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COQUIIXK. COOS COUNTY, OMGON. THURSDAY, MARCH IS. 19«.
Had A Most
On His Vacation
Army Officer
Killed At Bay
Cal Ray Building
Committee Report
Major R. P. McDonald, a World
War I ace, was killed about 7:20
o’clock last Sunday evening when the
army bomber plane he was driving
upset as he was attempting to make a
landing on the beach two miles north
of the Coos Bay jetty.
His companion, Lieut. J. J. Treau-
emicht, had released himself and
bailed out just before the crash.
Various reports have-been in cir
culation as to the plane’s itinerary
that day, it having left Salt Lake City
in the morning, but |t is doubtful
that the report of the army investti-
gating board will be made public,
whatever is learned.
They, had evidently been up in
Washington and were headed down
the coast for San Francisco, when
their gas became so lbw the major
was forced to make a landing.. „
Flares released before he attempted
to land were plainly visible from the
highway across the dike toward Ban-
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When the Coagt Guardsmen who
saw the plane aail down to earth,
reached the spot they found Lieut.
Trauernicht attempting to drag the
body of the major from the wreckage.
With their assistance it was done, but
it required an additional day for
getting a tractor to the spot to get the
bomber pulled up on the beach.
It had landed while going 75 miles
per hour and pancaked, hitting the
water where it was several feet deep
and then noting over upside down.
Major McDonald was 48 years of
age and was..with the 35th Pursuit
Squadron.
A Magnificent
On Saturday Eve
Home At Fai
Opening Survey
Had he broken a mirror every day,
walked under • ladder once in every
block and waited for black cats to
cross his path, Thurston Grimsgaard
could not have encountered any more
trouble than he did on the vacation
,j trip, from which he returned Sunday
evening;
Like the -short stories featured in
popular magazines, ’niurstoa’e ex
periences build to a better climax if
they are reviewed in reverse of their
chronological order. He returned
home just as the first radio flashes
were heard of the army bomber crash
at Charleston. In the Montana town,
where, he vi»ited friends, he arrived,
soon after the wife%f the communi
ty’s bank presdent had been killed in
a shooting fray with her nephew.
Only stiff argument, a water tight
alibi and excellent credentials permit
ted Thurston to leave Seattle for
Montana. Two weeks ago Saturday,
he arrived in the Washington metro
polis and went to the Olympic hotel,
Seattle’s finest hostelry. He noted,
while registering, that the lobby was
filled with men and women wearing
gala finery. Settled in a room on the
ninth floor (to make this story per
fect, It should be the thirteenth floor)
'Thurston was unable |o sleep for the
noise of revelery emanating from the
room directly above his.
Torn between a desire for quiet and
sleep arid a rehittanee to be a spoil
sport, Thurston paced the floor. He
believed laughter of the loudness
coming from above could not be long
lived: a correct aseumpton. There
came one whoop louder than any of
WorkmatvVhave been engaged for
its predecessors. It was an alarming the past ten days making the shaft
noise, more of fear than joy. Thurs for the new automatic elevator which
ton dashed to the window just aa a is to b» installed in the Coquille Hotel
body hurtled
it. Shocked, he and this portion of the work should
ompleted in unetbettan.adys.
Juft when the eleva tor will be put
floor level, “there were groans and into operation is uncertain for it will
stifled scream«. In the half light, I m require six weeks for two men to
could see that the form was that of I install it after the machinery and
an unclothed woman. Deathly silence < equipment have arrived—possibly the
penetrated only by occasional faint first of June will find it ready.
groans, oppressed him.
