The Coquille Valley sentinel., March 19, 1942, Image 1

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NEWSPAPER
VOL. xxxvm.
NO. 18.
, March 1», 1*42.
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Krome Plant
Equipment Coming
Coquille's New
Seagrave Pumper
Arrived Yesterday
Shipments of new high powered
machinery for the Krome Corporation
plant at Sixes has been unloading at
the Southern Pacific depot here this
week. Yesterday an Allis-Chalmers
No. 14 diesel cat one ot the largest
made, a smaller cat, a huge shovel,
and other equipment came in.
A representative of the company,
here yesterday, said that when the
plant gets into operation they will be
shipping three carloads of concen­
trates from Coquille a day.
He is now looking for a site for
a dump where the trucks can dump
into the dump and which can then be
tilted to permit the sand-like con­
centrates to flow into the gondola
freight cars.
J. A. Berg Talks On Council Petitioned Tonight's Meeting
Is Most Important
Sugar, Gas, Tires, , For Improvement
Auto Rationing ; On Fifth StreefH
Lou Blanc, Red Cross chairman for
Coos county, who was over here from
Marshfield Tuesday afternoon, said
that 15 to 18 members of the county
Red Cross governing board, will ac­
company him to Coquille for the gen­
eral Red Cross meeting to be held in
Episcopal parish house this evening at
7:30 o’clock.
A large attendance of all who are
interested in Red Cros work, and that
includes pretty nearly everyone, is
urged to .attend this meeting. The
United States is at war, and the Red
Cross works in complete harmony
with the armed forces, bringing all
possible' relief to the wounded and
sick..and Coquille should be and is
as vitally interested in having the
First Copper Mine In
Coos County To Be
In Operation Soon
What promises to be the first de­
The new Seagrave
500-gallon
J. A. Berg made . „
The resignation of Lewis English.
veloped copper mine in Coos county
pumper for the Coquille Fire De­
interesting talk before the
Who expects to leave Saturday with
is located 13 miles south of Remote
Chamber of Cdtnmas
partment was driven in yesterday af­
his family for Phoenix, Arizona, as
and one mile east of Eden Valley,
ternoon by Chief Ted Snyder, whose
meeting in.the hotel
chief of police, was accepted by the
southeast of Powers, where Lea Child
wife accompanied him on the trip
about the rationing of tires,
city council at the regular session
last week closed the deal for the
to Portland to bring it to Coquille.
and other coommodities wftfa
Monday evening. The council order­
Thompson Estate for the mineral
The chief said it was an uncom­
being handled by the Coos a
ed that a letter of recommendation
rights on four tracts—80 acres—of
fortable job, driving it down un­
board of which he is chairman. Ivan by presented Mr. English, who has
federally owned land. The land is
loaded. The springs are stiff and
Laird, of Sitkum, Was also a.
been a faithful and conscientious em­
three miles from the headwaters of
without the weight which the hose
the luncheon.
ployee of the city—both as police of­
the South Fork of the Coquille river,
and firemen will give it, the truck
Preceding Mr. Berg’s talk,
ficer and chief — for the past ten
30 miles from Powers and 40 miles
years.
rode as though it had no springs at
Anderson reported for the retail
from Glendale in Josephine county. •
alt4 .
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chants committee, tha$ he had
A letter was read from the Howard
Mr. Child’s excavations there have
The fire alarm was sounded soon
tacted 12 or 15 merchants
Cooper company, in regard to the
shown it to be a high grade copper
after six o'clock to call the department
a spring opening in Coquille
fire equipment pumper, which Chief
together and the members looked as
found little enthusiasmTor it.
Snyder drove down from Portland Red Cross locally on war time foot­ deposit, averaging probably about 12
happy over having this new piece of
of the merchants thought that Easier yesterday. They accepted the city’s ing as is. any other city or town. per cent copper, although samples
splendid equipment as a boy in the
was too near to make a spring open­ offer to pay $100 a month rental until Workers are needed in all branches of submitted to the purchasers have
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old days did over a pair of red-
ing feasible this year.
