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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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,_
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an election
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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.
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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
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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.
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