The Coquille Valley sentinel., January 07, 1943, Image 1

INDMPKNDINT
VOLXXXVm.
COQUILLE. COO8 COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 7, 1943.
NO. M.
MAYOR O.L. WOOD
ASSUMES DUTIES
MONDAY EVENING
NEWSPAPER
Council Sets
Police Officer Pay
RIVER REACHES, j 23 ARE UP FOR
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, 24.8 FEET LEVEL NATURALIZATION
LAST SATURDAY IN COURT TODAY
« The city council met in adjourned
session last evening with Mayor Wood I
and all councilmen present.
The meeting was to act upon the
resignation of Police Chief Arnold,
Today is Naturalization Day in
Last Friday the Coquille river,
Dr. R. F. Milne ended his duties as whose letter had stated that if he
mayor of Coquille Monday evening could not have an occasional day off , the immediate valley reached the 24 Circuit court and 20 applicants for
citizenship papers are present for pre­
feet record—the height above
w|ien a short session of the 1941-42 he would retire from the force.
sentation of their final papers. The
low water from which rivey de
council was held to pass upon the
The vote was to accept the resig­
dates below are those on which their
Jan. 1 bilb. The doctor thanked the nation, ail the councilmen feeling that are measured.
petitions were filed, followed by the
It was the highest water since 1
council for their co-operation during with the recent $15 a month raise giv­
his incumbency of the office and ex­ en the officers, on condition that three and the dike across the river, which petitioners’ names, their present resi-
pressed the hope that they ‘‘would of them arrange their hours of duty had not been covered since it was donee and their native countries:
raised some years ago, was under.
Nov. 17, 1939, Sultana Stilanos,
keep Coquille on the map.”
so that another officer would not be
Before he left, the new mayor, O. needed, that the city could not spend three or four feet of water, stopping1 Marshfield, Greece,
Dec. '9, 1941, Demetrius Legbriatis,
L. Wood, presented to br. Milne a more for the police department' than all traffic to the south-
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By Saturday the flood had begun Powers; Greece.
handsome desk set, the gift of the the budget allowance. To have placed
May 1, 1942. Raymond Josef Le-
1942 council and City Attorney a fourth man <Jn the force, and with to recede >nd Sunday the highway to
Greenough, which Mr. Wood said was the raise, the budget would have been Bandon was all clear except near Riv­ Boeuf, Eastside; Carfada.
erton and that was out by Monday
Nov. 17, 1942, Alfred Johnie
a alight token of their appreciation of exceeded.
morning.
Malmstadt, North Bend Sweden.
the doctor's services as mayor for
Qhij|f Arnold’s resignation is ef­
There was not a great deal of dam­
Nov. 17, Roy Sherburne, Marsh­
the past four years.
fective this coming Sunday but no
Police Chief Arnold’s resignation, new man was named last night to age to the highway surface, although field, Canada.
Nov. 17, ,1942, Lillian Elvira Fno-
effective at once, was read by Dr. keep the force at the three officers 1 at the Bandon edge of the bridge here
the current back into the river had Stad, Marshfield; Canada.
Milne.
agreed upon.
Nov. 17, 1942, Sverre Frostad,
When Mayor Wood took the chair I A schedule of pay was adopted for dug a lot of holes in the pavement.
But for the two miles and more, Marshfield; Norway.
there were but four councilmen pres­ I the police department under which
ent—C. M. Gray, Geo. W. Taylor, I patrolmen will start at $148.50 a from the bridge to beyond Fat. Elk I Nov. 17, 1942, Maria de Jesus Aran-
John Purkey and Dr. G. E. Stark, and month and if after 90 days their work the edges of the fill were, gouged out I jo, North Bend; Mexico.
Recorder Leslie read the resignation is satisfactory they will be given an ano cut so that a good deal of re- I Nov. 17, 1942, Birger Waldemar
letters of Mr. Wood and E. D. Webb, additional $15, making their pay filling will be needed this summer. Sjoberg, North Bend, Sweden.
None of the cuts made reached the
Nov. 17, 1842, Qlenada Winifred
the latter having left the city.
$163.50 per month.
pavement.
Seeley, Coquille; Canada.
Mayor Wood thereupon named M.
