The Coquille Valley
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VOL. XXXVU.
INDEPENDENT
Sentinel
NEWSPAPER
CO4 VILLE. 0008 COUNTY. OBEGON. THUMDAY.
NO. 37
Car A Complete
Wreck—Two Not
Much Injured
One of the most completely wrecked
cars ever brought in to the Southwes
tern Motors was the Plymouth be
longing to Mr. White of Brawley,
Calif., which left th«j dike about half
a mile below the Russ bam shortly
before noon, Tuesday.
The miracle of it was that neither
Mr. and Mrs. White were seriously in
jured. He was bruised somewhat and
was a little burned by acid, but she
was not injured,
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The car hit among tiie boulders on
the upper side of the dike and rolled
for 75 to 100 feet before stopping. Its
top was ipashed down, most of the
windows were broken, the front axle
was set way back, the sides, fenders,
etc., were caved in and mashed.
The couple were on a vacation trip
up into Washington and Mrs. White
was driving at the time of the acci
dent. She glanced down to pick a
lighted match off the floor and when
she looked up was in the loose gravel
alongside the puvement and could hot
straighten the car out before it went
over the embankment.
Glenn Stanton
Is The Architect
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J. N. Gearhart and O. L. Wood re
ported at the Chamber of Commerce
meeting In the hotel Tuesday noon as
to what they accomplished when the
party of five from here, the others be-
Jng L. W. Claver, Marc Shelley and
S. V. Epperson, went to Portland last
week to consult Glenn Stanton, ar
chitect. in regard to the plans for the
new Community Building.
Mr. Stanton's first figure was $»oo
-3 per cent on a $30,000 cost—but
,after various items, already cared for(
had been pointed out and he learned
he was not expected to be supervising
architect in charge, bis final figure
was $250.
lie said he had trad considerable
experience with community building
construction, anti expresed amaze
fhent that a small city the size of
Coquille was able to put over auch
an ambitious building project.
He was especially told that the
acoustics of the building should re
ceive his careful consideration,
well "a* the strength and solidity
the roof and walls.'
The ceiling of the auditorium is
to be 20 feet above the floor, with Fi ‘ir-
tex laid over plywood, curved at the
junction of walls and ceiling, and
every effort will be made to the end
that voices on the stage can be heurd
at every point of the large room.
14 Selectees From
Valley Next Monday Traveled 5000 Miles
Following is a list of the 14 selectees
who will be inducted into the U. S. On Honeymoon
army for an eighteen months training
period from the board at Myrtle
Pbint next Monday, Sept. 29:
Francis M Ator, Trail, Oregon;
John Francis Car#, Coquille, Oregon;
Arthur C. Higginbbtham, McKinley,
Oregon; William Hale Cummings, Co
quille, Oregon; Kenenth Charles Mor
ris, Reedsport, Oregon; Conrad Gao.’
Bergman, Portland, Oregon; Ray
mond Orr Brown, Broadbent, Oregon;
Milton Leroy Bell, Myrtle Point,
Oregon; Robert Glen Smith, Lebanon,
The newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
Gulseth, arrived home last Sunday
evening from their two weeks' honey
moon trip which took tiiem back to
his old home in Thief River Falls,
Minn. After their marriage near Car-
son City, Nevada, on Sept. 9. they
went east, stopping at Omaha, and
enjoying fine weather until they
reached their destination where it
rained for tour days. Tliey came back
through Glacier Park in Montana and
quiile, Oregon; Milton Roth. Coquille, Glaisyer property on Beach strani.
Oregon; Franklin Wilson, Bullards,
Oregon; Clifford C. Albertson, Reeds
port, Oregon; Henry A. De Carlie, Co
quille, Oregon.
Acid Test Saturday
For Red Devils
Selectees Must Tell
Change In Address
Levi L. Bunch, chairman of the
Selective Service Board No. 2 of Coos
county, with headquarters at Myrtle
R>int, points out that some of the
registered young men may have'to
be turned in as deserters unless tliey
inform the board of their present
whereabouts. Mr. Bunch states that
about 25 letters to selectees telling
them when and where to report for
examination have been returned to
t^p board because the postal depart
ment could not locate the men to
whom the letters were addressed.
