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VOL. XXXVU.
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY.
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ON. nUUDAT, DECEMBER U. 1841.
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UNITED STATES AT WAR WITH JAPAN, GERMANY, ITALY, and AXIS PARTNERS
Since soon after 9:00 a. m. today/«
Pacific coast time, the United States
has been on a. war basis with all the
Following Ger-
Axis partnership,
many's and Italy's declarations of
war against the United States, last
The fire department gives informa­
evening or this morning, President tion as to what the blasts of the siren,
Roosevelt presented a request that during the emergency, will signify,
congress declare war on those two and some instructions as to what to
belligerents and it Was done by the do should bombs of any kind be
joint assemblage of the two houses dropped:
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of congress 'soon after 12 noon in
One long blast ut siren for outside
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Washington.
calls.
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The declaration of war against
TWo blasts of siren for local calls.
Japan occurred last Monday after
Thtee blasts of siren, folowed by
that nation had made a surprise at­ the ringing of large bell will signify
tack on Hawaii*8 Pearl Harbor aqd that all Fire Reserves wl|l please re­
had killed many Americans.
port to fire hall for orders._________
Jeanette Ranklri, Montana cofif
Four long blasts of siren, followed
gresswoman, who was the sole legis­ by ringing of bell, will signify an
lator to vote against the Japan declar­ air raid. Should the alarm occur any
ation, was in the house gallery at this lime after dark everyone must turn
morning’s joint session and did not off lights at once. Don’t wait to l^e
vote.
told.
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Radio news reports this morning
In the event of an air raid, please
are that U. S. bombers and navy are remain in your home. Doing this
giving the Japs hail Columbia, und will avoid much confusion. Be on
recalls to mind the remark of a state the alert for incendiary or fire bombs.
police officer, “Those who live in Do not attempt to move or pour water
bamboo houses should not start a on bombs. A fine spray from a
war."
garden hose or dry sand will make
thia type of bomb hardmless.
What Siren
Blasts Signify
President Made A
Splendid Talk
President Roosevelt’s address to the
nation by radio Monday evening was
one which every true American ap­
proves. It was a splendid talk and
only pro-Germans or un-American
residents could cavil at his forthright
and pungent réference to Nazis and
Jape.
H. S. Emergency
Squads Named
Don Whereat was named chief of
staff for the emergency squads or­
ganized at the high school* yesterday
whose duties will be tn i i uiJuaks QR
young people from all the schools—
immediately—and see that they get
to their homes in case of air raid
alarm. Four squads were organized
—Fire, Police, Evacuation and First
Aid. Membership on the squads is
announced by Principal Clarence
Osika as follows:
Fire—Wayne Terry, chief; Hugh
Irwin, Alvin Hlckam, Bill Berry,
Moore, Joe Estes. George
Folsom, Jioi Hanna, Eugene Crouch,
Duane Terry. »«L',
Evacuation Squad Jerry Butler,
chief; George Holbrook, Boyd Hen­
drix, Don Boone, George Hannon,
Bud Newton.
Police Squad Louis Gilbert, chief;
Wallace Willies, Tom -Martin, Bill
Smith, Jack McCracken, Dick Ray,
Jack Carroll.
First-Aid Squad—Harold Winegar,
chief; Margie Baumgartner, Janice
Osterhout, Gerald-Ulett, Donna Ran­
kin, Glenda Clinton.
Don McCune
Chosen
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At the meeting of Chadwick Lodge,
Na 68, A, F. & A. M., Tuesday eve­
ning, the following officers were
elected for—the coming year:
W. M —Doo McCne
S. W.—R. C. Johnson.
J. W —Lee Hand.
Treas—L. H. Hazard.
Sec - E. E. Leslie..
The balance of the official roster
will be appointed by the master and
wardens and Master R. A. Jeub an­
nounced that the installation on Tues­
day, Dec. 23, would be private.
He also announced a special com­
munication for Friday (tomorrow)
evening, when there will be work in
the M. M., and*another next Tuesday,
Dec. 16, with work in the E. A.
Senior Bal!