The chief will start at $171 and if
Myrtle Point was cut off from all
Nov. 17, 1942, Alida Margaretha
F. Pettit and Geo. F. Burr to fill found satisfactory will be paid $180
travel outside, a slide in the canyon, VanCalcar, Sumner; Holland.
the vacancies untU the next general per month after 90 days of service.
fives miles above that city, blocking
Nov. 18, 1042, Olivia Maria Defras-
election and the appointments were
The officers will arrange hours,
the road to Roseburg.
ne, Marshfield; Belgium.
confirmed by the council.
under the direction of the chief so
The Smith Wood-Products plant
Nov. 18, 1942, Gustaf Alfred Sjo­
Confirmation of Water Superinten­ that if an occasional day off b pos­
dent 8. V. Epperson’s appointment as sible it will be taken care of by the was forced to shut down for several gren, Dellwood; Sweden.
days and some of the motors there
Nov. 18, 1942, Amanda Sandine,
special police officer, when needed, others being on duty extra hours.
were buried in the rising flood.
North Bend; Finland.
was voted, and it was also decided
Other decbions voted last evening
A German, not listed.
There was about five inches of
to hold an adjourned meeting of the were that no city employee shall be
Nov. 18, 1942, Panageotes Anar-
council last evening to act on Chief eligible to a two weeks* vacation un­ water over the floor of Harry Hunt*k
Arnold s resignation and to name a til he shall have been employed at shingle mill, and the Leland Peterson geros Kalonthes, Marshfield; Greece.
family had to move into the sec­
Nov. 18, 1942, Ruel Waldorf Langs,
successor.
least a year, and hb vacation must be
The beer application of Marlin taken a week or two weeks at a time ond story of the Ruas house, across North Bend; Canadu.
An Italian, not listed.
Brandon was approved, and a license not a day or two on different occa- the river, where they reside.
Last week’s high water did not get
Nov. 18, 1942, Robert Weldon Smith.
was granted
Burgin for the
Quelle Cafe.
license applica
­ Creager and Otho Miller are anywhere near Front street, as the Marshfield; Canada.
R. H.
flood in 1890 did, but there was
Nov. 17, 1942,
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tion by U
the Coquille
the two patrolmen at the present time. probably more water this tirde. ’When BjoiqilBT, MafsTifiCTdH^
Auto Court was also approved.
To have a record of what time,all
S. V. Epperson
ad that the city employees are off duty, either that 52-year ago flood came there mputriaUon.
of willows
upper dam at the
suply lake
A request had been received from
Mrs. Cole that more gravel be put on
the north end of Schroeder street,
beyond the county’s highway shop,
on Burns Acres, but investigation re­
vealed that the graveling heretofore
done was by the owners of Burns
Acres when the street were dedi­
cated, and that no assessment district
for street improvement had ever been
formed there and the city does not
improve streets until after such a dis­
trict is formed.
It was called to the council’s at­
tention that automobile owners were
ruining parkings all over town by
parking all night on the parkings. Per­
mission had been given some months
ago, during the dim-out periods. In
order to keep cars off the paving all
night, to use the parkings for night
parking but the privilege has been
abused and permission so to use them
was rescinded by the council. Those
using parkings for driveways or
garages henceforth will be given
ticket.
‘Coquille Babies
First In 1943
Pirates To Invade
Red
B. M. Dalrymple
Died This Morning
John Leatherwpod
Here On Furlough
County Treasurer
Makes Distrubtion
Delinquent and current taxes paid
in to the tax collection office during
November and recently turned over
to County Treasurer Stauff, have
been remitted by him to the several
cities, ports and districts, in the fol­
lowing amounts:
To Cities, $91,243.92.
To Ports, $28,237.59.
To School Districts, special levies,
$131,333.06; county school fund, $57-
895.94.
To Drainage Districts. $2,961.77.
This makes a total of $327,795.54
distributed this week and there will
“China” was the subject of a film be further
shown by operator, Jimmy Bunch, December col
at the Rotary Club luncheon at the to the county
Hotel Wednesday noon.
