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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1941)
ì The Coquille Vali AN •l.MDIPINDINT NEWSPA COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER ti. IMI. Jur Police, Mayors And Officers Mel In Coquille Sunday Mayor, chiefs of police and Civilian Defense administrators from Myrtle Point, Marshfield, Empire, Eastside, Lakeside, Reedsport and Coquille filled the Coquille city hall Sunday afternoon when they met to discuss and plan for uniform defense mat ters, blackouts, etc. Those from Ban-, don and south were unable to be - present because of the high water on, the highway near Riverton. Most of the discussion was in re gard to lighting and blackouts, and several reported the lack of co-opera tion in their communities Saturday _ night when a blackout of service stations, theatre foyers, neon signs and such lights were ordered from 1:31) a. m. until morning. As there is a fine of »500 for vio lation of blackout orders it behooves every one to obey instructions, even though no aerial attack is imminent. Coquille’s chief of police, Lewis English, told of how this city has a police-controlled switch in the city hall by means of which all street lights can be extinguished at a sec ond’s notice, there being some one on duty there 24 hours a day. Following is a copy of the control uf lights program as issued by the state defense council and approved by the county defense council and the chiefs of police: A Merry And« Happy Christmas Sentinel's Wish The Sentinel extends to all its readers, friends and patrons the hope that this may be the happiest Yule- tide season they have ever known. Commemorating as it does the birth of the “Prince of Peace," Christmas this year is not as we would have it in a war-torn world, with would-be world dictators, madly attempting to subjugate all nations and bring them into their “new order,” but even with the strife, agony and destruction which is making this earth a hell of war, we still hope for the heaven of lasting peace, justice and good fel- iowship between all peoples. May this Christmas mark the be- gmni^t of Ute end of tyranny. Archie Miles Among "Missing" Masons Install Tuesday Night The first casualty to come directly home in Coquille was reported to Mrs Marion Clayton Sunday by the Navy department that her brother, Archie T. Miles, was among those missing after the Jap bombai dment <4 Pear! Harbor on December 7. She has received a letter written by him «i the 5th in which he said his four- year term of enlistment in the Navy would be up in February and he had not decided yet whether to re-enlist or not He was 21 years of age. Another brother. John, is on a vessel at Mare Island. Later it is reported that Paul Walker, son of P . W. Walker, his mother being the former June Walk er, is listed on the bulletin board at Marshfield as either killed or miss ing in that early Sunday morning at tack on Pearl Harbor. A. O. and E. A. Walker of this city are uncles of the young man. Sentinel Early This Week And Next ’ earlier than usual because of the Thursday holiday. These holidays un publication day have been coming pretty frequently, next week’s mak- ing the third in six weeks. Corres pondents are requested to keep the advanced printing date in mindVhen sending in their items •1.00 Highway Closed Sunday By Flood ^Red Cross War The third freshet within a month closed the highway between Coquille and Bandon last Sunday. It was closed all that day but Don Burr did a thriving business, until his logging truck broke down, hauling cars through from 200 to 300 feet of water just this side of the Joe Nilsen place at Riverton, where the water was 25 inches deep over the pavement for most of the day. Nearly all the valley lands still were covered with water when last week’s rains began and now the valley is completely submerged ex- cept for the higher points. The river has been held back also by the highest tides of the year but it is getting back into its banks now and unless there is more heavy precipitation, traffic will not be interfered with—for the present. Between twelve and fifteen inches of rain have fallen during the past ten days. The Van Scoys Now In La Grande A card from Mrs. Paul Van Scoy this week changing the address of the Sentinel to La Grande, says that Mr. Van Scoy has been made Divi sion Highway Engineer for Division Five of the state highway department. They have been located in Salem, She adds, “What surprises me is that the weather js so mild; snow on the surrounding hills, but rain in La Grande.” Relief Solicitation To Start Soon Coos county’s share of the 50 mil lion dollars to be known as the Red Cross War Relief Fund, is »6500, stated County Red Cross Chairman Lou Blanc at a meeting of regional heads held here Monday. The drive will not start until after the first of the year, Mr. Blanc staled, and it is expected the amount can be raised in a few days. Cliff Gulseth has been named as chairman for the drive in Coquille, his territory also including Norway, Arago and Riverton. L. H. Pearce is Myrtle Point chair man and included in that district are Powers, Broadbent and Bridge. H. E. Folsom and Dr. E. E. Boring head the two districts adjacent to Coos Bay. Checks should be made to the Coos County Chapter of the Red Cross, Mr. Blanc stated, and those donating will receive a button bearing the words, “I gave.” Non-High Board To Meet Dec. 29 The Non High School board will meet Monday evening, December 29. The meeting will be held in the court house in Coquille. One of the matters to be discussed is the feasibility of borrowing money through sale of short term loans, the money to he used for the purpose of retiring warrants and for meeting current expenses. In some counties this has resulted in considerable saving to the tax payers. The Non High warrants are now drawing three per cent interest, The law making this possible was A Coquille boy, George Maiden, brother of Mrs. Gertrude Ulett, has passed by the 1941 legislature. L..I been working on the government project on Wake Island where the Marines gave out the request, “Send us some more Japs.