Senfedl
INDEPENDENT
VOL. XXXVII.
NO. 5.
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Quake Felt Here
Al 1:45 A. M
Sunday Morning
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NEWSPAPER
C. of C. To Help
Arago Airport
Eighty-Nine Per Cent Favor Saturday
Doc Shull
Crushed By Rock
10,000 Leased
Acres Will
Insure Drilling
The Coquille Chamber of Com-
Roes John “Doc” Shull, 40-year old
merce at its Tuesday noon session
engine operator for the Kline Tagging
pledged co-operation to the Coqifllle
Co. at Fairview, was instantly killed
Flying Club and will make applica­
on the Myrtle Point-Coquille high­
tion to the federal Aeronautics Ad­
way, a fifth of a mile from the end
The survey being conducted by
Les Child, who is chairman of the
The earthquake which was record­ ministration for governmental de­
and 2, “What can Coquille do to make of the North Fork bridge, about 8:30 Chamber of Comemrce’s mineral re­
ed on the seismograph at Berkeley at velopment of the field at Arago and committee of the Coquille Chamber
o'clock
last
Sunday
morning,
when
1:45 Sunday morning and apparently ask that it take over the lease which of Commerce to ascertain the feeling the town more attractive to you?"
sources committee, made a statement
Some suggested a resumption at the a 3,000 pound rock, loosened by the at the Monday noon session of the
had its centre in the Grants Pass the Qying club has on the proposed of the people within the Coquille
rains, plunged 150 feet downward, its
trading
area
as
to
the
Saturday
evfc
annual
Com
Show;
another
a
cele­
section was a minor temblor but it was airport which lies Just north of Arago
last jump landing squarely on top of chamber as to possible drilling for
felt in Coquille by at least five peo­ and is ideally situated for the pur­ rung closing of the retail stores, shows bration in honor of the city’s leading the cab of the truck the victim was oil and gas, and stated that a more
results favorable to those stores re­ industry.
ple who have reported to the Sen­ pose.
active attempt to develop what re­
maining
open.
Very few failed to reply to the tart driving, and crushing the truck as
Three
members
of
the
club,
Woodie
tinel. F. G. Leslie who had just got­
sources may lie under the ground in
well as thé driver.
Seven hundred cards were malted inquiry. Oiling of the CoquiUe-Ara-
ten in from his trip to Eugene, said Conley, Wm. Strong and W. H. Ev-
Mr. Shull was starting for Langlois, Coos county will depend upon the
out
last week and 180 of them had go road, the Coquille-Fairview road,
land,
were
present
at
the
luncheon,
Ills whole house shook. Miss Carol
where
he was to have signed up a attitude taken by the land owners
Young said it felt as though some with a sketch of. how the field could been returned by Tuesday noon of the North Bank road, and north logging contract. His brother, Ray, whose properties must be leased if
Henry
street
from
tiie
end
of
the
pav
­
one was Shaking her bed, and Mrs. be laid out. The plot lies about 20 this week, with only 20 replies in­
had expected to accompany him but drilling is to be started.
H. A. Young said her bed had an miles from the North Bend airport, dicating that it was a matter of tar ing to the county road were men­ at the last moment decided not to.
He and W. E. Marion have about
east to west movement, quite notice­ is 20 miles from the proposed new diference whether the stores wens I tioned on many cards.
1300 acres on the Westport arch un­
The
body
and
wreck
was
first
dis
­
The need of public rest rooms,
able, The last time she felt an earth­ one at Port Orford and 20 miles from open here Saturday evening or not.
covered by Earl Adams, oq his way der lease, and before the company
This means that 89 per cent of those 1 cleaner streets and lots both down
quake here, Home 15 to 20 years ago. a possible one at Illahe, thus fitting
to Coquille to pick up Portland dailies with whom he signed a contract on
the quake rocked the bed sideways in­ in to tile government’s desire to have who signed and mailed the return 1 town and in the suburbs were men­ for Mjrrtle Point distribution. Heat Monday will begin operations there
stead of lengthwise as it did this emergency landing fields every 20 card signified that it would be more tioned, a swimming pod, improve­ once returned to that town, where the must be around 10,090 acres more
convenient for them ,if the stores ment of the town’s wooden buildings,
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time and the oscillation affected her miles.
unfortunate man lived, and reported under lease to be included in the pool.