This will be the first automatic
He went to the telephone and re- J hotel elevator to be in operation in
I ported the affair. The switchboard southwestern Oregon.
operator accused him of being potted
and advised him to go to bed and
erator end asked that help be sent to
sleep it off. Again he called the op-
the groaning woman. The second call
brought unexpected results in the
The case of Frank Crafton et al vs.
form of a couple of house dicks, who J. E Paulson and V. V. Hagedorn,
seemed intent on nothing but silenc who were charged with cutting Port
ing him. After considerable per Orford timber over the line for over
suasion he made them go to the win 450 feet on the plaintiffs holdings
dow to look at the woman. Instead of were nonsuited in circuit court last
summoning help, the dicks tried to Friday after the plainiffs and wit
pin the crime on Thurston—they in nesses had given their testimony.
sisted that he had held the party and
The reason for the nonsuit was
he had pushed the woman out of the that Mr. Crafton suddenly learned
window. More persuasion was neces that the instrument he had given
sary to induce the detectives to send Frank Porter was a deed rather than
for a Tesuce crew. Seattle firemen a sales contract and that he, Crafton,
spent an hour and a half jockeying had no title to the land.
their ladders into position for the
The plaintiff attorney, H. A. Slack,
rescue. During ail that time, Thurs this morning informs the Sentinel
ton was being held by the police. In that he is filing a similar case against
fact, he was in police custody until the two defendants, with the actual
six in the ptorning. By that time suf owner of the timber, Mr. Porter, as
ficient evidence had been secured io plaintiff.
' clear him entirely. Everyone realized
The timber is located on Myrtle
that he was in no way implicated in creek, back of Bridge.
the affair.
Seattle papers, according to Thurs
ton, gave small mention to the tra
gedy—for tragedy it was—the wom
an died minutes after she was reached
by fireman. According to the press,
In circuit court on Monday, Wm.
the woman committed suicide, “be
L. Snyder, indicted by the grand
cause she w».< despondent over not
jury for driving while intoxicated,
having any boy friends.**
again changed his plea to one of
Ironically, when Thurston paid his
guilty. He pleaded guilty last week,
bill at the Olympic, the cashier said:
then withdrew it and pleaded not
“We hope you enjoyed your viait and
guilty, and again changed it on Mon
will stop here when next you are in
day. Judge Brand sentenced him to
Seattle.’*
60 days in jail ai)d fined him »100,
the sentence to be suspended upon
payment of the fine.
J. D. Woolms on Monday was
sentenced to a year in the pen. He
pleaded guilty to giving a worthless
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It’s a good story one of the garage check. '
Liston Wood was un trial for the
men tells this morning. It can hardly
’be called a human interest story, same offense yesterday when the tes-
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I timooy was .presented. .The attor-
Working On The
Shaft At Hotel
Case Non-Suited
New One Filed
Two Sentenced In
Circuit Court
No Wonder It
Went To Garage
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was lifted, wai found to have a well-
The grand jury last Friday return
arranged rat’s nest Oh top of the en
gine—paper, straw and litter being ed new indictments against the two
Rasers, Ravito and Pierce. Portland
used.
men, who manipulated a punch board
Mrs. F. A. Book returned Sunday at Empire. The first indictment was
morning from a visit with her daugh foe larceny and the last one was for
ter. Jeannette—Mrs. Robert Roake— obtaining money under false pre-
tenses.
and family in Portland.
Boy On Bicycle
Injured Monday
Deputy Sheriff P. W. Culver went
up to Broadbent Monday morning to
investigate an accident which had
resulted in ten-year "old Jack Far-
leigh being taken to the hospital in
Myrtle Point, where he underwent a
blood transfusion and will have to
remain some time while the indention
in the flesh over his abdomen is heal
ing.
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He and two other boy., were going
to school on bicycles and Arza Smith,
of Broadbent, was approaching them
in his car. According to what Mr.
Culver could learn the boys were on
their side of the road, but when Smith
turned out to pass them in some way
he and his victim met head on.
No charges were filed nor arrest
made.
Sitkum's Newlyweds
Charivaried
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Pettit and Mr.
and. Mrs. M..W. Pinkstop front Co
quille were among the 100 or more
who attended the charivari and party
for Mr Wd Mrs. “
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past week. The affair was held at
their home at Sitkum and in the
school’s auditorium there last eve
ning.
It was a very jolly party and ev
eryone enjoyed a splendid evening.
One of the features was the showing
of motion pictures of a log drive and
other scenes by Mr. Pettit
Supt. Dunn showed the Sentinel
yesterday a blue print of the tract
which it has been suggested the school
district purchase for an athletic field,
across Tenth street* south from the
Lincoln building.
