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Sentir^ INDEPÍNDINT vol . NEWSPAPER xxxvn. NO. $1500 Red Cross Quota Here Raised Council Equalizes - Waler Rates—In Effect In 30 Days Mayor Milne, at .Monday evening’s council session, brought to the coun cilman's attention the fact that the war emergency is lagely < increasing city expenditures; that the keeping of guard* at th* water system reser voir, to mention one item only, 1* costing about $300 a month, and that the city must do something to in erme* it* revenue. Hi* suggestion was that the revi sion of water rates, as contemplated a year ago, be now put into effect— the ordinance which would equalize rate* a* between users—and sug gested that it be considered by the council, without an emergency clause attached which would mean that if approved it would become effective in 10 day*. ’ Councilman Seeley suggested that all rates be increased and he had worked out a schedule for such an in crease which he thought would be Cliff Gulseth, chairman for the Red Cross drive in Coquille and vicinity, reported Monday morning that the $1500 quota here had been raised and with more drives anticipated for the future he called off the solicita tion here, before the homes had been canvassed for contributions. Nearly everyone is anxious to have a part in this national relief program and those who have not been solicited this time will not be overlooked when the next call comes. In this connection the story of the first Red Cross drive in the first World War, a* told by 3. E. Norton this week, is worth telling. Coquille at that time was not half the size, in population, that it is now, there were not the industries here then, and the community was more an agricultural town. The quota set for Coquille was $2500. As chairman for the .drive, for the territory along the river from Sitkum to Riverton, he organized an ambitious campaign of speakinglmeet- ings—and when the returns were all in the quota had been doubled and $5000 was sent from here. Mr. Gulseth said this morning that some contributions are still coming in and that anyone who has not been solicited but wishes to make a do nation at this time can see him at Southwestern Motors, or any other members of the committee. Four, of Five Nights Below Freezing Except un Saturday morning when the low point registered was 33 de grees, the thermometer showed be low freesing temperature from New Year** morning last Thursday until it started to rain Tuesday .at an early hour. It was the coldest weath er of the Winter so far, the reading* being 21 degrees on Jan. 1; 19 on the 29 on the fourth and 24 on been acute. Mrs. W. A. Moore Still In Hospital W. A. Moore and his son, Marvin, for first father and brother of Walter Moore, thousand Coquille mail carrier, left again Sun 10 cents day for their home in Harrisburg. Mr*. Moore is still in the hospital at North Bend where she was taken the day after Christmas a* she and Mr. Moore were returning to Harris burg after spending the day here. The Moore car was completely wrecked a short distance north of Gardiner when it was hit on a straight-away by the Bill Hagge car driven by his son. There could easi ly have been a fatal ending to the wreck because the Moore car was set on fire and he could get neither door open. Men working along the road released them A cut on Mrs. Moore’s forehead, in the shape of a fishhook,-penetrated the bone, and she was otherwise bad Mr. and Mrs. David B. Biegger, who ly shaken, bruised and cut. left Coquille for Portland Monday Former Coquille residents, the morning last week to fly from there Moores have resided at Harrisburg to Iowa to attend the funeral of hi* for several years. brother, did not arrive at their des tination until last Friday night or Saturday. Due to storms they were grounded first in eastern Oregon, again in Montana and the bus which they took from there was held up by blizzord weather. The Coquille police reserve is being Storms Force Them Down Twice Police Reserves 1942 Budget Considered By C. of C. Tuesday Five Stores To Open At 9 A. M. Daily Five stores in Coquille—and there may be other*—have agreed on a nine o’clock opening for business daily, the new schedule to become effective Monday, Jan. 12. The stores already signed to the agreement are the Lor enz Department Store J. C. Penney 'Co,, Excel Dress Shoppe, Miss May’s Shop and Hallock’s Dress Shop. > ----------------------- -. • Police Chief Say* More Reserves Are Needed Chief Lewis English says he is still volunteers for the Coquille City Collects S1M8 In Fines Fine* paid into the city’s coffer* during 1941 totalled $1968.50, by far the greatest percentage of it being due to th* use of alcoholic drink* by those who thus helped pay city ex- Two Fires Along Myrtle Pt. Highway Arago Observers 100%—Youngest Observer Found The Timmons Convalescent Home, two miles out from Coquille on the The entire noon session of the Compton, and possibly J. E. highway to Myrtle Point, wa* com e Chamber of Commerce in the hotel , from Coquille, will attend pletely destroyed by fire last Friday The Arago comm unity