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The Test Had
State Police
Officer Fooled
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Forty-two Selectees
To Leove Next Week
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H. F. Brown Not
Recent Casualty
Draft Boards Are i Large Attendance
Told To Be More
At B. P. W. Mother-
Careful In Deferment Daughter Banquet
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Food For Freedom
Program Started
In Coos County
Following at1« the names of thé
The death of Herman FrunkHn
young men, registered at thé Myrtle
Brown, given in the dally press yes
Point Selective Service office who
terday as occurring in the Philip
will leave for training on or about
pines, where he was reported to be
Franck Shaw, chairman of the Coos 1 the middle of May;
Levi L. Bunch, chairman - of the
Probably the largest gathering of killed in action, occurred while he
probably
“Increase your milk supply by
county Civilian Defense Control, was 1
James A. Isaac, Jr., Coquille; Her- southern Coos County Selective Ser Its kind during the past year was the was aboard a Navy vessel at Panama feeding rather than by buying and
here last Friday night to witness the ' shel J. Minkler, Myrtle Point; Russell vice Board, who was out at Eugene Annual Mothers’ and Daughters ban several weeks ago. He had fallen milking more cows,’’ was the idea ex
Coquille second practice that, and 1 Summers, Coquille; John Paul Hart- last Thursday night to meet Major quet held Monday evening in the from the vessel to the dock below, pressed by W. E. Cross at the meet
complimented the local groups op the ' took, Myrtle Point; James Arthur Lewis from draft headquarters in bqnquet room of the Pioneer Metho striking his head and death resulted. ing mf ranchers and bankers at the
showing they made. It is the inten Johnson, Sitkum; Dean George Pot- Washington, D. C., and Col. Elmar dist Church, by the Business and Pro His widow is the former Eula Mae court house last Friday evening.
tion to have a county-wide test as 1 ter, Myrtle Poiflt; Virgil Steve Utter V. Wooten of the state board, says fessional Women's Club.
Members Doak, of this city, and his death was
The meeting was called for a dis
soon as the units on the Bay side get back, Powers; George Allen Blan that the thing most impressed on the and guests numbered close to one reported in the Sentinel at the time. cussion as to how the banks of the
into their stride and show the -effi chard, Coquille ; Frank Roberts Phelps draft board members present for the hundred.
Mrs. W. E. Bosserman,
county might assist in “Food-for-
ciency the Coquille units do.
Freedom” program which has been
Myrtle Point; Love] James Ziebarth, meeting was that the boards must president, had charge of the affair
There was a very interesting inci Myrtle Point; John Francis Gary, Co shut down on deferments.
v and presided, seated at the cross table
instituted by the government and the
dent in connection with the test here quille; Floyd Lewis Corliss, Coquille;
The group were told a lot of things with members of her board and faciiig
subjects discussed were how to in
Friday night. Amzy Mintopye, who Walter H. Sidebotham, Myrtle Point; which were not for publication, but the double Hne. of long tables ex
crease production of the many farm
waá to be the victim of an auto ac John Edward Dow, Coquille; Leo the most Informational matter was tending the full’ length of the room, '
products which the government is
Mrs.
Elizabeth
Kline,
who
had
been
cident which the first aid group was Charles Long, Swiss Home; Ivan Les on deferments and classification.
willi every seat taken. The table
asking for this year, and the duration.
to work on and send to the hospital, lie Evernden, Broadbent; Maynard
One thing the boards have had to details were carried out skillfully and seriously ill in Portland for the past
Under lhe general head of farm re
six
months,
passed
away
there
last
though he would see haw the ladies Ra|ph Ooxall, Bandon; Ellis Lelund contend with was the desire of some with originality In the rod, white and
>
quirements to attain these goals, the
reacted to the sight of blood. He Rackleff, Arago; Clarence Melvin parents to keep their sons from hav- blue color
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intervals
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had gone to a cow killing and secured Comer, Port: Orford; James Lowry ing to enter IKe UT S. service. ’’We’ lattire May Pole«, green-skirted with held on Monday with Interment in the ages, labor and supplies, disease and
a quantity of blood, which he spilled Watson, Napa, California; Elmer Al can tell easily when that is the in blue streamers, were frivolous re- Portland Mausoleum.