In order to get a tract large enough
to accommodate a standard quarter
mile track, it would be necessary to >
purchase land oii which the owners
set a valuation of »14,200 Mr. Dunn
estimates that after the 58x370 foot
tract is set out that there would be
land fronting on Henry street which
could be sold for »4,20o, leaving the
land cost to the district at »10,000.
The city engineer’s estimate as to
the amount of earth it would be nec
essary to move to level the tract
would be upwards of 70,000 yards.
The plan will be submitted to the
board of directors next week and
their decision will be whether or not
to submit the proposal to the tax
payers of the district for a vote.
At the same time the board will
give consideration to the employing
of teachers for next year.
Woman's Club
Presents Program
For Junior Club
The Woman's club Monday evening
L. W. Claver submitted a report
presented an excellent program for
for the committee which has been
the Junior Woman’s club. Thomas
making a survey of the Saturday
Cauthers, director of musical activi
night store opening in Coquille in all
ties for the local school system, ar-
the territory contiguous to Coquille,
r^iged the program, which revealed
as well as among the local merchants
an astounding amount of talent
themselves, at the noon meeting of
among Coquille youth.
the Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday.
The high school band, directed by
The tabulation showed that of the
Mr. Cauthets, ’gave a splendid per-
706 cards mailed out to outside the
formance. The band opened the pro
town territory, there were 190 who
gram with “The Washington Post
expressed themselves by replying
March,’’ and “Officer of the Day.”
“yes" to the question, “Would it be
Two first graders, Norma Jean Cole
more convenient for yo< to trade in
and Steve Hilton, sang “Biasing a
Coquille if the stores remained open
Trail”, and “Home on the Range.”
Saturday night.” Nineteen of the
They vied with Peggy Stewart and
cards voted “No,” which means that
Tommy Hickenbottom, a diminutive
about 90 per cent of those replying
and solemn tap team, dancing to
favored the stores remaining open
“God Bless America,” for top honors
Figured on the basis of cards sent
on the program. Though the small
out those voting “Yes” were 26^ per
fry did not surpass their seniors in
cent, and those “No,” 2% per cent.
perfection of performance, they had
In answer to the second question.
the
irresistible appeal of the very
“If the stores remained open Satur
young. Ariel Crook, a junior high
day nights, do you think it would
student possessing an excellent voice,
bring business to Coquille that is now
sang “Beautiful Oregon Rose,’’ and
going to other town and mail order
It's a strange Coincidence that the “Beautiful Dreamer.” She was ex
houses?” there were 195 who an
swered in the affirmative and only daily enrollment at C. H. C. is down pertly accompanied by Juanita Ward
from last year’s average by exactly rip. The Senior High Girls Glee club
14 in the negative.
Answers to the third and fourth the same number that this year’s gave "Deep Purple” and their own
questions being “Did you trade in graduating class is less than last May’s and original version of “There I Go.”
Mr. Cauthers directed the glee chib
Coquille Saturday night before Sat —12. Last year’s graduating class
aa well as the band. He merited
urday night dosing went Into effect?" comprised 62.
There’s another unusual circum credit for his ability as a master of
and “would you like to see Coquille
stance in connection with this year’s ceremonies as well aa a band leader
have an annual celebration?”
It being the adjournment hour when senior class, which might be indica and chorus director.
The program was preceded by a
the report was completed president tive of the U. S. participation in war.
Stewart announced that a discussion the theory that prevails when the short Woman’« club business meet
of the proposal and consideration of number of baby boys coming into the ing, conducted by Mrs. George Chan,
the committee’s fact finding report world outnumbers the number of ey. Announcement was made con.
would be made a special order of girls. Of the 50 members in this corning the county federation con
business at next Tuesday noon’s year's graduating class, 31 of them vention at Powers on Tuesday, March
are young men and only 10 are youNg 18. Mrs. Chaney stated that the
chamber session.
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Evergreen Players of Seattle will
The reports on cards received from ladies.
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appear here April 1, under the spon
the 100 business houses in Coquille __
sorship of the Woman's ehte and tee
showed that only MUted replied. 89 "J"J ’OeQI’QeS Here
Camp Fire Giris. Mrs. R. E. Harbi
favoring the Saturday night opening
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son is directing the ticket sales for
■nd 21 being opposed.
the Camp Fire groups.
