The Coquille Valley sentinel., June 26, 1941, Image 1

INDEPENDENT
VOL. XXXVU.
NEWSPAPER
NO. 24.
New Community
Plans Progressing
Satisfactorily
Proclamation For
July 5th Holiday
President Eled
Fed. Women's Clubs
Honored With A Tea
July 4th - Rodeo
Program At
Myrtle Point
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$5000 Damage
Claim Is Settled
letter From Lady
Who Was
On The Zamzam
Acting upon a petition, circulated
Mayor Milne called a special session
by the Junior Chamber of Commerce
of the city council last evening at
and signed by nearly all the retail
On Friday morning,
•swm?
ww” July
• 4th one . seven o'clock to consider the offer of
establishments in Coquille, Mayor
of the largest celebrations ever held I Mrs. Carl Walker, of Marshfield, to
The tentative plans for Coquille's Milne yesterday issued the following
Honoring Mrs. O. C. Sanford, re­ in Coos county will start off with a settle her *5.000 damage suit against
The following are extracts from a
new community building as prepared holiday proclamation for Saturday cently elected president of the Ore­
large parade forming at *:30 o'clock, the city of Coquille for *350.
letter received by Mrs. Leonard Sell,
by Chairman George Ulett, call for of next week, July 5; The bank can­
gon Federation of Women’s clubs, the and composed of some 20 floats and
While the city officils felt that the who now lives on Fishtrap, from her
a building 100 foot wide on the Wil­ not close before 12 o'clock noon and
Coquille Woman's club, Mrs. San­ more than 30 decorated cars; with suit was not a just one, the fact’that niece, Mrs. Stanley Johnson, who
lard street front and with the main there may be one or two stores open
ford’s home club, gave a beautiful tea
auditorium 150 feet deep east and but Coquille will quite generally ob­ Tuesday afternoon at the home of Its horses, cowboys, fancy riders, etc. to let it come to trial would cost the with Mr. Johnson was on the Egyptian
The parade will go to the city park city at least *500, even though Mrs. vessel, Zamzam, which was sunk
serve the three-day cessation of busi­ president, Mrs. Julius Ruble.
where the mayors of Coos county, Walker was awarded no damages by by a Nazi U-boet last April 17. The
1 above all reference to ness:
Receiving the 110 guests, Uho in­ who are to be guests of the Rodeo a jury, caused the council to vote to
letter was writen at Lisbon, Portugal:
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are on a tentative basis
cluded clubwomen from North Bend, committee, will formally dedicate the
accept her *350 compromise offer.
To the left of the main entrance the
Whereas, it appears that an over­ Marshfield, Millington, Myrtle Point
Had not been able to write before
The accident and injury to her leg
quarters to be provided for the Co­ whelming majority of the people and and Bandon as well as members of new flag pole; from where the parade
quille library will be sufficiently deep business establishments in the City the local club, were Mrs. Ruble, Mrs. will go to the fair grounds where Earl which she suffered while going up because we were held prisoners.on
past and beyond German ship. Both in good health
to accommodate the library for many of Coquille favor the closing of places Sanford, Mrs. Vem H. Brown, Ban­ Snell will deliver the patriotic ad­ Henry street,
dress of the day before the large Schaqr’s shop, in February last year, but know what it is to live on soup
years to come.
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of business in the City on the 5th day don. Juninr club president of the sec­
To the right of the main entrance at of July, to the end that a three-day ond district, Mrs. Stanley Ayers, cor­ grandstand. This will be free. At was due, according to her claim, be­ and bread, three times a day for 30
the front, as one enters the bullying, holiday period in which tn celebrate responding secretary of the Oregon 13:00 o’clock places have been pro­ cause of defective sidewalk. .___ „ days while on Nazi prison ship.
