INDEPENDENT
VOL. XXXVHL
NEWSPAPER
NO. 41.
Another Group
To Be Inducted
Parking Near The
Boat House Is
Now Prohibited
B. P. W. Broadcasts 11,353 Keys
Business Women's Tokyo fat To
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Week Closing
To GetTough
About Dim-Outs
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253,000 Pounds Of
Scrap Metal in City's
October Collection
The list help« is of the men who
Oregonians will have to ptlli down
registered with Oto Coquille Valley
their «hades, at night, under the new
Selecttoe Service board and who will
and far stricter dim-out regulations
just Issued by Lieut. General De Witt
leave for Portland In the near fu­
ture to take* their final examination
of the Western Defense Command.
In cum you haven’t heai%. there
Brightly colored pompon zinnias,
John Purkey was sworn in Mon­ before induction into the (J. S. Arrqy:
A total of 126% tons of scrap metal
Orders received by Jerrold Owen,
day evening by Recorder Leslie and 1
Walter A.. Miller. Coquille; Jay C. cotoneaster branches heavily laden were 11,353 key» «hipped to Fulton Oregon defense coordinator, state that and junk has been aollected on this
immediately entered on his duties as 1 \yftldren, Power*; Frank J. Brews­ with bright red berries, fire cracker Lewis, Jr., at Washington, D. C., the previous dim-out regulations have not month’s drive and Mrs. Jack Dolan,
and a centerpiece of orange first of this week by H. E. Wood, reduced skyglow sufficiently and thaï salvage chairman, says there are at
city councilman, succeeding David B. ter, CoquiUe; Wilson.- R. Dalrymple, dahlias
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Biegger, whose resignation was nec­ Coquille; Earl L. Knox, Coquille; and white chrysanthemums formed «ommissioner of Coquilte Squadron, more drastic measures must be taken, least 20 tons more in sight and still
essary because of his enlistment in 1 Alfred P. Arnold, Coquille; Lyle E. 1 a colorful setting for the dinner meet­ No. 36, Sons oLAmericftn Legion who effective next’ Sunday, Qctober 25. i more may be turned in, as the cam­
the Coast'Guard.
BeyerJt Coquille; James D. Ray, Ban- ing Monday evening, October 19, cqpducted the ‘Key to Tokyo” drive
Beginning that date, shades in every paign for scrap continues the rest of ;
Mayor MiMe and all coiincilmen 1 don; John K. McCue, Coquille; Geo, which terminated National Business to Coquille the pa^t few weeks.
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home must be pulled down below the this year.
That is a lot of keys, but Mr. W<x»d level 'of the lowest lamp in each rooni
were present for the Monday evening ; D,Anthony, Bandon;OrenA.Barne- Women’s Week. The very savory and
In the strap pile, across the high­
session except£>. L. Wood, who re- koff, Bandon; Cyrus R. Wandell, Myr- ' delicious dinner was served, by the says the campaigw-to-to fee carried on and outdoor lights around the home way. from Folsom's Grocery, there
tuafted later that nfght fjom his eight tie Point; Jerome C. Morgan, Bandon; ladies of the "Women's Society of to bring out the five or six thousand must be shielded“from- above and re­ arc 100 tons; the industrial committee
Christian Serviee at the' Poineer keys which it i« estimated could be
days hunting trip.
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duced bi strength to not mbre’than has collected 20 tons and 6% tons
Donald D.
Donaldson,
Bandon; ,
Methodist hall.
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brought out although there Are no one foot handle on, the ground, which have t>fen turned in. at Jack Dolan's
J. Arthur Berg hud been requested Daniel ■
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Barklow, Myrtle Point;
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to attend the session to give advice William F." Finley, Bandon; Glen L. ] With all facilities for a national feiose prizes tp bq offered.
is much less light than is produced shop,
hook-up in readiness, the Co-
All Coquille business houses sup­ by the average outdoor light now.
on legal matters. City Attorney Jones, Coquille; George R. Schnier, radio
All this is" in addition to the 125
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Greanough being absent on a hunt­ Marshfield; Leo V. Bartsch, Powers; quille Business and Professional ported the drive and there was n<>
Street lights in cities and towns tons collected in September.
Women went on the air at 7:15, with jx-ofil or expense to any individual must also be shielded against throw­
ing trip in eastern Oregon?
The school boys have been work­
Denny K. Blake, Bandon; Clarence N.
