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Teachers For The
Three Coquille
Schools This Year
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Following is the complete.sqster of
instructors in the Coquille1 high
school, Junior high and Grade school,
as furnished the Sentinel by $upt.
B. W. Dunn, who will be on hand next
week:
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Mrs. G. L. McRay
Gold In The Sand
New Natal Day
Dunes Of The
Association President Coquille" Valley
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Mrs. "Lafe Compton, retiring pres
ident of the Coos CoUnty Natal Day
Association, and her very capable
corps of assistants from Beulah Chap
ter, No. 6, O. E. S. received many
warm encomiums for the efficient
High School
way in which the guests here Monday
Clarence Osika, Principal.
for the forty-first annual meeting of
Helen Ayers, Commerce; replaces the association were entertained. It
Leah Bradley, who has gone to Ket was a day long' to be remembered in
chikan, Alaska.
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Coos county’s Eastern Star chapters.
Lunelle Chapin, English.
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Marjery Doerr, Cliemistry-Biology;
replacing Kay Ferris, married.
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Marjorie Jones, Home Economics.
Mrs. Norris Kemp, Gen. Scl. and
Girls’ Physical Education; replacing
Zaidie Ena«, who has gone to Wiscon
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E. E. Leslie, Coach.
Mary Virginia Norris, Spanish and
History.
Harriet Osika, Library and English
Paul Snider, Industrial Arts.
Uneeta School
Wayne Smith, Principal.
Wanda Cochran. Mathematics; re-
placing LeRoy Clark now in the Navy.
Mona Inman, Social Living, re-
placing Charlea Meyer. Navy.
Alice Lafferty, Social Living, re-
placing Hazel Hanna.
Ethel Roop, Art, Spelling, Writing,
Girls' Physical Education.
Marie Stewart. Social Living and
Library.
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Washington School
(By BOB HARRISON)
It was in the early autum of 1852,
that three grim-faced frontiersmen
sat before their evening camp fire, on
the north, bank of the Coquille .river,
at the lower end of Randolph slough.
The sun was sinking into the broad
blue Pacific, casting ita fading days
end salute against the timber fringed
horrizon. A gentle tide wind had
ruffled the rivet into myriads of
waYfiW*. whifh ftoiHi mrh utlwr in
ceaseleM cadence, while an occasional
Royal Chinook would leap up from the
depth, only to fall back onto the sur
face with a hollow splash, and long
linen of bobbing sea gull* drifted
leisurely by in their flight seaward,
as they piped their "nighty nite "
About three miles below, and on
the opposite side of the river, was
the Indian village of the Coquille’«
and it was no unusual thing to hear
the splaah of the clam diggers pad
dle as they went skimming their ca
noes along the surface of the river.
The three men were seated before
their evning fire, and were much Ab
sorbed in an earnest conversation. The
eldest of the three was John Lane,
sheriff of the Coos territory, and his
two companions were “Fargo Joe”
Sisson, and “Lanky Lute” Williams,
rangers
two rough and tough coast —
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with corns on their trigger ■ f
fingers,
and well, up to the dot with their
copies of Colt’s great works on how
to ventilate living things.
Now listen, boys, «aid Lane, this
job we’ve got on our hands ain’t.'no
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In' attendance, and all spoke at one
or more of the sessions held.
There were one hundred and eighty
at the noon banquet in Masonic Hall,
where .Mrs. Fred Kunz, chairman,
had been ably assisted by the ban
quet committee, many of whom are
members of the Civilian Defense can
teen corps. Mrs. Leona Bryant, song
leader for the banquet, was most hap-'
pily surprised by the presentation
to her of a large birthday cake.
Mrs. Keith Leslie, who acted as
registrar for the day, was assisted by
Mesdames W. H. Mansell, Theo L.
Clinton and C. A. Rietman.
