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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1941)
Sentinel AN INDIPINDINT NIWSPAPIB u—w COQUILLE. COO8 COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, ACQUIT 11. 1M1. City Debt Down $14,000 In 7 Months Fire Trucks Can Not Go Beyond The City Limits The city council at its Monday eVe- an order that the not answer city limits, but invited to form tar cost would have altead tract. Tt» application of Drs. Richmond and Stark for permission to have a couple of car lengths marked off on the south side of tile Belle Knife Hoe- prtal building, for their own private use. was granted by the council. Taxpayer,“ was reed m which it was ■Continued <m Pa«e Sixl ------ New Water Rates Protested of apartment bouse owners wlio objected i water rates. Some vsented in a temper- I others reflected on The report submitted to the coun cil Monday evening by City Attorney Caugtiell showed that from Jan. 1 this year up to July 31, the city's to tal mdebtednes has been decreased from $128^38.70 to to 8112,211.55 or $14,725.24 in seven months, an aver age of $2000 a month. ““ decrease ip the city’» various was $2500 in the general, $11,- 830.05 in the several improvement funds, and $5,000 in the water fund. The outstanding warrants fund increased by $4,805.71. Tliis increase in warrants outsand- is not really due to any Increase but is for the city's obligations which were allowed at the Aug. 4 meeting, with the warrants issued for these bills dated as of July 31. Naturally those warrants had not beeu picked then but have been during this month. Coos C. of C. To Visit Camps Body Of Victim Of Saturday Night Tragedy Recovered The body of La Vero Bartsch, postal employee at Long Beach. Calif., was recovered from Ten Mile Lake yes terday morning and was to be shipped south for interment. Mr. Bertsch was drowned Saturday night when a passing power boat on the lake swamped the craft, on which his family were being taken to the V. M Arrington home on the lake, and in trying to save them he lout Ids life. He was an expert swimmer and it is thought lie must have suffered a heart attack when he plunged into the lake. Mrs Mae' Lund Sanders, , former Coquille resident, had accompanied the Bertsch family on their vacation trip hi Coos county and was with them when the tragedy occurred. She had come north to visit her mother, Mrs. O. O. Lund, her brothers and sister and her many friends in this section. . . .-¿»-fjf-j Mr. Bertsch's father came north as soon as he was informed of the terrible ending to the vaaction trip and stopped .(n Coquille for a few ^iiomeuts Tuesday morning. Mrs. Bertsch has been in the Keizer Hospital at North Bend since Satur day mght suffering from shock and exhaustion and is reported as improv ing. She ia a teacher friend of Mrs. Sanders who teaciies in the Long Beach schools. The party was rescued from its peri lous position on the lake Saturday night by R. G. Currier, who was going north in his boat to his summer home on the lake and was attracted by the intermittentn gleams from their flash lights. The Coos County Chamber of Com merce, which now holds its meetings on the fourth Monday of the month instead of the third, will precede its sessions next Monday evening, Aug. 25. by a visit to the Fairview logging camps of C. W. Kline, Cal D. and Morris Ray. According to the schedule an nounced by Secretary Elton Schroe der, those who wish to see any of these camps in operation are re quested to meet at Parke’s store at Fairview at two' o'clock next Mun day afternoon. The dinner will be served and the chamber's business meeting held in the hall at Fairview that evening. This is an opportunity which many will wish to take advantage uf, but anyone desiring to attend should no tify the local chamber of commerce at once. so that tlie Fairview ladies Mr, and Mrs. Alva A. Nosier, their will know how many to prepare for daughter-in-law, Mfs. Thelma Nosier, and serve. / and their niece, Mias Alice Nosier, «r- rived here > from San Diego Tuesdtf ____ their " tB visit th* severe! relatives in tS valley. They came up by the coast route but expect to return home by way of Crater l^ke to view that phe - J Arthur Berg received a Wire from nomenon of nature which Mr. Nosier Mrs. Lyman Carrier tn Blacksburg, has never seen. He has a two weeks’ Vigima. Tuesday morning stating that vacation and will leave next Thurs Mr. Carrier was in the hospital and day for home after spending several very seriously iU. suffering with days at Mrs. Birdie Skeels’ cabin at Bandon. pneumonia. His reports on the activities of gov ernment defense work in southern California are very interesting, to which he added that building permits issued so far this year in San Diego total more than $40,000.000 Mr and Mrs Alex Peterson ar rived here last Saturday to attend the Cartsen-Wilson wedding that evening, and left on Sunday for their home in Portland. accompanied by their daughter. Eleanor, who is on vacation from duty in the tax collection de When Recorder and Mrs F. G. partment t-eslie returned from Eugene last Sat Alex, who left here some years ago urday they were accompanied by a fur a position in Portland, says that cousin of his, Miss Olive Leslie, whose his son, Junior, Is one of three former home is in Long Beach. Calif., and Coquille boys who will be on the who will return to Eugene Saturday. Grant High basketball squad this Mr. Leslie also visited out there with winter. Thé other two are Dick Vin anotiier cousin whom he had never ton and a young man by die name of seen before, Mrs. Fannie Downey and Neal. daughter, Margaret, whose home is at Pleasanton, Nebraska, where she op erates a 2200-acre ranch. A niece of Mr Leslie’s and her hus band. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Treaster, of Beloit. Kansas, were guests at the Lewis English, Coquille chief of Leslie home here Monday and Tues police, who was requested by the’Ore- day this week. He is a wheat farmer gun Defense Council to secure the and although they have been married names of 30 men ten for each mem seven or eight years, they called this ber of the force—who would be will their honeymoon trip. ing to serve at special police in an emergency, says that so far he has been unable to secure tiie names of anywhere near thirty and asks that any man, who Would ba willing, to notify him at once The Coquille High School band has Visitors From San Diego Here Lyman Carrier Seriously III Three Coquille Boys On Grant Hi Squad City Recorder Has Had Visitors Police Seek Thirty For Special Duty H. S. Band To Practice Monday Mrs. Sandall To Fill Vacancy Miss Siegre Young, physical in structor-far girls in Coquille High has resigned that position to accept a similai* position in the Tillamook hiMi E. T. Sidle, New Manager Of Coquille Bank To Vote Monday On Consolidation Ed T. Stelle. assistant manager of the First National Bank of Portland branch at Marshfield for the past four and one-half years, was last week named as manager of the bank's Co quille brunch and he entered upon his duties here Monday morning. He succeeds C. M Howard, who has been transferred to tire home office in Portland. The latter had succeeded Harry L. Claterbos here something leas than two years ago. Mr. Stelle will move his family to Coquille as soon as he can find a house to occupy. Yesterday morning he expresed to the Sentinel writer his pleasure at be ing placed in charge of the bank's af fairs here and the whole-souled smile with which he greets those entering the bank goes to prove that his words were not an idle gesture.. Mr. Stelle has been president of the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce and the Marshfield Rotary club. The latter position he resigned Tuesday noon and will tender his resignation to the chamber at its weekly meeting thia evening. He owned the home at Mashfield where he resided and, as well, was just finishing a lodge home on Coos riv<r. While welcoming Mr. Stelle to Co quille, it is also with regret that business men here bld farewell to Clem Howard who has made many AU friends during his brief stay, unite in wishing him success and advancement. Rotary Club Will Supervise Basement Geo. A. Ulett was present at the meeting of tlie Rotary club at the hotel yeserday and told of progress on the Community Building project. As t»te club had previously accepted the |ob of supervising the baseensnt ten- struction a committee wus appointed to confer with Mr. Ulett on the mat ter and they met with him immedi ately after the close of the regular meeting. The musical program consisted of two beabtifuily rendered violin solos and an encore by Miss Muriel Dae, accompanied by Miss