As long as it is a private enterprise, here were open later than six p. nv ware other Coquille needs mentioned. the accident.
like a blow in the pit of
stomach,
This company, a subsidiary of one
One man wrote, “Close up your sa­
She says there was a
y still­ the club will be satisfied with one on Saturday.
of the targe oil companies, is desir­
Funeral
services
were
held
at
loons,
”
and
another,
“
Keep
the
Sab-1
To supplement this a chamber com­
ness and calm when
quake came 1000-feet runway, but- the members
Schroeder Bros. Mortuaries in Myr­ ous of developing a gas field in this
said it was entirely feasible to lay mittee lias been contacting the local bath day holy.” while another who tle Point at 2:00 o’clock yesterday af­ •ection, whether by reason of gov­
Sunday morning.
roArvthanls
Inam
uihalkae
-r-
—
.awe
Mr. and Mrs. O
ood, who out two, which would cross one an­ merchants to learn whether they were , did not. have the nerve to sign his ternoon. Interment was in the Nor­ ernment insistence or for what other
were just getting
sleep, were other, each one ever 2000 feet long. agreeable to the proposal. Most of name, wrote: “Bum the Jail,” and way cemetery.
reason, Mr. Child did not know.
brought fully awake by the slow They said the deepest fill needed the business men. expresed them- ; “I’ll still buy from Montgomery-
The program is not a promotional
Mr.
Shull
is
survived
by
hia
widow,
,
movement and the more rapid jerk of would not be more thtfn three feet selves as in favor of giving the plan Ward.”
Mrs. Madge Shull, and their four-year one; no one in thia section will be
try,
with
very
few
expressing
un-
Double
parking
and
entirely
taad-
a
tlouble
inad
­
and that most of the ground was prac­
the temblor.
asked to put up a cent, and the very
alterable opposition to it.
tically level.' L. ' 'i
ij.il I,
equate parking facilities were men- old daughter, Olla May, both of whom fair lease forms, Mr. Child said, allow
are
in
the
hospital
at
Myrtle
Point.
The plan as submitted by the com- ‘ tioned by many as thipgs they ob-
The directors voted to do this year
He is also survived by three sisters, the usual one-eighth of all oil pumped
as the chamber did last year, buy ihitttee was that the retail stores not jected to in Coquille and some wanted Miss Ada Shull, at Medford; Mrs. from the land if and when production
milk for a month for the undernour­ open until 8:30 Saturday morning and to see barber shop prices the same as
Elizabeth Hillyer, of San Diego, and starts.
ished children in the schools who remain open for busines suntil 8:001 they are everywhere else in the state, Mrs. Jane Dement, of Myrtle Point,
Without going into a long descrip­
Co-operation on the part of Coquille
would not otherwise have milk for p. m.
tion of the terms of the lease re­
The storm whl^h struck here early their noon lunch. The amount to be
A report on the survey will be “with rural folks” was another sug­ and two brothers, Ray and Ellis, of
garding gas, he said that the hold­
last Sunday morning, some hours af­ spent is $30.
made to the Chamber of Commerce gestion and that, of course, is Just Myrtle Point. His mother passed
ings of the entire 20,000 to 25,000
away four weeks ago.
ter the earthquake, did one piece ot
J. E. Norton reported on the trip to directors on Feb. 25, at which time what the chamber’s survey is at­
Officers who went to the scene of acres would participate in revenue
damage, in blowing over the 98-foot Salem which he and Mrs. Norton many more cards from outside of tempting to bring about.
from the gas and the owners' parti­
flagpole at the southwest corner of made the first of the week. He went town are expected to be in hand.
One suggestion was that trucks be the accident state that Mr. Shull most cipation would be about as follows:
probably
did
not
see
the
huge
boulder
the court house block. The pole fell out to appear before the legislature
A large percentage of those reply­ kept in the alleys when delivering.
