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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1942)
IMDBPSNDBNT VOL. XXXVIU. NIW b PAPIR NO. 38. A. G. Thrift Passes Away This Morning At Knife Hospital Letter Received Here Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Plants From George Maiden In Portland Area Are Doing A Magnificent Job In Mass Production Wiley Withdraws From Sheriff Race Mrs. Maybell ¿«oveland, of this city« has received a letter from her brother, George Maiden, written at a Jap con centration camp somewhere in Cen tral China. George was a Coquille boy, who was working on Wake Is land when the Japs captured that U. S. outpost and this is the first word his .father and sisters, (the other be ing Mrs. Gertrude Ulett), have had directly from him. The letter is type written but Mrs. Loveland says the signatu^-e is that of George. It reads: Three Cent Float Charge On Out-Of Town Banks Ceases A meeting of the republican coun ty central committee was held in the city hail here Tuesday evening, with 40 precincts represented.. The most important matter attend With a smile on his face as he bid There were nearly 100 newspaper One of the finest industrial plant Beginning today, October 1, the ed to was the receiving of the report his son, Ralph, goodbye, one of Co ladies and men, from Oregon and hospitals in the United States has float charge of three cents for each of the committee appointed to fill quille'* most prominent citizens and Washington, who accepted the invita been constructed here, a complete vacancies on the ballot for next check deposited, drawn on other than business men, A. G. Thrift, passed tion of the Kaiser Shipbuilding Cor lay-out which was duly gone through month ’s election. This committee, as thp depositor’s bank and which has into eternal sleep at ten o’clock this poration to be it* guest* last Saturday, and inspected. announced last week, had named been the rule here for several years, morning. The end came at the Belle and the visitors spent the entire day The housing project for employees ‘eliminated, aceSedtag-ta a Ralph T. 1 Knife Hospital, where he was taken at the corporation’s three plants, Is a huge one with some h statement made by one of the First or representative in the two weeks ago tomorrow morning, probably the busiest spots ip Part legislature from Coos county. The National Bank of Portland officials, after suffering a complete collapse. land yrv.j i i1 domiciles ready for occupancy, and recommendation was approved and Ben Chandler, at Marshfield, His physical condition had been im With more than 30,000 men ind also many -dormitories, all on one J ajp Itlls't-.niinrliinitv The revised schedule of service Mr. Moore ’ s name has been certified proving, however, for thj 'of assuring you of my good health women employed and more on the floor, where man may have rooms to the county clerk and the secretary charges which is being put into ef- shock and well being. Our existence here way from the east, the three yards tor one or two occupants, all very feet by nearly all the banks in the of state. to his family. state will probably be a little higher is normal.. We are being fed three were moving swiftly and smoothly, comfortably furnished, as are the Mr. Moore, accompanied by Mrs. ? - The body was taken to Scbroeder meals a day; and also are provided each on its appointed program, and lounging rooms. Including meals, the than the service charge heretofore in Moore, was present and made a talk ’Bro*.’ Mortuaries here, but funeral recreation in the form 'of various showed the splendid organization ef men will pay $18.50 per week for a effect but there is also a monthly arrangement* cannot be made until kinds of ball games as well as being fort by Henry J Kaiser and his son, single bedroom or $13.50 where two to the group, as did Harris Ellsworth, allowance made by the bank, depend candidate for congress from this dis word is received from his son, provided entertainment such as band Edgar F. Kaiser. men occupy the room. There are sim trict, who came over from Roseburg ing on the average balance and the Hamilton, who is in officers’ train concerts, etc. The publisher* group left the Mult ilar houses for the women. number of checks issued during a for the meeting. ing on the east coast. At Swan Island, which was former month. ’ Would appreciate your writing nomah Hotel at 9:30 in buses pro There will be a vacancy on the ' Alexander G. Thrift, who was Harry Floyd and Mrs. A. Hutchinson vided by the corporation and did not ly an airport, the equipment for ship The complete schedule of this ser party ’ s ticket next month. A. M. known as “Sandy” all his life? -was and explain to them that you have arrive back there until near nine building seems to be of a more per Wiley who was nominated at the vice charge is being sent each de a native of southwestern Oregon, the heard from me, and inform all other o’clock that evening. manent nature. The uprights for the May primary for the office of sheriff positor along with his monthly state son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Thrift. He of my friends in Coquille of this fact. The first visit was at the St. Johns ways are of steel, instead of wood has enlisted in the Marines, has been ment and it is not the purpose of this was borne on the Thrift ranch in Likewise. tender them my best re yard on the peninsula, where the Lib as at the other two yards, and the accepted and is now awaiting the srticle to go into detail. An example Curry oounty, a part of which is now gards. erty ships are being turned