.The picture depicted the progress
made by China under a republican
form of government with modern
buildings and up-to-date machinery
and then the unprovoked war of ag­
Dr. J. R. Bunch announces that he
gression started by Japan with an will start a standard Red Cross emer­
estimated loss in manpower to China gency first aid course next Tuesday
in the five years of nearly five million evening, Jan. 12. The meetings will
men.
be held in Eagles Hall each Tuesday
Bombing by the Japanese of unde­ evening from 7:00 until 10:00 o’clock.
fended cities, with the terrific loss of The standard Red Cross course re­
life and property was clearly shown quires 20 hours of study and practice.
by the picture and it closed with an There is no charge for the course and
appeal for help in fighting what b Dr. Bunch says anyone who wishes is
also the United Nations fight nl China. .welcome to attend the c laries.
Gross Wood was introduced as a
guest by hb father, Mayor O. L.
Wood, and by.
Jim Bunch Shows
Pictures To Rotary
To Start Red
Cross First Aid
he has been with the Pan-American
Airways.
On account of imlitary restrictions
he was unable to go into much detail
aa to location and What they were
doing over there but he gave a very
interesting talk nevertheless.
Gross is sporting a beard and came
in for some good-natured ribbing as
also did Orville.
J. E. Richmond1, of Eugene, was the
only Rotarian guest present. Other
guest« were Don Gillespie, A. E.
Borel and Dr. Jas. Bunch, all of Co­
quille.
Herbert E. Wood, who directed the
Coquille ‘Keys to Tokyo” drive
which had been sponsored by the
radio commentator, Fulton Lewis, Jr.,
has received the following letter of
appreciation from Mr. Lewis:
GEORGE OERDING
TAKES OFFICE AS
C. OF C. HEAD
After the reading of the minutes
and the allowing of a couple of bills
Thanks'a milion for your, fine co­ at the Chamber of Commerce board
operation in the recent Keys to of directors meeting iri the hotel Tues­
day noon, the retiring president O. L.
Victory drive.
I can’t find words to express my Wood, said it had been a pleasure to
gratitude foe the splendid response work with the Chamber of Commerce
you and thousands of others made to in an official capacity the past year,
and- then turned the gavel over to
my appeal.
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As a result, more than 4,600,000 the new president, Geo. E. Oerding.
The latter expressed the directors’
keys were received-a splendid COIl-
appreciation
to Mr. Wood for his of-'
tribut ion to the war effort.
flcient service as president the past
A later announcement by Mr. year, ^nd added that while a great
Lewis stated that 5,250,000 keys deal cannot be done while the war
is on, that the most necessary program
were received, weighing 52 tons.
for this year is to lay a foundation
Mr. Wood has already shipped
11,353 keys and has 1100 more to for tomorrow’s achievements when
the world shall be at peace, and bur
send when ail contributions are in.
domestic activities become normal
again.
Tailant Greenough, reappointed and
confirmed as secretary, reported that
there was now about $100 in the treas­
ury and that there was around $100
. It was a close race between babies 1942 dues which can be collected.
in Coquille last Friday morning for I The-directors decided that the bud-
tK. honor of being the first baby u born
— get or finance committee should not
the
in C om county in the new year, and made a solicitation for pledges for
winner of the prize offered by the 1943, but that the secretary should
business men of Marshfield, for the continue to send quarterly notices at
first bom in 1943.
the same rates as those paid in 1942,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Allen are
__ the
__ and anyone whu. wishes to change his
parents of an 8 VI pound boy, born on her subscription should notify the
at Belle Knife Hospital at 4:40 last secretary.
Friday morning, and the seven
The election of a treasurer not hav­
pounds, eleven ounces, baby giy, born ing been included in the December list
at the Coquillg Hospital Friday after-. of directors chosen, on motion, R. L.
n<a»n to State Police Officer and Mrs. Stewart's name was prseented and
Vernon G. Billings, was the second. he was unanimously elected.
She has been named Carolyn June.
. President Oerding then named
- Another buby whose father is a following nineteen commutes for
state police officer was born at the chamber for the coming year,
Coquille Hospital on Tuesday this
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week. He is the son of Sergeant and
Mrs. Irving lairspn. He has been
homed
Douglas Frederick
and
and», thirteen
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The Coos county basketball con­
facilitate a
ference opens tomorrow evening with
quicker run-off.
the ' Marshfield Pirates playing the
There is still a huge lake all over
Coquille Red Devils in the gymnasium
The Justices of the peace in Coos
the valley but it is dropping steadily. county have agreed between them­
here tomorrow (Friday) evening.
selves that truck drivrs, convictd of
Bryan Mason Dalrymple, nearly 61 Two games will be played, the B
overloading should be fined one cent years of age, passed away at a local squad game starting at 7 o'clock and
a pound for the overage. But Justice hosiptal this morning, after a year’s the A squad game at 8.