, The cards received from outside
Following the program, Mrs. Ray*
the city showed, practically ¿00 per
The thermometer registered the
cent as favoring an annual celebra same maximum temperature last Vaughan, president of the Junior
tion of some kind in Coquille, and Sunday and Monday, 77 degrees, in Woman's club, called a short business
about 90 per cent of the replies a shaded spot on the north side of a meeting. Chief business was the an
stressed the need tor more parking building. What more can California nouncement made by Mrs. Alton
facilities in Coquille. This is a mat offer?
Clausen concerning the Juniors* Style
ter which Mayor Milne has said he
Monday night was quite chilly, Show and Cabaret to be held in April.
thinks the council will be able to however, the minimum for the dark Miss May's Shop will clothe the mod
work out.
hours between Monday and Tuesday els and arrange the style show, while
Every card received from the Fair being 37 degrees.
Juniors will handle the cagaret and
view district recommended the im
Juniors will handle the cabaret and
provement of Henry street, between
specialty features.
Tenth and Seventh, which leads into
St. Patrick's refreshments were
town from the Fairview county road.
s«rved by a committee composed of
This, too, is a matter which the city
Mft. Harold McCue, Mrs. C. Vernon
will undoubtedly attend to when
Mrs. Carl Mack, who last week Smith, Mrs. Claire Gray, Mrs. Lewis
the recently ordered black-topping
purchased the Dockery’s ice cream Wiltshire, Mrs. Gerald Sutton and
equipment is received.
parlor, is this week moving a couple Mrs. Harold Gould.
The need for public rest rooms,
Attending the meeting were Mee-
of doors east of the past location,
cleaner streets, painted business
into the room formerly occupied by damee George Chaney, E. D. McCune,
buildings, washed windows, were a
the Atkins candy factory and sales D. G. McDniry, G. L. Maynard, H.
few ot the scattering suggestions sub
W. Stevens, T. F Stevens, Alton Clau
roam.
mitted which would tend to make
She has also changed the name of sen, T. B. Currie, W. H. Hansell, A.
Coquille a more attractive city and
the business which will henceforth O. Walker, J. S. Barton, T. F.
one where the rural residents would
Cauthers, Roy Barton, Guy Mauney,
be known as The White Cottage.
enjoy trading.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Atkins closed E. L Hand, Lester R. Childs, Gladys
their business here and expect to C. Gano, Louis Hohman, J. A. Berg,
leave this week for Redding, Calif. R. A. Jeub, D. B. Keener, L. A. Lund
They are not going into business there quist, G. W, Tyrrell, Fred L. Hous
but he expects to attempt the sale ton, William C. Ulett, Ralph 8. Tay
of rental properties he own« in that lor, Norman Fletcher, Martha Gratke,
Annie J. Robinson, Louise Schroeder,
The Coquille Chamber of Com state.
Mr. Atkins said they had done O. F. Mintonye, Harold Gould, Wm.
merce at the Tuesday noon I ission,
Barrow, Arlin Elliott, Claire Gray,
went on decisive and unanimous rec well in the nearly four year« they
Lewis Wiltshire, C. V. Smith, U. E.
ord against the new gas tax diver had been in business here and ex
McClary, Ed McKeown, Wendell Saa-
sion bill which had been passed by pects to return to Coquille some time
the house in Salem. The bill is simi in the future. But recalling that dur dall, Edna Stewart, Loal Hickenbot-
lar to one which had been earlier de ing the last world war that sugar 'om, Harold McCue, H. R. Godard,
feated and would divert five percent soared to 17, 20y 25, and even as Dan Fish, R. B. Rogers, Elbert
high 1 as 28 cints,*he decided it would Schroeder, Ray Jeub, Ray Vaughan,
of the gasoline tax revenue from the
be
wkll to quit now f°r the duration George McClellan, Tailant Greenough,
state highway department to the in
B. W. Dunn, Harold Ziegler, Elton
corporated cities of the state, the 5 —of the war.