If a 2,000,000 cubic feet a day gas
to the northeast, badly spitting a committee which held a hearing on ing to the Saturday night opening That is a splendid suggestion or as it made its last jump to strike the
well was struck, and tt was marketed
myrtle tree near the comer, with the the proposed measure which would question also replied to the two ques­ would be if those who laid out the car. it broke into a thousand pieces
as used at 17 cents a thousand cubic
end of the pole breaking limbs an repeal the reforestation act of 1929. tions—1, "Would you like to see Co­ original town had had the foresight as it crashed through the truck to the
feet,
a man who owned 300 acres,
another tree near the walk leading He found that the Coos and Curry quille have an annual celebration?” to provide the alleys which are so pavement.
and it was under lease, would receive
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to the south door of the court house. senate and house members had lined ' fcy
needed now.
50 cents a day, no matter whether
The pole which was originally set
Another card, or letter it was. sug-
as Sponsors of the law's repeal,
the well was on his land or not.
in a concrete block 25 yean ago
lat “the prominent people of
after the hearing meeting Mon-
But Mr. Child stated that the whole
seven or eight years ago a
stop dumping cans an
evening, ‘ •. Norton
‘
t -------
htaigttMbat^
thing could be knocked out cold if
concrete was poured
,U»4a
on Fairview mountain."
end >t was at the-
uning up the suggestions on the
There were about 75 present tar the
would probably be killed.
Following is the Jury list drawn for a higher figure could .be
and
poured block that the rotten pole
Opposition to the reforestation taw annual banquet of Scout Troop, No. 1W cards, the one moot frequently the February term of court which stood out, waiting for development
broke.
centered in a county in the north 14, held in the Odd Fellows hall din­ mentioned was that of parking, the opens next Monday:
to boost lease figures.
To most people the wind attained as where an attempt had been made to ing room last evening and an excel­ lack of rest rooms and a place where
Effie Johnson, C. T. Selbig, John
A geologist, here last year, went
great a velocity as has been felt here reforest land which was more suitable lent banquet was enjoyed by the visitors in Coquille can sit down and A. Barrett, Emma M. Pierce, Mary
over a large part of the Westport
tor a great many years.
for grazing or agriculture than tt
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t'" rest, and the need for a sprucing up Esther Kash, Chas. Oerdlng, Lloyd arch with Mr. Child and the two
Burton W. Dunn acted as toastmas­ of the frame buildings with paint.
Gregg, E. D. McCune, Iva C. Farr, agreed as to the most likely sites
was for timber development.
All these improvements cannot be of Coquille; Frank True, Richard L. for the location of drilling outfits.
ter and kept things moving rapidly
and smoothly, with humor and re­ made at once, nor the faults corrected Hall, Virginia Hillstrom, Elsie A. El­
According to Mr. Child’s state­
overnight, but the ideas suggested wood, Chester R. Hanning, Henry L. ments, the Westport arch extends
marks pertinent to scouting.
One of the interesting features was have given the Chamber of Com­ Beckley, Horace Byler, Harold Lan­ from near Empire, past the head of
a
Tenderfoot initiation presented by merce a lot of ideas of what to shoot way, Noble R. Brundage, of Marsh­ Central avenue in Marshfield, in a
Ed Gillespie, who was in from his
at to make Coquille a better and field; Arthur R. Bennett, of Norway; southerly direction, along the hills
troop.
ranch yesterday morning, said that
By calling in $4,903.72 worth at H. C. Morley, scoutmaster of (he more attractive city for visitors and E. R. Hayworth, Mildred M. Ander­ west of Coquille, down past River­
when he got home from lodge the
street improvement bonds before they
N. C. Kelley, first Coquille scout­ strangers within our gates.
son, Paul V. McElwain, August An­ ton and somewhere near Bear creek
night before, the hoot owl was
were due, a couple of weeks ago, the master, made a very interesting talk
derson, Leo S. Robertson, Frank Mus- hill this side of Bandon.