pest control, machinery, equipment
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Berg and Bev.
on the pavement near the Sentinel vin Jennings, Coquille; John Clement tention,” was Mr. Bunch’s comment, , minders of May Day. Large place
and livestock, farm building« and - -
office, smeared on himself and was Brallier, Seaside; Arthur Ernest Pul and draft headquarters will not stand cards in booklet form stood before Chas. M. Guilbert went up from hete other improvements, marketing and
Sunday
afternoon
for
the
services,
wearing torn and ragged clothes, all ford, Coquille;' Forrest Bruce Krew- for it
each guest, the cover of which bore
L transportation facilities, proeetwinf
F
in togging camps, the airptararfar-" » ttw «r Fed flbwer pot holding a t+>e latter officiating.
of which was to make him moré re son, Sitkum: Woodrow Wilson Aubin,
plants, the amounts and types of
Mrs. jCline is survived by jier two
tories, and other needful operations flower arrangement of real spirea and
alistic as a bombing victim.
credit needed by farmers to meet
Powers; Charles Curtis Siewell, Co
When the call • came to the group quille; Leslie Lee Branson, Ashland; for defense production, the ruling is sprays of blue forget-me-nott. Iqalde sons, Robert and David, who are to these requirements, commodity loans
that a man was lying on Second John .Joseph Freitag, Coquille; Gebrge that the younger men must enter the w»s printed the menu and the pro-, remain in Portland until school is out. and other price supports, the oh- "
street, the fire truck, ambulances, ftterett Brownson, Coquille; Walter service and even though employ gram providing a splendid souvenir ~Tlhe is also survived by her par- stacles to securing increased produc- t
efite, who live in Florida; a sister,
first aiders and all rushed to the Robert Wardrip, Reedsport; Scott ment of older men may slow down of the occasion.
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tion and what methods can be devised
Mrs. C. R. Keister, of Irwin. Penn.,
scene.
production
somewhat,
the
rule
must
Among the highlights of the dinner
for removing those obstaclee.
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Calvin Burford, Lebanon; Henry Al
be obeyed and the younger men not was a fine address of welcome by and a brother who lives in California.
Be it said to, the credit of the ladies ien
In discussing the Food for Freedom
Whobrey, Broadbent; Lloyd
The
brother
and
sister
were
in
Port
that Amzy*s realistic appearance did Mathew Umbrell, Eugene; Glenn Al placed In a lower classification, tn Mr«. Bosserman. Vocal solos were
Program, E T. Stelle, designated by
land for the funeral.
not disconcert them, but they went fred Church, Coquille: James Whip the logging camps the only exception presented by two of Coquille’s fa-
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to work like veteran Red Cross ple CamweU._ÿ., Postland; Harold is the high climber where older men
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work.
workers.
James Roes, Towers; Clive Eldon
Young men with de]
nts, wife
About that tijCte-si state police of
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Baraga, Myrtle Point; Harry Leo-
mediately took enar;
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.ite,
Ôiquinë? FWhk Bur- eja ufíéd in th- Al dms.on just « . U -^IVUT1(... .,f Muajc Wevk
soon as th^ pendfrtg bln iii eoa^e««, to Streess the idea that “Music Main
Claire Freeman, eight year old
test crew to let the victim alone and
bunk Hobbs, Minneapolis, Minn.; £r-
Polling places as designated by the
providing for the support of those de tains Morale,’’ the Coquille Concert daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
sending others to look for the hit,and
nest Wilson Evunw.Myrtie Point;
county
court for the primary election
pendents,
becomes
a
law.