July when the entire $6930 will be the Red Cross service, but whether run as high as 20 per cent.
The sale was made to the Pettigrew,
topped boots.
One suggestion Mr. Anderson re­ paid, the rent to apply on the pur­ you can serve or not, it is hoped that
While the pumper is listed as
ceived, and it is one to which the chase price.
you will show your interest by at­ Stafford & Co. brokerage firm in San
Francisco, but whom they represent­
throwing 500 gallons of water a min­
A petition acted upon favorably by tending tonight’s meeting.
chamber of commerce directors are
ed
is not known here.
However,
The directors of Coquille school giving thought, was that’a weekly the council was one requesting a
ute the chief said that for two hours
A great deal of information about
in Portland Tuesday it threw out district, No. 8, meeting in the Wash­ farmers’ auction, held on Saturday, grading
and gravelling improvement the Red Cross will be given by the the brokerage firm contracted to
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ington Building last evening, adopted would be a benefit to both the rural ' on rirst street, between Hall and county board at the parish house this start development of the property by
800 gallons per minute.
May 1, and it is sending a mining
It is a huge affair and makes the a temporary schedule of salary in­ and the urban interests.
Heath. Two hundred feet was rep­ evening.
engineer up at once to get the pre­
other two fire trucks look like pyg­ creases which average about $10 per
by property owners 700 feet
Mr. Berg stated that his committee resented
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liminaries for mining started.
month for each of the 30 teachers, has received word that typewriters, I by those who are buying on contract,
mies.
If the Coos county court can be
At present It does not have the principals and superintendent. The I the sale of which is now frozen,
frozen, witt
witt
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persuaded to build two and one-half
glisten and shine always observed on scale is in effect during the duration | be rationed beginning April 13.
miles of road at one end of the road
fire equipment, but ia because all the only. ’
He stated that his committee will
built by the Bryant Logging Co. when
Supt. Dunn’s salary was increased have something to do with the ra­
chrome finish was painted with either
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Lafe Compton was last week se­ it was logging for the Coos Bay Lum­
black or red paint before it left the from $3000 to $3120.
tioning of gasoline, .but doubted the
lected by Geo. A. Ulett, manager of ber Co. up there, and three and one-
Those teachers which had reached committee would have much to do
factory.
Smith W<x»d-Products Inc., to suc­
half miles at the other end of that
Loaded with hose and all hte para­ the maximum heretofore set were along that line for service stations
We guessed that there had been a ceed Phil Bourns who left last week­ logging road, the ore will be brought
phernalia that goes with it, the granted a $5 a month increase and have already received word from the
’ greater rainfall since last September end for Portland, as purchasing agent
to- Powers for shipment by. rail to
others who had not were raised as big oil companies that soon the sta­
pumper will weigh nine tons.
■ 1, than the* records at Coos Bay show, for the local plant.
Tacoma or Salt Lake City. If such
It can draw water from the city much as $20 a month.
tions will be allowed to buy only 80
but a call there Tuesday morning
His hosts of friends, all of whom a trucking road is not built, the ore
The present indications are that per cent of their last year’s purchases,
hydrants at the 500 per minute rate,
gave the information that the total were surprised at his taking a new will have to be hauled over steeper
and throw it at a fire, or the hose nearly all of the present staff will re­ and Mr. Berg thought this rationing
for the fiscal weather year is 57.IS job, were the more surprised because grade to Glendale.
can be stuck into the river or creek, turn to Coquille next year.
for the automobile public would be
inches. This would not be printed they thought Lafe did not know any­
Mr. Child’s estimate of what the
No other business was transacted by controlled by this curtailment.
or wherever there happens to be any
if it interferred in anyway with cen­ thing except the hotel business, which government will pay for copper of
water and it will be just as effective. the board.»
Getting to sugar he said that the
sorship regulations, but it does not he started in as a youngster, but the that quality ia $45.70 per ton.
