INDEPENDENT
NEWSPAPER
COQUILLE. COOH COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST «. IMS.
Dr. Genevieve Chase Coquille Boy Of 18
Tells Of Changes j Afloat In Coral Sea
And Life In New York More Than Two Hours The Prime Of Life
B.P.W. Club Enjoys Council Ads On
Interesting Meeting Many Mafien At
During The Past Year Monday Evening Monday Session
Dr. Genevieve Chase, who is Aca-
* demie Dean of Adelphi College at
Garden City, New York, which is
about half way out un Long Island
from New York City, arrived here
Sunday evening for a three weeks’
visit with her mother, Mrs. Inez
Chase; her sister, Mrs. Maurice Har
vey, and her many other relatives
and friends.
Dr. Chase has been four years in
<' the east with Adelphi College and her
last visit home was ttfo years ago.
She says she ' frequently sees Marvel
Skeels, daughter of Mrs. Birdie Sheets
of this e|ty. She is singing in mu
sical comedy in New York and enjoys-
her work very much.
There are about 600 girls attending
the college, who come from families
of all social and financial standing,
from the wealthy and the poor. The
college is training "these young ladies
for vocations later in life. For a time
flying was also taught, Mitchelifield
being located there)- but with all
planes - needed now for Instructing
men in army pitloting the course for
Afloat in the waters of the Coral
His hundreds and hundreds ■
Coos county's-bonded debt - the
One of the most interesting as well
Mayor Milne announced at Monday
Sea for two ¡Ind one-half hours, alter friends in Coquille and nil" «ver Coo* only kind it luis now—was reduced as instructive meetings of the Busi evening's council session that if it
the Lexington was sunk by the Japs county are 'going to miss Ray- by *294,111.17 between July 1, 1941, ness and Professional Women for was agreeable to the members of the
curly this spring, was the experience Vaughan and his cheery smile and and July 1, 1942, according to the fi some time was held Monday evening council that he would appoint E. D.
of a Coquille boy who graduated from greeting for a long time to come for nancial statement sent this week by at the home of Inez Rover.
Webb at the Aug. 17 meeting to fill
die high school here in Muy last year. he was one of the most popular yoUng County Treasurer Stauff to the state
Dr. Genevieve Chase, dean at Adel the unexpired term of Everett J;
He is Fred Veltum, von of Mrs. men of this city.
treasurer.
phi College, Long Island, was pres Seeley. Mr. Webb will have been
Elizabeth Veftum who formerly lived
ft wrrt a stunning shock lust Fri ., On the first of July last year C<x>s ent as a guest of her mother, Mr*. living in Coquille again for three
here but now lives in Aberdeen, day noon when lite word spread that county had *661,900 in bonds out .Inez Chase. She gave a talk pre months by that time.
and a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. he had passed away that afternoon at standing, with a sinking fund of $07,- senting the war time picture in the
While the city carries fire insur
Wimer here.
>
,12:35 o’clock*—Cause- -of- death was- 000. leaving a net bonded debt of east, which gives New York the ap ance on all its buildings and equip-
He came in on furlough oh Tues - '.»’“clot
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_ brain.
. „ . _ the reason for
pearance of an entirely different citv ment_IJ has had n^ war risk insur
day of this week and after visiting old which is not known-to medical sci
On the first of last' month the in cnntin&ous dim-out, traffic lights ance and Recorder Leslie was au
friends here left this morning; Mr. ence in most instances. Mr*. Vaughun bonds outstanding totalled *594,000 are blacked nut. A dot system in thorized by the council to secure a ■
and Mrs. Wimer taking him to Eu says he hud been subject to violent with a sinking fund of *240,363.74, the middle of the street or a thin policy of that kind covering all jts
gene, from where he - would take the heudaches for which iw hud taken a leaving the net bonded debt at »353.-, crescent of light above the regular property. r~
bus to Aberdeen.
a well-known pain-killer, but he had 636.26. But a further reduction from light signals replace the former
The report submitted by Fire Chief
Fred said that 92 per cent of the attributed the trouble to the fact that I that last figure is the wurrant cash method of traffic control.
