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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1941)
Sentinel Coquille AN I«-**’ INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Club Meeting Was Well Attended Miss Campbell Was Eye Witness : Of The War's Start Miss Thomasine Campbell, national field worker for the Business and Professional Women's Clul spent a couple of days in Coquille iis week and on Monday evening was guest speaker at a dinner meeting in th^ hotel, where she was greeted by fifty' club members, heads of Coquille civ ic organizations and friends.. Miss Campbell was in Austria prior to and during the first months of the war, a part of the time engaged in newspaper work, and her accounts of how tiie Nazi agents broke down the morale of the people—in France, Aus- ’ triti itod otHvr vountrit*w — was very interesting. Hitler found it impossible to get his credo across to the older Ger mans, those who witnessed the horrors of World War I, but the younger generation fejl an easy prey to his fallacious promises of world domination. Even the younger children were used as spies—^unwit tingly. The agents would ask, at srhobi or elsewhere, what papa had said or done or what he thought of Hitler. If the answer was unfavor able to the Nazi regime papa would (Continued on page eight) Because Armistice Day fell on the regular date for the November meet ing of the Coquille Woman’s Club, postponement until Tuesday erf this week did not cause any falling off of attendance. In fact several out- side'the membership came because of the special interest promised in the program. • ". Mrs. E. Julius Ruble, club presi dent, presided with Mrs. D. B Kes- ner, newty elected secretary acting for the first time. A balance df *139.89 was reported by the treasur er, Mrs. Lafe Compton, with all bills paid. At the request of the stale chair- aiiu aft Coquille River On Ils Annual Rampage Sunday Three Coquille young men were fortunate in escaping with their lives last week, about five miles south of Klamath Falls where they were going on a hunting trip to Tule I.ake, but the car didn’t. It's now worth about *23 for junk. Going with Gerald Sutton in his car were Glen Jones and Chester Roth. They were driving at night when a horse loomed up in front of them on the highway. Mr. Sutton pulled over to avoid hitting the animal, got on to a soft shoulder, and the car turned over endwise two or three times. “Who’s blowing the horp".. asked the driver when the car had come to a stop. It quickly developed that he was sitting on it and the other two had been thrown about promis cuously It required nine stitches to close the cut on Roth's head, but the other two were not much injured. The horse responsible for the acci dent makes a practice of nocturnal pilgrimages on the highway and a state police officer had just passed the animal and was turning around to go and get it when the accident occurred.. . 4'' Mrs. J. 0. Farmer Buried Monday Two Papas Passing Cigars E. L. Anderson, “Andy" to you, the popular cleyk in Hudson’s Drug Store, is a proud papa this week, a six pounds and seven ounces baby daughter having been bom to Mrs. Anderson at the Coquille Hospital at an early hour last Saturday morn ing. The young miss has been named Mary Lyn. Another delighted papa is Charles Briggs of the Southwestern Motors sales force. A baby girl weighing eight pounds and two ounces was born to Mrs. Briggs, at the Belle Knife Hospital, Tuesday morning. They have boys, eight and four years of age, and wanted a daughter. The baby has been named Stephanie Pearl. Has Made Trips In Bombers Defense reported having helped with the Blackout. Mrs. Elton Savage, chairman for Education, told how her committee was at work to soli cit help on the milk fund for school children and stated the Woman’s Club had sponsored the fund for the month of November. A letter was read which had beet) written by Mrs. Thos. Stott, Jr., Of Grants Pass, in which she stated the fexten^of injuries to Mrs. E. S. Hey- denburk and herself had been great er than was first suspected. Both had been in the hosiptal for some time. Mrs. Heydenburk had received two broken ribs and a punctured lung and both women suffered badly from shock. Their courage in continuing on to Coquille, following the accident, to take their part in last month’s club program has often times been re- (Continued on Page Eight) Two cars went into twelve feet of water within two hours of one an other last Saturday night but the occupant* of both were rescued and there were no fatalities. The accidents happened on that long curve between the old Chaney logging road crossing"* at the foot of Johnson Mill hill and the George Davis ranch, not Finley’s home. Water over the highway was re- sponsible for both. W. _____________ P. Laws of the state highwaydepartment had put out flares in the evening, but the rapid rise of the river had ex tinguished the waning lights. About 12 o’clock Everett Moore and Jack Hickam had started to pass another car when they hit the water. No one could tell there was water there until the splash came. Thiy were coming toward Coquille and their car went off on the river side (A the highway A post hit their Windshield and it was through this brqken glass that they escaped. Cecil Mrs. J. O. Farmer, a resident of Finley went to their aid. ■ ~' Bridge for more titan 40 years, Two hours later young people going passed away at the Coquilel Hospital home from a dance—Miss Marguerite last Saturday morning. She liad Robison and George McDonald, of stepped on a rusty nail last week Coquille, Miss Julienne Freeman and .and was brought to the home Douglas Warner, of Myrtle Point, of her son, Charles, here and then to were going toward Myrtle Point when the hospital where death resulted their car hit the muddy water which from blood poisoning. looked like paving and the auto went T. B. Mr.cDonald officiated at the off the road within 75 feet from services held Monday at two o’clock where the other had. at the Schroeder Bros. Mortuaries In When Cince Finley, who was awak Myrtle Point. Interment was in the ened by the screams, reached the Norway cemetery. scene, the young men had gotten the She was born Emma Perdue, at girl* out through the windows and Tiller, Ore,, Aug. 17, 1878. and was swam about 30 feet to where footing married to Mr. Farmer at CFhyon- was available. They were a cold ville 42 years ago. They came