— run dgiyer. .He paid no attention to Eddie James. Miller, Myrtle Point.
orchestra on Tuesday evening pre Freeman of Fairview, was brought
Uncle Sam is going to need millions sented. a second of their fine concerts to the Coquille Hospital last Friday, on Friday next week. May 15, for
the attempts of the group to tell him
of soldiers and those of military age fol the pleasure of a large Coquille suffering from a fractured pelvis. the southern half of the county are:
it was a practice, and not until the
No. 28, Fairview, Community Bldg.
up to 28 or 30 are going to find the audience. Muriel Dae, director of the She
not remain
at the
hospital
supposed victim sat up and told him
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_No.
29, Sumner, Sumner HelL
selective
service
boards
increasingly
to “get the heck dpt of there,” did hf
orchestra and local chairman of the
‘ollk but wiiljae laid up for * some
No. 30, Coos fity, Delmar School
,'
more hard boiled in the future than Music Week movement, had arranged time.
desist in his eforts to take charge.
they have been In the past in the mat something entirely different for Tues
She was injured at school when a
And was his face red then!
ter of deferment.
10x20
platform, standing against the
At. the last practice, a couple of - Groas Wood eame tn Sunday
umj
h
program
una
entertainment.
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and entertainment
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<rom
weakssrgu, tite fire department boys
wall, and which required the offorts
Young local talent and informality «Vr"?
yg ¡ Seattie to teU his parents and friends
suited in m opportunity for TflelU-f*“ The
,
childron were playin^^a rr»
tiw
I* goodbye, for hd ft leaving week after
ped” in the Washington school build- next
.
dlence’to. get a glimpse of the part I J
for Africa, not in the army but
No. M, Fat Elk, C, C. Smith R«-
ing, so last week when Chief Ted , as an electrical service man' for Pan-
played by a director in building ma i room and in attempting to get a boll
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from
behind
the
platform
which
waa
- Snyder, after receiving, a report that Americqn Airways. , He had been
terial for a more conventionalSype of
No.
35,
Dora,
E.
E.
How«
Reridence
four men were trapped in Masonic . with the Boeing plant at Seattle but
presented
standin8 0,1 edge, th* heavy piece
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The exact number of those who program such as the one r
No. 35, Gravelford, Grgvelford
Han, and being unable to find but , recently resigned from that company registered for the sugar rationing the in April. Anyone attending Tues was knocked over. She saw it fall
Community Building.
three, grabbed a fireman, with the to go with Pan American.
first three days of this week has not day's lovely concert must have been ing and started to run but was caught
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No. 37, Lee, Lee School House.
remark, “I was told there were four
across
the
hips
when
she
fell
on
her
He and his wife will fly from Se i><-en determined, but Supt.. B. W impressed by the evidence of music
No. 38, Coquille North. Old Audi
here and by back there have got to , attle all the way to his new*'poet Dunn estimates it at approximately consciousness among Coqulye’s young face.
torium, High School.
be four. You’re It.”
where Pan American planes may be three thousand with today’s registra people.
No. 39, South Powers, Fellowship
Then on the way the “fourth” j landed on the dark continent.
tion reaching 500 possibly.
There
Rev. George Turney, of Marshfield,
Club.
man’s head was bumped against the
His contract calls for a month’s were 1224 who registered the first who filled the role of commentator
No. 40, Coquille Southwest, City
door jamb, giving the first aid crew vacation each year at which time the day and the staff of registrants were and himself contributed two beauti
Hall.
something to work on.
company provides transportation to kept busy until after ten o’clock Mon ful tenor solos, stated with emphasis
No. 41, Coquille Southeast, No. 1,
New York and at the end of the va day night getting the information that the Musicianettes were probably
Nearly 800 square feet of concrete
County Health Office, Court House.
needed
from
those
who
were
standing
the
most
versatile
group
of
youngsters
cation flies them back from there to
has been poured in the basement of
No. 42, Riverton, Smith’s Service
in the state of Oregon.
in line.
his job.
the Community Building the past
Station.
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The
number
of
books
issued,
Mr.