out so whole yard gives the idea that it was call to service. His withdrawal from or two will sufifee. -If an account’s the town of Langlois, formerly palled We have an abundance of time rapidly and where the Jonathan Teal to be continued indefinitely the race leaves Sheriff Wm. F. Howell average monthly balance is between Dairyville. He would hJVe been 89 which allows us full oppm-tunity to was launched last week in ten days It was dinner time by the time the $100 and $200, and ten checks are unopposed for re-election. years old on the 17th qt this month. < visitors had made a cursory inspec- think pf those friends, and* sincerely from the laying of the keel. F written against the account, the ser He was united tn. marriage to hope that j<ou are all in good health. The visitors were present at noon at i tion of this yard and after watching vice charge will be 60 cents but from Florence Amy Rosa at the home of I am hoping that we may be together the launching of the Edward Everett, the operstions of the night crew in that to deducted a monthly allowanae her parents, Col. and Mrs R. H. Rosa, again in the not-too-distant future. which was christened by Mrs. Palmer rapidly building tankers, the crowd of 30 cents for accounts between the on the 28th day of April 35 years ago. We are naturally hoping to be repa Hoyt, and which had been something was ready to eat. $100 and $200 balance. If 25 checks Mrs. Thrift survives, as do their triated. over two weeks on the ways. • The meal was served in a finely are written the charge would be $1.30, four children, Florence, of Piedmont, The steel plates for these ships ar* appointed restaurant which the com Coqnille continues to be a boys less the allowance of 30 cents. Calif.; Kathryn, of San Francisco; all fabricated under roofs adjacent pany provides for its employees and school, according to the report of B. Above the 25 checks point each Hamilton, of the U. S. Army, and to and in front of the ways, the steel was an excellent chicken dinner. W. Dunn, local school superintendent. additional debit entry to listed at a Ralph, of Coquille, who manages the plates being welded together before At the conclusion of thedinner, the Each school in the city system four cents charge. store here; also by a grandson, Ralph’s reaching the ships.. advertising campaign which the Ore shows a predominance of boys, the The monthly alowance is a scienti . son, Clyde H Thrift.. Of course cranes of all sizes were gon Shipblilding Corporation is soon high school has two more boys than fically arrived at figure, baaed on Coquille voters, whose name* do sticking up all over all yards. Those to inaugurate was explained and girls. Junior high has 22 more boys Mr. Thrift had always led a moat the interest earning pewer of the active lite. He had been in business not now uppear on the registration cranes are the keystone of H*nry J. the assemblage was addressed by Al than girls, and the Washington deposit.. in the Hawaiian Islands, on C.ooa fcy books in County Clerk Oddy’s office Kaiser’s huge successes as a builder. bert Bauer, assistant general mana- school has 85 more boy* than girls, But the point which will interest and other points, and for the last and who wish to vote at the Nov. 3 Anything he can build by use of a E; Edgar F. Kaiser being indisposed which make* a total of 59 more boy* all of the customers of those banks twenty odd years had owned stores election, are warned that the last crane is duck soup for him. I unable to attend. than girl* tn the whole school sys which have agreed to this state-wide in CoquiUe, Myrtle Point, Bandon and opportunity to register is Saturday, After a Liberty ship is launched it Naturally the advertising to to be tem. service charge is that the three-ceat Oct. 3, before 12:30 p. m., when the requires only a few days to outfit to secure additional employees for Gojd Beach. Only two grades show a predomi float charge has been abolished. He had been in poor health for clerk’s office closes for the day. it and it to then ready for sea. The the expanding operations of the yards nance in girls. They are the seventh So far the registration has been ten-day from keel to launching Teal but a part of the outlined program the past year or more but it has only grade with two more girls than boy* bean for two week* that his condition very light, but no total* wil be aVail- was practically ready when tt awed that the corporation - . „ wanted ... Junior dees in »bie until next week Itaher groap saw ft Saturday. Ihtarfsi* aa little u IttataM* Which has four more gh* boys. Mr. Thrift was a good <o»n, a Jin* At the pr esen t rate of sinking of the economic conditions of the small It to surprising, say* Mr. Dunn, type of citizen and hi* passing wilt be U. S. ships by axis sub*. it can be er cities and towns and the plan and that the high school still show* a ma mourned by an unusually large circle safely stated that the Kaiser three hope to that men going to work there jority of boy sinee so many young The board of divector* of the Co- of friends and acquaintances. yards around Portland are producing will leave their families *L home. ■ men have enlisted in the various qullto Chamber of Commerce, at the This sketch of his life does not do as many vessels as are lost Naturally a weekly newspaper can branches of the armed service. ...... ”■ regular session held in the hotel Tues justice to tiie activity which has beep 1 The group had lunch at the cafe not go into too much detail as to day noon, voted that for the present, Hanis Ellsworth, of Roseburg, re one of his chief