Coos County Coal
Mines And Mining
Legion Planning
Armistice Day
"Valley of the Sun"
At Liberty Fri. to Sun.
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By Roy C. Morley
Recreating the warmth, color, and
cation of this field is in Sec. IS, Tp.
After a potluck dinner at 8:80 p. m,.
humor of pioneer days In the West,
32, S. R. II, W W. M.
the Coquille American Legion Port
as well as the drama and peril of that
The Squaw Basin-Eden Ridge field met" in regular session Monday eve
period, “Valley of the Sun," brings
offers a far greater possibility aa a ning. Commander Berg reported that
Plans were completed for the dele Lucille Ball and James Craig to the
coal producer than that of the Eckley there had been collected under the gates to leave early next week for the screen in an unusual drama of action
field, but while there has been very direction of the Poet over 250 phono eleventh Region Assembly of Town and sparkling adventure.
little development done on the Eden graphic records, which had been for send clubs to be held in Washington.
Taking Clarence Budlngton Kel-
Ridge field, the surface outcrop shows warded to the collecting center at
Club No. 1 of Coquille has the Iqnd’s Sutuiduy Evening Post Serial
a very extensive field. The discovery Oakland, Calif.
honor of buying most membership as a basis, the film deals with the
Armistice Day activities were.dis- cards from headquarters. Two read dual efforts of a young Army scout
of tire Eden Ridge coal field was made
by a party of elk hunters, composed cusaed at length and it was decided ings were given, one by Mrs. Schroe to see that the Apaches are treated
of Chas. Collier, Geo. H. Collier, and that the Post would sponsor a dance der."America Furgthg Ahead" and by honestly, and to break up the im
ye scribe, which was in the summer on that day and that the net pro Mrs. Hatcher, "Loyalty and Criti pending marriage of a pretty frontier
of 1895, and some few years later Dr. ceeds would be turned over to the cism."
girl to an uncrupulous Indian agent.
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J. S. Diller, accompanied by A- J. finance committee of the new audi
Aware that the short-sighted meth
The door prise was received by
Collier made the first recorded dis torium. Arragnements for the Armis Mrs. Strang. AU present enjoyed ods in vogue in the Southwest in the
tice Day breakfast will be definitely pie and coffee in the dining hall. Neat late Sixties are inflaming the Indians
covery.
The coal from this district com made at a later meeting.
Tuesday evening saltd and crackers against the whites, the scout gets into
Harry Hunt, Bob Stewart, George will be seryed, so opme out dnd have trouble with Army authorities and is
pares favorably with the coal from all
the other districts throughout the Oerding, Dave Rackleff and Chas. a good meeting.—Press Correspondent sentenced to jail. Escaping, he
coast regions, as tests from the seven Seibig were appointed a Committee
stumbles into the proposed marriage,
foot vein in the M. J. Anderson tun to arrange for the dance.
and, knowing the , intended bride
Owing to the strehuous pressure of
nel gave the following:
Moisture,
groom’s character, decides to inter
2.53%; Volatile matter. 43.08%; fixed business and various activities, the
fere.
Sept. 11—Wm. Storm, of Btmdon,
carbon, 41.98%; Ash, 10.44%. The installation of officers was postponed
He succeeds in postponing the wed
Reaver Hil| test is about: Moisture; until (he regular meeting in October, and Elma McLeod, of Bandon. They ding but the Indians bring matters
18.10%; Volatile matter, 31.10% fixed with the hope that there will be a were married by Rev. G. A. Gray last to a head by organizing for an at
carbon, 39.63%; Ash, 13.17%. Penn sufficient lull in the daily grind, to Friday at his home here.
tack against the whites-chiefly be
Sept. IT — Marshall Newell and cause the agent has cheated them out
sylvania Bituminous coal, Pittsburg permit the membership of the Post to
bed: Moisture, 2.01%; Volatile mat be present, especially those who are Mary Calef, both of Marshfield.
of their herds. The scout's resource
Sept. 12—Sam Domnick Camanata, ful efforts to save the agent’s life <
ter, 33.58%; fixed carbon, 58.11%; to be installed in ofice.