“
Hjere
Kati"
by
Hubay,
played
by
He returned to Seattle this week.
week and the plumbing is being in
No. 43, Bullards, Bullards Store. •
Durtn states, for the first three days fourteen year old Ronald Williams stalled trying to get the building
No. 44, Coquille Southeast, No. 2,
is approximately two-thirds of the
ready for use by the army as a bar
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Washington School Building.
About the only thing that could be
number registering, or 2,000.
racks, if and when it is desired for
No. 45, West Bandon,
Bandon. Central
salvaged at the Earl Hines home on
that purpose. The concrete poured
School Building.
Burns Acres after the fire there at
was 58 feet by 13 feet, 8 inches, be
No. 46, East Bandon, V. F. W. Bldg.
7:20 Sunday evening was the under
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side that for showers, toilets, etc.
No. 48, Two Mile, Panter’s Service
pinning. He was building the house
Tuesday, May 12, Coquille Hospital
The private lavatory and toilet for
Station.
himself and when one room was will hold open house for the public
Harold Withnell, director of the Co the library is being installed and
No. 49, Parkarsdurg, Bear Creek
.
ready for occupancy
the family «-A*.,
had between 2 and 4 p. m. in honor of the
there will be a ladies' rest room on
The fire department is going to quille High school baixi, has prepara
Service Station.
moved in.
birthday anniversary of Florence
tion nearly completed for the fourth the main floor with three toilets, two
No. 51, Norway, Norway School
Sunday evening he was working Nightingale, the founder of the nurs have to crack down on those people annual Coos county Band Festival lavatories and two showers.
House.
who
make
a
practice
of
driving
to
a
on the roof and had tar cooking on ing profession which is nationally ob
In the men's room in the basement
to be held here Saturday afternoon,
No. 52, Four Mlle, School House,
the stove Inside. The tar got too served as Hospital Day. All depart fire as soon as the alarm sounds. with the five school bandr from Co there are to be three lavatories, four
These
unnecessary
cars
get
in
the
District
No. M.
.
hot and in some way set fire to the ments of the hospital will be open to
quille, North Bend, two from Marsh showers, tour toilets and three urin
No. 53, Catching Creek, Oliver
room and the interior was so much inspection by the public and tea will way of the truck and also “impede field, and Myrtle Point participating. als.
the progress of firemen coming in
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ablaze that he could not get to the be served.
Quite a crew has been at work Weekly Residence.
The guest conductor will be Wal
their own cars.
Miss
Nightingale
was
born
of
Eug-
phone to call the department and
there
for
the
past
ten
days,
rushing
No.
54,
Myrtle
Point
North, Town
ter Germain, band commander of the
lixh parentage at Florence, Italy, on I Immediately after the fire alarm
had to go to a neighbor's
the work as rapidly as possible.
send Hall Building.
249th
Coast
Artillery
at
Fort
Stev
May 12. 1820. She became interested | Sunday evening the highway was
The fire boys responded promptly
No. 55, Myrtle Point South, City
in the callous and careless treatment I jammed with can from Folsom’s ens.
but the interior was all ablaze and
Hall.
The
program
at
the
gymnasium
of the sick who were at that time I Grocery to Peart’s Auto Camp, and
the contents destroyed
The loss is
where each band is to render two
Ne. 57, Bridge, Bridge School
placed in dirty, uncared-for buildings the delay to firemen in reaching the
estimated at 91000.
Lunch Room.
and received practically no treatment scene, resulted in one man being on numbers and then the massed bands
One of the few things saved was or consideration during their illness. the pumper with no other fireman will give three selections, will be
No. 58, North Powers, Mrs. Wilma
a school geography belonging to his Thruogh Miss Nightingale's work hos present to connect the hoae at the preceded by s parade of all the bands
Reports hpve reached-here that two Stallard Residence.
around the city at one o’clock.
( Coquille yoting men. Bob Collier and
daughter. Opening the book a note pitals became sanitary, especially fire plug.