The new officers chosen for the
coming year are all members of Elgin
Chapter in Myrtle Point, which will
be the hostess chapter on Aug. 31,
1943. The officers are:
Mrs G. L. McRay, president
E. L. Sempert. vice president.
Mrs. Winifred Ray, secretary-treas
urer
Mrs. Bryaht and Mrs. F. C. McNelly
were the committee in charge of
decorations for the three meetings
held—Ute noon banquet session, the
afternoon tea, and the evening ses
sion. At the afternoon tea, the cen
terpiece was a candelabra with five
lights representing the five points of
the star, and in The Washington school
"Thank heaven, my insurance is
auditorium hydrangeas and gladoli
were effectively and artistically ar paid,” was Stewart Norton’« thought
ranged.
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Cities Should Share
Income, Liquor, Gas
Taxes, Speaker Said
Speaking before the Chamber of
Commerce in th* hotel Tuesday noon,
Virgil H. Langtry, field consultant
for the League of Oregon Cities, from
Eugene, began his talk with the state
ment that that day, Sept. 1, was the
third anniversary of the start of two
wars. He added that one had been a
peaceful and happy one, however. It
was his wedding anniversary^ ' <
His subject, “The City’s Part in
ft*. War.” dealt tarvelv with the wb.
j«ct of taxes, along the lines on
which the League of Oregon Cities
has been fighting for years, that the
streamlined state-collected taxes such
as those from incomes, liquor and
gasoline should be apportioned out,
in a percentage to be decided upon,
with the cities where that revenue
originates.
He gave many figure« showing how
Oregon municipality taxes are so
high that industry which might seek
a location in this state, moves in
stead into Washington or California.
He stated that Oregon stood forty
eighth. at the bottom of the list of
states, for the percentage oj state
taxes which are apportioned to the
cities. In Oregon it is 2.9 per cent,
in Washington 29.5 per cent
Consequently the most important
thing for tncguii
Oregon aura
cities uj
to uo
do to pui
put
Oieir house in order for after-the-
war adjustment was to compel the
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ture to adopt laws which will
stat* revenue taxes with the
citi««.
He advised that cities pay off in
debtedness as* rapidly as possible,
keep taxes at present level and ac
cumulate cash reserves which may
be used after the war in building
and Improvement projects which will
be needed for employment when the
present defense industries utilization
of labor has dropped back to pre-war
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Clarence D. Phillips, of Portland,
grand master of the Masonic lodges
in Oregon will pay Chadwick Lodge,
No. 68, an official visit this coming
Saturday evening,^Scpt. 5, at eight
o'clock, and all members and visiting
Masons are urged to keep the event
in mind and be present.
Refreshments will be served in the
dining room at the close of this special
communication.
Prior to the official visit the grand
master anl anyone accompanying
him will be entertained at a six
o'clock dinner in the hotel to which
have been invited the nine masters
and secretaries in this District, No. 12;
the district deputy grand master, Ray
McNair, of Bandon; the senior and
junior wardens of Chadwick Lodge,
R. C. Johnson and W. B. McLarrip,
and R. H. Mast, a past grand officer.
Is Improving After
Operation In South
High School Starts
Next T uesday, Sept. 8
Might Easily
Have Been Fatal
While the collection of scrap metal
and junk will continue throughout
the month of September in Coquille
and vicinity, as it will all over the
United States, Saturday of next week,
Sept. 12 has been set as Junk Rally
Day, according to Mrs. Jack Dolan,
chairman of the Coquille ’ salvage
icoriwnfttee. It is hoped no one will
wait'for that particular day. to get
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their contributions to ¿ack Dolan's
blare un South'Haii. but that ta tta.
date when the greatest effort is to
be made to clean up the hundreds
and thousands of tons of useless—
to the owner—metal which has been
accumulating for years on ranches.
farms, places of business and resi
dences.
The boys “over there,” which
means all over the world — Africa,
England, Ireland, the Pacific ocean—
are throwing all their scrap into the
fight against the axis. Those of us
at home who are too old. or have not
yet been called, should be no less
energetic in throwing our scrap into
the fight. Collecting and delivering
to designated collection spots all the
scrap metal we may have is such a
pitifully small thing in comparison
with what our soldier, sailor and
marine boys are doing in offering
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their lives for their country, that lazi- t * '*
ness nor disinclination to exert one’s
self should not prevent a collection
of hundreds of tons of usable metal
in the Coquille valley.