Mr. and Mrs. Atkins are the kind Savage, LeRoy Swinney and the
per cent being divided on the percen
tage of. population in each town and of people the Sentinel dislikes seeing Misses Carol Young, Mary Margaret
city, except in the case of Portland. leave Coquille and hopes their plans Gedney, Leah Rover, Inez Rover, Jane
The maximum which would be al will go through and that some time Kramer, Yvonne Kern, Gladys Maye,
lowed the metropolis was set at in the not distant future they will J sen Polson, and Tom Cauteers.
again open a candy factory here.
»200,000.
g With all the need for major high
way improvement there is needed in
Oregon at this time, and with the al
location of federal road funds de
pendent upon match money by the
The high school student body coun
Sammy Crowell, of the North Bend cil met yesterday morning and ap
statee the local, chamber members
feel that it Vouid be most unwise to Bulldogs, set a new high school state proved basketball letters for eight of
.diyert any of the gas_tax to city tournament scoring record at Salem the Redu Devil players—Chas.. Me-
Ws— s m---- j _.aa
Moa irHiaeu,
fiORN >WHTilJJ"vi it iv- rviviaim
Rose high pchool, team, 57 to 26. Dale Stevens, Duane Terry and Eu
Sammy, with 12 field goals and reven gene Crouch. The letters will be pre
free throw conversions, for a total of sented by Coach E. E. Leslie at a
Two Days Spring ▼■cation
>1 points, made five more points student body session tomorrow morn
himself than did Park Rose’s five ing.
For Coquille Schools
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Thursday and Friday of next week, player«.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hunt and
March 20-21, will be spring vacation
Warranty ana bargain and Sale Alene spent the week-end at Napa,
for the three Coquille schools—high
Deeds tor «ale at lne Sentinel office California.
The home which Cal D. Ray is hav
ing built in Fairview valley has been
Hie mecca which has drawn scores of
Coquille people out there the P®«t
few weeks. And It is a magnificent
structure which one must aee to ap
preciate. A short newspaper item
cannot begin to do justice to it. ™
Except for the “play room,” con
taining a couple of bunks and show
er room at one end, the building is
<11 on the ground floor, occuplying a
square of ground 74x80 feet in dimen
sions,
Concrete has been used liberally,
the largest area being the 20x60 patio
at the northeast corner of the house.
On the ground floor there is found
the beautifully tiled and splendidly
appointed kitchen, the dining room,
living room with huge fireplace, the
den, the master bedroom and the
guest room, with large, tiled bath
room for each.
The bathroooms are both things of
beauty and are larger than usually
found for such rooms. Shower as
well as tub are found in each and
the comer-set square tub in the
guest bath room is something that
instantly catches the eye.
The built-in refrigerator, capable of
holding a deer and boxes enough to
accommodate 50 ducks, can be set at
a minimum temperature of 20 degrees
below zero.
One thing that instantly attracts
the attention of all lady visitors at
the house is the wealth of closet and
storage room, lockers, built-in cabin
ets. drawers and the like.
It is said, though not confirmed by
those who are in a position to know
that there is »1200 to »1500 worth of
tile in the building, and that ths
cost of this new home will be be
tween 880,000 and «80,000. '** < ' -
A landing field for airplanes is
another feature thia estate home wiD
possess.
Contract for the building is in the
hands of E. L. Perrott 8t Sons, who
are approaching the completion of
their job. The electrical wiring, etc.,
has been done by the Hooton Electric
Shop and the painting by Jos. Esser
and Darrel Cox.
The location of this home is a short
distance beyond the junction of the
Fairview and the McKinley roads,
a mile or more from Andy Park’s
service station at the crossroads.
It will be a revelation to anyone
who will take an hour or so to drive
out to Fairview to see for him or her
self what Cal Ray is having done in
the section of t£e country where he
has operated a logging camp for sev
eral years with prospects that he will
continue there, working oVer toward
the. Tioga country, for several more.
Land Would Cost
District $10; w
31 Boys, 19 Girls
In Senior Class
Monday and Tuesday
"White Cottage"
Is New Name
Bad Bill Passed
By The House
Sammy Crowell
Sets New Record
To Award B. B
Letters Friday