No. 60, Arago, Arago School Gym. ’
Admission to the gymnasium will Gorden
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with these words was the first thing equipped institutions and
Neal, are now with the Unit
nurses
be 30 cents for adults and 15 cents for ( ed States farces in Australia.
seen: "In case of fire throw this in graduated from a statrs of chore
students.
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»•omen to one oT a highly trained pro
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In 1920 on the IOOth anniversary of
her birth, Matthew O. Foley, editor
The Mother's Day program which
The Coquille Guerrillas, who had
of a hospital magazine in Chicago, hds'*nWetofore been held in the Com
npver formally organized, although
began a movement to observe this munity Building-and sponsored by
A meeting of the Coos County each of the 70 or more had signed the
The old frame portion of the court
date as National Hospital Day. Since the Fraternal Order of Eagles, will be
Health Association will be held at pledge, have decided to forget the
W. H. Fortier received a card Mon
house
has
undergone
a
redecorating
1920 an increasing number ’of hos held this year in the Eagles Hall on
o’clock Friday evening in the whole thing and do their protecting
day from Linus Seeley who is with
of walls, ceiling and floors through- eight
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pitals havo opened their doors on this Front and Hall streets.
health
department office in the court of local property, should the need
• the Marine Corps, taking training at
out
the
Interior
of
the
building
this
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day at which time the public is in-
Due to the smaller hall, there is to spring and presents a most sp and house. It is -in the nature of an or-
8an Diego He writes
that the
a*
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will be made at that time for the less affiliated with the state guard
and that they pot W* ««J num
with flat-painted walls, new linoleum
Clarence Ostka will be the main and decorations and the circuit court spring semi-annual meeting.
reveille to tafia. He adds that his
caused the decision to disband.
speaker for the day.
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"hair la cut sho!*t ”
room has entirely lost, that dingy
The public is cordially invited to look. The two jury rooms have been
Mr. Fortier is also in receipt of a
attend this program which is in refurbished, and there is now a rest
letter from Tom Dane who is now lo
charge of J. N. Jacobsen. Thé pro room for both ladies frr'“ g-"11»"'»"
cated at Bowman Field near Louis
Clarence A. Barton is now chief
ville. Ky. He is with a Bombardment of the Coquille Police Reserves, hav gram will start at 2:00 p. m,. Sunday, •iTne
The grand jury room was moved
Tuesday of this week.was the day <
Squadron of the Aft- Corps and la ing been appointed to that position May 10.
' from the west side of the building tn
anxious to begin seeing active fer- when Robert H. Creager was made a
we have all been * looking for for i
the east, adjacent to the library.
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A purse containing some money
some time. It was really the first <
vice. He was planning on attending regular ofifeer on the force.
day of spring, not according to the i
the Kentucky Derby last Saturday.
The other members of the c’ty po-” was found and turhed. ovpr to the
police recently. Owner can secure
He says the only Coquille boys he
calendar, F. D. R. or war time, but i
Hee are Chief Jack Arnold, Ernest. ¡¡"¿y g^jbing ^purst"
sees there are “Bud” Knife and Fred
and contents.
climatically. And how everyone en- <
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Pagel, A. R. Terrell and A. J. Curtis. I Ask Chief Jack Arnold •A
joyed the day of sunshine!
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Mrs. Betty Kline
Buried Monday
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Music Week Concert Fell On Her
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Where To Vote
At The Primary’
Gross Wood
Going To Africa
V
3,000 Register Fat*
Sugar In Three Days
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The Plumbing
Is Going In
Almost Total Loss
Sunday Evening
Local Hospital
Invites Public
Five High School
Bands To Play
It's Forbidden To
Follow Fire Truck
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Eagles To Observe
Mother's Day
Three Coquille Boys
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Frame Court House
Is Bright Inside
C. A. Barton, Capt.
Police Reserves
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Health Association
To Meet Friday Night
Guerrillas Will
Not Organize
Tuesday Was A
Spring Day
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