Anne Barton at the piano. Visiting Rotarians present were: Floyd BriUson, of Dallas, Texas; Lloyd Rogers, of Alhambra, Calif., who was fishing on the Rogue river and drove up here to make up his attendance; Harry Bower, of Eu gene; W. C. Dance, of Oklahoma City; Ed Stelle, the new manager of the First National Bank, and George R. Turney, of Marshfield. Other guests were Rolph Fuhrman, of Sixes, and Jesse Barton, of Ft. Canby, Washing ton.. Elbert E. Schroeder was elected to succeed Clem Howard as vice presi dent at a directors’ meeting held after the regular meeting. Donkey Softball Next Monday Some years ago a donkey softball game aroused a lot of interest in Co quille and was greatly enjoyed by the spectators. Another donkey game has been scheduled for next Monday Aug. 25, at the ball park here, at 8 p. m., and the players will be chosen from the local softball teams Ad mission is to be 25 and 10 cents. Harold Stevens who is managing theJ0how, says that arrangements haWbeen perfected and that the don keys will be on hand Masonic Picnic At Lee, Sunday ■-»■» received an invitation from the coun ty fair board to play at the county fair at Myrtle Point on Friday, Sept. 12, and has accepted. Mr. Harold The annual Masonic picnic Withnell, the new band leader and southwestern Oregon will be held in instructor, will be here next Monday the Shrine grave at Lee as usual, the and a reheursal has been scheduled B<Ah senior being neM Sunday, Aug. 24. The for 9:80 a. m. Aug. 26. I__________ dnd junior band members are re Qualified voters are again reminded of the school election which will be field, for School District No. 8 voters, at die high school next Monday, Aug 25, between 2:00 and 7:00 p. m. The question la on the consoli- dation of School District No. 83 the Valley View district, with District No. 8,_ _ ____ and ____ an election la ___ being held the same day as the Valley View school where the voters of that dis trict may vote. Valley View ia contiguous to the Coquille district and the consolida- tion will be a benefit to both, pupils from No. 83 having the advantage of the Coquille school system, and the increased assessed valuation provid ing a large tax return for the Co quille district. According to the county school su perintendent only property owners and taxpayers may participate in the electibn. Wrecks Near Coquille The Past Week Wrecks, one of tiiem quite serious, have been happening altogether too frequently the past week, one in particular being due to carelessness In last Saturday noon’s wreck, Jun ior Woodward and Marion Denser, boys about 14 years of age, wen- riding In the Woodward 1928 Chev, west on Tenth street, Elmer Winslow was driving his ’33 Fold south on' Coulter and at the intersection of those two streets the Woodward car caught Winslow car at the rear wheel Botii ears were turned over and both badly damaged. Junior says It hap pened so suddehly he cannot tell the reason for the collision. Tlie Denser boy has been in the Belie Knife Hospital since, having re ceived a fractured hip and a broken nose in the mishap. Winslow got off with a scratched forehead and young Woodward escaped unscathed. The wreck about 8:30 Sunday eve ning two or two and a half miles down the dike, involved three cars, President Stewart informed the Co quille Chamber of Commerce session and Mrs. George Smith, who resides Tuesday noon that C. M. Howard, who a short distance out on the Marsh has been transferred to the Portland field highway, suffered a fractured office of the bank, had turned the right shoulder and hip when the car chamber's books over to to him, the Mr. Smith was driving was knocked president, as well as submitting his oft the highway and turned bottom up in the ditch. resignation as treasurer of the C. of It is difficult to get the straight of C. Selection of a successor was held The cars of Frank over until a future meeting after an this accident. attempt to confer the honor on Clar Leslie Byers, of Marshfield, Route 1, ence Osika had failed due to his ob O. E. Molthu, of Riverton, and Mr. Smith were involved. jection of being so honored. One report had it that the Smith George Ulett in a report of prog ress on the new Community. Build car had been clipped twice by paw ing cars, throwing his car over in ing project, stated that Marc Shelley had been named by the general