While it has, or will, cost the city
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Next year Coquille should have its ex-mine host is taking hold of his
There are other copper veins and
just under $7,000. the pumper could
own weather observation records for new work in a manner to dumb­ deposits in southern Coos county,
easily save property worth several
the equipment sent by the weather found those friends.
not all as rich possibly as this one,
times that amount in one fire, and
bureau will soon be set up on the
Mrs. Compton, who has always been which indicate that eventually, when
it will give all property owners the
city hall roof and some one appointed an active partner in the hotel man­ official and industrial objections are
feeling that they are more amply pro­
A meeting of the Coos county re­
to record the daily temperature, pre­ agement, will continue to operate it disregarded, that a smelter will be
tected than ever before.
publican central committee and of all
during these trying times when travel
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There is an opportunity for two cipitation and prevailing winds.
It should too, materially reduce :
interested republicans has been called •Merly couples, or sown one
so dropped off as to make the where the copper and other
insurance rates in the city.
fby Uhafrtttan -Livf -E. BurttiriW’rrexr
___ fl business one of those most se­ ores can bè secured wtttu
citated for strenuous labor, to make
Tuesday evening, March 24 at 8 p. m., a good living by serving as night
riously affected by priorities and the present long haul of aggregate with
at the Coquille city hall. There are watchmen at the city’s darn at the
war.
the attendant high freight rate for
some offices to be filled at the No­ headwaters of Rink creek and at the
There will be no change of policy rock from which the ore is secured.
vember election for which no repub­ resrvoir on the hill east of town.
Bobbie Martindale, six-year old son nor neglect of service while the
lican has filed for the May primary,
The job would be for 24 hours a of Mrs. Harris Martindale, who was operation is in her capable hands.
The first aid class for instructors, and the organization desires that there day, so there must be two at each of
being taught by A. D. Hicks of San be no blanks on the republican pri­ the reservoirs and it will be for the hit by a deflected bullet from a .22
rifle Tuesday afternoon, was not bad­
Francisco, grew too large for the Le­ mary ballot.
duration of the war, the civilian de­
It is hoped there will be a good fense program requiring that watch­ ly enough injured that he had to re­
gion Home and was transferred to the
The Library Board held a special
high school gym. There are about attendance of republicans present men be kept constantly at the sources main in the hospital after the bullet
meeting Tuesday evening to consider
was removed. It entered his right
from all over the county.
40 taking the course.
of water supply..
front, just above the hips and was
The Rotary Club at their noon the order of the city council to vacate
Richard T. Hughes, of Marshfield,
There is a house in which a couple extracted by Dr. Rankin at the right meeting yesterday announced the do­ its present quarters by March 21.
who was sent to Stanford University
could live at the dam, but at the rear.
The following motion was made and
nation of twenty-five dollars to be
by the American Legion to take the
reservoir a tent would have to be
He was with his older brother and used as prizes in the model airplane passed and sent to the City Recorder.
course in civilian defense, covering
provided.
“The Library Board ef the City of
other boys who were target practicing contest.
police and fire work, incendiary,
The salary will be set by the city on bottles and although Bobby was
The contest which is being con­ Coquille feels that it ia unable to
demolition and gas bombs, gas protec­
The Hooton Electric Shop in the council, and applicants should apply
vacate the room demanded by the
tion, air raid warden duties and evac­ Drane building on Second street will in writing to the city, mailing to or almost as far back from the target as ducted for the pupils of the Coquille
council by March 21."
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High
school
is
different
from
that
of
the
marksman,
the
bullet
ricocheted
uation, will on completion of the close next week for the duration. One leaving the application with the city
* In view of the fact that the only
former
years
wlien
flying
models
and
caught
him.
course there give instruction to those reason is that he intends leaving in recorder.
alternative to moving into an un­
Leo J. Cary, who had heard the were built.
in Coos county who will later hold a few days to work as an electrician
finished and unusable room was
This
year
the
models
are
being
shooting,
rushed
to
the
scene
when
he
# • classes for public instruction.
on the new cantonment at Medford.
storage space in the basement under
heard
a
scregm
and
took
Bobbie
to
built
for
the
government
and
are
Civilian defense clases now being That is contracted to be finished in
scale models under rigid specifica­ the city hall, the Board decided to
the hospital..