The regulations require that tlie
registrants notify the board of any
change in address.
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Riveria Is Not
Yet Closed
While the workmerflhlve been busy
in the McMahonbuildfng, corner of
Front and Hail for the past ten
days, taking out partitions and get
ting it ready for the Eagles' to use
as a lodge hall, the Riveria has not
yet quit business.
Mrs. Berkwitz
rent is paid to October 1 and the
Eagles’ lease bears that date. She
will not close tiie Reveria before that
time.
Tire Red Devils' baptism of fire is
scheduled to take place in the ball
park at Bandon Saturday afternoon at
two o'clock when they meet Linus
Seeley's more veteran Tiger eleven
To replace “Teeney’ Duane Terry,
who cracked his collar bone 4n the
last scrimmage play Tuesday evening
of last week. Coach Leslie will start
Bob Martin hi the full-back position.
The stalling line-up for Saturdays
game:
LG.......... ....... ‘T .......... Thommen
Whereat
LE
Wayne Terry
LT ....................
Wally Moure
c ........ :...... :....
r Harold Winegar
RG ....................
Louis Gilbert
RT
.........Tom Martin
RE ...........____
LH....... .......... . ...... George Holbrook
Jerry Butler
RH
........... Crouch
Q
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.... Bob Martin
F •.... ................
Groups To Solicit
Further Donations
A meeting of the Coquille Com
munity Building committee with rep
resentatives from other civic, fra
ternal and union organizations, was
held iq, the city hall last^evening,
about thirty being present.
The committee had a list of be
tween 900 and a thousand names of
people who had not yet been con
tacted and solicited for contributions
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to the building fund and these were
divided tfp. about 70 to a group, and
a drive is' to be made at once to clean
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up on all possible contributions for
this project in which every one in Co
is so
Coaches and fans from all over quille and adjacent territory
Coo« county were at North Bend last greatly interested.
Saturday afternoon to get a glimpse
of the Bulldogs in action. The visit
ing team was the Grants Pass Cave
men and the game resulted in a tie,
North Bend made its first-score
Bulldogs Tie
Cavemen, 6 6
Tried To Rob
Pal At Bay
the first play, and the viKloTs tied it flfieiounty jail hen* on Monday and
up with a successful aerial attack in is being held in lieu of the $1000 bail
set by Justice Bolt at Marshfield. He
the last minute of the game.
The Bulldogs have a good line this is charged with assault with intent
year but their offense did not to rob. A man named Donald D. Me
tt ill Ivar y. who had been riding
sparkle against Grants Pas*.
around with Stanley in the latter's
Mrs. George McClellan and daugh car. made the complaint. He alleges
ter, Donna, came in Saturday from that Stanley had a gun in the car
Lebanon to visit Mrs. McClellan's and between Marshfield and North
parents, Mr. and Mrs Bert Folsom, Bend the latter attempted to use the
while Mr. McClellan is hunting in gun for a stick-up but that he, Me-
Gillivary, broke away and ran.
eastern Oregon.
Typical Logging
Scene Prior To
1880 In Miniature
Coquille-McKinley
Route To Be
Made Two Routes
One of the most artistic^ well
thought out and cleverly executed
The daily mail service on th« Co- window displays that is ever seen in
quille-McKlnley rural route has be a small city or town js that in Harry
come so congested in recent months Dimmick's Highway Cafe window, on
that it is impossible (or one contractor the south side of Front street. In the
to make the round, deliver and col eities where window decorators are
lect the mail, and return to the Co paid big salaries tp design their dis
plays such a “diorama,” as Mr. Dim-
quille office in a reasonable time.
For this reason the postoffice de mick calls his display, would attract
partment is splitting the route, ef a great deal of attention, and this is
fective Nov. 1, and is calling for bids one that every resident and visitor in
which must be received in Washing town should view.
According to tiie type-written ex
ton, D. C„ by Oct. 14, and the bid
must be at u per annnm rate and notj planation of the diorama it is a logging
for the eight month period for which scene on Coos Bay, prior to 1880, with
bull teams doing the work that was
u contract will be made.
