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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1942)
Sentinel INDBPBNDBNT vol . NBWSPAPEB xxxvin City Council Holds A Lengthy Session Monday Evening It was learned at Monday evening’s council session that Walter K-. Nivens is willing to donate land also, needed for the Willard street approach im provement to • the Spurgeon street bridge from the north provided a concrete bulkhead is built across his property, replacing the wooden one, which is needed to retain his terraoed front yard. K \ City Engineer Gearhart's estimate is that .the bulkhead will coat about $66, and the property owners have been notified that if they wish to have the bulkhead and approach put in before the winter rains start it will be necessary to advance the cash at once for the improvement. The de lays entailed in an assessment pay ing project would throw the job over until next spring. The city engineer reported that the Fifth street improvement surfacing, between Hall and Henry, has been completed. For preservation of the buildings at the big water reservoir of Rink creek the council authorized the pur chase of paint which the guard there, Mrs. Miller, will apply to the build ings. The color will be a grayish green to comouflage them as much as possible. I To Postpone The Season Opening Fire Warden Keitli Yuung forms the Sentinel this morning that Governor Sprague has called a meeting. of the state gaipe commis sion, to be held at Eugene at one o’clock this afternoon. The purpose of the meetin/ is to postpone the opening of the hunting, season until after the rains make it safe to re open the forests and game sections to hunters. 0. L. Wood b Nominated for Mayor B. P. W. Welcomes Coos Electric Co-op Geo. Taylor, C. M. Gray, E. 0. Webb for Newcomen And Is Above The Councilmen—F. G. Leslie for City Recorder All Favor Chicken National Average The American people do not wake era* score with Mr. Wood on the up to their duties as citizens unless long end. there is a fight on. This applies to The nomination of Mr. Leslie for their civic duties or national when recorder was by acclamation after his their country is attacked, as it was name had been presented by Mr. Jeub. last December 7. The name ot Geo. W. Taylor for These thoughts arise from the fail . ............. W-.—. that there was only a corporal’s guard councilman was also given by Mr. out for the city caucus Tuesday eve Jeub, that of C. M. Gray by Mr. Tay ning |n the Community Building, lor and that of E. D. Webb by Mrs. _ , , .’>' when some times in the past there Jeub. ’ have been 200 or 300 voters at the No other names being suggested, the caucus to name the pity’s candidates secretary, on motion Was directed to County Judge E. L. Peterson, whd cast the unanimous ballot of the for office. 9- was at his office yesterday for the Orville L. Wood, who has aervedj caucus for the three. first time after a vacation spent on On motion of O. C. Sanlord, the six years most ably as a councilman, his ranch on Coos river and alsoyifter was nominated for mayor, for the chair appointed a committee con being down a few days with the flu, two-year term; Frank G, Leslie, the sisting of R. A. Jeub, L. H. Hazard reported that the county is investing very efficient city recorder for and H. A. Young, to fill any vacancies $50,000 of the surplus it was carrying I ' many years, was renominated for the which might occur in the nominated in U. S. securi|ies, either, notes or1 two-year term, and three members ©f list. war bonds, and buying up $98,000 There will be one vacancy on the the present council—C. M. Gray, worth of the county’s own bonds. The Geo. W. Taylor and E. D. Webb— council after the first of the year latter were not callable until Jan. Mr Wood becomes mayor, were nominated to succeed themselves 1, 1944, and a premium was paid for he will fill by apointment, with for four-year terms. - ■ but after deducting the pre- them, City Attorney Taltant Greenough the approval of the council. mium the county will save about Another vacancy which Mayor called the meeting to order, reed the $2,000 In interest. official call for the caucus, and then Milne will be called upon to fill is called for nominations for chairman. that of a successor to David B Bieg Ray Jeub and C. G. Caughetl were ger, who expects soon to enter the Tliat ap named for chairman but the former United States service. withdrew his name and Mr Caughel) pointment will be of a temporary took over. Taltant Greenough was nature, however, for should Mr. 5- G. Thrift, one of Coquille's made secretary, F. L. Greenough and Biegger return before Jan. 1, 1945, prominent retail dealers, suffered a when his term expires, he will re complete collapee at the store last When nominations for mayor ware sume his seat Friday Thorning pud was taken to called, the name of C. M. Gray was The action of the caucus Tuesday the Belle Knife Hospital, where spe proposed by Ray Jeub and that of O. evening insures that the city’s gov cial nurses%nd care by Dr. Richmond L. Wood by O. C. Sanford. The en ernment will be in safe and sane have improved his condition greatly, suing ballot resulted in a crap shoot- hands for the duration. but he is still a very sick man. ............ ......................... . ........ County Invests $148,000 In Paper A. G. Thrift Stricken Friday The property owners on Beach street, between Sixth and Seventh, nave been ordered to remove the debris—tin cans, parts of car bodies and other stuff -which a former resi dent dumped in the street. It was ordered that the Casino on Front street be Closed October 1 un less the $41-70, owed by its former proprietor for license fee the first part of the year, is paid. Keith Leslie having found it im possible to devote the time needed for M. J. Gilson from the state fire auditing the city’s books, the council marshal’s office in Salem, who came Ed Lund and Richard ordered that John Ferguson of Marsh- down to attend the county firemen’s two residents of the Banfi section west of town, wi ning, was looking over the fire haz at thè city counett sessi« ards in Coquille’s business district evening to attempt to get city water yesterday in- company with Fire for the 40 to 45 residents of that sec Chief Ted, Snyder. The visitor said tion who have heretofore gotten their there were a good many buildings In water from a small storage supply Coquille whose removal would help out there and who have operated as the city in the matter of fire preven a public utility district. At the tion ' present time, and until it rains, the residents there have only a little David B. Biegger announced at Monday evening’s session of the coun water, night and morning, desperately in need of a large supply. cil that it was the last regular meet The city's reply was that the Co ing he would attend. He is due to quille water system could furnish be inducted into the Army the lat • ter part of next month and intends At the suggestiqp of a subscriber, them water if and when the Banford leaving Sunday for Iowa, where he the Sentinel passes along this idea Heights utility district is dissolved. will visit his parents for a couple of for the manual training class at the The residents out there have the pipe weeks before entering the service. high school and its instructor to con and will lay it across the gulch to His resignation will not be pre sider. a conenctlon with the city’s water sented for Mayor Milne announced So many of the students ride bi mains, and from what was said Mon that a city councilman who enters the cycles to school, and there is no place day evening they will probably dis service retains his status as a member to stand them during the day where solve the utility district at once and of the city's governing body until his they will be out of the rain, when it lay the pipe for a conenctlon with the term of office expires. Should the comes, would it not be a fine im city’s line. war be over within two years and provement if an open shed, possibly There is no question about the city's Mr. Biegger returns to Coquille be closed on three sides, be built by the supply in the reservoir being able to fore the November, 1944, election he class to keep the bikes dry and pro- take care of thia 40 or 45 additional will resume his seat. A councilman long their lives? homes. Right now there is five feet more of water in the reservoir than pro tem will be appointed to serve there was before the dam was raised during his absence but there will be no election of a successor at the No three years ago. 1 The city's charge will be for that vember 3 election this year. section the same as it is for all users Mrs Biegger will manage the fur niture store, leaving her sister Mrs. of city water outside the city—$2.75 Two families moved their house Bertie Somers as manager of The hold goods Sunday, exchanging per month, which will mean an in crease in the Coquilel revenues ot Bootery. The latter returned Tues homes. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gilbert day from a ten-days buying trip to moved from their »even acre ranchlnearly *,fw P*r month- San Francisco. just outside the city on the Cunning Sanford Heights Fire Marshal Says Marty Are Fire Traps Residents Ask City To Supply Water Councilman Biegger_ To Enter Army Class Could Build A Shed Even Trade Of Two Properties ham road to the house and two lots property, comer of Seventh and Health streets, which Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hickenbottom had owned, and the latter moved to the Gilbert place. Dr. Leonard C. Witcosky, who lo Don Estes, Coquille mail carrier It was an even up trede between the cated in Coquille some months ago for many yean, Is on a leave of ab owners. after graduating from college in sence, starting this week, for the du Colorado, was last week named by ration of the war. the county court as herd and meat His enlistment as a photographer in and Bangs disease inspector for the the Navy has been accepted by head southern half of Coos county. quarters and his title is to be Chief According to the established rates, Specialist in Photography. His or "Did you ever eat a fig grown in the owner will pay 15 cents per head ders are to .report in Portland the Coquille?" asked Jess Beyers of thia and the county ten cents for testing first of next week and from there cattle and for the Bangs disease test he will proceed to Pensacola, Florida. scribe Monday morning. “Then try one," was his reply to our answer the county pays 20 cents per head. Don’s hobby for years has been photography and he Is an artist with that We had not. He had a dozen or more in a pall, nice ripe ones that ........ - grew. produced 4n Calif« I on a tree planted outdoors, too, not a house plant Variety. When the city council adjourned Monday evening it was until five Red Cross First Aid Classes o’clock test evening when further Saturday of next week. Oct. 3, is In Myrtle'Point, Oct. A-It consideration wax to be given to the last day on which voters whose A Red Cross first aid etas, with in Mrs. Emily Hersey’s application to names do not now appear oA the books may register and be able to struction for all who may wish to repair one of her First street build vote at the election on Nov. 3. Those attend, is scheduled to be held in the ings. However O. L, Wood and E. D. who voted at the May primary, or Myrtle Point Junior High School, A We£b were both absent from the city at the last general election, do not evenings, Oct. 5-10 inclusive. need to register for their names still qualified instructor from San Fran and the matter goes over until the cisco will conduct the course. next meeting. appear on the voting lists Dr. L. C. Witcosky Herd Inspector To Be Navy Chief Photographer Coquille Figs Are Delicious * October 3 Last Day To Register Council Did Not < Meet test Night figures On The New Community Building Floor E. U Parrott, who wj» his as- Jn thia Week finishing the of the floor In the auditorium new Community Building, gives some huge figures about the material and effort necessary to put the floor down. As has been previously noted the auditorium floor la laid with plywood- on-edge strips, 21 inches long, 2H inches wide and one inch deep. The main floor is 75x110 feet and Mr. Perrott has it figured that there are 24,000 such pieces in the floor which if laid end to end would stretch out for seven miles. Ninety thousand nails were used to fasten these 34,000 pieces to the sub floor and if thoae nails were laid end to end they would make a line three and one-half miles long. Five blows with the hammer were struck for each nail, four forcing it down and one to set it, which means 450,000 hammer blows for laying the floor. ' When sanded and polished, this will be one of the finest, handsomest and largest dance floors in Coos county; in fact it will be ail three super latives without any competition. Art Pulford At. Concentration Camp Art Pulford who spent a few days here a couple of weeks ago after fin ishing his Army Signal Corps train ing at a camp in Missouri, is now at a Jap concentration camp in Califor nia while waiting for assignment to duty. 8. D. Pulford's other son, Stanley, who had been working with wood at the Smith plant here for several years, is now working with iron at the Kaiser ship building plant at Rich mond, Calif. Fred Jensen Honored At Rotary Club A letter of appreciation and com mendation, signed by the entire mem bership of the Rotary Club, was pre sented to Fred Jensen, who is leav- Several of Coquille's chicken coops have been barred and locked since Monday night when it becime known tlie favorite food of many of the Busi ness & Professional women was chicken. Past presidents, the program com mittee and present officers were in the receiving line Monday evening at the Guild Hall when the Business & Professional Women's rlub enter tained the town’s business and pro fessional women. The room was most attractive with distinctive ar rangements of fall flowers. The meeting opened with the sing ing of the National Anthem, led by Mrs. Clara Stauff, accompanied by Miss Inez Rover. Several stories of songs were given, including O’Mother Dear, Jerusalem, and an old Anglican church hymn song written about 1500 and still found in the present church of England Hymnal. The outstand ing song was America the Beautiful. (Continued on page five) Grange To Initiate In 1st And 2nd For ’ County Friday Night A larger than usual Grange affair la being aranged for the meeting of Coquille Grange No. 396, in W. O. W. hall here tomorrow (Friday F evening at’ eight o'clock- The first and second degrees are to be conferred on candidates and the other Granges in the county, ail of whom have requested this conferring of degrees session, are invited to bring their candidates for initiation ( With cranberry picking starting at the Kranick bog this week, more Many Cranberry Pickers Needed are requested to bring something for the potluck dessert which will be served for refreshments On the following Friday, Oct 3, Mrs. Hazel George will be hostess to the 396 Club at her home Injured Brakeman Goiftg To S. F. Harold Abel, Southern Pacific brakeman who fell beneath the car wheels in front of the Smith Wood- Products plant a couple of weeks ago, is to be taken to the Southern Pacific Hospital in San Francisco this