characteristics for ports that he will be in Coos county teria at the St. Johns Yard and then what is being accomplished at the probably for the duration, that regu upwards of half a century and the 1 from October 8 to 10 inclusive to , were taken to the yard east of Van- Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation lar sessions will be held only on the Sentinel will next week have a more ' further his campaign as republican , couver. plants, nor would it be allowed under first Tuesday of each month, a lunch extended account of his business ca- nominee for the office of congress Here a different type of vessel, our censorship rules, and this story eon meeting in the hotel. Special meetings may still be called at any man from the Fourth congressional known as the assault ship, was being gives but a poor picture of what the Keith Leslie left the first of this ___ time by the president, when matters produced, not as rapidly as to the newspaper people saw but it was an district. He plans, he reports, to visit all of Liberty cargo vessel, but With a fine enjoyable day throughout and anyone week for Portland and may be by this of importance make them necessary. the principal communities of the record made. The publishers were who can secure a pass to visit any or time on his way east, although no def The next regular meeting will I m county and desires to contact all per asked not to go into detail in regard all of the yards will not be disap inite information has been received next Tuesday, Oct. 6, and the suc by Mrs. Leslie pointed if he takes advantage of it. ceeding sessions on Nov. 3 and Dec. 1. lons who may, tn the' event of his to these assault ships. Some time ago he was advised to It was announced Tuesday that the election, have particular matters upon The Selective Service Board, which make application for a position with American Legion will donate all the has been operating in the northeast which they may desire his services the Internal Revenue department, net received from the annual Armis corner of the hotel building here since in the national capital which he did, and was notified to ap tice Day ball to the Community Build He writes he will not have an op it was moved from Myrtle Point, Is pear in Brooklyn, N. Y., for a 45-day ing fund. being moved to the rooms in the old portunity to contact the people in the course in the school there. Whether R. L. Stewart, treasurer of that district after election and will com court house just vacated by the ra he decides to remain at a position in buildtng fund, announced that the tioning board. That office hqp been bine his campaign for election with Mrs. Jack Dolan, chairman of the senting the War Production Board, Portland or has gone east for the gov State Unemployment Compensation moved to the second floor of the bank inquiry as to the needs of the county. Coquille salvage committee, and stated that the scrap metal must come ernment job will not be known until Commission has finally announced During his stay in the county he building, the four west rooms on the that the building fund need not pay members of her committee as well as in and that Coos county’s quota of he notifies Mrs. Leslie. will make his headquarters at the First street side of the building. representatives of other organizations ■W00 tons during the next three the $440 or more which it had been A change in personnel of the Selec Chandler hotel in Marshfield and months will be secured, even if the co-operating in the scrap metal drive, claiming as Ito 3.7 per cent , of the urges people to get in touch with tive Service board took place this construction payroll and will refund met Tuesday evening and selected the government has to take the extreme week when Mrs. Lawrence Gutoeth him tffere during the week. the $51 previously paid in. Mr. Ellsworth, editor of the Rose Oregon dates—Oct. 10-17—as the time measures which can be used and was named to succeed Miss Louise It is considered most likely that Tripp, of Myrtle Point, who resigned. burg News-Review, was given the when the next intensive drive for which will get the meta). He stated, Just why she resigned she was not republican nomination by a substan scrap metal will take place in Co however, that the W. F. B. preferred Glen Jones, of the KoKeel Shoe, the federal social security payment to secure the needed metal through is closing up the shop this week pre will also be cancelled. willing to have the Sentinel report, tial majority at the primary election quille. Some little time was spent in dis It is certain there are scores of tons voluntary donations. but we extend congratulations any held in May paratory to joining the armed forces The Marshfield move to place col of the U. S. Mr. Jones had leased cussing the most*important war effort, of scrap in Coquille and vicinity, way. which were not turned in on the pre lection of metal in the hands of one the shop to a man from Myrtle Point for those not engaged in the service The board, which is now composed vious drive and in view of the ur concern at'the Bay, for the whole but the man decided that it was too —the collection of scrap metal. The of L. L. Bunch, H. A. Schroeder and gent necessity for all such metal in county, does not meet with entire ap much of a job for him and backed need is becoming more acute every E. D. Webb, held a meeting last eve the production of war material, every proval of the Coquille salvage com out. . Since that time Mr. Jones has day and the War Production Board ning without passing on any matters mittee, and it is .. probable the deliv- » sold of