.
conducted here on bomb and gas August—although it will not be—but
delay moving out until a satisfactory
As this proved firearms are danger­ tions.
subjects are being conducted by:
with only the army and navy having
ous implements, especially in the
The allotment for the local school location is avilable. The board is
Dick McClary and W H. Barrow priority ratings that can buy copper
is fifty planes and are all exact models agreed that a damp cellar is an un­
Bob Harbison was quite seriously, hands of boys.
for the air wardens;
wire and electric supplies, no dealer
of the fighter and bomber planes now fit place to store several thousand dol­
Clarence Osika for the police re­ will be able to buy anything for stock though not dangerously, burned at
in use and are to be used for target­ lars worth of public property which
the Bergen Blossom Shop on Taylor
serves;
or construction work. According to
ing and identification in the train­ the community has so painstakingly
George Holbrook and Ted Sny­ what Art heard out at Medford there street Tuesday evening. He was car­
accumulated over a long period of
ing schools.
rying
an
open
can
of
gasoline
and
der for the fire department.
is only one shop operating in Eugene.
years The nature of the bindings of
The
plane
models
must
be
finished
when passing an airtight stove, the
The first aid classes for police re­
Mr. Hooton expects to leave the lat­
many of the book» would undoubted­
by
the
time
school
ia
out
this
spring
gas
caught
fire.
His
face
around
his
serves and air raid1 observers con­ ter part of next week for Medford
Thé operetta, “Kay and Gerda,’’
ly
cause mold and deterioration in a
and
after
prizes
are
awarded,
will
tinue to be held each Tuesday and and his family will follow him eyes, the back of his neck, his hands will be presented at Washington
very short time.
be
packed
and
shipped
wherever
the
and
clothing
were
burned,
but
not
hall.
Thursday evening in the city
School Thursday, March 19 at 7:30
when school is out here
The Board also feels that it was
The classes are conducted by Mias
According to’ the underground so severejy that he had to go to the o'clock for children and on Friday, government directs.
unfair to the many contributors of
Paul
Snider,
of
the
industrial
arts
hospital.
Wilda Mae Van Meter. "**■’*«
March 20, at 8:00 o’clock for adults.
grapevine, the cantonment at Med-
the Library to discontinue library
The room also caught fire but the
The leading characters are as fol­ department of the Coquille schools,
fbrd will be the base for 66,000 mon
department answered promptly and lows:, Gerda, Colleen Ostrander; was present and explained the pur­ sei vice for an indefinite length of
when finally built to expected capaci­
the blaze was extinguished with very Kay, Billy Vogt; Gerda’s Grandmoth­ poses and displayed several of the time while awaiting the availability
ty.
of the new roim.
er, Joan Mintonye; Kay’s Mother, models already finished.
Mr. and Mrs. Hooton drove out there little damage to the building.
Plans are under way to secure a
Other
guests
present
were
Fred
The department was called out at Beve ly Li via; Snow Queen, Joyce
last Saturday and returned Monday.
suitable place to which to move the
Gatter,
of
Portland,
and
George
Another Coquille business house He will go to work as soon aa he 12:IS last Friday night to the P. O. Taylor; Witch, Judy Slack; Ragman,
Library, where it can continue to
Lund house at 675 North Henry street, Pat McCool; Robber Captain, Waldo Gratke, of Coquille.
which will close soon “for the dura- can get there.
Fred Lorenz was elected to mem­ function to a limited degree at least.
Houses are at a premium in Med­ which is occupied by the James Law­ Brown; Robber Girl, Gloria Starrett;
tlon,” is the Led Hand ehoe shop on
The use of the council chamber at
bership
in the club.
Rose, Edwina Cottrell; Narcissus,
Second street. Mr. H.'nd expects to ford and those who can find one are rence family.
one of the school houses is under con­
have his stock cleaned o^t, his ma­ leasing for a 12 month period.