week-end. Besides the loss of one leg and a portion of his foot on the other, he has since been operated upon for amputation of the severed foot injury above the ankle on that leg. Will Train Girls Éor Defense Jobs Henry I. Meyer, personnel officer from the National Youth Administra tion state headquarters in Eugene, was in Coquille yesterday and expects to be at the court house here each Wednesday from. 10 until 11 o’clock. Whill Mr. Meyer accepts boys for N. Y. A. training in Eugene, his pri mary purpose is to interest girls be tween the ages of 17 years, eight months, and 24 yean in training for defense jobs. There is urgent need for young ladies for such jobs and he mentioned that recently a call was made from his office for 1400 and only 68 applicants replied. All expenses are paid by the Na- tional Youth Administration and if any young lady interested cannot contact Mr. Meyer at the court house, she may write him Box 033, Marsh field. Mr. Meyer is also organizing N. Y. A. groups to participate actively in the scrap metal drive. 1 _____ ____ , ____ 3WUM < the club yesterday. „ Prefacing his remarks by an ac count of his personal association with Mr. Jensen, Mr. Osika then gave an outline of Mr. Jensen’s work in the club activities and expressed the re gret that the club is to lose him as a member. A numbered quia program was then presented Rotarian Vic Torrey, of Marshfield, was present as a guest as was also Charles E. Schroeder, of Bandon. The annual meeting of the Coos Electric Co-operative will be held in its officethere op Oct. 10. The hour of the meeting will be decided upon at a special board ot directors meet ing, to be held this evening, and other definite plans will be made, tonight. The nominating committee, of which R. H, Lawhorn was chairman, did a good job of selecting nominees, to be voted upon Oct. 10, geographi cally speakings and all sections of the co-op territory will be represented an the board the coming year. Thoae nominated were Ivan C. Laird, of Sitkum; Lora E. Hol ver- stott, of Fairview; Adrian C. Halter, of Arago; Rosabel S. Brown, of Mc Kinley; Henry Van Calcar, of Sum-- ner; Louis W. Lund, of Gaylord; Louise C. Scofield, of Bridge; L. B. Jennings, of Remote, and Clarence Zumwalt of Sixes. Dick Connam, manager of the Co op, gives some figures showing how 1 high the Coos Co-op ranks in com parison with the national Co-op rec ord. The figures given are those of the Coos co-operative compared with 277 other similar concerns Coos Co-op has 3.7 customers per mile while the national rate is 2.31 per mile. The average of kilowatt hours used by Coos per month is 73.8, wliile for the nation it is 59. The revenue per mile for Coos is $15.41. while for the nation ax a whole it is $9.62 per month. Lloyd Greqp, proprietor of (Aegg Hardware, enlisted in the Navy at Marshfield Tuesday morning and will leave for Portland a* soon as he can get ready-to go. Mrs. Gregg will manage the business while he is in his country’s service deavoring to secure women pickers Mr. Anderson of the Marshfield employment office who was over here on Tuesday, stated that Mrs. L. L. Bonney has agreed to act as Co quille chairman of the ladies’ group which will be soliciting for pickers in this section. One hundred or more pickers will be needed at the peak of die season. Anyone willing to act in that ca pacity may notify Mrs Bonney, or one of her committee, or the county agent’s office here, or the employment office in Marshfield. Mr. Anderson said also that the of fice is endeavoring to secure women for employment in aircraft and other Industries. Chamber Commerce May Meet Less Often At the Chamber of Commerce ses sion in the hotel Tuesday noon a check for $49.80 was received from the Junior Chamber of Commerce which has disbanded for the dura tion. The Junior Chamber has done splendid work but with so many of the younger men entering the ser vice, it was impossible to keep the organization alive. The senior chamber is also dis cussing the probability of meeting but once a month or not oftaner than once in two weeks. With help and labor problems affecting nearly every concern in the city, the attendance Tuesday noon Is now much smaller than it was and there are also fewer matters needing immediate attention. Lady Employee In Post Office Mrs. Ivyl Pleith, a Coquille resi dent for many years, entered upon her duties as clerk in the poetoffice here this morning. With some em ployees already gone and others to leave soon, the office has been work ing short handed and there will prob ably be other openings for members of the fair sex there later. Candidate Here Yesterday • Edward C. Kelley, democratic can didate for congress from the new Ore- gem district. No. 4, was a Coquille visitor yesterday, being introduced to the voters around the city by Ctar- ence A. Barton. Mr Kelley says the rubber situa Fred Lorenz left Monday for tion being what it is, ne is making Portland, where he expected to take his campaign a county at a time, not an examination to determine his fit expecting to make repeat tripe. His home is in Medford. ness for military service.