vided for picnic luncheons under the
It was about dawn that the raider
Before his appointment as circuit
will be an assembly room for small THE FOURTH may be enjoyed, and
Federation and Mrs. George Chaney, oak trees on the grounds. At 12:30
judge, Dal M. King had been retained Tamesis started to fire without warn­
group meetings and back of that,
Whereas, various civic organiza­ junior past president of the Coquille the rodeo gates will open and prompt­
by the city to assist City Attorney ing, so all that we saved were the
on the north side af the building will tions have requested the declaration club.
ly at 1:30, the largest rodeo ever pre­ Tailant Greenough ip defending the clothes we had on, a jacket and hat,
be a well-equipped kitchen, opening of a holiday on the 5th, based on re­
Presiding at the tea table were Mrs. ' sented in Coos —
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county, wi*i begin, case and after his elevation to the shoes and a blanket each. All else
off both the main auditorium and ports made.
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MrS. George chane7. complete with fancy riders, ropers
bench Attorney Buffington, of Gold went down or was kept by the Ger­
the smaller assembly room.
NOW THEREFORE, By Virtue of 1 Mrs. Bert Folsom, Mrs. R. A. Wernich,
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mans except our passports.
The
The present plan is to set the front the authority in me vested, I do here- 1 Mrs. C. V. Smith, Mrs. J. D. Gllles- and bulldoggers, etc. At *:30 in the Beach, had been retained.
The only other business transacted
of the building, which, will have four by proclaim Friday and Saturday, pie, Mrs. William Horsfall of Marsh- evening there will be held a large dis­
The shelling was terrible, blowing £ ,
or five columns, about 20 feet back the Fourth and Fifth of July, 1*41, field and Mrs. M. O. Hawkins. As­ play of fireworks at the fair grounds by the council was the authorization
from Willard street This will leave ia be Hobdays in and for the City ' listing .about the rooms were Mrs. before the main grandstand. A spe­ to the water department to lay a ten- up most of the superstructure end
efficient room for constructing the of Coquille and do earnestly urge and Lafe Compton. Mrs. H R. Godard, cialty man from Seattle is to have inch water main, from the point four life boats, though no Ilves were
new building before the old one is request that all places of business re­ Mrs B W Dunn and Mrs. Albert complete charge of this show. This where the water line from the reser­ lost Some were injured, three so
Will be followed by the dance at the voir crosses the highway at the Smith badly they could not be transferred
Powers.
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main closed during said days. :
Oaks Pavilion.
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plant, down the right-of-way to Fitz­ to the supply ship when we were
Ralph F. Milne.
Subdebs, winsome and sweet in
Saturday morning at 10:00 will gerald’s Service Station and west moved next day. The sea was calm ¿Z
Mayor of Coquille.
start the logging and bucking Contesta from there on First street.
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both times we were in the life boats.
down by the Southern Pacific depot
Two hundred and two passengers,
and some very substantial prizes have
mostly missionairies, and 142 officers
been offered for these events. Sun­
and crew members were on the Zam­
day afternoon the rodeo will start at
zam.
1:30 with an entirely diferent pro­
After taking us out of the lifeboats,
Rev. and Mrs. Howard L. Gray­
gram including a wild horse and
they raided the ship, taking food,
The sheriff's force this week emp­
beal expect to leave Saturday for his
Chariot race. On Sunday there will
supplies, radios, baggage and clothes.
tied
the slot machines which were
new field of endeavor, which will be
be
a
ball
game
in
the
morning
with
We lost everything but good friends
Marshall Dana, editor of the Ore­
seized, in a county-wide raid a few
at Oregon City. The appointment
gave us enough for our needs. The
gon Journal is to make the address at tlie rodeo ui the afternoon
weeks ago and turned the take over to
was announced at the Methodist Con­
Zamzam was sunk in the South At­
the Lions Club instllation ceremonies
the county treasurer.
It totalled
ference in Eugene laet Sunday.
lantic four days from Capetown. We
in the hotel dining room this evening
*563.01
from
the
seventeen
machines.