Snyder declared the Hersey building
men on the Lexington were saved1 he had not cared for a hearty break-‘ reserve of *31.614.66, making the net
There is much Red Cross activity on First street, west of Stevens Hard
and that U. S. planes hovered around fast, but of late had been eating a debt as of July 4, i»42, *322.021 Co. and Canteen groups are very busy. ware store, to be in a dangerous con
i « In addition to the *594,000 bonded Living a mile .from Mitchell Field, dition and that the building should be
for protection purposes until ail those larger morning meal..
-in the water had Been rescued. He
Shortly before noon last Friday he debt a year ago there were outstand largest flying field in the United condemned and removed. The char
got back to Portland July 1.
had gone to the lavatory of the sher ing *22,132.77 in warrants, which Stntrn, Miss Chase says, there are ter provides that ten days’ notice of
The Lexington received five di iff's office and u few moments later have since been paid, making ^he piunt-s in the air constantly, at time« a condemnation hearing shall be given
rect hits before it finally went down Mrs. Alice Perrott heard him call for ; total deb* a year ago *616,132.77. De as many us 25 in formalin. Flying and the evening of Aug. 17, in the
and of the 100 Jap planes engaged in help. She summoned County Clerk ducting from that figure the $322,- ..as been taught at Adelpbi College council chamber, was the date and
the attack 57 of them concentrated t.Mdy, who rushed to his aid and was 021.6U debt the first of lust month for two years and there are many place set for the hearing, at which
their fire on the Lexington.
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, that
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greeted
siatement by
Ray
time Mrs. Hersey may submit any
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Fred lias been in the Navy for he thought he had had a stroke. He for tlie year,
proof that the building is not dan
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eleven months. After a one-month was dizzy and his right arm and leg
From that sinking fund on hand
gerous, before the council takes final
training period he was assigned to were helpless. He asked to be taken July 1 *240,303.74—bond payments
action.
duty on the Lexington on Oct. 14 and to the hospital and, with assistance, due were *5o,ooo on August 1 and
There having been some right-of-
the next day the vessel sailed for Mr. Oddy placed him in a car and *15,090 cn Sept. 1. That will leave
way deeds given the city on Willard
Pearl Harbor
It was on general1 drove to the Coquille Hospital, where approximately ,175,000 in the sinking
street, north of the stub bridge ex
Tallani Greenough had an Inter» tending north from the Spurgeon Hill
patrol duty x before the war started artificial respiration, efforts were fund, to which will be added this
and on Dec. 7 was at sea.
made for an hour or more, death year's tax payments for the sinking rating experience Sunday afternoon bridge, in order that Willard street
but faded to bug the bobcat. A party may be widened there and improved,
Fred, who Is orfly 18, says the sea coming at 12:35
fund, and the county
m.
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ar-»»
- will have a.sink-
uf.-fah-nds had been fishing on the
Tallant Greenough submitted a re where be was afloat was covered with
the council requested the street com
Funeral .services were held al ing fund on hand for retirement of
port at the Chamber of Commerce oil and gasoline and it took a long Schroeder Bros.’ chapel at two o'clock . the next butch of callable lamda, Rogue and as they were coming up mittee to look over the site and make
meeting in the hotel Tuesday noon, time to clean up after he was rescued. Tuesday afterpoon. Rev. Geo. R. Tur- which ix in August. 1944, .
the hill from Brushes creek bridge, recommendations before any definte
showing that the funds or its equiv
He has Itad an experience which ney of Mursliheld officiating.
-
a
, Qoos county is in better financial U»e cat cressed in front of his car and action is taken.
alent, turned over to the Community will live with him always and one
The chapel, around the casket, was 'condition now thun it has been for stopped part way up the bunk) about
A letter from the Library Associa
Building from the balance left in the which- very few boys his age have banked with’beautiful floral pieces, * a king time and this fact is further MMeet from the road.
tion, requested that the city pro
4th of July celebration fund, is *1,- had but one which w i ll be mo re win« wreaths and sprays, the presentatiMf proved hy thw4»«i i ll .te vy -for « juo -
Tailant slopped the car to take, a vide 4200 tor the making of the ma
253.37, Of this amount *900.23 Is in mon as this terrible war continues.
of hundreds of-sorrowing friends.