The Sons of the Legion Squadron of Bandon, and Bessie Price, of Co after the Apaches have captured him
Ash, 8.32%. From the tests of the
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other different coal veins of fixed have nine of their members serving quille.
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avert a . certain
massacre
when
vslue, it would appear that the Eden in the United States Army or Navy. -■Sept—M—Freeman H. Young, of the tribes swoop down on the lonely
To date fifteen have paid their 1943 Fort Stevens, Ore., and Jeanne E. town, provide a stirring climax to
Ridge coal field would have, at least
membership in Legion Post No. 36. Lappjng, of Empire.
"a fighting chance to make good.
“Valley of the Sun.”
Sept. 14—Cecil G. Finley, of San . In its forthright presentation of
The western outcrop of the Eden From indications if the Post expects
coal field is along the south fork of to reach its quota for 1943, the mem Giego,.Calif., and Evelyn M. Gano, of the Indian’s side of the case—a side
the Coquille river, at an elevation of bers will have to get out and dig up Portland.
all too often overlooked in print and
Sept. IS—Harold A. Specht, of Em on the screen—"Valley of the Sun’’
about 1800 feet and near the some ex-service men whu are eligi
west boundary line of Tp. 32 S. R. 11, ble for membership but who have pire, and Beulah Damewood, of stands out as a distinctive piece of
W. W. M., and about 2% miles from never availed themselves of the op Marshfield. They wet* married by film fare. It’s various characters are
X■Powers-Rogue river highway, portunity to belong to the Legion. A Rev. J. R. Adams at’ his home in sharply etched—Craig as the quick
witted scout, Miss Ball as the self-
e is plenty of data available on good many of our members have been North Bend on Tuesday.
Sept. IS—C. E. Naffziger and At reliant heroine, Dean Jagger as the
the- Squaw Basin-Eden Ridge coal drafted or have volunteered for ser
field, compiled by such men as Dr. vice either in the Army or the Navy. lanta Satchwell, both of Medford, scheming agent, Sir Cedric Hard-
wicke as an Euglish remittance man,
J. S. Diller, Ira W. Williams, E. J. It is expected they will again give Ore.
Sept. 15—Harold M. Knutaoon and Peter Whitney as an old desert char
l.ilzjegran H. Kasmier and others a good account of themselves when
.
Eleanor M. Browq both of Marshfield. acter, Billy Gilbert as a judge, Tom
and from their reports on the coa) the time comes.
Sept 1!»—Walter O. Landis, of Tyler as the feared Geronimo and
situation in that district, it would ap
Canton, Ohio, and Irene Rike, of Antonio Moreno as the dignified
pear that it is a settled fact that the
"teandon.
Apache leader.
Squaw Basin-Eden Ridge coal field is
Sept. IS—Thomas
Filmed among
a worth while project, which only
and June Mary Paulsen, both of Em' Christo mountains
awaits development
Pire.
Mexico and around Taos and Santa
The Squaw Basin-Eden Ridge coal
Fe, the picture has exceptional scenic
field in all probability would extend
beauty.
through several sections of land, and
with its two large veins ’would mean
SOIL-OFF cleans painted walls
The cultiwation of the moral judg
a very great tonnage and-as the rule and
woodwork.
No
Water—No
ment la the crucial need of civilisa
for computing coal tonnage, is on ; Rinsing -no Drying/ Gregg Hard
tion.—Dr. Torrance Phelps.
the scale that one acre of coal, one ware.
foot thick will produce 1800 tons, <
and a square mile of coal one foot
thick, wouNf produce 1,152,000 tons,
and a seven-foot vein would contain
about 8,000,000 tons. Of this only
80 per cent can be removed in min
ing by any room and pillar method.
In 1914 the entire township in which
Squaw Basin is located, was withheld
from mineral entry, awaiting govern
ment classification. The entire field
is in the National forest.
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VISITING DAY
Marine Recruiting
Station At Bay
Marine corps recruiters opened a
station in .the First National bank
building, Marshfield earlier this week,
in charge .are Staff Ser-
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