*) Mrs. Ulett has not heard from her brother for some time prior to the starting of war in Dr. Jas. Richmond requests that ; the Pacific. all nurses, either registered or prac- , —* ‘»w Civilian J>r- Geo. Maiden On Wake Island Nurses To Report To Dr. Richmond officer, has received1 word from his brother who was in Pearl Harbor during that December 7 massacre, that he is O. K ---- ------------------ Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bowerman and Donna Dean left Wednesday for Eu gene to spend Christmas with their granddaughter, Jackie, and her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hopkins. ======== Miss Miley Wed Sunday At Bandon Last Sunday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock in St. John's Episcopal Church at Bandon, Oregon, Miss Vesta Miley became the bride of Robert W. Tread- gold, of Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Sam uel Mitchell, sister of Miss Miley, was the bride’s only attendant and Mr. Harry Walker was best man to the groom. . After the ceremony there was a reception at the home of the groom’s mother, Mrs. Claire Treadgold. Miss Miley has made many fridnds in Coquille, where she has been for two years principal of the Washing ton school and previously had taught in the schools. The groom is em ployed as auditor in the U. S. Na tional Bank in Portland, Ore. They left Sunday afternoon on a honeymoon trip to San Francisco but Mrs. Treadgold will return to Co quille to finish this school year as teacher and principal at the grade building. Has Bad Luck With His Drivers Roy Chumbley was bound over to the grand jury by Justice Bolt at Marshfield and brought to the county jail Friday, with bonds set at »500. He is charged with larceny by em bezzlement . He has been for the past year driver for Ted Petterson’s laundry truck north of the Bay and, according to a report heard here his defalcations are set at »2000! Wm. A. Battsie was brought over from Marshfield on Monday to serve a »6.00 fine, imposed by Justice Bolt for having no driver’s license. Reserve Police Officefs Named Mayor Rr 1k Milne, who has de- voted so great a portion of Jiis time to Civilian Defense matters the past two weeks that for one seven day period he was in his office less than a half day for the week, expressed himself recently as more than gratified and tense sereiw**befor*ei'4>&. b*Tle aqis, whether they report in- person or by Civilian Defense program. mail, that each give her name, ad He also stated that Bert Gould has dress, phone number and state wheth been appointed captain of the local er they are practical or registered police reserves and that Lee Hand and Chas. Briggs have been named as Rev. and Mrs. Charles Goodwin lieutenants. This will relieve Chief Brown are spending Christmas with of Police English of some of the extra their son’s family. Rev. Frank E. duties which have been a little more than one man could handle.. Brown, at Willamette, Oregon. Air Raid PrecauUun Order. All outside lights of every description, and all inside lights of every descrip tion, except properly hooded lights over safes must be turned out at 5 p. m. daily, unless an attendant is on duty on the premises who will turn out all lights on blackout signal.. Merchants may combine, so as to have one watchman, but be ossat Mt have more limits than he can turn out within the required ten minutes. Violators will be prosecuted under blackout orders.. The police of all cities and towns are subject to instructions from the Army, the Navy, the State Police and the Civilian Defense Council, and any orders given by the police are from one of those agencies and must be given prompt attention. A. H. Wilde Buried Sunday Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Godard left Saturday morning for Portland upon receiving word of the sudden passing of Mrs. Godard’s father, A. H. Wilde. M t . Wilde planned to spend Christmas in Coquille visiting his daughter’s family and was to have arrived here on Wednesday. He was working in a store in St. John's at the time of death and suffered a heart attack at closing time Friday evening. He was buried in Coquille, with services at the Gano Chapel at 2 p. m. Tuesday. His wife who passed away about two years ago in Portland was hurried here and it was his wish to be buried beside her. He made all preparations for this. Mr. Wilde was 62 years old, bom in New York state, but had lived many years in Oregon. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Cot tage Grove, having lived ten years in Portland previous to his death. In terment was at the Masonic ceme tery. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Harry Godard and grandgaugh- ter, Nancy Anne. $70 In Fines And Forfeited Bail Cash receipts for one fine and six forfeited bail deposits, brought the city treasury a total of »70 for the three-day period — last Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Those con tributing, all for the same breaking of the city’s laws, were Isom and Ennis Weekly, George Laden Eisele, Claude Albert Stout, George Henry Turner, Howard Owen Jf^iyeJJ and Wm. T. Pool.. The only other name on the record- mowbb rested Friday for driving’'while In toxicated. A written guarantee by a friend that »10 would be paid month ly on her »100 fine caused suspension of the 39-day jail sentence also im posed by the judge. Mining Location notices for sale at this office • -*