The fire started from a defective Lois Duncan; Snowdrop, Sandra Mc­
sideration.
chinery and equipment stored, by the
flue and the attic was considerably Curdy; Tiger Lily, Frances Ann Kern;
The Library board is made up of
burned before the fire boys arrived. Violet, Joan Peart.
first of April when he and Mrs. Hand
the following members. Mrs. George
The operetta is directed by Harold
will go over to Medford where he
The damage is estimated at upwards
Chaney, president; Mrs. Clarence
Withnell, music director of the Co­
of $500.
will be employed on the cantonment
Osika. Mrs. Ray Jeub, Mrs. Stanley
His present plan is to open for busi­
Lowell Simpson returned to Co­ Ayres. Oliver C. Sanford.
Mrs. Lawrence and their two small quille schools. Thè pianist is Verene
ness in Coquille again after the war
quille last Wednesday from Corvallis
P. W. Culver ff thia city, who re­ children were alone in the house at Bailey.
Miss LaVeme Watts of Eugene, where he had resided for several
is over.
signed a few months ago as deputy the time, Mr. Lawrence being on a
He expects to join Uncle Sam’s sheriff of Coos county, this week an­ night shift at the plant She was cousin of Hazel Watts Cooke, author years and was in the autdtaobile sell­
forces' in some capacity after the Med- nounces himself as a candidate, at awakened by the smoke and turned in of “Kay an4 Gerda,” will play piano ing game until the freezing of new
School Wages To
Be Increased
Temporarily Here
Total Rain Since
Sept. 1st, 57.15 Inches
Republicans To
Meet March 24
F
Lafe Becomes
Purchasing Agent
Opportunity For Two
Elderly Couples
ix-YeorOld
Hit By Bullet
Defense Classes
Being Taught
Rotary Donates To
Model Plane Contest
Statement By
Library Board
Hooton's Shop
To Be Closed
Bob Harbison
Suffers Burns
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School Operetta
Thur. And Fri. Eves
Hand Shoe Shop
To Close April 1
Lowell Simpson
Returns To Coquille
Pete Culver Out For
Co. Commissioner
Eddie McCarth/s
Number Drawn
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but did not enter by draft for he was
too young and his enlistment was
voluntary.
Although he registered
last month he does not intend to be
drafted for this war either, and ex­
pects to join up this summer or fall.
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tioner of Coos county. Mr. Culver's
platform appears elsewhere in this
issue and it deserves the careful con­
sideration of the republican voters
and, should he be nominated, the
same consideration by democrats and
independents.
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Lecture on Christin Science
Next Thursday Evening
The Coquille Church of Christ,
Scientist, is advertising a free public
lecture on “Christian Science," to be
presented in the Washington school
Mrs. Lloyd Wood and baby son ex­
auditorium next Thursday evening.
pect to leave Monday tor Seattle to
Machine tools are the key indus­ March 26, at eight o’cloek. Dr. Hen­
join Llojrd, who is working in the try for 1942. Production goals are 20 drik J. de Lange, of New York City,
shipyard there.
times normal.
will deli
lion of the Coquille Laundry.
Mrs Sinfpson and their son Bob,
will remain in Corvallis until school is
out in June at which time they will
Last Thursday Roy Rhule placed a join Mr. Simpson here.
classified ad in the Sentinel offering
Geo. E. Oerdlng’s real estate office
his car for sale in anticipation of be­
ing called to service. Ten minutes thia week sold the Bert Folsom house
after the Sentinel was delivered, a on Third street to John Bullack. It
prospect called him on the phone and was a cash deal and purchased by
him for Investment purposes.
closed the deal for the car.
Sentinel Ads
Bring Results
abte-to learn the first draft number
drawn yesterday at Washington,
which wiU call a Coquille young man
to the colors, was 441. Tliis ia the
number allotted to Eddie McCarthy
at the recent registration in Myrtle
Point
The first three numbers
drawn from the fish boWl were 3485,
2850 and 4301. Eddie left Coquille a
week ago Tuesday for Portland to
enlist.
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