oon and unhappy quartet which the Fin to Bridge, where all their children leys took in and warmed before Cince were bom, and have resided tliere took them home. since. It was daylight before the South Besides her husband she is survived western Motors wrecker was able to by seven sons and three daughti rs— get the submerged cars out of the James, of Canyonville; Charles, of Co water. quille; Mrs. Bessie Huff, of Bridge; O. M., of Coquille; Thelma, of Ophir; Elwin, of Sutherlin; Mrs. Addie Nel son, of Bridge; William, of Bridge; Mrs. Pauline Mclntee, of Bridge, and Robert, of Bridge. There are also On Sunday, November 23 the Right 24 grandchildren. Reverend Benjamin D. Dagwell, Bish- up of Oregon, will be in Coquille for his semi-annual visitation and the ad ministration of the rite of confirma tion, at St. James' Episcopal Church. He will be the officiant and preacher With high water in the East Fork at the eleven o’clock service on that last Saturday, Dutch Clinton for day. Smith Wood-Products, and a crew of Bishop Dagwell will celebrate at 60 began the log drive to bring out the eight o’clock communion service, the past summer’s cut of which Laird, at which time there will be a cor Benham and Laird, had dumped porate communion and reunion of the about 75 per cent of the total, above classes presented for confirmation by the Minard dam.. < the present vicar, the Rev. Charles M A few of the logs have been car Guilbert, during hia incumbency. ried over the banks on to the fields The Bishop will also meet with and but the greater part were floated address the church school - at 9:46 down to what is called the Cotton a. m. boom and have been brought out The adult confirmation class will since as they could be handled, with meet for the last time this evening a large storage above that boom. at 7:30 o'clock, at which time the*« A Smith plant official.this morning will be an administration of adult stated that the published report of baptism. The young people’s class will number b^ Jeet ^f tefti Horse Caused This Wreck 25 Turkeys At Legion Keno Their Cars Were Three Feet Under Waler Saturday Night The date for the annual meeting and election of officers of the Co quille Chamber of Commerce was set by the directors at the noon meeting this week for Tuesday evening, Dec. 2, a dinner meeting in the hotel. The ladies are invited for this annual event > David B. Biegger was appointed chairman of a committee to arrange for the meeting and secure a speaker. The report of the nominating com mittee, which appeared in last week’s Tr i p. «sttet art* to tjg, mailed to all members early was asked for and Mrs. Ruble named next week. Nominations for any of Mrs. Kenneth Kistner. Five new the 30 positions—president, vice pres members were reported, making a to ident, treasurer and directors—can tal now of 136 paid up members. Mrs. be made at any time prior to the bal . . Bert Folsom reported her Civic com loting. A timely letter from the McKinley mittee had helped solicit funds for the new Community building. Mrs. Welfare Club was read Tuesday. It Lenora Hunt's committee on National j suggested that a public rest room be Bishop Dagwell Coming Sunday Logs Come Out Of East Fork \ Coquille Post No. 36 American Le gion netted about *30 from their Tur key keno held in the fire hall Sat urday evening. - There were about 60 at the tables all evening until the 25 birds the Legion had purchased had been given away. They were large Turks, too, weighing about T3 pound* each, which cu^do«a. pq the Legion's net. Avas named, tragic ending provided in the new Community Building and the letter was referred to Geo. Ulett, chairman of the build ing committee. J. E. Norton presented the request from the Bandon Chamber of Com merce that the Coquille Chamber send resolutions to Warshington ask ing for the extension of the north jetty at the mouth of the Coquille for 500 feet farther than it is now. The directors voted to so do. A letter was read from the Port land Chamber of Commerce request ing Coquille to send a wire to the president asking him to move promptly in halting the threatened railroad strike. After varying degrees of condem nation of the many strikes in defense industries, the directors voted to send such wires not only to tlw president but to Senators McNary and Holman and to Representative Mott, and included the coal strike situation and all other strikes which are slowing down the production of defense equipment in the appeal for drastic action. "Andy” Anderson, for tiie retail merchants committee, reported that the Christmas opening for Coquille had been set for next Friday evening, Nov, 28, and President Stewart said the Junior Chamber of Commerce was being asked to take over the soli citation of funds for the special street decorations and arranging for a re petition of Coquille’s beautiful holi day garb for this Christmas season. Mr, Biegger said that he, as would most merchants, would be glad to contribute u larger amount than he did last year if permanent decora tions could be secured. The idea of spending $200 for streamed, etc., which are junked after a month he considered an unjustifiable waste. The matter is now in the hands of the Junior Chamber, but whether a plan for permanent decorations can be worked out for this year has not yet been determined. The greenery used the past few years is most effective and has given Coquille the reputation of being one of the best decorated towns, for the holiday season, in the state. If that can be combined with a permanent system of decorations, at not too great a cost, the combination would be ideal. Widened Street That bottleneck in the paving at the comer of Seventh and Henry and Coulter streets was made less dan gerous to traffic on Wednesday when the newly laid concrete surfacing was opened to travel. The only hope now is that drivers will not think they can go around those corners at 40 miles per hour. If any attempt it there may be worse collisions than when they had to slow up for two right angled turns in quick succes sion. — - ... . -—"ta Sunday Afternoon ' Thermometer Down This Week It’s.surprising how smart the ducks are! After the water got all over the lowlands Saturday night they began to come in by the hundreds and thousands, evidently sensing that it’s illegal to fire a gun from the high way. At any rate the surface of the w‘ater along the dike was black with them Sunday afternoon. y