Rev. Chas. G. Brown, who was ap­
ran the British blockade to land at
when Lloyd W Claver, as president,
The 50 cent machine yielded *152.50.
pointed to the Coquille pastorate at
St. Jean de Luz, France, May 20.
and the other officers will be given
In
what
fund
the
proceeds
shall
the conference is expected In the
Were taken to Biarritz for safe keep­
the obligations of their respective of­
be placed has not yet been decided by
ing
by the Germans. May >1 we were
fices and seated for the coming
Ion meeting af the re­ Judge King, who is asking District
J. E. Norton la io act as
nted Cone County Defence Attorney Flaxel and the attorneys for released, taken to the Spanish border
the
county court roam Mon-
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day evening, with Clarence H. Coe, on the law. The sheriff
and that the building fund in' hand
have of Marshfield being named ehairman; attorney general has declared there has supplied our needs
is now about *40,000, with *10,000 to
in
Fritz Hagen, of Marshfield, vice chair­ is no law requiring the money to be Travelled two days and night on trains
*15,000 yet to be raised.
to Portugal where we have nice room
man. and James E. Baker, Chamber placed in the general school fund.
This church, though not the pres­
and wonderful food, with fruit and
of Commerce secretary at Marshfield,
The slot machines themselves have
ent building, was the first Protectant
vegetables which have not been |
as secretary. ThiWv..:»
Thirty-six men were
yet teen broken up.
Sheriff
church west at the Mississippi and it
appointed on the committee by the'i^wdi' and Deputy Culver yester- part of our dietlor many days.
is expected to have the naw edifice
Two of our party were held pris­
governor, those from Coquille beindF day gave as their opinion that all
ready for dedication on the centen­
County Judge Ervin L. Peterson, I motors and metal parts of the ma- oners. James Russell and Mrs. Haw­
nial anniversary of its founding.
A suit was filed in circuit court Sheriff W. F. HoweU, Deputy Sheriff chlneg
be removed, the metal kins. The others are well and we are
¡In accord with the efforts made by
Monday by Myrle L. Bryant for *3815 P W. Culver, Mayor R. F. Milne. Dr. turned over to a government agency doing all we can for Mrs. Russel and
the Junior Chamber at Commerce to
against Chas. Kash for damages sus­ J,
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and
themselves given to baby to make them comfortable.
Rankin
R. A. Jeub.
l _2 the
X _ boxes
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have a three-day holiday the laet of
Do not know when we will leave
tained by the plaintiff when their
Ths committee, which was author- 4.H dubo or manual training classes,
next week—Friday, Saturday and
here or where we will go but we do
trucks collided two and one-half miles lzed by the last legislature, will take
. Some of the boxes are handsome af-
Sunday—the Coquille Chamber of
east of Bridge on April 30. He asks the place held by the Home Guardsfair,, weH constructed, and could not wake up in the morning to hear
Commerce at the Tuesday noon ses­
the Nazis singing and marching
for
*2500
for
injury
to
his
hip
and
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Simpson ar­
in World War I,
. and i the
•>-- committee
...
probably be made use of by the 4-H
sion in the hotel, requested Mayor
While on the German boat we slept
general damages, *1200 for loos of the will cause to be registered in each
rived
here
last
evening
from
Corvallis
Milne to declare a holiday for Satur­
club members.
in our clothes with our life belts
and expect to return home today. use of his truck, *100 for damage to community the names of volunteer
day, the fifth
under our heads for eight days.
They brought with them Mrs. L. J. the truck. and *15 for medical ser- workers who can devote some time to
Resolutions against an open season
Americans to be returned to U
Radley, who is going to spend some
guarding bridges, docks, shipyards
on elk in Coos and part of Douglas
in his complaint Bryant alleges that and any other plant or object which
time
visiting
her
sisters
at
Bandon,
county this year, which the state game
Kash was on the wrong side of the an enemy might wish to destroy.
commission
had previously an­ jjer former home.
