................ , I.
WIUO STATES
t
AN ' INDEPENDENT
WAR
NEWSPAPER
¿i,-
MS
VOL. XXXVin.
COO8 COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1942.
NO. 28.
Johnson Brothers
At Fairview Pass
Two Days Apart
It was a shock to th/people of
Fairview valjey, and to the many
Coquille friends, when two honored
and highly respected, life-long resi­
dents of Fairview, brothers, p—
away within two days of one another.
The younger, Fred Johnaon, died
last Friday morning at his home,
from a sudden heart attack, and his
brother, Herbert, at the Coquille Hos­
pital on Sunday. The latter, who
• had been ill for the past year, was
brought in Friday by ambulance to
the hospital.
Funeral services were held for
Fred Johnson at the Oano Funeral
Home Tuesday afternoon at two
o’clock, Rev. Chas. G. Brown offi­
ciating. Interment was in Odd Fel­
lows’ cemetery, No. 2.
He was bom Dec. j’ 1875, ait Sum­
ner, in Coos county, the eon of Solo­
mon and Sarah Johnson who had
come a year previously from Cali­
fornia. A month after Fred’s birth
they took a homestead at Fairview
which iias ever since been his home.
On August 18, 1818, he was uniled
in marriage to LUlie Deadmond, who
survives him. He is abo survived by
two daughter. Mrs. Viola Phillipa of
Coquille, and Mrs. Helen Nevin of
Belle Fourche, South Dakota, who
was unable to come for the funeral,
. and by one grandchild. Donald Dean
Phillips, five weeks old; also by •
brother, Wm. Johnson, ot Portland,
- and two sftters, Mrs. Ida Morgan, of
San Francisco, and Mrs. Alma Hatter,
of Coquille who returned Tuesday
morning from visiting her son at
Seattle. The three are now all that
are left of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon
Johnson’s family of twelve children.
Mr. Johnaon had attended to Ms
chores on the ranch Friday morning
and was just finishing hrsaWast when
the attack came, and he expired at
7:40 o’clock.
In his younger days Mr.
Simple Observance
Memorial Day
Saturday of this week, May 30, will
be generally observed as a holiday
in Coquille with nearly all places of
business closed.
The observance at Memorial Day
will be very simple in Coquille,
Legion Commander J. Arthur Berg
announces.
Coquille Post No. 38, American
Legion, will meet at th« Legion Home
in the morning, march to the bridge
and thence to the three cemeteries.
A firing squad will fire a volley at
each of the four stops, flowers in
memory of those lost at sea in World
War I, will he strewn upon the river
and the graves of old soldiers will be
decorated at the cemeteries.
i...............
,
'•
’
■«
Smith Plant Closed
Until Thurs., June 4
A week’s vacation with pay is being
enjoyed by all employees at the
Smith plant. The cedar mill closed
down Monday evening, and all other
departments, including the plywood
and offices on Tuesday evening, not
to reopen until Thursday morning
next week, June 4.
r ...
One reason for giving the custo­
mary annual vacation at this time is
the scarcity of logs, due to the unusual
May rains.
»
Retailer "Victory
Campaign" July 1
Below is a copy of the telegram
read by “Andy” Anderson, chairman
of the chamber of commerce’s mer­
chants committee, at the chamber
isaainn Tuesday noon. Mr. Anderson
said that he had not yet contacted all
retail eat
ts in Coquille but
he had
100 per cofit co­
operative
from those he had
. Gasoline Rationing
Off Until July 1
Thanks to some one or some agency
in Washington, who or which finally
saw the light, the rationing of gas in
Oregon and Washington has been
postponed until the plan is made na­
tion-wide, about July 1.
With every storage in the two
states filled to capacity, it was silly
to pick on the Northwest for ration­
ing ahead of the nation. Quite often
tank cars full of gas have to stand
on the tracks here for two or three
days before the service stations and
users get low enough on their supply
that they have room for more gas.
And if, as seems probable, the order
was first issued to stop cars travel­
ing the highways, there was no sense
in making the states of Oregon and
Washington the goats.
In response to inquiries from her
many friends as to her whereabouts,
the Sentinel can only say that Miss
Carol Young wirelessed from Guate­
mala that she arrived there safely
Monday afternoon, but that no word
has yet been received telling of her
arrival in Lima, Peru, which she was
scheduled to reach at 2:30 p. m. Pa­
cific War Time, on Tuesday.