Screeching. According to Ed, when
cus, Ivan Basel, James E. Bird, of
he hoots at night a change in the city will save $1980.43 which the at­ and told of one of the first Scout
North Bend; Aaron Wilson, Kay W.
weather is due inside of three days tached coupons would have meant in hikes made from here when he and
Cutler, of Myrtle Point; Dora Schroe-
and Ed figures any change would interest if the eleven bonds had been his scouts hiked to Bullards, thence
der, of Lee; Wm. O. Robertson, of
have to be for the better, insuring allowed to run to maturity. The funds to the ocean and on the beach. One
Empire.
our usual nice weather for a part of used were a surplus in the general of the scouts at that time was Ken­
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The location and situation of Co­
fund and instead of allowing the neth Kistner,
February.
Word has been received of the
quille
makes
it
a
natural
hub
lor
funds to lie idle they were put to
The troop fourteen committee is
1
passing of William Chandler, at a
work by Mayor Milne and the council composed of J. L. Stevens, N. C. business and trading for a large por­
Alien Registration Evader
Portland hospital at the ripe age of
tion
of
Coos
county.
Geographically
to save hearly $2,000.
Kelley and A. O. Hooton.
88 years.
Being Held For Investigation
Following is the program which its situation is ideal, being centrally
He was for years a stock rancher
located
with
roads
radiating
in
all
A transient, picked up by the lo­
was splendidly carried out:
With nothing left to fight for ex­ in the mountains of southern Coos,
-
All directions to rural and semi-urban
cal police, who talks very brokenly,
•God Bless America'
and during late years, resided on his
Jack Carroll districts. It is the most convenient cept maintaining their position in sec­
admitted he had not registered in
Vocal Solo
ranch on Dement creek.
ond
place
in
the
Coos
county
high
shopping
center
for
people
living
in
Ronald Williams
the alien registration last year. He
Violin Solo
His daughter, Mrs. Rose Garrett of
school conference, the Red Devils
thought at first that Officer Kolkhorst
Ned Kelley these districts.
“History of Scouting”
Myrtle Point, was at his bedside at
AU but one of the Southwestern
play
their
last
home
game
of
the
For
most
of
the
rural
and
semi-
was talking about the draft registra­
“Be Prepared
Kenneth Hooton
the time of his passing.
Motors sales force were in Portland
George Holbrook urban residents the week's labor does season tomorrow evening, with the
tion, claiming that he was 40 years
“Life Scout”
According to the Dodge history Mr.
Monday to attend a Chervolet meet­
Marshfield
Pirates
furnishing
the
op
­
not
end
until
late.
Saturday
after
­
of age and did not have to register.
Violin
Chandler was born in Crawford
ing conducted by 'representatives
He also expresed the hope that “the
Ronald and Maurice Williams noon. It is nçt until Saturday eve­ position. They have previously won
county, Mo., June 28, 1853. and came
from the factory at Detroit. While
right country would win the war,”
“A Good Scout” Mrs. Marjorie Child ning that these people have time to three games from the Pirates.
to Coos county in 1874, and settled
there his Elrod and Cince Finley
On
Friday
next
week
they
play
do
their
buying
and
transact
their
but was too cagey to specify which
"The Camporee”
-
Gerald Ulett
were awarded their 100 car pins and
business for the coming week. It is their last game, with the Bobcats at near Myrtle Point. Mr. Chandler was
Camp Songs
-
(ountry be meant.
the father of 13 children. His wife
a nice check for their IMO sales.
After his finger prints were taken
Carroll, Ulett, Hooton, Eldridge then also that they can relax and Myrtle Point.
They were the only ones eligible to
At the request of numerous stu­ was Margaret R. Bird, bom in Ten­
trtey were tent in to Portland by
“Badges of Merrit”
-
Joe Axtell seek recreation and pleasure, For
both reasons they come to town. For dents, Pat Hayes will give a dance nessee. They were married Nov. 3,
Alton Grimes to ascertain whether membership in the “100 Car Club" Trumpet Trio
1870. He was also active as an early
from Southwestern, although Charley
or not he had registered. He is still
Gray, McCracken, Holbrook obvious reasons they go to a town or in Dreamland after the game here
Briggs sold that many cars but many
Friday evening. All high school stu­ day logger in Coos county.
city
where
both
of
these
purposes
Investiture Ceremony
being held in Jail.
'
of them were Buicks which do not
dents are urged to attend and make It
His name is Peter Harigin and he
Scoutmaster Morley can be accomplished. They cannot
count
in
the
Chev.
club.