particular interest to the public In _ . . wm urc the sua stock . a on on iidiiu hand to i<j u a ivir. Mr. oiltir- Sher- may soon iind it neceeary to take Edward LeRoy Jones is being held one should collect everything on the enes will be continued at the same < rj|, of Marsh,ie|d who w|n steps which will compel the bringing general. The next outgo of selectees In the county jail here for the sheriff premises and turn it in. I zva L k II a . K aba na Iwa tha nnei I r piles here as in the past. Mimeographed instructions, pre b stock will be on Wednesday of next week of Columbia county. He is the young ! shop here soon. The machinery will in, to duly authorized collection But there will be no leniency shown be stored for the duration. agencies, of all scrap metal from when about 40 young men are sched man found asleep in a car at Coaledo pared at the high school, are to be home, business house, ranch or plant uled to leave for Portland for ex- by the state police Sunday. The li distributed by block wardens, telling by the War Production Board and the scrap must be turned In. amination. cense number on the car was one for where to turn the metal in, or how it will be collected. which the police had been looking, The proceeds from the sale of the the car having been s.tolen in Port land. He admitted stealing the car Junk have previously been given to and also that a revolver found in it the Coquille Civilian Defense organ The national speed limit of 35 ization but should any donor have a was stolen at Scapoose. The Coquille antelope hunters, who miles an hour, as well as the meat particular charity or Red Cross or "Spike" Leslie is not making any Millard Fillmore- Ashcraft, found were over in Malheur county, 80 or John Kirk, missing sinee the *t- rationing of 2>,4 pounds per person a other public enterprise to which he claims about Saturday’s game here at more miles from Burns, all had their tack on Wake Island, is alive and well, guilty in justice court at Marshfield or she wishes the proceeds to be Athletic Park, which sees the Coquille week, went into effect this morning, antelope last Wednesday before the of stealing tires on the Bay was although interned in a prison at and Gov. Sprague, as will the other given that will be arranged for in Red Devils playing their first game Shanghai, according to word received brought over to serve a 25-day sen 47 governors in the United States, will hunting season was closed. Those the distribution of the proceeds. of the year with Myrtle Point’s Bob- tence.in the county jail. He was also by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. make the necessary announcements from Coquille were J. F. McHenry, But the all-imoprtant matter is now Kirk of Sttkum, from the Interna given another ten days and fined $10 to get this scrap collected so that it cato furnishing the opposition. The which will keep cars down to the George Gilman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry boys on the team have been working for having no brakes on his car. maximum tiiwwring rubber Krantz, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Krantz. tional, Boys Predominate Here In Schools 12:30 P. M. Sat. Last Minute To Register c. of C. To Meet But Once a Month Ellsworth To Be Here Next Week Keith Leslie May Be On Way East Draft And Rationing Boards Moving Strap Metal Must Be Brought In- Intensive Drive To Be Oct. 10-17 Ko-Keel Shoe Shop To Close Four New Faces In County Jail Bobcats - Red Devils Saturday John Kirk In Internment Camp Smith Wood plant until he left here a year ago last July. » ; ■-"»————.... Coquille High Schoo! Student* Buy $4A6.<5 Stamps and Bonds War savings stamps and bonds ■ale* in the inter-class contests and room sales at the Coquille High School, for two day* this week totalled $486 45 this .morning. having been sentenced to ten days for being drunk on the highway. I Edward Edgmon was brought up from Bandon nn Monday and held under $1,0(N) bonds, set by Justice Haynes on a disorderly conduct charge, the disturbance occurring eight miles below Bandon. Later the chaifce was changed to one of vagracy and the justice gave him a 30 days suspended jail sentence. * to the game ate assured they Ilan’s-shop',' intfie oicTSKer- be ashamed of the 1942 Red Devils wood bam on Hall street, to still the official receiving depot for scrap. Mrs. Lee Hand left yesterday morn ing for an ii-lefinite stay with Mr. At the ail-county scrap metal meet Hand at San Diego. She expects to in Marshfield last evening, with all return later but does not know how communities represented, the Coquille soon. Lee wired that he would not delegation included Mrs. Dolan, E. be able to come home on furlough and T. Stelle, M. F. Pettit, Geo. F. Burr that he was out of "boot" camp. He was In San Diego recently and en and Geo. H. Jenkins. , Hugh Mitchell, of Salem, repre- joyed his first steak dinner. Thirty-Five Miles Per Hour The Limit Coos Co. Hunters Bog Antelope nW» J - . .-.v-.1/ . ¡«••■■■tew..*- ■ ¡.WAig'-. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ifempton were also out there from Arago^ L. H. Pearce, Ernie Watkins and ’•Chub" Mullin from Myrtle Point, and their wives, and "Mac" says that every The Safeway Store in Coquille will one, man and woman, had his or her be closed next Monday and Tuesday, buck antelope. Oct. 5 and 6, for remodeling and re decorating. The paint for the interior Mr. and Mrs. Lea Child, arrived arrived this morning and the decora here Wednesday from Grants Pass to tors will get to work this week-end. spend a day or so on business. Store To Close For Remodeling