Friday Night
The Junior Chamber of Commerce t
held its regular business meeting at ;
the council chamber Monday evening, ,
The president, George Gratke, called I
the meeting to order. The subject of ’
Christmas decorations was up for dis­ .
cussion and a report given that some .
donations promised had not yet been i
collected and the statement made that ;
as soon as these collections were made i
additional decorations will be placed I
<>n the streets.
It wes voted that one group should
handie the Christmas tree decorations
as a project for future years. Action
more definite will be taken at the
next meeting. The pending election
was called to attention, with the ad­
vice to keep in mind those whom the
members wished to see in office for
the coming year. Following the busi­
ness session there was a program.
Harold Kolkhorst, city police offi­
cer, presented his material on espion­
age, sabotage and subversive activi­
ties, devoting considerable attention
to the F.B. I. academy of instruction
at a Washington, D. C. In view of cur­
rent conditions, the members were
greatly Interested in Mr. Kolkhorst’s
informative talk on this important
subject.
This was followed by R. L. Stewart,
At the meeting of the new Chamber
of the Mountain States Power com­
of Commerce board of directors, a
pany, who gave a clear picture of the
dinner session in the hotel Tuesday
Work of the air-raid wardens. The
noon, President O. L. Wood was in
president of the Junior Chamber of
the citair and announced that he had
Commerce made a plea to the mem­
not yet decided upon Chamber com­
bers that they offer every assistance
mittee assignments nor was he ready
in
the present emergency.
to name a secretary to succeed Mrs.
A check up has been made since
J. E. Norton,'who had previously an­
the time of the meeting and the find­
nounced that she could not serve
ings are that a large percentage of
another year in that capacity.
Mrs. Craig Perrott, chairman of
Mrs. Norton reported that there the Coquille Christmas Seals com­ those in the organization are taking
was $85 in the treasury at the present mittee, who was assisted in the work an active part in the Defense Pro­
time but this dwindled $10 when the by Mrs LeRoy Swinney, Mrs. Ray­ gram as set up by the Defense Coun-
directors approved the $10 bill for mond Schroeder and Mrs. Mariam
iths for the stare jaew h» piece Clayton, announcetes that the sale is
and lighted for thte Christmas decora­ now eleven per cent ahead of last'
tions.
year. She also reports the follow­
It was stated that Coquille's weath­ ing as receiving the engraved certi-
er observation station would be set cates, which are issued by the na­
up and ready for use by the first of tional seal committee to those who
With the opening of the Coos coun­
the year.
buy a larger amount of seals—Smith
Guests of Mrs. Norton at the lunch­ Wood-Products, F. C. Hudson, Geo. ty basketball conference nearly a
eon were Mrs. I.undell, case worker, A. Ulett, McKinley Grange, No. 582, j month away—it starts here Jan. 6,
and Miss Margaret Carey, secretary, Swift & Co., Coquille Teachers As- | with the Myrtle Point Bobcats meet­
ing the Red Devils—Coach Leslie is
In the Coos County Welfare Board sociation.
giving the large squad daily drills
office at Marshfield.
and says the Red Devils will give a
good account of themselves, although
he does not figure on a championship
team. North Bend, which lost only
three of its first string of eight,
Coquille has taken on a more de­ by graduation, is expected to re­
Mrs. Ida K. Owen, local Red Cross cided holiday aspect the past week.
peat as champions in Coos county.
chairman, reports a total collection With the colored light stars hung at
The Red Devils have but two let­
for memberships and contributions the intersections by the Mt. States termen out—Duane Terry and “Spud”
during the recent drive in Coquille Power Co., the streamers of greenery,
Crouch. Others on the first string
of $246. She expresses the organiza­ bells and stars hung across the streets
are “Buddy” Newton, “Red" Irwin,
tion’s thanks to the Coquille Wom­ in so many places by the Junior Dick *Ray and Jerry Butler. The
an’s Club, the Seventh Day Adventist Chamber of Commerce committee,
reserves include “Goose” Gosline,
church and the Sixth Column for the city is again taking its place as
Tom Martin, Billy Smith, Wally
their co-operation in the drive. one of the most beautifully decorated
Moore and Wayne Terry..
Members taking part in the solici­ towns along the coast.