It you have no way to deliver, a
call to Mrs. Dolan, phone 173M, wil1
insure that a truck will be sent to
pick it up.
The city ' trucks will continue
through September to pick up metal
here in town.
"Only about five tons have as yet
been brought in to Jack Dolan’s
shop on South Hail street, where
there should be at least one hundred
tons already turned in for shipment
to the' factories where the metal will
be used .
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The job as head of the tax depart
ment is not an easy one to fill, but
with the help of the experienced
young ladies in the office the sheriff
feels that Mr. Goude will be able to
master of the intricacies of the office
in a comparatively short time.
o'clock next Tuesday, Sept. 8, in
Guild' Hall. The committee in charge
of the big surprise feature on the pro
gram is composed of Mesdames Mar
tha E. Mulkey, Viola Newton and
Irene Hartwell.
All members re
quested to come and learn wha, ihe
surprise is.
Deputies Here
It is a little late to get the in
formation to Coquille retail business
men but two deputies from the of
fice of Price Control at Eugene are
at the Coquille Rationing Board of
fice in the court house, today only,
to answer any and all questions the
Mr. and Mrs Keith Leslie and
Marjorie Knight spent the week merchants may ask on the matter of
three children left Tuesday morning
for Portland expecting to return Sat end in Eugene, where she visited her ceiling prices and other control reg
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Knight.
ulations.
urday.
Mrs. Hale B. Eubanks has written
h^r father, L. H. Hazard, that Lieut.
Eubanks, army chaplain who has been
stationed at Ford Ord, California, has
been ordered to attend a training
school at Cambridge, Mass., and does
not know sphere he will be sent after
that. Mrs. Eubanks is therefore re
turning with their daughter, Adri-
enne, to Coquille before school opens
next Tuesday.
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All Is Ready
For Big Dance
B. P. W. To Meet
Next Tuesday .
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Took In Too
Much Territory:
Sheriff Names
Tax Dept. Head
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Junk Rally Day
Set For September 12
By The Committee
Hazel Hama, Principal, Fifth
Grade, replacing Ve?ta M. Treadgoiy
now of Portland.
Betty Barton, Fifth Grade, replac
ing Lorna Meyer, of Oakland, Calif.
Edith Dunn, Fourth Grade
Cherie Mae Hartwell, Fourth Grade.
Joyce Owen, Third Grade.
The Coquille High school will con
Hazel Scharfer, Third Grade
vene classes on September 8, at 8-45
Dorothy Page, Second Grade.
a. m. At that time all pupils will
Arlene Robertson, Second Grade.
to the home-rooms as follows,
Inez Chase, First Grade.
now
men— A to K in room 26, Mrs.
Alberta Tyrrell, First Grade
ture should be cut to as low an
Edith Walton, Remedial.
session was held in Masonic Hall, the highway about 8.30 o’clock last amount as possible, but at the same Beyers; L to Z in room 16 Mrs. Kemp.
Sophomores—A to H in room 15,
A general faculty meeting is sched where Mesdames O. C. Sanford, E. A. night.
time all city administrations should
uled for nine o'clock Labor pay Walker, Cliff Yarbrough, Stanley
Mr. Norton told his wife that he be blue-printing for post-war days Miss Morris; I to P in Gym room, Mr.
mofning, and school will open Tues Ayers, Clarence Oaika, Harold Gould had often wondered what a man’s what can be done to give employ Leslie; Q to Z in room 12, Miss Doerr.
day morning with only one-half day and R. F. Milne presided.
Juniors—A to M in Tye room, Mrs.
Music last thoughts were and when he saw ment. The federal government will
attendance for students and pupils for the tea was furnished by Miss that his car was going to be hit, not be able for many years to carry Ayers; N to Z in Library, Mrs. Osika.
that day
A somewhat smaller en Muriel Dae’s orchestra
Seniors—A to K in Study Hall, Mr.
With a posible fatal ending, he found on such public works projects as
“Do any of you guys want any of
rollment in ail schools 1« anticipated
A no-host luncheon at which the out what those thoughts would be.
have given employment to labor in Snider; L to Z In Room 11, Miss
it?’’ was the query of a fiery South
Chapin.
grand officers in attendance and of
He and Wm. Matejka and Willard the past.
this year.
