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luring the evening.
Cuesta wers Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
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Sweet, Sixes River; Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Moore of Bandon; Mr. and Mn.
Jack St. Clair, Mr. and Mn Wasfay
Mrs. Sim Darby was hostess to the
Itaird, Mn. Jeanette Pierce, Miss Jeait
K. I. N. club last week. After en
joying refreshments, priochle rounded Laird.
out the afternoon. Mka. Holycross
Knitters Needed
won first prise and Mrs. Joe Salisbury
Mrs. W. B. McLarrin, president of
second. Present were Mesdames W.
Bundles for America, asks that the
E. Buell, Pat Mullin, Ben Payne, Guy
word be given that they now have
MhiUin, Joe Salsbury,. Don Richey,
plenty of yarn on hand, and that knit
Mullin, Joe Sailsburyi Don Holycrosa,
Clarence McNair end the hostess, ters are needed. Requests are com
ing from the headquarters for knit
Mrs. Sim Darby.
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ted garments. Mrs. C. V. Smith has
offered to help instruct in the direc
Wednesday afternoon last week a
tions and asks that any so desiring
pre-nuptial shower for Miss Hilma
get in touch with her. Bundles for
Leonard was given by Mirs. Ralph H.
Britain hold forth in the Gardner
Christensen an<J Mrs. Nejl Christen
building and are open Tuesday, Fri
sen at the former’s home on the North
lly, Saturday from 1 to 6.
Bank road. Spring flowers and greens
made a gay setting for the mock wed
Spring Meeting of
ding staged by Mrs. Jeffery as the
Federated pubs
bride, Mrs. Walstrom as groom, Miss
Coos County Federation of Wom
Margarette Carlson bridesmaid, Mrs,
ens' clubs had their spring meeting
Dodge ring bearer, Mrs. R. Ward min
(¡¡March 17, at Bandon. Going from Co
ister, Mrs. Van' Leuven father and
quille to attend wore Mrs. 0. C. San
Mrs. N Christeheen mother of the
ford, Mrs. D. B. Keener, Mrs. Julius
bridé. Their ridiculous costuming and
Ruble, Mrs. Stanley Ayres, Mrs. Wm.
responses were decidedly mirth pro
Mansell and Mrs. G. W. Tyrrell. Mrs.
voking and adding to the hilarity was
Sanford was on the program and gave
a duet by Margarette Carlson and
a-fine talk on her trip to Washington
Beth Christensen. It was a parody
and the national convention.
on “Oh Promise Me."
There was a good talk by Ensign
After the many lovely gifts were
opened by Miss Leonard and ad Earl T. Gibson, U. S. Navy and Irish
mired by all, the guests were seated at songs by a young Irish soldier. A
full and interesting program was
small tables for refreshments.
Present were: Miss Leonard, her givan as well as a no host luncheon
mother, Mrs. J. H. Leonard, her st noon, and at 3:30 a tea and re
grandmother Mjrs.
Nancy Daniel, ception with music by the Bandon
cousin Mrs. Fred Vincent, Mrs. Dan club.
i for the New License Plates Are
fund to tqoet state expel
current six month period let alone Banned For the Duration
any surplus.
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The War Production Board hai
Scott again claimed the limelight
banned the issuance of metallic li
when Ko cfaeked down on Certain pn-
cense plates by st^te or other local
named justices of the peace who,'he
governments except for small “date
charged, are making a racket out, of
traffic mses which come into their tabs” to be attaached to plates already
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courts. Those justices, the state treas-
uhrer exlained, assess the offenders a
fine and costa then remit the fine on
condition that the coat is. paid and
pocket thd costa as their fees, leaving
the state and county, which are right
fully entitled to the fines, to hold the
sack
Crowded Out
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Steinmeta and Mrs. Melvin Ward of
Coquille; Mesdames D ots Hanly, Clay
Gsroutte and Alics, Henry Schwenn,
Paris Ward, Ronald Ward, H. Berry,
Maude Drene, W. Dodge, M. F. Jef
fery and Dorothy, Aimer Walstrom,
Wm. Carlson and Margarette, Wilbur
Williams, Willis Van Leuven, Sam
McKinney and the hostesses from the
• North Bank road.
Riverton Entertainment Netted >78
The program and dance at River
ton last Saturday night was a success
in every way, netting >76 which will
go to buy food for hot lunches'for
the school children. A Red Cross
booth set up to receive donations
brought >8.00.
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Officers of the Woman’s club an
Mrs. Stanley Clausen president and
Mn. Adolph Molthu secretary and
treasurer. Mn. C. M. Hartwell di
rected the one act play put on by the
women,
entitled,
"Thursday,
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Home." The patriotic pageant was one
of the moot beautiful things ever
done at Riverton. This was written
and directed by Marcella Rawe, pri
mary and music instructor in the
school. Several songs wen contribu
ted by the Parkersburg Women’s club.