The Red Devils first string squad
Bull did not have the heart to fine Ulness. He had been a resident of
Leonard Charles Scroggin, who wax' the Lee nei,
.jighborhood for the past 16 consists of McCarthy and Mineau
nergeani «ronn
iiraineiwooa,
before him last Wednesday, the $68 months, having
ivlni come here from South at forward, Martin center, Ray and
Gosline at guard.
the Army Air Force at Key Field. which the 6800 pounds of overweight Dakota.
In their last practice game, played
Mississippi, returned home Thursday would have amounted to: As a mat­
The funeral services will be held
morning to spend the holidays with ter of fact neither the police officer Saturday at 2 p. m. at the Gano at Reedsport Tuesday afternoon, the
his family and fiends here.
nor Scroggins thought the truck was Funeral Home, Rev. Chas. tT.’JBrown high school team there gave the local
Sergeant Johnnif^ volunteered for overloaded before it was put on the officiating. Interment .wilf^bc in Odd boys > 32 to 12 trouncing, although
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on their home floor a week ago the
the service directly following the scalps.
Fellows cemetery. No. 2.
Pearl Harbor bombing. He was a
Justice Bull fined him $34, suspend­
Mr. Dalrymple Was bom in Hun­ Red Devils had trimmed Reedsport
members of the quartermaster corps ed $24 of it and warned him to be terdon county. Penn., May 16, 1882, 35 to 25.
The Coquille High schedule for
until last July when he passed hb A. more careful in the future.
and had spent his life on farms but
M. training and became a member of
Fines of $5.00 each and costs were had been unable to work for the past games in January and February is
the bombardier squadron with rapk handed out by the justice on Monday three years. He was a member of the as follow^:
Jan. 8—.1
Marshfield at Coquille
of sergeant. He has been stationed this week to John Paul Hartsook for Methodist churqh.
Coquille at Myrtle Point
in Mississippi a few miles from Merid­ having no operator’s license; to Elmer
Survivors are his son, Mason, of Jan. 15
North Bend at Coquille
ian since his gradaution from air -Louis Zwicjcer for having no muffler i the U. S. army, and stationed in Okla- Jan 22
Myrtle Point at Coquille
gunners' school at Tyndall Field, on his car; to Claremont Matthew Ihoma; Earl, Dale and John, of Co- Jon. 29 .
... Coquille at Marshfield
Florida last summer.
Hannevoid for no tail light; and to ■ quilie; Wilson, a member of the Navy, Feb. 5
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—„a Robert • I in
— Teh. 112... Coquille at Myrtle Point
0ned
John had been expected home last Lee Edison Kellison for failing to' * . stat
31<$ $ i
til Virginia,
V llglliiu, and
osiva swvama
'south Dakota; daughters, Mrs. Esther Feb. 19 .......... Myrtle Point at Coquille
month but hb commanding officer halt at a stop sign.
postponed the leaves of his men so
Charles Brett McQuigg paid $6.00 Richland in South Dakota, Mrs. Flor- Feb. 26 „«. ..Coquille at North Bend
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that many of them could spend yesterday for slowing down and mak­ entce Osgood of Portland, Mrs. Edythe
Christmas at their homes. Due to ing a turn without giving a hand sig­ Frames and Miss Edna Dalymple,
the rains, John was forced to cut hb nal. Unfortunately for him it was a both of Coquille, and a brother. “Bud”
stay short by one day in order to state police car following him when Dalrymple, in South Dakota.
make sure of hb return to duty in he slapped on his brakes and was
time. During the year John has been almost hit by the officer’s car.
