Coquille
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VOL. XXXVin.
Ana. i.
NO. 12.
Substantial Concerns
Showing Interest In
Coos Co. Black Sands
. With the interest being shown in
the black sands of the lagoon district
—that section extending several miles
east from the coast and north of the
Coquille river—one or more plants
for the Coquille valley are practically
a certainty, and there may be a small
one located in Coquille.
Nor are any of the concerns show
ing an interest in the development of
' a chrome industry, using the black
sands deposits, of the fly-by-night
character, such as was the “Doc”
Fitzgerald program of several years
ago. They are, according to all re
ports, among the nation’s moat solid
and substantial mineral concerns.
The K. A. Brassart Co. of New
York Is one which has been showing
an interest for months. Another is
the Humphreys Co., of Denver, Colo.,
and the Krome Corporation, which
has broken ground for a plant at
Sixes is still another.
Two gentlemen from Vancouver,
Wash.,—Frank L. Cooper and R. G.
Lewis—who own land in that district,
were here the first of this week and
are expecting to return soon with
an announcement of what their plans
are. Mr, Lewis is an old Coos and
Curry county man who logged con
siderable timber in southern Coos
several years ago, has built roads in
Coos and Curry counties, even as far
south as Carpenterville on Highway
101 near the California line, and was
quite active in commercial enter
prises a quarter of a century ago..
Still another indication of probable
development of the black sands de
posits was the recent visit in this sec
tion of H. B. Johnson, representing
the Ritter Products Co., of Rochester,
N. Y. The Ritter company is the
largest manufacturer of electrostatic
mineral separation equipment in the
U.
and their product is what will
be used if and when plants are built
in the valley.
Guerrilla Band
Being Organized
The pledge far signing up a« a
member of the Coquille Guerrillas is
open to local residents, who have
firearms, at Greene A Jensen’s West
ern Auto'Supply store. Nearly a doz
en have already subscribed to the
oath, which reads: “As a member of
the Coquille Guerrillas I hereby vol
untarily promise and agree to defend
my family and home from any and
all invaders, even at the cost of my
life.” Signers also subscribe to the
oath of allegiance to the United
A. N. Gould, who Initiated this
coast-wide organization in Coquille,
heads the list. Others already signed
are: W. E. Boaserman, Fred Jensen,
Walter A. Moore, Herbert E. Wood,
C. 8. Osika, Fred D. Kunz, L. A.
Greene, F 1» Greenough J. P. Reddy.
The purpose of the organization is
not only to defend their own homes
and families, but to be ready as a
unit to protect all the property and
people of this community in case of
invasion until the army arrives to
take over
Forty-Seven Members
In Lions Club
L. P. Branstetter
Died Monday
Not Yet Ready For
Delivery At Stock Pile
Funeral services for a former Co
quille resident, Louis P. Branstetter,
are being held at Ferndale Calif.,
at two O’clock this afternoon.
Mr. Branstetter, who had never
been well since his injuries in an ac
cident some years ago, had been in
the hospital at Ferndale for some
time when he passed away at five
o’clock Monday evening.
He was upwards of 80 years of age
and was born at Petrolia, Calif., a
few miles distant from the Bran
stetter ranch at Capetown, where he
spent by far the greater part of his
life.
He and Mrs. Branstetter came to
Coquille about a’ quarter of- a cen
tury ago, he as manager of the Russ
properties across the river from Co
quille. They returned to Capetown
18 or 20 years agp.
Besides his widow he is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Constance Ed
wards, of San Francisco, and a son,
Prescott, who has been with him on
the ranch. Mrs. Prescott Branstetter
is the daughter of Mrs Marvin Lyons
of Marshfield.
The deceased is also survived by
four grandchildren and one great
grandchild. He leaves a great many
friends in southwestern Oregon who
honored and respected him for his
many sterling qualities and who re
gret to hear of his demise.
Arnold E. Borel, who is to have
charge of the minerals stock pile five
miles above Coquille on the highway,
came in this week from Eugene,
where he has been with an engineer
ing department for some years, com
ing there from Butte, Mont.
He is now with the Metals Reserve
Co., a division of the R, F. C„ and ax-
pecte W. R. Brown, examining en
gineer, to be here from Giants Pass
this afternoon for a final check-up
on the Coquille stock pile..