One bid will be for a route from later performed by steam and now by
Coquille out past the county farm electricity..
Standing at the front is a molded
and into Fairview valley to the Ira
figure
of Paul Bunyan, mythological
Deadmond playe but not ucroag the
ridge from there toward McKinley. logger of early days, and his blue ox,
The distance is 20.5 miles and return. Babe..
There are shown the mill, vessels
The other route will be from Co-
’quiile out to and up Rink creek, Coming to the dock to be loaded with
thence over Shuck mountian to Fox lumber, and a vessel in prodbss of
Bridge, tli^nce to the Hervey Bridge, loading, the oxen dragging logs down
the J. B. O’Sullivan place, the Cherry the hill, a small figure greasing the
creek junction, the McKinley 3-C skids, sheds for the oxen, the cook
camp, the Middle creek junction and house, living quarters of the labor
to McKinley. From there the return ers, and every item correct to the last
will be made direct to Coquille, a dis detail.
By means Of a small motor the wa
tance of 32.4 miles and return.
Both contracts will be for six days ter from the loading basin circulates
a week, Sunday being eliminated. back of the scene and comes down a
Those given contracts must furnish small creek’ bed where a fisherman
their own conveyances and pay all has cast his line.
The painted background on the
expenses. More complete specifica
tions can be seen by calling on Post back and side of the lay-out blends
perfectly with the logging activity as
master Hawkins at the local office.
portrayed on the floor of the window.
Mr. Dimmick painted the scenes and
Izconard Ensele Enlists
has done all the work himself, over a
In U. S. Air Corps
period of some months, and ■no one
I Conard Ensek* left Monday for an ean look at the diorama without re
army camp in Missouri after hav alizing the infinite patience and time
ing passed the examinations 100, per it required to make this scene as
cent for enlistment in the U. S. Air true to life as it is.
It the reader has not seen this di
Corps. His departure left the Co
quille Service Station short-handed orama he or she should make it a
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J jgptpt to do so.
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The Chamber of Commerce spent
considerable time Tuesday noon dis
cussing the possibility of turfing the
football field at Athletic Park, along
the west side of the park, and plan
ning for the construction of bleachers,
75 feet long by 22 feet deep.
Supt. B. W. Dunn made the sug
gestion, and asked if those present
thought it could be put over, that 400
season tickets be sold for $2.50 each,
the tickets to insure the holders a seat
in the bleachers-for the game. A
rough estimate was that the bleach
ers would cost around $1,000. No
decision was reached as to whether
the attempt to secure seats for this
year's football season or not should
be made, the matter being left in the
hands of Mr. Dunn's committee.
Coach l,eslie spoke on the turfing
question, citing the case of Duane
Terry who suffered a fractured collar
bone in scrimmage because of the con
crete-like ground.
J. N. Gearhart, who had surveyed
the site, reported that there was about
six feet difference in elevation be
tween what will be the north and
south ends of the gridiron, which
would mean moving of about 3500
yards of earth.
County Agent George Jenkins talk
ed on the soil condition there and
stated that Highland Bent would
probably do better there than any
other grass for turf, but suggested
that it should be fertilized and that
a thin covering of top soil would
assist in securing a better turf.
With the interest the Chamber of
Commerce is taking in this turfing
project it is probable that by the 1942
football season, Coquille High will
have a grass-covered gridiron.
Coos Cranberry
Co-op To Start
Picking Monday
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Morrison, who
were up here from their cranberry
bog near Bandon yesterday, said that
while some of the smaller bogs were
already being picked, most of the
owners plan on starting next Monday.
They do not anticipate any shortatge
of help in harvesting this season's
•rop and the Coos Cranberry Co-op
erative will probably pick as many
boxes as it did last year, about
30,000. Mr. Morrison said it was one
of the four largest year's crops for the
co-op. The first sales were at $2.75
a box.
There are seven or eight berry pick
ing machines in the county which
seem to work perfectly satisfactorily
except for the McFarlin variety. A
machine will do the work of seven
or eight pickers.