She left Los Angeles at 3:30 Sun­
day morning and arrived in Mexico
City that afternoon.
The date of her marriage to W. B.
Dunshee was tentatively set. before.
She left for South America, for either
today or Frtdey.;
She was in Mexico City the evening
of the day when parades and na­
tional agitation for a declaration of
war by Mexico against the Axis'
were at their height.
The Sentinel will later have a more
lengthy account of her experiences
and observations in the air and at the
three points touched by the plane,
Panama, Guatemala and Mexico City.
—----------- !--------- i_
Fewer cars are seen on the highway
“We are reaching the point in the**’
:—
now than were met on this writer’s
in
the
combat
sections
next
year,
all
selective service program where men
last trip to San Francisco, in October,
ih the 30 to 45 clasification, the older
not engaged in war effort had better
1941. and a traveler will some times
men
must
be
assigned
to
duty
where
ba looking at their hole cards,” was
go for miles without meeting a car.
their skill or knowledge will enable
the remark made by the Chamber of
There was a further conservation
them to be of the most service. The
Commerce session Tuesday noon in
of gasoline noted also, in the slower
five
million
men
in-war
industry
in
the hotel by Col. Elmer V. Wooten,
driving. Our 40-mile gait did not re­
the U. S. this year must be doubled
head of the Oregon selective service
sult in so many cars passing us as
ih number by 1943.
board!
■ •
usual, and generally it was a Califor­
A
check
on
men
leaving
the
farms
His reference was to those who
nia car that did the passing, even in
shows'that 80 per cent went into de­
have registered, between th« age of
Oregon.
fense industry jobs. where the pay
20 and 84, and who, if more than 45,
One disturbing feature noticed on
is higher, ten per cent enlisted and
may be drafted for war defense ef­
this-1100 mile trip was the number of
ten per cent were drafted.
fort to replace men under 45 who may
vacant buildings in large and small
In Oregon 87 per cent of all men
be drafted for army service.
towns; on the main street. The freez­
registered by selective ./service have
Col. Wooten was Introduced by Levi
ing of so many items, because of the
been deferred because of dependents,
L. Bunch, chairman of the southern
war, had driven the former occupants
but no on has been deferred for more
Coos selective board, and he gave an
out of business.
than
six
months
tor
dependency
or
interesting 20-minute talk’ on matters
This Coquille party's route was
occupational reasons.
pertaining to the draft.
down the Coast Highway and we
Every man registered who is
The colonel said there was much
stopped at Mrs. J. W. Laird’s chicken
confusion in the minds of everyone skilled in some particular line can
ranch, near Petaluma, for a two hour
expect
to
be
called
for
service
where
as to what the draft might do to the
visit. Mrs. Laird looks well and said
that skill can best be utilized, the
individual, due to the many reports
?he was feeling better than when she
colonel said. The physically handi­
emanating from all news sources.
was here some months ago. Her son,
"Food to win the war” or "Buy Bonds capped, in the younger brackets, have
Lloyd and his wife—the former Iva
been placed in training schools to
and Stamps to Win the War," are in
Bates of this city—had started that
themselves, alone, not corsrct. -.It prepare them for defense Industry
morning on a vacation trip to Reno,
positions
and
the
plan
will
be
ex
­
requires three armies to wm all-out
The City Library, according to Mrs.
tended to include older men and those, iEUingsen, librarian, is now located and were not contacted, but Mrs.
war—the one in the field, the one
with dependents for this school train­ in the Drane building and back to I^aird reported them as most happy,
producing the equipment, ammuni­
interested in the work, and that Lloyd
ing.
■
tion, etc., and the one producing food,
regular hours. Because of limited had done very well with the chickens
It is not yet contemplated that
and allocating the man power for married man will be assigned to space In the temporary quarters, only the past year.
a part of the books are ready foz;
Very little change could be noted
these three armies is the duty of the combat sections, unless their wives
circulation, but those are books in San Francisco, although soldier,
selective service boards.
are self-supporting, but when the which have been purchased new dur­
sailor and marine uniforms were ev­
With an estimated ten million men
ing the-last year. Besides these two erywhere to be seen.