Ivan Laird and Dick Connam,
in service he has been stationed in
president and manager respectively
Wyoming, Florida and Mississippi.
of the Coos Electric Co-operative,
In every camp there has been some
R. E. A., returned the latter part of
one from Coquille, or some one who
last week from St. Louis where they
The Sentinel reporter was frequent­ went to consult national R.E.A. of­
knew people here.
ly adjured yesterday to mention that ficials over g possible extension of
Another mighty fine record made
"the Sun is shining today.’’ And it the local co-op’s service. Nothing
by the city and its officials during
a gloriously fine day, when it definite has yet been learned con-
Mayor R. F. Milne’s four-year ad- was
’
got
here,
the sun not emerging from cering the extension.
ministration is the fact that Coquille 1
clouds .until nooh. After the ten
entered 1943 out of debt except for the
1
Mr. Connam and Mr. Laird went
days of rain and storm the change by the central route and returned by
bonds not yet callable. When Dr. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Gross Wood arrived
the better was doubly appreciated. the southern and Mr. Connarn says
Milne entered the office in January, for
1
in Coquille Tuesday evening after an
And while on the subject of weath­ that, although Coos county has its
absence of neany a year. He is in 1939, the city had outstanding war­ er, it can be added that it seldom, if
rains, he wouldn’t trade forty acres
the employ of the Pan-American Air. rants which totalled $17,744.78.
ever, has rained any harder than it of it for the entire state of some of
On January 1, 1943, all outstanding '
ways and after being located in New
did just before noon Monday. Ac­ those they passed through.
York and Florida for some time, was warrants had been paid and there 1 companied by a wind which blew the
Mr. Laird enjoyed his Christmas
was a cash balance in the treasurer’s 1
sent to Dakar on the West Africa
rain into every crack and crevice, dinner with his brother, Carl, at
hands
of
$26,000.
Interest
on
water
coast.
When the United Nations
the downpour was in a volume which Camp Gruber, near Muskogee, Okla.
forces took over there, the company bonds ppid Saturday reduced that Would have brought the flood waters
transferred htttf back to the United
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States and he and Mrs. Wood will
hours. •
Mr. Laird also visited a nephew of
leave for his new station in San.
his, Binger Laird, at Camp Howze
Francisco this evening.
at Gainesville, Texas, and at San
Grom had been cautioned not to
Diego, he saw his former bookkeeper,
report anything about operations in
Ben Holverstott, and Mr. Connam
The resignation of Earl D. Webb as
Africa, but he did make a talk st
visited Mrs. Connarn’s mother.
the Rotary luncheon yesterday about councilman for Coquille was presen­
They were held up at Roseburg by
As it often does here in the win­
the people of that dark continent as ted to Mayor R. F. Milnqjast Satur­
high water for a day and reached
ter
when
it
is
not
raining,
the
ther
­
day morning, effective immediately,
he had observed them at Dakar.
home 17 days after they left on their
and on Monday morning this week he mometer registered below freezing
trip.
yesterday
morning,
the
mecury
in
the
Mrs. Irena Boyle, buyer for the entered upon his duties as cashier of
It is very probable that one or both
tube
reaching
a
29
degree
point
dur
­
Lorens Department Store, left this the First National Bank at Gardiner.
of them will have to return to St.
ing
Tuesday
night.
There are no houses available up
morning for Loe Angeles to make
This morning the thermometer Louis later this month for a national
there now and Mrs Webb will remain
selections of ready-to-wear
RE.A. meeting.
stood
at 32 degrees.
here until they can secure one.
sports wear for the store here.
Traffic Violations
any employee was off duty and should
file that report in the recorder's of­
fice. The council and mayor felt that
a little more stringent regulation
should be drafted so that they should
know as much about the city em­
ployees' activities as the proprietor
of a private concern knows about his;
that the taxpayers who foot the bills
should know they were getting good
service for the money spent.
Coquille Sends 11,353
Keys to Tokyo0
The state and city police have
not started
making arrests of
those net having the Oregon sticker
displayed for the 1943 license fee,
but such leniency is past now and
those who have neglected to write
the secretary of state for a renewal
of their car license can expect to be
given a ticket at any time.
* The fire department was called out
last night to the residence of Father
Kelly on East First street. A flue
burning out caused apprehension but
there was no
Electric Co-op.
Officials Return
City Has $25,000
In The Treasury
YeiTefdoyWosA“
Beautiful Day
Gross Wood Back
From Africa
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E. D. Webb Cashier
In Gardiner Bank
Down To* 29 Degrees
Yesterday Morning