listening dining room Tuesday was given over thè meeting of Coast Highway Asso evening about seven o’clock.. to a discussion of the 1942 budget ciation directors to be held at Dor- The Coquille Fire Department was Vost of the Second Interceptor Com which the finance committee, Dr. r House on Monday, Jan. U). summoned and arrived on the acene mand has a record unexcelled in Rankin, .chairman submitted. main business of the meeting promptly but the flames had made Coos county for observance of planes; The figure named by the commit be to set the 1942 budget and dis- too great headway to be subdued by it is in fact the only one whose score tee was a little over $1000 which did the problem of attracting tour the chemical although the five boys ia 100 per cent perfect. To understand how the record of not include any cóntri button to th* traffic to the coast in a year when threw four tanks of chemical at the the Arago poet can be determined as Coast Highway Association and which and tires will be used less than fire. the finance committee wish tu leave before since automobiles began . Just how the fire started is un perfect one must know how these for the directors to decide the amount., toibe manufactured. certain, but there were two flue posts operate. There lire 32 such lis Heretofore the Coquille chamber ha* [ is said that a quarter of * million opening^ into the double fireplace tening posts in Coos county with It contributed $400 a year to the a*- people visited the Oregon coast last chimney, which may have started it. Roadmaster Floyd A. Robb as county soetatton the Agreement being that year and many of them from the east The blaze began in the John Saylor chief. When one of these post ob the association would not solicit in and middle west will not be able to room where the pipe ran through the servers sights or hears a plane the information is immediately phoned to dividual memberships in th* city. cosne again this year, but there should wall. Dr. Rankin said there was some be many from this side of the Rockies ’All the occupants of the house es Roseburg, headquarter* for this sec opposition to budgeting as much this who will spend a week or two of va- caped and some of the furniture was tion of the state. A huge map there is year to the association as lias been C a at the seashore, i 1' saved but the loss is estimated at at once posted with a flash card showing which post had called in and ■ And above all things the Coast around $5000. done in the past. The discussion was quite general Highway Association, which it has re The building which formerly be when all have reported, the map is around the table, the final decision quired years to build up to its pres longed to W. B. Rohrer and later to usually pretty well covered and it being that Coquill* should do its ent condition of effectiveness, should Walter Rhule, has been owned for can be seen at a glance which poet part in support of the association’s not be allowed to disintegrate this several years by P. W. Laird, of Myr had not reported the plane’s passing. And Arago is the only one in the tle Rrtrit. - activities. No definite amount wa* r*«r. nam*d but it was suggested that Co Another fir* on the Coquille-Myr county which did not fail, at one quille should pay about the same tle PoiiU highway last week destroy time or another, to call the Roseburg percentage of this year’s association ed three cabins belonging to Herman station. Mr*. Ernest Watkins, who told the budget as it ha* in the past—approx Tedsen at Norway. The Myrtle Point imately four per cent. fire department prevented -the fire’s Sentinel of this record, said that the observers nearly slipped an on* Lafe Compton and J. E. Norton A gruff “Get back in there and spreading to the rest of the cabins plane, but that an observer, not on were the principal speaker* on the beat it," was the terse command and the stor*. subject, they telling of what th* as which scared off two novices at the The fire started in the cabin oc duty, heard it and rushed to the sociation does and declaring that th* hold-up game near Bandon about ten cupied by Mrs. E. O. Eichler, who wa* post to call Roseburg and report. — She also said that nearly everyone association's budget would probably o’clock yesterday morning. at the store at the time. When she in the territory was taking his or her be <?ut this year from the 1941 budget rushed back her year and a half old Driving up in an old wreck of a which was around $10,000. Of this Ford to the Furman Service Station son was nowhare to be seen. After a turn at the station, more than 50 re- • amount $7,000 could be figured as at the top of Bear creek hill—on frantic search he was found under . porting faithfully for duty at the spent tor advertising and publicity, Tipperary Flat* — two youngsters the bed where he had taken supposed proper time. The ladies are on duty at night, husband and wife the rest being for other expen*** in got out and after talking to Mr. Fur- refuge when the flames began to only 1 working the two-hour stretch. cluding the manager** salary. Ä* crackle in the other room. for a