com front of the Molthu car which crack mittee to be foreman in charge of ed it a second time before it went over Into the ditch. construction. The report of one uf the drivers He also stated that the ground for differs from that, his statement being the building had been staked off Mon that he was about to paw the Smith day and that excavation was to start car when he was hit from behind Wednesday morning. There will be ubout 3 yards of dirt to move and causing him to crash into the car he the committee had had one of ter of was passing. Whatever caused the trouble, the $150 for dirt to fill a hole bafk of one business establishment, other offers Smith car went overboard, Mrs. Smith were expected and another short was injured, Mr. Smith received a wrenched neck and other bruises and haul being considered was in Moulton traffic was held up for some time, street near the Masonic temple. both ways, until the ambulance ar Dr. T. De La Rhue gave a report on rived and the Smiths were taken to the air raid observation post and sig the hospital. nal which is being set up on the city Another wreck which occurred hall roof where, when the need arises, it is planned to have a couple of men about three o'clock Monday afternoon was due to the California car being stationed on two-hour shifts. 4 three or four feet across the yellow The patrol has been selected, the city has provided steps to the pent stripe on that blind turn beyond the house on top ol the building, a guard Smith plant, at the Union Qil Co. tank curve. rail enclosure to prevent accidents, Mr. an<j Mrs. John H. Stadler, of and the instruments to be furnished by the government will be set up Downey, Calif, were driving south and, as shown by the wheel tracks, there as soon as received President Stewart, appointed chair they hit the car driven by Floyd Haw kins just as he came around the curve. man of this defense program for this The marks on the pavement where he area, said that he had already made arrangements for such observation was forced back by the Stadler car posts at Fairview, Dora, Lampa and show his left front wheel was three Coquille, and that eventually it is ex feet inside the line. The horn ring on Mr. Stradler’s car pected to have one in every township was broken and the wheel consider in Oregon and in the entire United ably bent, besides the damage to the States. He received a serious The Coquille post is the first to be front end. forehead gash from striking his head made ready in Coos county. When more have been installed and equip but there was no broken glass Mr. and Mrs. Stadler are still in ped, there will be a test flight by airplane with the accompanying re the Coquille Hospital. Mrs. Frank Sanders, of McKinley, ports from the hundreds of observa was brought to the Coquille Hospital tion posts Tuesday night suffering from a se verely strained back. She was driv ing tier car from McKinley to Dora - and wlien meeting another car pulled too far over, on to the soft shoulder along the road, and her car turned Mr and Mrs. Cal D. Ray, of Fair over. Her two boys with her were ' view, where he operates the C. D. not hurt. Ray Logging Co. camp, left last Friday for Portland and from there went by Month Old Baby Of The plane to Vandalia, Ohio, to participate Melden Carls Succumbs in the Grand American trapahoot, The infant daughter of Mr. and he in the Grand American and she in Mrs. Melden Carl of Arago, Sherral the ladies’ contests Both these Co quille valley trapshooters have made Anft, aged one mopth and five days, splendid records wherever they have passed away at a local hospital this entered national events and are rec morning. The funeral services will ognized as being amopg the best be held at Schroeder Bros. Mortuaries here at two o’clock tomorrow (Fri marksmen in the country. day) afternoon, Rev. F. H. Barr, of Myrtle Potnt officiating -Interment will be In the Norway cemetery Observation Air Raid Post Ready C. D. Rays Go East For Shoot Hope To Open Prlrfctfral. ro Graydon Crews, for several years principal of Lincoln Junior high, will report Monday at Sand Point Naval Air Base, Seattle, for active duty in the Navy. He holds a commission of Lieutenant Jujiior Grade In the Na val Reserve Mrs. Crews plana to remain here in order that she may fulfil her contract to teach at the Valley View school. ■ .. , ■ . >