E. D. Webb reported that he had McNair, Coquille; Sylvester Bice, Lucille Livingston as announcer.
except to those who received stamps ing light upward. Store window ing as steadily as possible, using city
Th* first number was a message of ir merchandise prizes and those who lighting^ must be confined to above trucks, and are still at it.
contacted a certified public account­ Coaledo;
Gordon R. MagKerrow,
welcome by the club president, Ida ¡contributed for the prizes. The mer- the valantes and must throw no more
ant of Portland who would audit the
Last Sunday also, the Mt. States
Myrtle Point;. Cecil O. Patrick, Co-
city’s books from Jan. 1, 1241, to June quille; Roger H. Stewart, Coquille; Oerding. Next was the singing of ^hants contributed 932 in stamps and than one foot candle of light on the Power Co. truck and crew were en­
“The Star-Spangled Banner," led by ¡inerchandise.
30, 1942, the first time he wm down
gaged in the collection and “Shady”
Robert E. Olaon, Coquille; Neil H. Mr». Clara Stauff with Inez Rover I in addition to the 11,353 keys, the sidewalk outside the window.
in this section.
Industrial lighting, too, must be Howell and hi« tAick were busy. The
Kyln, Coquille; Max' R. Mullen, Ban­
at the piano. The flag salute was boys of the Squadron collected and
An objection, in writing, had been
Southwestern Motors crew
and
don; Daniel H. Blake, Bandon; given, followed by the club collect, 'Vurned in over a ton of «crap metal, reduced and Shielded from above.
filed by Mrs. Leia M. Avery to her Claren«
'.‘We're ynder orders to get tough “Andy” Anderson, Dave. Rackleff,
A.
Barton,
Coquille;
led by Mrs. Eva Steven«. - A hymn nf The proceed* from the sale of the about it,*' states coordinator Owen. Bob Stewart and Lin Swain were
assessment for the grading and grav­
Vera L. Breuer,
Myrtl# Point;
praiae, the Doxalogy, concluded the *erap went to the local Civilian De- “Beginning Sunday our instruction! among those who put in the day on
eling of Fifth street, between Hall and
Robert C. Belloni, Myrtle Point;
(first part of the program.
fense corrtfnittee.
Heath, Tor the reason that the water
are to prosecute every offender, not 'Sunday, helping accumulate the total
Alvin G. Decker, Coquille; Thurman
The largest key turned in was 8% just warn on the first offense. Strict which now reaches 253,000 pounds for
coming down the side hill into the
(Continued
on
page
seven)
E. Pauli, Myrtle Point; Evan Winn,
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creek undqr the Henry street bridge,
inches long and the smallest less than enforcement of the new dim-out reg­ October.
Coquille; Lewis N. William«, Coquille;
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ft quarter of an inch in length.
cut across the back of her property,
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ulations la vital to the safety of the
James H. Turk, Bandon; Karl J.
after passing through a^ulvert. •
. First prize of 95.00 in stamps and Pacific Coast " •
Beaty, Powers; Edwin E. Campbell,
. he same amount in merchandise
City Engineer Gearhart informed
In Oregon the new,orders go into
Coquille; Charles H. Henry, Broad­
the xpuncii that the improvement of
went to Ben Brodie; second prize, effect In all coastal counties, and in
bent; Thomas V. Johnson, Myrtle
treat did net ehange the course
94.5(1 stamps and 92 00 merchandise, Columbia, Washington, Yamhill, Polk,
Point; Arfhur M. Morken, Seattle;
to Lindley Simpson; third, 93.00 Marion, Clackamas, and Multnomah
(Continued on page eight)
Ithamer A. Robison, Coquille; Jgmes
Fred R. Bull received notice from
and »3 00. to Tammy Hickenbuttom: counties. Citizens are advised to
Everett Doyle. Arago;
Hill Mos­
Gov. Sprague's office on Tuesday,
Ou another page of this issue ap­ feurth, 92.00 and 92 50, to'Donna
start observing the new regulations confirming the earlier report that he
ley, Sitkum.
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pears in full the text of the charter Mast; fifth, $1.00 in stamps, to Ben
immediately so that the habit Wilf be was to
appointed justice of the
amendment, providing that a city Taylor; sixth, 91.00 in merchandise,
W-
formed by Sunday. , ,
peace for district No. 3—Coquille—
manager may be employed' by the to Gerard Jeub; 91.00 in stamps for-
until such time as Clarence A. Barton
city council, if and when it is deemed the smallest key, ti^Harry L. Clater-
....EEuc 'Cimouigham exyotx to use
returns, from service in the army, or
advisable to do so, ~which will ap­ bos, iuto-92.oo in stamps for the larg­
until the latter'« term ends Jan. -I,
both rooms in his building on Front
pear on the* ballots nt the Nov. 3 est to Billy Anderson
1945.
street for the No-DCay
election,
for
adoption
or
rejection
by
' Coos Bay’s Victory gang roll« into.