moment, one of them pulled Frank Burbank is in charge of the Another mother, Mrs. Harold Prib- No one opposed ctmtributing a gun and ordered /dm to hand over association and Ray Jeub ex ble was at the store but she also got Arago Post and Ernest Watkins is a lieutenant of Mr. Robb’s With the proper sentiment when he command to get out evidently back in time to rescue h*r baby. or eight posts in his charge. The total loss in buildings and 1 was better to have “a full and scared them for they piled into their Mrs. Watkins says* the fire in household goods is estimated at $5000, discussion in an open meeting, car and left. building at Arago has not been than have dissatisfied director* s|Mr. Furman described one of them partially covered by insurance. lowed to go out since Dec. 7, the ob out on the street and ’squawk* Jibout 16 or 17 years of age. servers bringing their own wood. ward that something had been rail- no license plates on the ear. She added that contributions of fuel ------ —■r— , i . . >■ ". " r * ■ yomfwt RobbX^Xrt th. Novice Hold-Up Men Scared Off ___ B Where To Deliver Metals And Paper The U. S. government ha* urgent need for all the following waste ma terials: Papers of all kind*, woolen goods, clean cotton rags, card board cartons, aluminum, iron, steel and all metal scrap. Mrs. E. W. St. Pierre of the Oregon State Defense Council has asked the 6th Column organization of this city to take care of this need here and the building owned by Lloyd Gregg, formerly known as the Duck Pin Alley, on Front street, wa* donated for this service and it will be open every Saturday from 12:30 to 5:00 p. m. Persons having such waste materials are asked to make delivery there if possible. If you have no way to bring the donations, then call Mr*. Ted Snyder, 105M; Mrs. Jack Dolan, 173M, or Mrs. Mart Sherrard, 605X, during the week, and a car will be provided Sat urday afternoon to collect them. All metal scrap should be left at the O. K. Rubber Welders Shop on Hall street which is handling the metal contributions.. “Please see that all articles are clean," say* the local committee. Proceeds from any and al) sales of these items will go to the Red Cross. On Duty Nightly built up into an efficient and capable unit for th* protecting of the citizen* and their duty is not only to patrol the city, which they do on three hour shift* every night, with about 20 men on each shift but they are re ceiving instruction as to what should be done in case of a bombing attack or other enemy Jap move*. A supply of guns and ammunition has been provided for the unit, whose headquarters are in the baswnent of the city hall and an officer is on duty in th* city hall to prevent'acts of sabotage for every one of the 24 hours a day Chas. Briggs and Lee Hand ar* in Eugene this week attending the F. B. I. school for police reserves. The men are lieutenants in the Coquille Coast Association To Plan For 1942 Travel Monday Red Devils Meet Bulldogs Friday The Coos county basketball con- ference leaders—they each have won a game—will meet on the gym floor at North Bend tomorrow (Friday) evening. The Red Devils have a man’s size job on their hands for the Bulldogs are rated the quintet to beat for the gonfalon' this year. The Marshfield Pirates play the Bobcats at Myrtle Poirft the same evening. Miles Tells Of Conditions In Russia Rev. F. J. Miles, of London, Eng land, was the guest speaker at the regular weekly luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club at the hotel on Wed nesday. Mr. Miles, who has been a worker in the missionary field out of England for many years and who had traveled extensively in Russia, told his audi ence of conditions in that country as he observed them on a trip just pre vious to the war. Russia under the communistic rule, has not proved a very healthy place for missionaries, he stated. Out of a total of sixty-six sent out by the or ganization he represents, sixty-one had been, to use a polite term, li quidated, by either being sent to Si beria or shot and he also said that on his recent trip that he had not traveled as a minister but as a mem ber of some English scientific society. He told of the effort by the govern ment to establish a five-day calendar week and finding that wouldn't work out they changed to a six-day week and finally they have come back to the conventional seven-day week. One had to follow the speaker closely as he used the clipped mode of speech which the average Britisher conceives as the English language. Referring to American sayings which he quoted several times, he graciously conceded that some of them rfiight be true. On the whole his talk was thor oughly enjoyed and received close at tention from the assembled audience. Rotarian guests present were Henry Schroeder, of Myrtle Point, and J. E. “Deke” Richmond, of Eugene. Rev. E. C. Swanson accompanied Mr. Miles as a guest and Lion President Lloyd Claver was also a guest. . Another guest whom President Osika termed one of the Coquille’s most famous former basketball fans was H. S. Cadman, now of Langlois in Curry county. Mr*. B. W. Dunn is filling in tem