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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1943)
A Letter from Huancayoz Peru Major To Be Here To Enlist WAACS (Continued from Page One) Coquille women will be given an opportunity to obtain first hand in formation about the women’s army auxiliary corps on Saturday, Feb. 13, when Major Bernard P. Cody and members of the Oregon recuriting and induction district staff arrive in Co- qu>lle. . The visit of the recruiting party to this city is part of an intensive drive ciscan in the late I860', when gun powder was dynamite and modern machinery was unknown, it is really a marvelous piece of work. We passed through 61 tunnels carved out of solid rock and our rise from 200 feet to 15,618 in six and a half hours was something to experience. Once over the summit it wac, as 1 have said, down hill to Huancayo which we finally reached at 7:00 p. m. Huancay<^is a town of some 30,000 people or more and yet I think 4 am the only American in the place. This is truly a Peruvian town and here one cat! see the Indians from Sierra or mountain regions in all their glory if you can-call it such- The women plod along the street in broad hree. signment to duties which will relieve two minutes of scoreless able-bodied soldiers for combat duty. ankles, and—no socks or shoes. Ev ery one of them carries a big btlndle on her back and they always go at sort of a half trot. The men weat- the worst patched up clothes you ever saw. It is actually Impossible at times to tell which was the original garment and which are just patches. They all carry a rope about fifteen feet long with them which is usted to _ tie the bundles on their backs. These Dick Ray caat ofi w,th 0 long one- UtUe five feet, one or two inch, men Ito give Cot|uiW* ‘ two-point edge at manage to carry prodigious loads the end the <luarter i through the use of coca, which is not' With only 8 tw°-P°int lcad in the chocolate. They chew the leaf which las? irame’ the Dev“a alowed t:ieir acts as a powerful stimulant on the °Manaive “> • «‘all. As the minutes heart and enables them to go for away the Plratea started hours. They lead their,Jife of human <et de»Perate and began “> foul in pack animals for years and years «^mpting to get the ball. Me- until finally the coca attacks their Carthy P°tted 8 lay,n ,or th* only brains at which time they go insane fle,d aoal ln the flnal frame- <lvin« and retire to their tribe in the moun- ‘J’e DevUa “ four-point advantage, tains to die. Quite an Odyssey. The la,t four minutea the Devils held u , th< Pirates to a single point and th. Zv of rest whiU J. £“7 gHined thr~ themselves, making the arZ anT eXt V ,,nal TOUnL R<?d DeV‘la «• Plratr’ 19 ¡undT T^e Z.Ti ™ ' Captain Dick Ray’ ot took Sundav all the nennl fr«* th h,<h game 8Corln* honors with thrpe Sunday all the people from the Si- fjeld u and f foul from foodstuff to clothes, to silver work. to pottery etc eto They each spread out their little ten awmng on the main street and last Sunday for seven consecutive Hocks on the mate street there were booth, on each and another row down the m.d- y < toetr tente «d Molen away into th. onl^exci^T^^iTn town only excitement I have found in town hto change hotels. Although I have been here a week I have rtaywi In three hotels and next Sunday a. moving to my fourth-arid last.. Car* at Thank» We wish to express our sincere ap- preciation to th. friends and neigh- bors whose heartfelt sympathy was so helpful in our recent bereavement, and for the floral offerings at the services far the late Elmer O. Howe. Mrs. E. O. Howe, the W. F. Buell family, and the E. D. Graham family. ' ........... " ' 1 " iGoaUne 2 2 ' r , .-^”7:23 ^ 4 MARSHFIELD (19) FG. FT Gassaway . ..... 1 0 OWel ................... 3 1 , DeVall ................ 