The school bus will be operated ficers of the Coos county chapter! Borel had been on the golf course and
Locker k$y slips will be issued by erner, J. W. Bryant, who came here
In a democracy, such as the United
as far as the county farm if the were present was held in the Co- were starting home. As they turned States, the functions of the local gov- the home-room teachers. Locker key as a CCC from Baldwin, Miss., after
sv«4/wss MAautay on to the htahwav a nlck-ur. truck, er~***t arc closer to the people than fees are fifty Cents, of which twenty- he had severely beaten, knocked
Cunningham district votes tomorrow quille
• owning to discontinue the school evening.
driven by George LeRoy Hultin, was are those of the federal government five cents will be returned at the end down and fractured a shoulder of
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Coquille’s only colored janitor, "Little
~ At the eevning session, presided approaching up the hill at a pretty and Mr. Langtry pointed out the dan of the yea«' if ‘he key is returned.
there this year.
There will be no football compe over by R. A. Jeub, the retiring vice fast pace In swerving so as not to ger of a more centralized, all-em t - Parents are asked not to purchase Louie” Longster, last Thursday night.
A. 17-year old youth, Seth Marvin
tition tor Junior High boys this year, president, the newly chosen officers hit the Norton 1038 Chevrolet, he bracing concentration of power in books or supplies until the students
due to the fact that ladies are re were installed.
got into loose gravel and the truck Washington as heading toward dicta have received proper instructions. Lanegan, who is employed at a camp
placing the men teachers the^e, but
Following this a reception was held smashed into the car, shearing off torship, although he did not use that This year students may use either at McKinley, replied that he did, and
the trimming he gave the "southern
the two or three hole paper.
Junior Hi boys who Wish may prac with Mrs R. C. Johnson and Mrs. E. the fenders, breaking the windshield, word.
gentleman’’ was a plenty. The fight
tice with the high school freshman D. McCune in charge of arrange slashing a tiri to ribbons, and other
If
new
students
have
not
registered
Keep taxes at present levels, pay
squad. Wayne Smith will be Junior ments. Music for this occasion was wise damaging the car Considerably. off debts, accumulate cash reserves, this week, including Friday, Principal was stopped by the arrival of a Co
furnished by Coquille’s Musicianettes
Hi basketball coach.
Mr, Norton suffered an injured and demand and secure an equitable Osika will arrange subjects for them quille police officer who arrested
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Of special interest during the day knee when it bumped the ignition key division with the state of the state's after 2:30 o’clock, starting the open both the white men.
The beating "Little Louie” took
was the apearance of Beulah Chap and Mr. Borel was thrown against collected taxes, were the highlights ing day of school.
was entirely unprovoked according
ter's officers, all arrayed in rose the windshield. Other personal in of Mr. Langtry's talk.
to eye witnesses, but it evidently dis
colored cetanese, princess style, and juries were slight, but the Norton
gusted the youthful Lanegan.
trimmed with mock marquisette of car, which was later taken to South
Next morning Recorder Leslie or
western Motors’ shop, is pretty much
matching tone.
Eugene Goude, a school teacher in
dered the latter turned loose and
of a wreck.
the Reedsport schools for the past
then fined Bryant $15. He paid it.
seven years, was the first man to
"There’s no ceiling on fun,” declare
Willie Brown, sleeping it off in the
apply for the pdkition as head of the
H. W. Helmboldt, a Shell Oil Co. the placards advertising the dance in Mill Inn Cafe Sunday night, was
tax department, made vacant by th*
employee, suffered injuries when hit the Community Building this coming given a $10 suspended fine by the
death of Ray Vaughan a month ago
by a car last Thursday morning, Saturday night, Sept. 5 but there is recorder Monday morning.