Mrs. Morrison said they had wired
their daughter, Mrs. Loas Gulseth,
who has been in southern California
for the past seven weeks and now has
a position at Bakersfield, asking her
if she could come up and supervise
the harvesting on their bog as she
has done for the past several years.
Ken Gould Got
185 lb. Buck
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Harold Gould and son, Ken, re
turned Monday from the Gould-Em-
ery-Bosserman camp southeast of
Prairie City,' bringing in the four
pointer that ten-yeur old Ken had
killed and the forked horn that Furb
Emery knocked over. Camped along
side of the Coquille delegation were
Henry A. Schroeder, E. C. Barker and
Bert Pearson, of Myrtle Point, and
Elbert Schroeder.
The most important word Harold
brought back was that Furb wanted
two more blankets aivS another caaa
Lucky are American girls and boys
a.
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of shells as he was going over for an
who are in high school today. They I
have greater privilege« than youth*
All the hunters east at the Cascades
of any other nation. Their greatest
found the weather altogether too cold
privilege is free public educa
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Littrell returned tion covering all requirements for for comfort.
In remitting for a subscription to
the Sentinel, Janie Kramer, who la Sunday from California, where* they “Freedom of Thought,” "Happiness
attending Marylhurst College, writes, completed arrangements which will in Relationship with Their Fellow
“College students are notoriously out mean that they will leave here about Men,” and_J**Uaefulness in Life’s
of money all the time and I'm no ex the first of October. Mr. Littrell will Work.”
ception but I’ve come to the point work in San Francisco. They plan to
American girls and boys of high
r
where I am so homesick for Coquille live at San Carlos, and have put their school age usually just take “Free
Anyone who can drive a nail and
that I’d rather have the Sentinel charming home on Bums Acres up dom of Thought” for granted. They who wishes to do a bit toward con
for rale.
than any other thing!*’
do not realize what a privilege it is struction of. the new Community
She also extends wishes for “a mar
Building, can have a job there next
since they have always had it.
velous year for the Junior Women’s
Mrs. Fred Middendorff and the
In most European countries today Monday, Supt. Marc Shelley stated
baby went to Portland Saturday to girls and boys of your age have .no yesterday. The forms for the foun
Club."
join Mr. Middendorff, who has been choice of thought. They are crushed dation will all be in place by that
Mrs. P. O. Lund returned Sunday taking a two weeks’ course in auto by dictation. Their interests and time and the job will be the nailing
from a ten-day visit in Oakland, servicing. After a week's visit in minds are narrow. They do not down of the sub floor which will pre
Calif., and vicinity. Among others Grants Pass, the Middendorff« will know what is happening. They have cede the pouring of the concrete
foundation walls.
she* visited the Owen Knowltops. return here and Mr. Middendorff will no way of getting true information.
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Owen has just opened a new drug go into the service department of
In America you still have access
store in the Burbank section of San Southwestern Motors company.
■to facts which you are privileged to
weigh in their true relationship to
Jose.
Judge Dal M. King granted a di- each other, and on these values you
vorce yeserday to the plaintiff in the are privileged to make your own
Mrs. W. E. Bosserman, Gladys Mays
contested case of Mary C. Warberg judgments.
and Donna Dean Bosserman spent the
The fourth of the regular com
vs. Thos Warberg
The defendant
We MUST NOT take thia privilege
week-end at Eugene.
Mrs. Zelfna
munity
sings held last Sunday night
had filed a cross complaint.
for granted. This inheritance is the
Groom, Mrs. Bosserman’s mother,
was well attended. The audience was
very foundation of our Democracy.
who~had been visiting here for the
Making the trip to Timberline lodge With so great a privilege also comes well pleased with the program pre
past few weeks, and Jackie Hopkins
Saturday for the Business and Pro a responsibility. Our responsibility pared. The thrill of over 200 voices
returned to their homes at Eugene.
fessional club women's district con in this land where people are still blended in song will be one not soon
ference, will be the following mem free is to guarantee the continuance of forgotten by those who were there.