(Continued on Page Seven)
,
' """"
■ " . 11
11 u rn ii i ■. i
i,
.......
hundred books for adults have come
The drive through the Presidio has
as a-tfoan from the State library)
been blocked by the army but other­
Among* these are some westerns, a wise there seemed to be no restriction
variety of fiction, biography, travel,' on driving por visiting places of in­
several books on current events sub­ terest.
jects. These came the middle of last
Tuesday was the same hot day in
* Ray Graves, brother-in-law of J.' week and will be here for the dura­
San FranciSco last week that it was
L. Smith, was a visitor here last week tion of use of the temporary qaurt?rs.
(Continued oh Page Eight)
A. E. Borel, local representative at and enjoyed a day’s fishing, without
The librarian has been busy making
■ .l.| I ■
the Federal Metals Corporation, re­ ditching anything, at Gold Beach last out cards tocTiacli of the books.
ceived word by wire last Friday that Blturday
Mr. Graves is, with the
Children’s books for all ages front»
the stock pile location on the
i
FMer Dairy Division af the Department of kindergarten up to and including
Johnson place, in •Coquille*
B*» north- Agricultor? at Washington, D. C., and Junior High are on the shelves for
L had been appi
he made while in this aac-
and Monday he
WfcFxt « ranch up Coot river.
confirmation of the approval
While at the Rogue they convened
mtssioner Lars P Peterson and Coun-
with instructions to begin at once the with Guy Kibbee, motion picture actor
1
ty
Treasurer Chas Stauff returned
buying of chromite, etc.
I
from Hollywood, who .was traveling
Tuesday of this r eek from Holly­
Mr. Borel stated Monday that the alone in a station wagon. He had
wood, for which city they left May
metals corporation higher ups in­ caught a fine lot of trout on the Mc­
16 to attend the meeting Of the Na­
sisted that the stockpile must be Kenzie, and caught two salmon
* tional Association of County Officials.
located adjacent to highway and rail­ on the Rogue.
There were some but not many pres­
road which is the reason the Myrtle
Mr. Graves left Saturday night for
ent from the east.
Point site was not approved. The Portland and then the east.
Other meetings were held during
Ralph L. Smith, president of Smith
rï-
Johnson site adjoins both the Marsh­
their
four days there, one of them be­
Wood-Products,
Inc.,
whose
home
is
field highway and the Cunningham
in Kansas City, Mo., was in Coquille ing the Inter State Association of
logging railroad.
\
Monday on ,a flying trip to the Pa-, Public Land Counties. It came out
Weighing of the metal delivered
cific coast. He left that night for. [ during the latter sessions that 40
here will be done at the state high­
Portland and for the east on Tues­ per cent of Oregon’s land is federally
way scales just south of town and un­
0. H. Stockhoff, former manager of day. He was accompanied by Tom owned and that 80 per cent of Neva-
til he gets an assistant it is keeping
the Russ properties in the valley here, Denison, his son-in-law, from the, , da’s terrain belongs, to the govern­
him quite busy trying to be at both
who came up from Eureka last week, Portland office.
ment.
spots at once.
states that the business
which
The discussion centered on ways
, As above stated Mr. Borel is aU
brought him up was to arrange for
and means of securing federal pay­
ready now to receive chrome and
the sale of the Russ Lands, Inc.,
ments in lieu of taxes, such as south­
asks that the following specifications,
which include 825 acres of bottom
western Oregon receives on its O.
(Continued on Page Five)
land and 225 of hill land. A very
A C. and Coos Bay Wagon Road lands.
low price has been put on the land
Mr. and Mrs. Hal W. Pierce be­
were told by the guard who collects and the sales are being made through
came grandparents again last evening
the fee that he would take their J. S. Barton’s real estate agency.
when a six pounds, one ounce, baby
dollar but( that they could not get up Mr. Stockhoff anticipates that he
girl was born to their daughter,
to the lake because of the heavy enow will be able to return home the
Elizabeth—Mrs. Eddie Gallagher—in
storm. They spent the day at Annie last of this week.
an Oakland hospital.
The young
Nominations for the Coquille Lions
Springs, a day or two in Medford, and
miss has been named Jean Maury club election, which will be held
returned home yesterday afternoon. ■
Old papara Sc a bunch.