Until the preparation "of the ten-
acre site, building of road, etc., is
completed, he will not be ready to
receive ’ dre but hopes to have an
announcement of time by next Thurs
day.
Where he did not have the specifi
cations ready for publication he said
that the ore, which is to-be delivered
in truck load lots, must be at least 40
per cent chromium. Each miner de
livering ore will be given a separate
spot, the ore will be assayed, and
payment by the government will be
made according to what those assays
show.
Easter Sunrise
Prayer Service
Two Teachers Not
Coming Back
Bishop Confirms
Class of Five
Everett Smith's
Trophy On Display
C. Hannan Injured At
Smith Plant Yesterday
Cornelius Hannan was brought in
to the Coquille Hospital yesterday
suffering with three fractured ribs
and a punctured lung, which he re
ceived when he fell on a lever at the
Smith plant where he is employed.
Following is the report of the Coos
county Tire Rationing Board, showing
the number of tires and tubes granted
and to whom certificates were issued
during the month of March:
Those who received certificates for
Truck Tires and Tubes: , V- J> Albee,
Myrtle Point, 2 tires, 2 tubes; Willis
Bryant, Bridge, 4 tires, 2 tubes; Mar
ian B. Thomas, Remote, 2 tires, 8
tubes; Ed Capps, Bandon, 2 tires, 2
tubes; L B. & L. Logging Co., Sit-
kum, 7 tires, 7 tubes; Francis Mc
Crary, Coquille, 1 tire, 1 tube; Ver
non Estelle, Myrtle Point, 2 tires, 2
tubes; Coos County, 5 tires, 1 tube;
Virgil Edwin McKinney, Coquille, 6
tires, 6 tubes; Kent Landers, Co
quille, 2 tigpe, ,2 tubes; Randall John
son, Rivertort, 4 tires, 4 tubes; A. L.
Powrie, Myrtle Point, 6 tires, 4 tubes;
G. W. Laird, Coquille, 3 tires, 2 tubes;
City Transfer Line, Myrtle Point, 8
tires, 3 tubes; C. I). Ray Logging Co,,
Coquille, 6 tires; George W. Brewer,
Coquille, 2 tires, 2 tubes; John H.
Cox, Bandon, 3 tires, 2 tubes; Howard
(Continued on page eight)
A renewal of the race between A.
M. Willey and Wm. F. Howell for
the position of sheriff of Coos coun
ty, was made certain Monday, the last
day for filing, when the former filed
for the republican nomination at the
r f May primary and the latter for the
The regular annual Easter sunrise democratic nomination. Neither will
prayer service this year will be held have opposition on May 15.
at the Church of Christ. It was de
No one filed for the republican
cided by the Ministerial Association nomination for state representative
of the city that on account of so much for Coos county to oppose Geo. C.
danger of interference by inclement Huggins, democratic candidate, and
weather that it was better to plan the one nominated at the republican
to hold this service in a church so primary Will have his name written
there would be no interference and in, whoever he may be.
all would really enjoy the service so
Mrs. L. A. Cutlip, of North Bend,
who had been suggested for represen
. -
They are planning a most helpful tative from thia county filed the last
service promptly at 6:45 a.m. and they day for the republican nomination for
are asking all to refrain from any Joint representative from the Cooe-
visiting of any kind within the au- Curry district. She will in the fall,
ditorium of the church. It is the de oppose either Roy Carter or Dr.
sire to make this a service that will Baird, both of Gold Beach, who are
long be remembered and as helpful seeking the democratic nomination.
spiritually as possible. Rev. Orval
Kerr, of the Church .of God will be
the speaker at this service. We in
vite you to meet with us at the church
at that early morning hour. Will you
be there?—Coquille Ministerial As-
Two Coquille High school teachers
sociation.
this week handed contracts back to
Supt. B. W. Dunn unsigned, which
leaves at least two vacancies to be
filled. The two teachers who are
leaving are Miss Leah Bradley, com
mercial instructor, and Miss Kathryn
The Right Rev. Benjamin D. Dag
Ferris, science instructor. Supt. Dunn
well, D. D., Bishop of Oregon, fin
has no knowledge of other vacancies
ished his visitation of Coos county on
which may occur but anticipates that
Tuesday and departed for churches
there will be several before school
in the northern part of the state, re
term starts next fall.
turning to Portland thia morning
On Palm Sunday, Bishop Dagwell
confirmed a class in MyrLie Point in
the afternoon and came to Coquille
in the evennig.