Others taking part in the “Ke> h>
— Mr. Bull, who is secretary of the
. plant setting his pr«db»s up in the
the Coquille voters
Tokyo
”
drive
were
Ben
Barton,
John
Coquille
Friday
stage
the
room now occqpiM W th* Glen A
The head injury which Ltoyd Ctay- Coquille Eagle! lodge, and who also
lie. Bill Church, Elwood Peterson,
first big local wa
ow in the - It is a provision for city govern­
conducts an Insurance business, had
Jack Barber Shop The latter shop
community hall s
8 o'clock. ment which has been talked and con­
arry Slack, Jr., Nancy Perrott, er received Wednesday night lu-st
the endorsement of practlcaHy all
will be moved into the room, two
week
as
he
and
Mrs.
Clever
were
re-
sidered
in
Coquille
for
years
but
bby J. Harris, Chas. Davis. Fritz
the Sentinel was Informed
door« east, in which Dockery's con­
the tabor organizations in the county
I
turning
from
Bandon
was
more
seri-
to
the
unx. Richard Rankin, Gene Simp-
frs. RteHa A. C
amlr^v^ cs well
w. the endorsement
fectionery
THR Steven ?Abell, Ottergc
"jal* in Coquille.
Jack Page an<F Jack Hendri
or ninny inanimiti
Janl
la»t_Xhursduy
There
was
no
careful
consideration
of
every
voter
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zefibergrr.
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Mrs. Fred Bull Is handling the Ibcal
the Coney Island restaurant, A
He is now fitting up a room at the
and to this writeFa thinking is one | j One of the contestants turned in , skull fracture but he did suffer a
arrangements.for the program which
rear of his insurance office, on Front
cently purchased this building an*
burated
blood
vessel
and
a
cwaCussion
which
should
be
adopted..
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1,053 keys und one turned in but one,
will feature mure than 20 performers
.street where the J. P. business will
Jack Page was present at Monday
A good city manager, Whqp one is
Mr. Wood reports that American which will keep him in bed for a
In a two hour show for the promotion
be conducted.
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evening’s council meeting to secure
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-month.
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lie
was
uble
to
be
taken
available,
will
save
more
iq,
eity-
ex
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legion Post No. 36, paid the express
of
bond sales.
Mr
Barton,
whose
enlistment
in the
permission to relay the floor in the
hoinejrom
the
hospital
Sunday,
being
S
ig, tap dancers, instrumental­ penses than hi* salary will amount to- charges for the shipment to Washing-
army has been accepted, will accom­
room which the barber shop is to
carried on a stretcher.
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which
is
one
consideration
from
the
:
ists. cortjortionists, war bond speak­
occuply, which the plumber had taken
The accident occurred about a mile pany the selectees who leave here to­
He also requests the prize winners
a
all ,nc
included financial standpoint. .-That is not
up to install the necesary water pipes ers and
“
a swing
1 band are ""
thia way from Bear creek, and the morrow for Portland.
merely
an
off-hand
statement
but
to
call
at
his
home,
275
North
Henry
M. .« V. .bop Ma. <" JÏ
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car rolled down 12 or 15,feet below
Miss Rose Zenna Latta, diminutive it has been true in other cities where street, to receive their awards
was granted.
The boxes In stores and places of the highway level.*
vocalist and winner of the Standard the city manager plan has been tried
Mrs. Ctaver and Mrs. Collins re­
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Oil company's recent “Amateurs for Of course, an inefficient city manager business will be left for the future
,
ceived
bruises and some cuts but
Victory" contest Will be on deck with could wreck ft city financially, if he key donations, or the keys may be
nothing
of a serious nature.—-..
had
full
swing,
but
the
city
council
given (o Mr. Wood. ' H
her musical interpretations. Ar lie
LeRoy and Louis Gilbert, sons of
Osborne, saxophone soloist, will give will always have a check'on his ac­
Carl
Gilbert and who were gecent
tivities
and,
according
to
the
proposed
with his melodic moods Don Jeffer­
C. H. 8 "graduates, have both been ac­
On 1 pam six of this issue of the son, “the human pretzel" will 'twist charter aiiendment, could fire him at
cepted By the Navy, their rank being
Sentipel
el appears a statistical table himself into unbelievable contortions any time»
The amendment appears on page
that of seaman of the second class.