Mrs. R. B. Knife has been off duty bers of the local club: Mrs. Florence
As you know these union sings
that freedom, with our' very lives if
are sponsored by the young people of
from the Belle Knife hospital the past Hallock, Mrs. J. S. Barton, Mrs. Le
necessary.
the community. We feel this is a
three days, having been ill with the ona O. Bryant, Mrs. Bertha Smith,
When the time comes that civiliza
worthy effort on behalf of the young
flu. There has been quite an epidemic Mrs. Orville Newton, Mrs. W. E. Bos-
tion is ready to rebuild its trembling
people and merit the support of all
recently of cold« ami flu, and while sernian, club president, and Miss Lois
foundations, we who have had access the town folks.
this scribe will probably be criticized Fenn.
to truth will be able to lead those
Watch this paper for the time and
for saying it, everyone will be feeling
who are now living in fear and hatred
better when it begins to rain.
Mrs. Martha Gratke, mother of Geo. to new heights of world cooperation. place of the next community sing
Gratke of the First National Bank,
To assume our full responsibility
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Greenough and arrived home Tuesday evening from tomorrow we must also assume it to
Tailant Greenough, w I ki left last Fri Portland and Astoria where she had day. Your responsibility, as well as
day noon for the east pf Izakeview been visiting relatives. She was ac mine, is to “seek facts,” “think
Harold Sibley and James Kenneth
county to hunt for mule tail deer, re companied from the north by her straight” and to “act right.”
’ Anderson, transients who have been
turned Sunday evening without firing daughter, Mrs. N. D. Pennington, and
It is easier to do this and much around here for two weeks and off
a shot. They weren't prepared for two children, of San Carlos, Calif,, more pleasurable if we all help each and on for three months, were picked
zero weather and the* thermometer who had also been visiting there. They otiier.
up by the police at an early hour
was down to pretty near that mark, will be at the Gratke home here until
this morning for being out after hours.
Your superintendent,
with ice forming on the ground floor the last Of the week.
Wm Sargent arrested Tuesday on
—BURTON W. DUNN.
of their tent when they were out Sat
a charge of Intoxication, promised to
urday. Residents of the coast country
Mr. and Mrs E. A. Wimer, whoiiad
pay his $10 fine on Oct. 8.
are not used to this sort of weather. been out at Eugene for the past two
August Winkleton served two and
weeks, returned home Sunday. ,T m F
onf-half days for tire $5 fine assessed.
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To make his birlhdt
a haPRter jyenl
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The CWjttflft CMi*
at
Wimer,
whb
was
in
ÏEe'Îôâpttal
for
viince, accompanied by Mrs. Pur-
both of Myrtle Point, were arrested
lunch time yesterday noon under new
vance, Rev. and Mrs. Chas. G. Brown, six weeks but is now improving. Fred
last Friday for drunkenness. Miller
management
and
with
a
chef
whose
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ulrich, drove is manager of the Safeway store at
paid $5 fine and Jackson’s fine of the
most recent employment has been at
down ttie coast Sunday and had din Glenwood, which is the junction of
Mme amount was suspended for six
Crater
Lake,
Seattle
and
Portland.
ner at Arizona Inn. Like so many the Pacific and McKenzie highways.
months.
Both American and Chinese dishes
Coquille people who drove down to
are
served
and
the
cafe
is
open
from
Mrs. Ida Owen left last week on a
the Battle Rock parking spot at Port
Judge King announced yesterday
10:30 a. m. until 2 a. m. each day. The
Orford, tliey found the ocean in a vacation trip to St. Martin Springs
new manager assures that their pa that the petit jury would be lum-
moat pacific, mood, with hardly any in southern Washington.
trons will not be disappointed.
moned to meet at the court house Fri
breaker foam as the water ran upon
day of next week, Oct. 3, when a
Mrs. George Johnson and Miss
the sands. The ocean was beautiful
grand jury for the October term will
and with less wind than is usual on Maxine left Monday to spend several
be drawn.
days m Portland
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nice days at this time of year.
Supt. Dunn To
H. S. Students
In Hi Times
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Personal Items Coquille Residents
Volunteers Wanted
At Building Monday
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Community Sing
Enjoyed Sunday
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City Police Cases
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Coquille Cafe
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