J. <4. —------ I '-r- ........ - - ■ • / i[. . ■ I . ■ « ». • . ' - ■' w 1 . ?* ’ 1*^ ■ V.A ¿.fi ' X--.V . ^4 r . st, J • V“ 1- ‘ . ■ ~ ■ n Irà V *■- ■ INDIPXND1NT -e—r ■ VOL, xxxvm. NIWSPAPIR -------- SB NO. 17, - IL ' ’t" i t AN 'f ■ sr T, , _ The Test Had State Police Officer Fooled ' Forty-two Selectees To Leove Next Week 11...... ..................................... 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 «■ 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 t_________ _ min- Saturday and funeral services were various <»sb item« included acre­ scheme. ___ At _______ intervals Í 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. — ' ' _ 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. ----- 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- (Continued on Page Eight) c to work like veteran Red Cross ple CamweU._ÿ., Postland; Harold is the high climber where older men (Canthttsed on ,£MR... ' ' x ’ ------- - - ; „illMlir - ____- i ■ - l KL are not capa. work. workers. James Roes, Towers; Clive Eldon Young men with de] nts, wife About that tijCte-si state police of­ ■ . * ficer appeared its the scene and Im­ Howard, Marshfield; Kenneth Claude or wife and children, are to be re- Baraga, Myrtle Point; Harry Leo- mediately took enar; * ’ .rg., ordering .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 , , will --------------- ------------- c- — _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. . — day’s and entertainment -- - -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. • / 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 (Continued on Page Three) 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 I 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 • 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 ( 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. J______ too!” »•omen to one oT a highly trained pro­ fession. . * • j- . 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 ' 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 ' 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* .YlStt and inspect the fqcili- * ' "T” <39^* 7''• ' y" 13L. ~ . Nuvri organizswons w'''Xxr. —r-^. nov ici*n uw* «¡fa wwb rrtó 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. • "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. 4 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- < ' Pagel, A. R. Terrell and A. J. Curtis. I Ask Chief Jack Arnold •A joyed the day of sunshine! | Mortenson Mrs. Betty Kline Buried Monday »• Plotform Music Week Concert Fell On Her .2 Where To Vote At The Primary’ Gross Wood Going To Africa V 3,000 Register Fat* Sugar In Three Days ? ' m L 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 I I & Two Coquille Boys In Australia — X- Eagles To Observe Mother's Day Three Coquille Boys In Kentucky * Frame Court House Is Bright Inside C. A. Barton, Capt. Police Reserves /■ JF J* ,A. Mito“ Health Association To Meet Friday Night Guerrillas Will Not Organize Tuesday Was A Spring Day « % . V' ». « p *•- - . . - « * ■ I J * 1 ’ f4