[ fy purpose-« which was set by the good look at the varmint, and then
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cash, and *353.14 was the cost of per
Pall bearers were close friends of county court fu£_ the. 1942-43 fiscal answered Its snarling growl with one
manent wbrk done on the buildings—
-
' the deceased -J. E. Axtell, Dr. L. B. year after the public hearing on tlie of his own.
toilets, sanding the floor of the main
No one in either his party’s two
Gould, Don J. McEniry, Thus. Djm- I budgr t last Monday
auditorium, the plywood wails of
cars, nor in the one which came up
■nick. John Hawkins and JusUu .
that room—which the building com
behind,
m
iuou. <i«u
had a
u gun aiong,
along, blit . he'
Henslee.
>> J
though! of his bow and arrow ancl
mittee wtraW have had to pay fori
Interment was in Sunset cemetery
Open house at the new Coquille
Mr and Mrs. R, A Jeub and son
when the work was done.
opened the trunk to get the equip
at Marshfield, where tee was 1
arrived home last Saturday night
Mr. Ulett said that the ceiling of Public Library in the Community
ment
out
and
began
stHTtgtn»
the
rest beside his mother who preceded
the main auditorium would now be , Building is scheduled for tomorrow,
bow and using a steel-tipped arrow. from a vaWBUon trip on which they
The fire which destroyed three cold
Friday, and all friends, patrons nnd him to the better land by only two
started.
'
The Cat moved back a little and left July 20. • From Portland they
decks of Smith Wood-Products’ logs
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•• It was also brought out in the talks i those interested in the Library ar»1
sat peering through the brush, went by the Evergreen Highway and
and a part of Mike Morrison’s logging
that R. L. Perrott has done a great Invited by the library board and by
plainly visible, and growling all the through central Washington to Yaki
equipment at his camp jus) over the
ma and Oroville, where they crossed
deal of work around the building, of Mrs. Pearl Ellingaen, librarian, to
time. '
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Coos-Douglas county line on the Mid
one kind and-another, for which he visit this beautiful library and in
When Tailant let fly with the ar into Canada. From there they headed
dle Fork last Saturday afternoon,
lias submitted no bill, or at a figure spect the furnishings and arrange
row the bob-cat went straight up in west to Vancouver, over to Victoria,
started from a back-fire by the don
way below .what the regular charges ment.
‘the air for about six feet, and every- 1 and from there by ferry to Port An
key engine. There was" a some stand
The
open
house
hours
will
be
from
would be.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Pettit ieft last
one there thought he had bagged his / geles, and then to Seattle where they
'wqre guests at the home of Fred
A committee consisting of Geo A. 3:3U to 5:30 o’clock in the afternoon Saturday fur Corvallis in response ing timber burned but not a great cat.
Ulett, Geo. H. Jenkins and H. A. and from 8:00 to |0:U0 in the evening. to a wire that his father, J. B. Pettit, deal.
However when they went to the Ingham, treasurer of Smith Wood-
Geo. A. Ulett says _the company's
Young was appointed by President -A memento of the open house Will had passed away ft the hospital there
pot tliey found only the broken ar Products. At Portland tliey spent a
loss
was about *20,900, partially cov
be
printed
mahogany
veneer
cards,
O. L. Wood to act in-conjunction with
that morning. He was 80 years of
row, the point with fur clinging to day or two at the West Coast Lum
committees from the Lions and the made of the same wood in which the uge. Funeral services were held at ered by insurance.
it, indicating that his shot had only bermen’s Association meeting and
Rotary clubs which will sponsor the Library is ftfiished" and al) of the new Corvallis on Monday this week and
gone under the skin, and tliat the ar then home.
They just barely got by on gas in
forthcoming Junk Rally, or scrap iron furniture and equipment is made.
row was broken ng the beast fell back
the burial service was at the Port
salvage campaign, which the cham
to earth, and that it hud tlien pulled Canada. The rationing there per
land Crematorium.
mits only 16 imperia) gallons a year,
ber directors voted to do Tuesday.
the pount out with its teeth.