Lowell is now selling automobiles yellow line on a blind turn.
Mr. Baker was named as the co­
nounced, were presented by Bert
A report of the accident at the time ordinator for the county and will
The rains of the past week, especi­
Gould, chairman of the chamber’s tn Corvallis and looks well, although
his left foot still bothers him some­ was that both drivers agreed that keep in touch with the several com­ ally Monday’s all night rain, have
game committee and were unani­
Kash could not have gotten any fur­ munities, handling such items as com­ shut down on the logging trucks
With an admonition to the
mously adopted
The resolutions what. It was two years and a half
ther off the highway than he had munication. transportation, relief and- bringing logs out of the woods, but fendant that if he was again brought
were along the same lines as the ar­ ago when he had that very serious
George Ulett said Tuesday that the before the recorder's court on the
motorcycle mishap and he said to the to avoid being hit by the Bryant log­ protection.
ticle signed by Mr. Gould which ap­
Sentinel man this morning that when ging truck
Mayor Milne says that probably the Smith Wood-Products plant will have charge of annoying people that it
pears elsewhere in this issue.
I point where Coquille will be most af­ enough to keep going until Friday would be a different story, Recorder
Geo. A Ulett, general chairman of we reported his accident and said he
fected by the operations of the com­ evening when it will be closed down Leslie dismissed the case against Cur­
the new Comumnity Building pro­ would be laid up for six months he
thought
we
were
way
off.
He
was
in
­
tis W. Roberts, a Jehovah’s Witnesses
mittee is in its police and fire depart­ for ten days.
ject committee, stated that he had con­
As usual the weather does not zealot, last Friday afternoon.
capacitated for u much longer time
ments. He believes the police force
tacted nearly every civic organization
The council chamber was packed,
will be doubled, although the number please everyone. The precipitation is
in town and that he found the senti­ as it turned out.
hailed with joy by those who have many of them adherents of the or­
on
duty
at
one
time
is
not
expected
to
ment in favor of the improvement
Mrs. Marjorie Wood, 51 years, and
gardens or need it for grass, but the ganization, and the defendant njgde
unanimous. Each dub has agreed
her 81-year old mother. Mrs. Emma be any more than it is now, and that, rancher who has hay down and many
good use of the opportunity to spread
to take over some portion of the work,
I Wood, of Tacoma, Wash., were membershship tn the fire department others are not pleased with this thing
information as to their beliefs by
that is to raise the money for that
brought to the Coquille Hospital Tues­ should be trebled.
To arrange for bombardment shel­ of spring lingering in the lap of sum­ reading a lengthy paper he had pre­
portion; union men at the plant, car­
day for treatment and remained over
mer.
pared as his defense. Il dealt little
penters and builders, and other work­
Don Estes, who has developed the night. The elder lady had suffered a' ters, if and when the U. S. gets into
with the "annoying” charge which had
men have agreed to donate their time taking of amateur movies to a fine fractured right wrist when their car war, and to protect property from
bee« filed against him and much with
—* specified amount—to help in the art, will present a series of his best turned over and her daughter suf­ sabotage are two of the larger pur­
the beliefs of the organization.
poses for which the committee was
construction, and the enthusiasm for films at the Barrow Drug Store Tues­ fered contusions on the forehead.
Recorder Lesliq said he believed
the project on the part of the chair­ day evening. July 1, from * to 10
They were slowing down to admire named and will function.
both plaintiffs and defendants "had
man. as well as on the part of all o'clock The showing will take about myrtlewood trees at the Conrad Bo­
those he has contacted, seems to as­ 12 minutes and will be rerun several gard place on the Bandon highway
Tomorrow evening, June 27, the been over zealous,” but added that
sure that this fall will see the front times during the hour.