There were accordion duets by Rich
ard and Toddy Parrish and accordion
number, by J. J. Koch, Smith Hughe.
instructor
Th. Coquille Grange has invited the
women to repeat “Thursday at Home”
next Friday night at their meeting,
and also Mr. Koch with his secordion
numbers.
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The Royal Neighbors regular moot
ing was held Wednesday evening.
Mae Logan, state superintendent, of
Portland, was present and one guest,
Anne Montgomery, of Marshfield.
Them was celebration of birthdays in
January, February and March for
Lydia Willey, Jane Torrey, Mao Wag
goner, Myrtle Jones, Mildred Ward
rip and Belle Belloni. *~
Those < mi the
refreshment committee wore Agnes
Schroeder, Hasel Sutton and Mae
Waggoner. The next mooting will be
on April 8th when five new members
will be initiated. Members present
wqre Mesdames Mae Waggoner, Jane
Burch, Ha Sherrard, Agnes Schroe
der, Myrtle Jones, Lydia Willey, Nel
lie Martindale, Jane Torrey, Mattie
McGuffin, Veneta Batty, Hotel But
ton and Mildred Wardrip.
Cornerstone Class
Mrs. Ernest O’Dell entertained the
Cornerstone class of ths Church of
Christ last Thursday. Mrs. O’Dell
gave a talk on milk and milk products
as a defense measure in nutrition
problems, and served milk drinks and
cookies for refreshments later, fa the
absence of Mm. Clifford Kern, Mm.
O’Dell took her subject and discuseed
productive gardens. Members present
warn Mesdames Clinton Bash, George
Chapman, V. E. Crim, W. A. Earls,
Henry George, Walter George, Del
bert James, Amxy Mintonye Elwyn
Nosier, Ronald Russell, Alan Rhay,
Earl Stewart, Elmer Winsloe, Irwin
Woodward and Mm. O’Dell.
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with a birthday dinner,
tirthday cake was a fea-
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Tauk and So Club
Another one lost to Medford is
Apne Hocamp for whom the Tauk and
So Club gave a handkerchief shower
last Thursday evenin^when they met
at the home of Agnes Schroeder.
Sewing and cards were the diversion
and refreshments were served at the
close of the evening. Members pms-
ent warn Mesdames Nellie Martin
dale, Lydia Willey, Bessie Mulder,
Jane Burch, Aime Hocamp, Larkey
Benham, Mae Waggoner, Myrtle
Jones, Venita Batty, Ida Sherrard,
Ruby Johnson, Agnes Schroeder and
Belle Belloni.
W. C. T. U. With Mn. Richmond
The W C. T. U. memben met Fri
day aftemon at the home of Mn. Jas.
Richmond for their regubr monthly
meeting. An inspiring devotional pro
gram was bd by Mn. Zelia Ireland,
with a reading by Mn. W. P. Laws,
“Sower and the Seeds,” a parabb
from the 12th Chapter of St. Mark as
the scriptun lesson.
A number of article, on temperance
were read.
Mn. Schnni spoke on the defense
morale program for Coos county and
urged memben to give Easter and
Mother’s day cards to tha xoldten
By A. L. Li nd beck
Veteran observers of political events
about the capital are agreed that the
crop of candidates developed in the
primary campaign to date is one of
the smallest in recent Oregon history.
With mom than 100 state offices to
fill only 80 candidates had filed up
.0 Saturday night. While many mom
will have volunteered their services
Some 5000 farmers whose opera
>efore this appears in print the pros
pects am that there will still be many tions are covered by the state indus
vacancies, especially for legislative trial accident fund will welcome the
eats, when filing time1'closes at 6:00 news that their insurance premium
j. m. next Tuesday. Even if the cus- rate is to be reduced from >4.60 to
.omary last-day-stampede is repeated >4.00 per >100 of payroll as the result
this year it is hardly probable that of action taken by the Industrial Ac
the total of filings will approach that cident Cttnmission this week. Con
of 1940 when 417 men and women tractors engaged in home construc
were entered in the race for state of tion were also granted a rate redue
fices, or that of 1938 when 423 candi- tion from >7.00 to >4.00 per >10Q of
payroll. The new reduced rates ('will
iates filed.
So far only one candidate has filed become effective as of July 1, next.
for each of the three poets to be filed
Other states may have their “fifth”
on the supreme bench. The same
situation prevails with respect to the columnists but Oregon is to go these
offices of attorney general, labor one . better wtih an organisation of
commissioner and superintendent of "sixth” columnists. These will be-the
public instruction while in many of numerous volunteer groups, gun clubs
the legislative districts no candidate and “guerillas” which have been or
ganised to meet any attempted in
of either party had filed.
Secretary of State Snell has an vasion by an enemy force. Governor
nounced that the doom of hie office Sprdgue has instructed Colonel Ralph
will be closed to Candidates promptly P. Cowgill, commander of the state
at 5:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, al guard regiment, to regularise these
though any who are in the office at groups by giving them a Retinite
that time will be permitted to com military status as reservists. In the
pete their filing and declarations sent event'of capture their members would
in by mail and bearing a postmark then be entitled to treatment as
prior to that hour will be accepted as prisoners of war, the governor ex
plained. Otherwise they would be
meeting the requirements.
subject to immediate execution.
cording to the present restrictions
which became effective March 18.