Mr. Pettit returned to Coquille
The chamber voted to pay the third
Tuesday evening but Mr!. Pettit re
Although the members of the party 20 galloua U. 3. measurement, and,
although Mr. Jeub filled his tank be
quarterly dues for 1942 of *100 to the
mained a few days longer at Cor
Elsewhere in this issue is a resume i-Miked around for further evidence
fore he left the U. S. he barely had
Coast Higiiway Association.
vallis and is expected home today.
of the dim-out regulations, just pro they saw po more of the cat.
enough with the-16 imperial gallons
The directors also adopted a reso
Tallant
*teys
that
as
much
as
he
has
mulgated l).\ Col. DeWitfin San Fran
Ladies, you are urged to give your
he could buy there, to get back into
lution and authorized the sending
cisco, and which are to be enforced in tramped the Woods this was the first
spare
time
in
helping
your
country.
’
!
¡
nnc
of a telegram to Gov. Sprague, pro No experience necessary. Mrs. Gladys *-,OnS VlUlHl II
the State«.
bob-cat
he
had
ever
seen.
every coastal county in Oregon,
At one point along the western trip
testing the tying up of logging trucks
Washington
and
California.
through southern Canada a freight
for four days or more, while the P. U. Gano. Red Crraa Production chair- ^QS
The regulations become effective
train passed them in which there
C. plates are lifted for minor traffic man. urges all to do their bit. . „
Aug. 20, and do not vary a great deal
In
these
days
whan
lum-
I
s,le
has
appointed
Mrs.
Eula
Al-
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There has been a Tot of razzing
were two carloads of buildoxers and
violations.
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O««l S
CS Heath •*»*«<. 4«.
tnlrn and joshing between Lions and Ro- from the ones now in force. How
her and plywood are so'much needed *»rm at 312
to take
| railroad building equipment, being
ever,
there
is
a
severe
i»enaity
pre
' shipped to build the Alaskan high
for defense industries the Idleness of charge of hll Red Cross knitting.. No tary c]ub members this week <>vei scribed for violation, and it behooves
Mrs. Chas. Stauff, with Inez Rover way. “There goes some of your
trucks used to bring in the logs is a previous experience necessary as Mrs. the tournament played at the Co every one to become familiar with
at the piano, led a song service with equipment to build our highway!" was
serious matter, and to suspend plates Alborn is an efficient knitting in quille Valley golf course last Sunday, the provisions.
the Rotarians at their luncheon meet-' the remark by a Canadian with whom
because the load contained a hun structor and will give her time on the Lions claiming that’ anything
ing at the hotel yesterday.
Mrs. Mr. Jeub was talking.
dred, or even a thousand, pounds in Tuesdays and Friday from 10:30 a. other than a tie would be rank in
Stauff also read brief sketches of the
excess of the limit, dbes not make m. to 5:00 p. m„ to instructing be justice.
Time other than this may
origin or inspiration of each song.
Of course, the Rotary deserved to
sense. As it is, some of the mills are ginners.
An- invitation was read from the
likely to be down a part of the time be made by appointment; call 94J lose for they were two men short and
library board for the open house to
this coming winter because of log This is an excellent opportunity to Clarence Arney and Joe Axtell were
learn to knit The yarn may be se drafted from the Lions to help out the
A pre-Labor Day dance, on the be held tomorrow afternoon and eve
shortage.
cured
from Mrs. Alborn and the fin brother service club roeter. Clarence Saturday before the Monday holiday, ning.
The governor was asked to take
Miss Mary Ella Cary, who Is one
Plans have been completed for the of the ladies of the W. A. A*. C.—
the matter up with the highway de ished garments be returned to her won his match 3-0 and Joe I<ust his is being planned by the Community
Those already having unfinished 0-3.
Building committee, and the entire stag dinner to be held at tlie J.' A. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps —
partment and work out a plan more
There were 34 men participating in net proceeds of the dance will go to I llerg cabin at Laurel Lake tonight stationed in the Women's Armory at
considerate of the Industry’s necessi garments, when finished, should re
turn them to Mrs. Gano, at 190 S. the tournament and the official score the building fund, to help complete 1 and a list of guests was registered,
registered.
ties.