porarily, with the prospect that it will win be De for ror the tn* rest of or this inis school scnooi year, Leonard ' Ensele, Ei who is stationed at at the Shedd school, out on th* Pacific ____ FttHf . —J niinois. expected to highway south of Eugene, where she spend , Christmas in CoquiriS visiting taught some years ago. n Morri*, who made so fine a record as Ctotjuille city police offi cer that he w^s, what you might call It a Time To Take Out drafted, by' the state police, is now 1942 Bicycle Licenses living in Roseburg where he makes Chief English reports to the Sen his headquarters. tinel that it is bicycle-licensing time again and owner* of the two wheel machines can save themselves trouble by having their bikes licensed before the police begin to check up on them. Plant Employees Oefense fionds (?) he had yet found was- ob*rw Two departments of the Smith hl observer I up toward tov Powers where a nursing Wood-Products plant—the fir saw babv was u baby getting its dinner when he mill and the retail department—have visited the poet. gone over 100 per cent in the drive Ivan Laird, in from Sitkum yester made for sale of Defense bonds in the day, reported that practically every-, plant. That is every man in each of one in the upjfer East Fork valley wa* those two division* has purchased one or more bonds. Some of the men are taking his or her turn in manning the observation post. making it a continuing program, re Here in Coquille the tendency ha* questing that a specified amount of too often been for those signing up their wages be invested in defense for duty failing to appear for their bonds each month. The sales campaign is continuing two-hour stretch and Dr. De La Rhue has been hard put to it at time* to at the plant and other department* expect also to be included in the 100 keep two on duty continually through the 24 hours of the day. per cent class. Bill Head To Join The Navy W. j. B. “Bill” Head, who Has been with the Mt. States Power Co. here for several years after graduating from O. S. C., where he was one of. the “eleven iron men” football play er* some year* ago enlisted in the Navy this week and will go to Port land for hi* physical examination next week. He enlisted as a second class radioman which gives him a petty officer rating, and he will be sent to Los Angeles for six or eight months of radio schooling before he enters actual service. He’s a pretty good radio man already. Mrs. Head will continue with her employment at the Ideal Bakery. Where Coquille Teacher* Spent Their Vacation* Coquille teacher* spent their va- cations in somewhat scattered place*. Kay Ferris was at Portland and Cor vallis, Lunelle Chapin, Portland, New berg and Perrydale; Hazel Moffet, Medford and Portland; Ethel Roop, Stockton, Calif.; Leah Bradley, Klam ath Falls; Mary Virginia Morris, Cor vallis and Portland. Mr. and Mr*. Chas. T. Selbig re turned New Year’s day from a ten day*’ vacation trip south, spending four days Visaing in Long Beach and some Vme in Los Angeles. They re- $13,079 Paid In Fees Last Year Fees paid in to County Clerk Oddy’i office during the year 1941 totalled $13,079.40. Separated according to the various funds that amount was made up with $6,011 25 for recording, $3.782 circuit court cases, $994.50 probate and county court, $987 for marriage licenses and $1204.55 mis cellaneous. For December the total was $1,242 - 95—$563.65 for recording, $273 cir cuit court, $65 probate and county court, $72 for marriage licenses, and $269 miscellaneous Had Not Seen One Another For 17 Years Mr*. George Ulett answered the phone Tuesday and heard a voice say, “Hello, Mabel this is Mabel.“ Thinking only of a local Mabel, she answered the greeting adding the last name. However, her friend informed her to go farther back, as she was an old Boston friend whom Mr*. Ulett had not seen for seventeen year*. She and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams, now living in Brem erton, Washington, were returning from a month’s vacation trip through the Souhtwest. Seeing Coquille on their road map they recalled being told their friends were now located here. A* a result Wednesday morn- ipg Mr. and Mrs. Williams found themselves cold weather making the traveling service, had to face cancellation of hazardous and nerve wracking. The Moore MUI Shipping his furlough. Scott Field is about morning of their return, in Medford, Through Coquille Now forty-five miles from St. Louis, Mo. the temperature was fourteen below, Due to restricted water shipment, the Moore Mill and Lumber company Mrs. Robert M. Treadgold, formerly Mrs Selbig said. of Bandon is planning to ship not less Vesta Miley returned Sunday eve Guy Mauney drove to Grants Pass than four carloads of lumber a day ning from her honeymoon trip to Cal ifornia points and Portland and re Sunday after Christmas, accompan by way of Coquille. At pres e nt they sumed her duties Monday as prin ied by Miss Margaret Paulson who have loading crews loading this lum cipal in the Washington school budd took the train from there for Los ber as fast as it eoi in large truck load*. Angele*. ing.