There are about 20 on the "B”
tation were: Mrs. J. R. Bunch and
A still further addition to the streets’ squad, the most promising at this
Mrs. Earl Nosier for the church, Mrs. attractive appearance will be the large
time being Fred Kunz, Jim Young,
F. H. McKibben for the Sixth Column, Christmas tree which the Junior C.
Dick Lane, Frank Woodward, Ben
and Mrs. J. D. Gillespie, Mrs. Elton of C. members hope to have set and
Barton, Claire Gray, Herbert Allen,
Savage, Mrs. Ray Jeub, Mrs. Chas. M. decorated with lights, etc., Saturday
Marvin Denser, Sammy Kramer,
Guilbert, Mrs. Iris Elrod, Mrs. C. L. afternoon.
Leroy Aasen, Bob Harvey and Reg
Tuttle and Mrs. Julius Ruble for the
The present plan is to set it in the Taylor.
Woman’s Club.
intersection at the head of Second
In a practice game here last Fri­
street, in Hall.
day night the Red Devils took the
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Coos River quintet, which had previ­
ously won from the Marshfield Pi­
Coquille Young Men
rates, by a 24-18 score, and next
Are Unheard From
Tuesday night “Spike” will take the
A letter from Mrs. Elizabeth Vel- squad over to Coos River for a re­
*. Mrs. R. C. Vaughan informs the
tum, who resides with her son’s wife, turn game. This will be the last
Sentinel that her brother. Capt Ed- I
Mrs. W. H. Smith in Aberdeen, Wash., scheduled game before the season’s
ward Johnson, well known here in
written to her brother here, E. A. opening but he expects to have prac­
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his school days as “Bo," and who has
Wimer, states that her son, Fred H. tice sessions with the Bandon Tigers
been with the Dollar steamship line
Veitum, wjio enlisted in the Navy in for the next few weeks.
for years, is sailing his vessel, the
July, 1941, has been stationed at
The football schedule drawn up by
Admiral Halsted, in the dangerous
Pearl Harbor for the past six weeks the coaches at the Schoolmasters’
section of the Pacific, and was ex­
and sailed from there on the air­ meeting yesterday, for next fall, finds
pected to touch at Guam yesterday.
plane carrier, the Lexiginton, Sun­ Coquille opening the conference sea­
She has not heard whether his vessel
day morning, Deci 7, parts unknown. son here, with Myrtle Point on Oct.
was in trouble or not, but hh stops
Fred is a brother of Mrs. Jeter Cock-
3, with North Bend there, Oct. 17;
out of San Francisco included those
ran, of Bullards route, and a nephew with Bandon here, Oct. 24; with
at Wake, Midway, Guam. Hawaii and
of E. A. Wimer of this city. W. H. Marshfield here, Oct. 31; and wtfh
the Philippines.
Smith,*who is superintendent of the
Myrtle Point there, Nov. 11.
Police Officer Frank McCrary had
Midway island project, is a brother of
Coach Leslie expects to arrange a
a brother on the West Virginia,, sunk
Fred's. Nothing
been heard from
mot
C. of C. Secretary
Not Yet Named
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Carl, of Ara­
go, were tremendously relieved yes­
terday when they received word from
their son, Lieut. Wallace Carl, that
the transport going across the Pacific
Coquille’s participation in thé i
blackout is 100 per cent, inconven­
ient as it is to many people whose i
business requires that they arise i
early. But so far it is nothing to i
what the British suffered and en­
dured for week upon weeks.
, This writer, whose regular rising ;
time on Thursday morning is 5:45, ,
came down to the Sentinel office at ;
6:30 and there was not a light show­
ing anywhere. The blue-cellophane
over automobile headlights may warn
approaching cars but it allows prac­
tically no light for observance of un­
lighted objects, and the moon, ob­
scured by fog, provides ar. eerie light
that makes the whole landscape ap­
pear weird and unnatural.
Chief of Police English reports that
co-operation by everyone has been
splendid. The special polioe force
on duty each night, sixteen of them
from 6:00 until 12:00, and .another
16 from midnight until 6:00 a. m., are
watching the bridge, water system,
plant and other outstanding objects
and locations in and near the city, as
well us seeing that all comply with
the blackout necessity.