At St. James'Church on Sunday eve
ning, a large congregation witnessed
That is a beautiful gold-overed
the confirmation of a class of five trophy on display in the Stevens
persons: Marcus H. Shelley Jr., Glen Hardware window which was receiv
E. Gosline, Sally Bonney, Anne Har ed by Everett E. Smith of this city
bison, and Dorothy Cadman, of Lang for participation in the Rose Bowl
lois.
football game at Durham, North Car
The Bishop each year gives confir olina, on New Year’s day. His name,
mation classes a text. This year, his the date and place of play, and the
seventh year as Bishop of Oregon, score-—Oregon State College 20. Duke
his text was from St. Matthew 28, University 16—are engraved on the
"With you Alway.” On this text he standard of the trophy.
based his address and charge to the ( Surmounting the upright is a gold-
confirmands
embossed football of regulation size,
During his stay in Southwestern the trophy being 10 inches in height.
Oregon, Bishop Dagwell had lunch
It is a thing of beauty and some
eon meetings with the men of St, thing of which Coquille High’s ex
Mark's Myrtle Point, and St. James’, football star is justly proud.
Coquille.
Three cubs were admitted to the
Lions den last Thursday noon, bring
ing the total membership of Coquille’s
oldest service club up to 47. Those
admitted were Hank McCue and Joe.
Sayre, of Smith Wood-Products, and
Glen Jones of the Ko-Keel Shoe Shop.
J. E. Norton made a splendid talk
at the meeting, his subject dealing
with what service clubs can do for Massachusetts Cranberry Men
the benefit of the United States dur Visit Coquille Valley Bogs
ing this national emergency..
M. L. Urann and C. B. Urann,
brothers, their publicity agent and
secretary, Ellen Stillman, all of Han
Lea Child To Supervise
sen Mass., spent a couple of days in
Tremolite Plant Construction
this section visiting E. D. Webb,
Les Child left Tuesday for the A. T. Morrison and other cranberry
Granta Pass section, where he was growers in the Bandon vicinity. The
to meet Mr. Pettigrew, of Pettigrew, eastern men are the largest cranberry
Stafford * Co., of San Francisco, in canners in the United States and are
there on a property which Mr. Child
recently leased for the San Francisco
concern. Mr. Child is to supervise
the building of the plant.
The tremolite is to be used in sev
eral defense production operations,
while the talc is used for the water
proofing in paint as well as for mak
ing a product used to extinguish in-
Two Candidates
For Sheriff File
Certificates Issued
In March For |
Tires And Tubes
Mrs. Ellis To Be
Buried Saturday
Funeral services will be held at
Schroeder Bros. Mortuaries here at
tan o’clock Saturday for Mrs. Leia
Anne Ellis, who passed away at a
local hospital Monday evening. Rev.
Neil Barnes of the Marshfield Bap-
tist Church will officiate and inter
ment will be in the Masonic cemetery.
She was bom in kentucky April
8, 1873, being seven months and 22
days past 68 years of age. Her hus
band,- Robert Ellis, died seven years
ago at Eastside, where they had made
their home since coming to Coos
county 16 years ago.
For the past few months she had
made her home with her granddaugh-
ch**- Walker, here.
Mrs. Ellis la survived by two sons,
Harvey A. and Ralph B. Ellis, of
Spokane; a daughter, Mrs. Pauline
Leach, of Portland; three brothers,
Jos. and Philbert Tilley, of Minton,
Okla.Tand PeUy Tilley in Colorado;
two grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Arlene Dunham To
Sing April 14
Interest is quickening as the time
draws near for the concert in April.
Especially is this so now that it has
become settled that Coquille is to
hear Arlene Dunham, artist , pupils
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of Miss Elsie Eyre of Marshfield. Miss
Dunham is a young coluratura so
prano who has already delighted Co
quille people who have heard her
Ring in Marshfield but it Is believed
this will be her first apearance here.