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Oregon’s bonded debt which hit a
With the training of civilian de
high of >66,062,810 on January 1,
1928, will be down to 129,648435 on fense instructors in western Oregon
April 1. On that date State Treasurer practically compiali' instruction of
Scott will pay off >1,076,000 in high similar groups'"fri eastern Oregon
way bonds and >700,000 in Oregon counties will be started immediately,
according to Jerrold Owen, state de
veterans’ stat* aid bonds.
fense coordinator. The training pro
It will no longer be possible to slip gram is Under the direction of Jack
up on the elusive clam in the dark— Hayes.
that is not until the war ends. Gover
nor Sprague, at the request of mili
tary authorities, has banned night
clam digging or any other activity
that involves the use of lights on the
beach. Furthermore' the sale and use
of fireworks of all kinds have been
banned in Oregon for the duration.
Prospects that Oregon may have to
forego its annual state fair this year
was seen when J. D. Mickle, director
of the state department of agricul
ture, announced that the fair would
npt be able to operate if revenues
from the dog races wore cut off. The
fair’s «h*rs of these racing revenues
last year amounted to >80,000. With
f°5 .end mg home' 8b< I
out this money Mickle said, it would
to,d of
need for *
or phono-
not be possible to pay the premiums
andjhair cushion, for boys sta-
usually offered to exhibitors in the
tioned
at
Bandon.
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various departments.
Next months program “Spiritual
Defense” will be at the home of Mrs.
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In spite of the fact that deferment
Skeels in charge of Mrs. Ellis. A I
from military service is being gran
vacancy in the flower and mission
work caused through Mrs. Pearl Card- ted to farm workers there is still a
well moving away, was filled by Mrs. serious shortage of men for work on
I the farms due to heavy enlistments
Ross.
* A resolution was adopted that wo 1 among farm boys and to the migra-
call upon all patriotic, economic, re 1 tion of hundreds of men from farms
form and Christian organisations to i to the cities to take better paying
join with us for the immediate pro jobs in defense industries, according
hibition of the traffic in beverage to Colonel Elmer V. Wooten, state
alcohol in Oregon and in the nation director of selective service. While
there spears to be plenty of common
for the duration of the war.
Reports were given on the conven labor for farm work, Wooten said,
tion in Myrtle Point by Mrs. Laws the shortage is in men who are able
urg- Richmond, and the next con to repair and operate farm machin
vention they said will bo in Coquille. ery.
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Luncheon was served by th. hostess
Scott also criticised justices who
who was assisted by Mrs. Laws.
Present were Mesdames Alice Hol- assess exhorbitant costa on minor
verstott, Frank Schram, Fred Schaer, traffic law violators. Some of these,
| Dan Brown, Walter Oerding, Birdie especially in Klamath county, he
Skeels, O. B. Harriman, W. P. Laws, pointed out assess costa of >8.00 in
Clarion Gormley, Noble Chowning, these cases even when the accused
Este Ellis, Louis Fugebon, Vorn enters s plea of guilty, whereas, in
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Bailey, Blanche Davis, Zelb Ireland his opinion costs in such cases should
and Frank Leslie.
not exceed >4.50.
These practices, Scott explained,
Rehearsals For April 14 Concert were exposed by agents of his de
partment due the state from this
Rehearsals and plans sri going on
source.
in esrnest for the fine concert on
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Although he is the only member of
Business and Professional Women’s
club are sponsors of ths orchestra the state board of control who is not
which b directed by Muriel Dae. S a candidate for public office at this
Among the interesting features of the time—or perhaps It is because of this
evening will be eongs by Mrs. Roy reason—State Treasurer Leslie M.
Barton and violin eoloe by Esther Scott almost monopilsed the publicity
Jensen. These talented women have spotlight around the capital this past
pleased Coquille audiences before and week.
First the treasurer gained atten
their apearance qn Aprils program b
being anticipated. Mrs. M. O. Haw tion with a statement hitting at those
kins has been said by visiting musi who have been making so muih ado
cians that her work compares with , over the so-called surplus in state in
Mn. Katherine Hoffman who for come tax revenue. This surplus, if
yean was Shumann-Heink’s aceom- any, Scott pointed out “Is very much
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ganisation in which everyone la in- 'voters. Is the way he put it.
forested and the' program is being
Technically, at least he Is correct
chosen for special appeal, familiar »¡nee the >1.801),000 in excess collec-
1 classics, which everyone loves. Co- tions that had accumulated as of lasj
quille is fortunate in this musical as- December disappeared when the tax
sot, remarkable for a town of this commission earmarked this money for
rise. No charge is going to be made, state needs in the current tax levy
but a silver offering will be taken, .nd until heavy tax payments of the
proceMta to go for buying music for past two wwks there was not enough
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plates'tod plates to new registrants.
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square inches may be issued to be
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