For the4>resent the blackout is on
from 1:30 a. m until 7:00 when the
street lights are turned on and the
blackout orders, given by the defense i
authorities, apply to all rural
tricts as well as to the cities
towns.
Seal Sale Ahead
Of Last Year
Red Devils B. B.
Squad Shaping Up
Tree To Be Up
Saturday
$246 In Red
Cross Drive
Bo" Johnson
In War Zone
The annual high school senior ball
is do be held in the high school gym-
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he decorations In the ngvy for many years. Mr. Mc­
8 until. IL
the gym and the plans made for this Crary has not heard yet whether his
affair Indicate that it will be the pret- brother escaped with his life or not.
. tiest ever held out there. ,
Army Transport Returns To
San Francisco Safely
Junior C.of C. Session i Four Siren Blasts
Blackout Signal
Monday Evening
Blackout 100 Per
Cent Here
had returned safely to San Frandisco.
The vessel was half way to Hawaii
when the Japs blasted Pearl Harbor,
and great concern was felt -for the
transport with its 1600 men aboard.
It was traveling without convoy and
would have been at the mercy of an
enemy attack.
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Co. Health Officer
Dr. G. E. Stark
Dr. G. E. Stark, Coquille physician
and surgeon, was yesterday appoint­
ed Coos county health officer by
the county court to succeed Dr.
Dehne, who is on leave while serv­
ing in the U. S. army.
The court
fixed the salary at $50 per month. *
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Those subscribers of the Sentinel
in Coquille who do not receive this
week’s issue until Friday must re­
member that with the mails coming
in from one or two to five hours late,
the mail carriers .are able to make
but one trip a day in the residential
section.
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All Mails Ar« Late
During The Emergency
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Mayor R. F. Milne, who was’ un
duty at the city hall for some
time Monday night during the early
part of the blackout, says the eq-op-
eration shown by everyone, as report -
ed by the police reserves force on
duty, was excellent, and lie added
that any-orders frem the army or
civilian defense committee will be
carried out to the letter in Coquille.
The old fire bell, which cannot be
heard in certain portions of the north
• ^as been discarded since Mon­
day night, as~a blackout signal, and
until a steam screecher is set up, the
fire si»en will give four blasts for
the blackout signal. The fire alarm
is not more than two blasts.
The mayor stated, too, that more
registrants are needed for the special
police reserve in order that none have
to devote too much night time to the
job. About 50 had registered up to
Tuesday morning.
A plan, suggested at the Chamber
of Commerce luncheon Tuesday noon
was that tar paper over tight window
fitting frames would do the work
for places like the hospital where
light is so essential at night.
Mayor Milne later added a state­
ment that he had received word from
the defense authorities that purple
cellophane over car headlights is
permissible for driving during black­
out hours.
Rotary Hears County
Defense Chairman
Clarence Coe, chairman of the civ­
ilian defense council of Coos county,
was the speaker at the noon luncheon
of the Rotary club at the hotel yester­
day.
Mr.
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Coe KMU
told IH
of the
ine progress
progress made
rnaue
toy the council organMffirtW coun-
ty for defense and stated that while
many more were needed to register
for the various duties to relieve the
long hours that some of the earlier
registrants had to put in, registrations
were coming in at a rate that would
permit shorter hours and enable the
men to go about their regular occupa­
tions in the day time.
The council was set up to function
in the absence of any regular organi­
zation like the national guard which
had been called into regular army
service and so complete was the or­
ganization that the first night after
the Japs struck at Pearl Harbor, ev­
ery bridge, every defense working
plan and every essential utility was
under complete guard.
Mr. Coe stated that the council’s
instructions from headquarters were
"If you find anyone who does not
cooperate treat him as an enemy of
the United States." ‘h,
This is something it behooves ev­
eryone to remember, that we are not
playing games. This is war!
There were over 200 men on police
duty in Marshfield and vicinity Tues­
day night.
Fire squads have been organized in
many of the logging camps which,
however, will have only routine
duties until the arrival of the fire
season in the spring.