The Bell song from
the opera,
“Lakme,” by Deliebs, a number often
sung by Lily Pons and the popular,
“Tales from Vienna Woods," are
numbers Miss Dunham has promised
to bring to the concert on April 14,
at the high school gym.
H. E. Liebhart of Coquille, veteran
of World War 1, is one of the many
proud fathers in this city. He has
two sons, James and Elmer Earl, who
are now with Uncle Sam’s forces over
seas. One of them is in Iceland and
the other in Australia.
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Forty-one young men who had
registered with the Selective Service
board at Myrtle Point entrained yes
terday for Portland but where they
will be sent for their training period
will not be announced. Those going
yesterday were;
William S. Brown, Myrtle Point;
Donald C. Chapnum, Coquille; James
G. Hatcher, Bridge; Wayne J. DeWolf,
Myrtle Point; Jack H. Dunn, Myrtle
Point; James K. Miller, Lebanon;
Byron B. Stalcup, Portland; Warren
E. Gilbert. Reedsport; Lloyd A. Cole,
Roseburg; William H. Smith Myrtle
Point; Robert R. Schertz, Los Angeles;
Chester M. Nichols, Coquille; George
H. Strader, Myrtle Point; , Ellis E.
Carlson. Coquille; Elmer A. Rowan,
Bridge; Charles O. Newton, Coquille;
Paul Celentano, Denver Colo.; Steph
en C. Lyublanovits, Myrtle Point;
Stanley Tucker Marshfield; Leonard
R. Comer, Castle Rock, Wn.; Calvin
V. Napier, Bandon; Warren H. La-
Branch, Reedsport; Clarence H. Ar-
nett, Coquille; Orval A. Sickels, Le-
land Ore.; Howard C. Mecum, Re-
mote; Karl A. Bethel, Bandon; Clar
ence R. Spiva, Marshfiled; Harry H.
Simpsdn, Coquille; Leonard A. Day,
Bandon; Qlyde R. Schroeder, Myrtle
Point; Loren E. Hoover, Myrtle Point;
John C, Carman, Gaylord; Erwin A.
Murray Coquille; Harold L. Williams,
Coquille; Edwin B. Johnson, Bandon;
Jonn P. Peterson, Coquille; Roy
Lund. Coquille; Jeff D. Frye Powers;
David T. Smith, Riverton; Robert
James Dean, Coquille; Cecil Myrl
Batten, Fisk, Missouri.
Cily Officials Have
Many Problems Now
A lady stopped the Sentinel scribe
on the street Monday and wanted to
know why this paper di<J not say
something spout the dirt blowing
around the streets, filling eyes and
soiling clothing.
It has been raining so much- the
past few months, that the dirt did not
get up in the air as it did on Tuesday,
following a short dry period, but a
hosing would be a good thing for aU
the paved streets.
This is but one of many things
which art causing headaches for the "
city administration.
Another is how to finance a sew
age disposal plant which the state
Board of Health Is beginning to de-
mancj. There is really no need for
such a plant here because the river,
with the tide ebb and flow, would
not be suitable for drinking purposes
anyway, but the state board does not
take that into consideration.
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Another point, one which cannot
be called a “headache" but which has
caused unjust criticism to be directed
at the administration, is that the
army has practically tafeen charge
of municipal affairs. The police are '
directed what to do by the army head
quarters in San Francisco, and the
council's orders to the library board
to vacate the room over the fire hall,
that it might be used by the firemen
whom Civilian Defense orders re
quire to be on duty (some of them)
24 hours a day, were the result of
Instructions from higher up, and
were not the result of the former
desire of the firemen to have a club
room adjacent to the fire hall.
The critics of the administration
should know these things, although
the city officiqjs followed the ex
B W. Dunn, at the chamber of com pected custom'of not giving informa- ,
merce meeting Tuesday noon, ex tion as to the why' and wherefore of
plained in part the ihitiajed measure unexpected actions.
which is to be on the ballot at the
November election.
This bill which is sponsored by
the State Teachers Association, pro-
vide* that all state inoome tax pay-
.
ments above seven and three-quarter
R. L. Stewart reported at the Co
million dollars, which it is figured
are necessary for state expenses, debt quille Chamber of Commerce meeting
payments etc., shall be pro-rated Tuesday noon that he and President
among the school districts of the state, O. L. Wood spent more than a half
figured on an attendance record in day last Saturday scouting all over
each district, and used as an offset the country within a radius of six
to reduce the property tax in the miles of Coquille, trying to secure <___
suitable ten-acre tract as a stock
districts.