Others
a
big affair.
be
expected
to
go
one
place
for
busi
­
and
is being held on a vagrancy
t
than the three mentioned who were
ness and then drive to another for
“mooching” charge.
up to the meeting and returned Tues­
diversion.
Marcus Shelley Enlarges
day evening were Cliff Gulseth, Stan
The closing of the stores on Satur­
Sherwood, V. C. Rlchardsorf Fred
day night has naturally caused many Frozen Foods Locker Plant
Two indictments were returned by
Christiansen and Frank Bethel.
people who previously traded in Co­ .. Since Orville Haga has moved out the grand Jury Tuesday, before ad­
The county court this week can­ quille to go elsewhere. While some of the Shelley building, comer First
celled all existing insurance policies businesses have not suffered as a re­ and Hall, to open a frozen foods lock­ journment for the Lincoln day holi­
on the two court houses and the coun­ sult of this, the city in general has. er business in Myrtle Point, Marcus day.
At a special session of the city
One of them charged William Perry
ty
’s road equipment and awarded the
It would seem that in this commer­ Shelley is expanding his locker sys­ Christianson with driving while in­
council last Wednesday evening, the
issuance
of
new
policies
to
three
cial age, where competition is so keen, tem in the building and will soon
only business done was authorizing
Marshfield agencies — the Huggins, we should take advantage of every have 500 in operation, utilizing all toxicated in North Bend on Dec. 15.
the purchase of street black-topping
Bail was set at $100.
Final, plans for the banquet and Kaufman and Nasburg.
opportunity to increase, either direct­ but the front 15 feet acros the First
piece of equipment. The $518 pur­
The other indictment was against J.
program to be tendered the new citi­
Those
agencies,
according
to
the
street
end
of
the
room.
Note
his
ad
­
ly or indirectly, the business in this
chase price will be paid on a monthly
zens created by the Naturalization order, had submitted a plan for $32,- district, and consequently—Its Pros­ vertisement elsewhere in this issue. D. Wool ms, of Powers, for passing
rental basis of $95.
a worthless check for $5 at Myrtle
Court next Tuesday were the order 000 worth more of insurance than had perity. More wide awake towns and
With it the street department will
Point last' December.
of business at the Rotary dub lunch­ been previously carried, at a reduc­ mail order houses are waiting for this
be able to repair street paving or put
eon yesterday ai.the hotel.
• , tion in premium payments. ,fc
business if we turn it dftWn. ' 1 FrW Bull Hu Given Up
in newsstrhet work similar to the side­
The
dinner
will
be
held
in
the
ban
­
walk on the east side
the highway
It is respectfully submitted that Co- Beal Estate
quet room of the hotel at 5u30 o'clock .The W, C T. Jfc
Pole Crashes At
Court House
Banquet For
T roop No. 14
Perhaps It's
Already Here
Jurors Celled
For Next Week
$1980 Interest
Saved By City
Mayor Milne On
Sat. Night Closing
Wm. Chandler
Dies At Portland
Final Home
Game Friday
Two Southwestern
Men Get Checks
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Bay Gets The
County Insurance
City Buys
Two Indictments
Returned Tuesday
Street Equipment
New Citizens
Program, Feb. 18
$15 For Forty
This year’I tax-rolls were turned
over to the tax department on Mon­
day by Assessor Chas. W. Forrest.
The tax department waa ready to re­
ceive them at an earlier than usual
by.gbout art hour's program in the
high school auditorium in the’ gym,
where Judge Brand will give a short
address, the Boy and Girl Scouts will
go through the ceremony of present-
¡ng the flag, and Mrs Maud Wood­
yard will stag a solo.
bank building etore room and ’«xi-jthe twofold purpote
tinue for a week, according to an­
nouncement made by Mrs. C. C. Fair,
president of the local union.
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Mr. and Mrs. Leo Sohler spent the
week-end at Toledo.
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Jgek Arnold has just received wbrd
that he has been awarded third prize
He did not have the time to devote of $15.00 in the National Sportsman
to real estate and says there were Hunting and Fishing annual contest
features of it which he did not like for striped bass. Jack's catch weigh­
ed 40 lbs., 8 ounces.
anyway.