which is of interest to everyone who and Warren Griffin, baritone soloist
pays taxesun Coos county. It was .from the U. S. coast guard, will be nine of this issue and every votet
t,
Lawrence Gulseth and Lou Wil- It 1* the Nayy’s aviation corps in
Mr. ami Mrs. Clarence Arney intend liams left Tuesday evening for Port­ which they have enlisted and they
should make it his or her duty to
prepared by Assessor Chas Forrest featured.
leaving tomorrow for Tillamook, land, to be «worn into the Marines are to appear at the training camp at
and contains the millage rate for each
Among the many other entertain­ read it carefully to become fully ac­
levying body in the county, the as­ ing favorites scheduled for the show quainted with what Mayor Milne and where he will help relieve the short­ branch of the U. S. service. Their Ontario, Ore., for an eight weeks'
sessed valuation for each district and are Evelyn Dunham, dance come­ the city’s councilmen are proposing age in help in the First National Bank enlistments had been previously ac­ course, after which they will possi­
city, and th# total tax for the 1942- dienne; Edmond Krueger, a specialist in this progressive step in the con­ until he is called into the service. Th? cepted. They will be sent to the bly be Sent to an Atlantic coast train­
Arneys came to Coquill^fjom Tilla- San Diego for training.
43 taxable ySar, besides a great deal
ing station for another three or four
in whistling; Marian Dillenbeck, vo­ duct of city affairs.
mook a year or more ago and it will
of othee information. From it anyone calist; C. P. Macnab and his «wing
Mrs. Gulsdth will remain here, she mttoths’ course.
be like returning home for them.
Vem Knox, who ia in the same
can figure exactly what state, county, quartet; Elsie Eync, leading an audi-
being a clerk in the Coquille valley
Whether his place in the bank here ■elective service office in the court branch of the service and has been
city and school district tax he or she ence"«ong-fest, and Alan Torbet. mas­
will be filled by a transfer from else­
in Ontario, was here Sunday on his
will have to pay.
house.
ter of ceremonies.
where has not yet been announced.
way to a training school in California.
Mrs.
Williams
received
a
wire
last
The entire show is free and every­
evening from her son, Lou, saying
one in the Coquille area is welcome
Orville Wood, Dutch and Jack
that he had been accepted and was
to attend. War bonds and stamps will Clinton and Joe Sayre brought home
•w
on bi* way to San Diego. She also
be sold to everyone desiring them ohe mule tail buck from their hunt­
ha« received a letter from her son,
during the evening.
ing trip to eastern and southern Ore­
John, who is in the Marine Corps,
gon, a two pointer, shot by. Mr.
Eugene McNulty, of the “Keep
George E. Gratke intends leaving somewhere in the Pacific.
Wood. They say that bucks are get­
Oregon Green" committee, ia the
Anent tl>e paragraph appearing in
ting most scarce over there, although Saturday or Sunday for Seattle and
speaker at the Lionadub session this
The Sentinel a few weeks ago under
there are lots of does. They hunted until he confers with Navy official«
noon, telling the members of the den
tlie caption “Twenty Yean Ago,”
first east of Burns and then east of there he will not know whether his
whet has been done to protect and
concerning the first radio with loud
enlistment
will
be
as
a
Naval
Avia
­
Lakeview.
save Oregon forests end timber lands
speaker brought to Coquille, .by the
Ed Lorenz said last Saturday, "You
Joe and Jack returned home Bun­ tion Cadet or a radio technician.' He
thia year.
Oerding brothers, and which (drew
will
be
sent
to
either
Chicago
or
-A guest will be George Johnsori, tell anyone who want« a good guide day but the other two went down to
School districts of the county this crowds in front of their hardware
of this city, the young man who has in the woods to get my kid brother,” Tule Lake and secured the limit of Boston for an eight months training wJtek received checks from County store to listen to the marvelous con­
been honored by the K O. G. this meaning Henry, who weqt with^him geese, getting back to Coquille Man- course.
Treasurer Stauff. which were their traption: It was purchased by Earl
He expects his sister In from south­ «hare of various fund».
year and whose picture will adorn the for mule tail deer over east of Lake­ day night.
Graham about the year 1926 to fur­
| Mr. Wood, who had not been deer ern California this week, before he
view last week.
organization's literature next year.