Des Moines, Iowa, writes Mrs. James
Coulter street.
Rev. Chas. M. Guilbert had the
is declared to be 26(4 for the Rotary finishing the interior.
Richmond that she now believes what
Mrs. Gano will continue with the to- 24 Mi for the Lions.
The dance will be held Sept. 5, and cigars passed around to celebrate Mrs. Richmond told her, that “women
Red Cross sewing. There are still
When Mr. Arney won his mutch the arrangements are being made for a . the recent arrival of a new son.
should never join the army." She is
several hospital garments to be made. Lions immediately began the clamor crowd which it is hoped will rival the ! Rotarian guests present were IL
quite homesick, although duty there
C.
Obie,
of
the
Forestry
department,
for a “tie score" announcement.
July 4th successful dance.
extends free»-reveille at 5:30 o’clock
Selection of the orchestra which of Grants Pass, and Wm. Robb, of
until taps at 11 p. m.
- Chas. Randall, the Coquille to Ban-
will furnish the music has not yet j Marshfield. Alton Grimes, of Co
Ix-gion Auxiliary To.
There are 120 girls in the company,
. <)on rural mail carrier, who g<»es down
been announced by the committee. quille, was also present.
enlisted for the period of the war and
Install On Aug. 14
the North Bank road and return by
six months thereafter, and Mary Ella
the highway, this week bought the
The Coquille Legion Auxiliary will
is a squad leader. She is studying to
"He looks like his grandfather,”- hold installation at 8:00 p. m„ on
Vic '■Denning place on North Elliott
be a dietitian and outlines the
■
tteU
munite
.
■; arid the
Hit The Cat But
Not For A Kill
Community Building '
Netted $1253 From
The 4th Celebration
Open House At
Library Friday
$fo,ooc Worth
Could Get Barely
Enough Gasoline:
Of
^1-09$
Father Passes At
Age Of Eighty
Severe Penalty For
Dim-Out Violations
Urgent Need For
Red Cross Workers
Claim It
Jjg $COre
Song Service
Entertains Rotary
Community Building
Dance Sept. 5
Says It Is Hot
And Wet In Iowa
Chas. Randall Buys
Vic Denning Place
Claims Grandson
Loôks Like Him
Labor Council To
1
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drive up here early in the morning
and back down after he was through
in the afternoon. He figures that the
36 or 37 miles he saves each day, by
living here, means a saving in gaso
line alone, of better than *300 a year.
And the extra sleep he will get by
starting his day’s driving from here
instead of from Bandon . is worth
something!
W
b
Moiidayeveni^g W not
"Bum" Gartln's orchestra will fur
daughter, Margaret, and husband— be held because of the meeting later
(ipt. and Mrs H. R- Turkel — in
nish the music for the public dance to
in the week.
Washington, D. C., last Friday. The
be given in the new Community
young man who has been named
Building this coming Saturday eve
Dr. Cha* c Talking At
ning, Aug. 8, by the ¿oquille Labor
William Charles, weighed seven and
one-half pounds. Capt. Turkel, who Lions Sessions This Noon
Council.
The committee in charge
is in the U. S. Army Air Ferry In
Dr. Genevieve Chase* is giving a is making splendid preparations for
telligence Service, is now somewhere talk at the Lions club session this a very nice dance and dance goers
in Africa This is their second child, nun on what effect the war is having can be assured of a fine evening of
the first being a daughter.
on the nation’s educational program. 1 pleasure, with good music.
Eagles Picnic At
The members of- the Coquille
Eagles lodge and their f-imilies will
hold their annual picnic this coming
Sunday. Aug. 9, on Cherry creek
near McKinley. There will be free
pop for the youngsters and a fine
program of sports has been arranged.
Each family attending should bring
their own lunch the committeeman
in charge of arrangements says..
more study.
She should feel much at home in
one respect for she says that it has
been raining a great deal, but adds
thfit it is also very hot. which is not
so pleasant for one accustomed to this
breeze-swept, cool Oregon coast.
Warranty ana nargain and Sal.-
Deeds for saw at in* Sentinel, office