On the face of it, if the state income pile site.
Two federal minerals men were
tax rate is not to be reduced, it looks
like a good measure, one which would here with Mr. Taylor of the Southern
tend to reduce, in districts like those Pacific last Thursday, Jhe two stag
in Coos county, the tax for school ing that they would remain until the
purposes. Whether Portland »would matter was settled.
A site down the river was selected
benefit with a tax reduction, if the
law should be'enacted by the voters, and one of those interested in the
tract agreed to lease it to the govern
is not so certain.
, .
ment but it later developed that the
land was so tied up in litigation that
it could not be leased.
Last Saturday morning the federal
men were told of the dilemma and
Dr. Adolph Weinzirl, of Portland, repliied that if a site was not se
and Mrs. Geo. Moorhead, formerli of cured by that evening the stockpile
Coquille and now of Salem, were would be moved to some other lo
guests of the Rotary Club at their cality.
The two Coquille men got busy
noon luncheon meeting at the hotel
yesterday and both gave brief talks again and before night had secured a
on what is being done to prevent the promise of lease for te*. acres across
spread of venereal diseases. They the Myrtle Point highway from Mile
gave some interesting and rather start Daniels' shop, a little over five miles
The lease terms
ling figures. A movie reel, in con from Coquille.
nection with their talk, was also were >15 an acre which the govern
shown by Geo. Folsom, but whether ment man O. K.’d by phone, with a
due to the date (April 1) or some promise to come in and look at it
A wire was received yesterday
other eause. Dr. Weinzirl stated that
from Chicago, stating that a lease
the wrong film got in the box.
June Rovang and Laverne Bar contract was being mailed to Mr.
rette, accompanied by Verene Bailey Daniels, at $15 per acre. Mr. Barrel,
at the piano, presented a clarinet duet who will be in charge of the stock
pile, is here now and is expecting an
in a very creditable manner.
Other guests present were Austin other minerals official. Mr. Browne,
Dodge, of the Myrtle Points Lions in today.
A Bill Worthy
Of Consideration
Stock Pile Site
Near Norway
Interesting Talk At
Rotary Club Meeting
Recorder F. G. Leslie has been ill
at his home for the past ten days, and
unable to attend to his duties at the club, and Clarence Barton, of Co-
city hall.
quille.
Standard Oil Co. of California
Sailors “Licensed to Hunt Japs
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Forty-one Selectees
Left Yesterday
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Is A Sergeant
In The Air Corps
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lap Hunting License
NO HOLDS BARRED — ' NO BAG LIMIT
AMMUNITION FURNISHED BY UNCLE SAM
CONTINUOUS FIRING PERMITTED
NAME ...
Coquille has so many of its sons in the U. S. Navy that the
Sentinel will not issue the above license to any one of them individual
ly but herewith dedicates it to each and everyone of them
Writing to his father and grand
mother, Tracy A. Leach and Mrs.
Callie Leach,
Tracy Leach, who
is now a sdrgeant in the army flying
corps and who is located at Felts Field
in Washington, told of an experience
he had just had flying some officers
to Salt Lake City.
Stormy and
bumpy weather made it Quite a job to
safely.■
docc
some flying his chief duties. With the’
squad in his command, is to keep the
planes in flying condition, servicing
and checking each one as’ it comes in
from a flight. The sergeant sgys even
the ads in the Sentinel look good to
him, which might be a suggestion for
others who have boys in the service
and who sometimes feel a pang of
homesickness.
Not Connected With The Trouble
Attention is called to the Standard
Oil Co. of California advertisement on
page four of this issue and their state
ment that the company had no con
nection with the matters in regard to
synthetic rubber manufacture which
were hooked up by a deputy of the
national attorney-general’a office in
Washington, D. D., with a concern in
Nazi- Germany and the eastern oil
company.
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To Tjieir Permanent Location
1
Under the direction of their instruct
or, “Spike” Leslie, the boys of the
physical education class of Coquille
High this week moved the bleachers
off the track in Athletic Park, where
the track meet is to be held, and
set them on the concrete blocks for -v
their permanent