The largest wft« that from the state nish music for his skating rink and
Henry killed one, too, which hunting for many years, says it was leaves, and Mrs. Gratke will go south for the elemenjary school fund, for later acquired by Art Graham for the
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dressed oOt at 245 pounds. He killed the finest hunting trip he ever took, with her to make^per home at San the first half of the 1942-43 year. The same purpose and was recently do­
Carlog.
it at an 8,000. feet elevation, making except for the scarcity of bucks
amount divided was 923,351.29, and nated by him to Uncle Sam. as «crap
's
dfa
the last half w<l\be paid next April
some job to get it to theif car .With
to help whip the Jap.
these foggy nights and a 35-mlie per
aften income tax jiaymenW ¡»re re­
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hour spe<>d limit, they were on the
ceived.
At their meeting last Wednesday
road home from 5:30 o'clock" Thurs­
’
Special county school taxes, dis­
eveniag th* directors of School Dis­
day evening until 8:30 next morning.
tributed by * the treasurer, totalled
trict, Nh. 8, elected Mrs. Louise Leslie
Henry had never before hunted mule
Deer • in this section do not come 9i3.527.02,jip<l the state school fund
Coquille Grange No. 39« will put
gs
her husband, Keith
1 deer and he enjoyed the whole trip
much hrrger than the ones Frank apportioned aggregated 99,967.40.
tertte; WMr-miiifM'. -r«heh • . ’ «
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<" théir regular monthly mentirti df H Wr Dtrfigpy, Cary Gribrrt. afflrfrnnv.wiii
recently ioLB^oklyh to take a course
(he south will speak at Pioneer
prepayatiy to enterting the internal
o’clock at the W. O. W. hall Friday. son got on Lamps mountain the'past
church Tuesday evening, October 2?.
Oct. 2.T Ouest» from other granges week-end. They had intended goihg
Purkey Furniture Co. To
revertUCtorpe.
Dr. McCoy is president nf Rust Col­
in the county will be -present and any to eastern Oregon but when the sea­
Only routine matters came up at Have Two Display Room's
lege of Holly Springs, Mississippi.
candidates eligible for third and son opening was postponed, they de­
the boqrd'i meting, there being noth­
The Coquille Junior Woman’s Club _gnd is an outstanding negro educa­
John Purkry has rented another fourth degrees are cordially invited cided to bunt at home. \JFi|son's
ing eibe of public interest to report.
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room in the Grimes building, the one
Sandwiches and coffee will be buck, a two pointer, wefthed 161% announce« that a Harvest Ball, spon­ tor as Well as a great Christian
pounds. The others were a five and a sored by the club, will" be held in the statesman. This meeting will be
Don’t forget the cooked food sale recently vacated by thte Littrell sup­ served at the close of the meeting.
A class of 14 from Broadbent and three pointer, weighing 141% and Coquille Community Building on open to the public and will be held at
to be given by Beulah Socidf club ply company, and 14«fitting it up
Saturday evening of next week, Oct. 7:30 Tuesday^ evening. While here
Saturday, Oct. 24, in Myrtle Gardens for an additional sales and display Coquille were given thé first and-sec­ 138% respectively.
31. The net from the dance 1« to be Dr. McCoy will speak before the high
ond
degrees
at
the'
last
regular
meet-'
room.
An
archway
is
being
cut
be-
Florist Shop in First National Bank
donated to the Building Fund.
school, both here and at Myrtle Point.
his
old
room
and
the
new
one.
Calling
cards.
50
for
>1.00.
ing.
building
Amendment To The
City Charter Should '4*
Fred Bull To Be
Justice of Peace
Be Approved Nov. 3
Changes In Front
Street Shops '
\ Victory Sftow To
L.W. Clover To '
Be Laid Up A Month
Be F riday N ight,
Gilbert Brothers
Aviatfon Cadets
Tax Figure Table
Appears On Page Six
Arneys Return
To Tillamook
Have Enlisted
In The Marines
Party Of Four
Gets One Deer
At Lions Club
Luncheon Today
Geo. Gratke Also
Leaves The Bank
First Radio Here
To Fight Japs
Need A Guide?
‘ School Districts Are
Receiving Checks
See Henry
Mrs. Louise Leslie
Is School Cleric
Grange To Induct
A Large Class
Big Deer For
Coast Country
Dr. L. M. McCoy To
Speak At Pioneer
Horvest Ball
Here October 31
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