Smith Wood-Products plant will shut this was still a free country where
and when their car hit a soft shoulder
of Myrtle Park graced with a building
On account of the limited space in and turned over.
down all departments for the week’s everyone had a right to express his
of which all may be proud.
vacation which the management a or her beliefs, one of the few coun­
the store the pictures may be viewed
Thirteen young men from the few weeks ago agreed to grant an­ tries in the world where that right
through the windows from the out­
southern end of-Coos county are nually. Employees who do not come still exists, and thst he would dis­
side.
scheduled to be inducted into the under the agreement will be busy dur­ miss the case.
There will be quite a showing of
The argument which led to the fil­
local scenic attractions and among
army for a year's training on Monday, ing the lay-off making repairs and
them some remarkable pictures of
July 7. The names of those' as fur­ changes which are needed, and every­ ing of .the “annoying" charge, as re­
The game.next Sunday, <
flowers both wiki and cultivated.
nished by the Myrtle Point office of thing wm.be ready b>r the re-opening reported, grew out of the defendant's
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On July 1,1041, an young then who
talk about saluting the Artteririm foWi >
Don’t miss this event as it will be for the Bay has been tram
draft board
are; of W
the M
plant
ori Mftpdày.
July
tW the selective service
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Vefoon
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~ hare reached the age Of
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21 finca
since Octo-
«omrthtog the cult Mfoses to do. ‘ ‘
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Athtatto
Park
wftefe
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well
wrefo
seeii<^«l
tae
dete'ta
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rt, JM0. ¿ffl be raqMMd toregta-
ManiAfield team will meet the In­ Clifford Stout, of Myrtle Point; Eu­
ter under the Selective Service Law. Tuesday evening, 9 to 10 o’clock, at
dians in a double header, the first gene Thomas Blankenship, of Eu­
the Roxy Corner.
Any one who is required to regis­
game starting at 1:00 o'clock. Each gene, formerly of Bandon; Raymond
ter, may do so at the Coos County
game Will be a seyen inning affair, Oorrone, of Myrtle Point; Thomas
ixxal Board No 3, Security Bank
one of them being a postponed game Hugh Middleton, of Coquille; Lloyd
Building, Myrtle Point, on this date
from earlier in the season.
Ellis Albertson, of Reedsport, for­
Don Gillespie went over
the
between the hours of 7:00 a. m. and
Other games on the schedule find merly of Riverton; Leroy Kolk-
pltal at the Bay Monday where Dr
0:00 p. m.
Powers at Empire, Myrtle Point at horst, of Coquille; Clarence Water­
Barkwell performed the operation on
L. L. Bunch, Chairman.
Bandon and North Bend at Port Or­ man, of Coquille;
Ernest Nelson
his eye, necessitated by the cut made
ford-Langlois.
Moore, of Vida, formerly of Bandon;
by a fish book two weeks ago. The
Last Sunday's games resulted: Co­ Ole James Chard, of Albany; James
lens of the eye was removed but the
quille 17, P. O.-Langlois 1; Powers 14, Patrick Sullivan, of Coquille; Calvin
specialist thought he could have par­
Myrtle Point 0; North Bend 14. Em­ Arthur Pearce, of Coquille, and Gray-
tial use of the injured optic with spe­
pire 3; Bandon 10, Marshfield 3.
don Anderson, of Coquille
cial lens in a
Graybeal Goes
To Oregon City
Dona To Talk
Tonight At
Lions Installation
Slot Machines
Yield $563
Coos Defense
Council Organized
Sues For $3815
Wreck Damage
C. of C. Opposes
n Elk Season
Lowell Simpson
Greatly Improved
Rains Interfere
With Logging
Roberts' Case
Is Dismissed
Ladies Injured In
Overturned Car
Amateur Films To Be
Shown T uesday
Plant To Close
For Ten Days
Thirteen To Answer
Draft July 7
Selective Service
Registration July 1
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Double Header
Here Sunday
Lens Removed
From His Eye
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