Mr. Goude conferred with Sheriff
Clute. T. Selbig, who had expected
which put him in the hospital at a ceiling over the auditorium where
The need for enactment into law
Howell yesterday, confessed he knew to be gone only two weeks on his an
North Bend and is very fortunate the the dance will be held. Tuesday af Wisconsin Visitor Leaves For
nothing of the duties involved, but he nual vacation from duty as manager of the highway commission’s ruling accident difi not have a fata) ending. ternoon E. L. Perrott and his crew
impressed the sheriff as being a very of the Swift & Co. plant here, re that all cars must stop before crossing He had gotten out of his truck just finished putting on the 16,000 square Home After Month Here
capable young mpn. with a pleasing turned Monday after being gone a railroad, was demonstrated last beyond the Delmar school, on the feet of plywood which cells the room
Mrs. Otto E. Lay, the mother of
night, about 11:40 when Harold Rob
personality and decided to give him over three weeks.
highway and as he walked around in and the appearance now is most Mrs. Charles M. Guilbert, left Tues
a trial. Mr Goude is married and
He returned alone and reports that inson ran into the middle of the front of his truck and toward the pleasing
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day evening for Portland, on her way., _
Mrs. Selbig, who was compelled to logger at the Cunningham crossing. middle of the paving a car he had not
The 8800 feet of dance floor has to her home in Kewaskum, Wisconsin.
has one child.
He was not injured but the front of
Not only has there been but this undergo a major operation in Los
seen struck him. It was not travel not yet been laid but the sub floor, Mrs. Lay joined the Guilberts in
one application for the job, but Sher Angeles, will have to remain in the his 1938 Plymouth sedan was pretty ing very fast and his injuries, besides sanded and waxed, is a better floor Portland just before the birth of her
iff Howell has missed out on two hospital there for five or six weeks well mashed.
bruises and contusions, were a frac now than some of the other dance grandson Thomas, and spent four
He was travelling about 25 or 30
men he tried to secure The former yet. For a time her condition was
floors in the county, and it is the weeks with them there before com
tured leg, a cut scalp and body.
assessor of Klamath county, Chas. quite critical but she was getting miles an hour and was going to the
ing to Coquille for the month of Au
Mr. Helmboldt, who liven at Glas largest.
Mack, was approached but about that along satisfactorily when Mr. Selbig Coquille Auto Court to get his father
dance
Final
preparations
for
the
gust.
gow across the bay from North Bend,
time the KAiser shipbuilding con left. A bursted appendix was the who goes to work at midnight, He
On Mrs. Lay's last Sunday here,
'was unconscious when the car driver have been made and the good crowd
claims
that
the
flare
was
set
so
far
cern offered him a good job in Port trouble.
expected
to
be
in
attendance
Satur
she
acted as proxy for her daughter,
and others following reached him,
from the crossing that he could not
land and he took it—at more money
but soon regained consciousness and day night will find nothing has been Mrs. Lyle E. Gibson, at the baptism of
see it, nor did he see or hear the
than Cpos county could offer;
asked to be taken to the hospital at overlooked to give them a very en Thomas Guilbert.
swinging warning bell..
Another man, recently in the tax
joyable evening.
North Bend.
, Ernest Paegle, Coquille officer, was
commission office in Salem, was also
As heretofore noted, all the net
called to th^ spene of the wreck.
sought.by Sheriff Howellf but Sheriff ,w
oceeds go into the building fund.
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Prott oIJMIHtrtombh-couwty, .also took
Wi
The first fail meeting of the B &
Now Knows His
Last Thoughts
M.
Grand Master
Coming Saturday
dncorrect information was givfen
last week as to the hour at which the
Cunningham school district meeting,
to vote on suspending the school this
year, will be held. The meeting is
called for 8 o’clock, tomorrow (Fri
day) evening, and if the proposal is
approved the pupils from that district
will be brought in to the Coquille
schools this fall, winter and next
spring.
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631 Pounds Of
CoBertgg<w
Mrs Jack Dolan reports that the
Peoples Market and Safeway have
been running a close rqje for turn
ing in the most fat contributed by
housewives, restaurants, etc., the lat
ter going ahead with a total of 280
pounds. Peoples Market’s score is
250 pounds, Jim’s Market »4 and
Thrift’s 7ft. The contribution of fat
and grease is fdr the duration.
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Calling carda, 30 for $1.00.
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