaret Ged- ney, Anne Barton, Georgia Briner Ann-Harbison * For almost a . week. and the AtnrtBary paralysis is gradually leaving, Mrs. Schram must spend two more weeks lying flat on her back. She cannot read or do any sort of work to break the monotony of her convalescence. the Christmas program with special The Holy Name Altar society will music and carols. All members of the senior club are urged to attend hold a tea towel, apron and food sale Saturday at Thrift’s Grocery. and welcome the junior club. of her eyes.