Gallagher. Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher next Thursday, were made at last
reside at San Carlos, about 15 miles I Thursday’s noon session of the den.
south of San Francisco on the Bay
The nominees, all of whom are
Shore drive, in a comfortable home unopposed, are: B. W. Dunn, for
they recently purchased Mrs. Pierce president; Wm. H. Barrow, first vice
expects to leave for San Carloa in president; Clarance Arney, second
a week or so, whenever Elizabeth vice president; Robt. E. Harbison,
can go to her home.
third vice president; Ned C. Kelley,
secretary; Lin Swain, tailtwister;
Bob Harris, Hon tamer; Tallant
Greenough and George B Howe, di­
rectors.
They will be installed in office July
Library Now On
Regulqr Hours
Chrome Stock Fila*^ Visiting Fisherman
At Johnson Place
Had No Luck
Now Ready For Use
Ralph L. Smith
Was Here Monday
Russ Lands Are
Now Being Sold
Oregon Caves Are
Not Yet Open
*
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Claver and son,
Gary, found their vacation
con­
siderably interfered with this week.
They left Monday for the Oregon
Caves but at the junction found the
was not yet open. They
for Crater Lake but
Are Grandparents
To A Baby Girl
Lions Nominate
For Coming Year
CÛARDINC TWO SEAS
Three Coquille Girls
In Boeing Plant
Three Coquille girls, who have
been receiving government training
in the Boeing AircrafJ plant at Seat­
tle are "thrilled to death” with their
new Jobs. Their six weks of train­
ing was over last week and they
started» Wuik and were on the pay­
roll last Thursday. They are: Jean
Nye, Bette Yeoman and Dorothy
Lewis,
They are all doing work
which had heretofore been done by
men.
George
1
Next Monday evening at the regu­
lar sessions of the city council the
hearing on the Coquille budget will
be held and any texpayer who so de­
sires may at that time express him­
self either for or against the budget
which was published in the Sentinel
a couple of weeks ago. The council
meets at 1:30 o’clock.
A Nine Day Trip To
San Francisco And |
Return Much Enjoyed
County Officials
Return Tuesday
’
es»r-
valley; toe had
. years as school director for the dla-
~ trict, and the two ceremoniee at which
lie gave his daughters in marriage
were the only ones of that kind ever
held in the Fairview church.
wag ______
Funeral services for Herbert,
son were held yesterday afterno
the Gano Funeral Home at one o’l
Interment was in the family plot at
Fairview.
He was born in Modoc county,
C^lf , April 2b, 1870, being 72 years
and 28 dayrof age at his passing.
. At the age of five, he accomapnied
his parents to Coos county and tn
January, 1878, they moved to the
• ' Fairview homestead and he lived in
Fairview valley for 68 years.
He was united in marriage to
. Amanda Tetefrs of Fairview, who
survives him. He is also survived by
three daughters, Mrs. Ethel Saylor,
of Nehalem, Oregon; Mrs. Mildred
Boone and Mrs. Pauline Noah, both
of Fairview; one son, Earl M. John­
son, of Hebo, Oregon, and seven
grandchildren, and by the brothers
and sisters mentioned above.
Col. E. V. Woolen Talb On Selective Service ?°
w?rd Ye!
From Lima, Peru
To Chamber of Commerce Tuesday—
The Office May Be Moved To Coquille
DWARFED BY GIBRALTAR'S ROCKY BULK
Chaney
and
Final First Aid
Air Warden Class
The final first aid class to be started
for air wardens in Coquille will be­
gin this evening. May 28, in the city
hall. All air wardens not having had
first aid instruction are particularly
urged to attend the class. Further
details can be secured by phoning
son, Win Barrow at the drug store
Corvallis for summer school study.
While in Portland Mrs. Chaney at­
tended a luncheon last Thursday, giv­
en by Mrs. Pernadean Wilson for
Mrs. A. J. Sherwood. Mrs. Luckey
Bonney was also a guest besides Mrs.
Wilson’s sister, Mrs. Stanley Ander­
son. and their mother, Mrs. Jacob
Grebel
Engaged For Next Year
M as Mszgry Doerr, a teacher at
Odell. Oregon, for the past two years,
has signed a contract to teach in
the Coquille high school next year.
Site will teach chemistry and biology
and will succeed Miss Kay Farris,
who has resigned and expects to be
married this summer.