Other matters are being rapidly co­
ordinated, including communications,
transportation and uniform regula­
tions for auto lights on the highway
and in cities at night.
Signals for air raid alarm in the
various cities are: North Bend, one
long blast on the siren; Marshfield,
short, snappy whistles by all plants
having steam; Coquille, four whistles
by fire siren.
Also present as guests of the club
were four young men from the Co­
quille high school who heard the dif­
ferent departments in the school in
the event of an air raid: Don Whereat,
chief of staff; Louis Gilbert, police;
Wayne Perry, fire squad, and Jeny
Butler, chief of evacuation.
V« ** Barton^was also present
as a guest.
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Mayor
City Co-operation
Junior Women's
Club Entertains,
Woman's Club
The Coquille Woman's Ciyic club
held the regular December meeting
at St. James Parrish House on Tues­
day, at 2:16 p. m. The last few years
the custom has been for the Junior
Womans club to present the program
for December, and so it was again
this year. The Juniors who were able
to be present came as guests and sup­
plied the entertainment. Two vocal
solos, offered by Jean Griggs, ac- —~~
companied by Verene Bailey were en­
thusiastically received and caused
many comments as to the lovely
quality of the young voice.
A clever and comic skit jwas pre­
sented under the name of “Prince
Charming.” The cast of three in-
eluded Eunice Barrow as the Prin-
cess, Alice Henderson, Prince Char­
ming, and Mabel Gould es the King.
The unusual style of recitation to the
rhythm of hand clapping and robot ef­
fect was unexpected and made fun
for the audience and as well for the
participants.
“An Episode at the Opera,” was
the title of the reading given by Mrs.
George Hartley, talented sister of
Mrs. Julius Ruble who is yisiting her
Coquille relatives until after the holi­
days. Mrs. Hartley is from Mur­
taugh, Idaho.
During the business session the
meeting was called to order by the
president, Mrs. Julius Ruble, and the
usual order of business followed, with
reports read by the scretary^ Mrs. D.
B. Kesner, and the treasurer, Mrs.
Lafe Compton Mrs.- Roy Boober,
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Were Being Bombed
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A truck loaded with wood driven
by Harold Holingreen is alleged to
have turned into and struck the
Dodge coupe driven by R. A. Wemich
as he attempted to pass in the mid­
dle of the block between Sth and 6th
.street on Taylor last Monday night
around six o’clock, damaging the
steering gear and accelerater, among
other things, the Dodge shot out of
control across the road and was
stopped by the impact when it hit
a house occupied by the L. H. Howe
family at 209 North Taylor street.
Mrs. Wemich was thrown against
the dash board and was taken to the
Coquille hospital for X-ray examina­
tions of head, neck and wrist injur­
ies, and spent the night there for
treatment of shock.
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The extent of damage to the house
was checked yesterday—a chiffonier
on the wall where the impact oc­
curred was topped over and furni­
ture throughout the house was shif­
ted. The Wernich coupe was badly
damaged, with some damage to the
wood truck.
The Howe family were quite reas­
onably justified in thinking their
home had been bombed and received
a very bad fright.
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Blackout Slows
The Mail
The mail truck which has been
leaving Eugene about 1:00 a. m., pick­
ing up the mail off train 17 at Rose­
burg, and arriving* here at 6:30 has
had its schedule changed for the du­
ration of the blackout. It now leaves
Eugene around 6:30 and does not ar­
rive in Coquille with its first class
mail until 11 a. m.
Hip Broken
In A Fall
Mrs. R. H. Mast, who will be 71 *
suffering with a fractured rigfit hip.
Mr. Mast took her up to the hospital
last Friday for a light treatment. He
helped hlr out of the car and turned
to close the door. While he was do­
ing that she fell, the bad hip fradture
resulting.
Mayor Milne asks the Sentinel to
express the city administration’s ap­
preciation for the one hundred per
cent co-operation being given by ev­
ery citizen in or near Coquille. There
No, Hortense, ”B. O.” does not
has been no thought on the part of
the same day for treatment of an in­ now mean what it has in the ad-
It means
hours than those assigned by the one . vertisements heretofore.
I Black Out.
in charge of detailing.
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