0 0 ,, .... - ....... I We have been in business 2*/l years and onlyone is ready for a second3». •m.1. « V 8 «trtrd ia in ■ mill earrier running d nhlo ahift mneh of the Jmi for Two Tea» This haa hoen three times the life factory rebuilt engines k.d k~»n ennoinw Others portunities to qualify for appoint ment to officer candidate schools. Present qualifications for enroll ment in the corps require that appli cants be between the ages of u 21 . and , „ , « W mclusive, in-good physical joyd m< moral charac- ' Cond,“°"’. ’r‘1 CharaC W- While a high school education is not pre-requisite for enrollment all applicants are required to pass a rnental slertne« teat be,ore b<‘ln« en‘ rolled. Feb. 4—Edgar King , and Sarah Feb. 4—Pauline F. Conley vs. Mulkey, both of Tillampok. 'They Mitchell H. Conley. Suit for divorce. ’were married Thursday at his home Feb. 4—Irma Ruby Beck vs. Lee here by Rev. G. A. Gray. Feb. 9—J. J. Kinney and Nellie F. Beck. Suit for divorce. Ffb. 5—Dorothy Barkdoll vs. Virgil Norris, both' of Marshfield. Barkdoll. Suit for divorce. , Feb. 10—Arthur J. Uht and Signri Nt Sargent, both of Bandon. ’ Feb. 9—Henry Melich, by and through his guardian, Evelyn Melich, vs. Albert Matson. Relief Corps Meeting Feb. 1 Ort—State of Oregon vs. Ben Douglas McAHhur Relief Corps, jamin Leo Ederer. No. 5«, met at the' Eagles Hall last Wednesday for a potluck dinner. Af Lincoln Club Met ter the dinner hour the regular meet- | With Mrs. Clinton ing was held with Mrs. Mabie Von The Lincoln club met with Mrs. Pegert in the chair. Mrs. Knox was initiated, after which the regular Minnie Clinton for a potluck dinner Corps business was transacted. Next on Tuesday of this week. The ladies meeting is to be held Wednesday, are making sewing kits for the men Feb. 17, at two o’clock at Eagles Hall. ( in service; also quilts to have in case of need. Next meeting is to be with —Press Correspondent. Mrs. Archie Hatcher on Tuesday, March 2. Calling carda, ov tor »1.00 total cf ten points. O’Neil, of Marsh- fleW WM foUnwed by Gosline of Coquille, with ,ix lnt< tQ hjs The e aUo the d gheet w ag th defeated B a, Red hiBd ** the «“"Ute. but „ fin<J were 10 4 the i,ral <«Uart'r and 19 to 10 at half Ume The lo-g of iUrterg K1(ne and Clalpe Jn wlth m didn.t w h r tftem „ ivwy -n-.m, Train, DeNoma, and I Haga, of Coquille, tied for high scor- ing honqr*, with eight points apiece, f°'l°we<1 by Bud Meek with six. Box 8Core A 8arnc: COQUILLE (25) FG. FT. PF. McCarthy ..................... ^.2 1 1 Mineau ..... .0 . 2 1 Howdy Folks: A question we are ««hed very often and, until now have been unable to answer, i^Ho^“ong will our moto^ rebuild jobs run. opened new branches of service which provide for a greater variety of as signments for the women soldiers and fir increased opportunities for ad vancement to the non-commissioned grades and to the commissioned ranks, Major Cody said. He points out that Probote Court Items | _ . [ Judge King granted a divorce to their call to active duty to either Fort A petition for administration of Ziarriet Lucksinger separating her Des Moines, Iowa, or Daytona Beach, Florida, after which they are eligible the »1500 estate left by Bennett Van- item Merrill L. Lucksinger, in clr- for training one of the many specilized decar, who died at sea last November , uit court Tuesday and to Iris Max- 6, was filed in probate court last | ine Laird from Jesse James Laird. trades taught the women soldiers. I 1 Saturday. _ Major Cody emphasized the present j Raymond Doering was on Monday ! need for linguists familiar with the appointed administrator of the $150 Spanish, Portugese, Chinese, Japa 'estate left by his brother, Judd M. | nese, Russian, French, German and ’ Doering, who died in Coquille Jan.' Italian languages for assignment to 119. Appraisers named are Connie duties relating to cryptography, com munications and Interpreting and i Phillips, Verb Heinxelman and Mar- ven Davidson. urged all women whp are acquainted We have just Appraisers of the $1908.90 estate With anyone of these languages to contact him while he is in Coquille. left by .Edwin Elmer Fridthjof West guard, who lost his life in the At received a fine lantic ocean on Nov. 6, 1942, are John G. Mullen, Reta E. Smith and assortment of Marriage Licenses Carrie Clinkenbeard. His mother, Feb. 4—Robert H. Hoover, of Ban Hilda Maria Westguard, was appoint don, and Beverly Mae Farrell, of ed administratrix of the estate. Portland. They were married at which will be the last, with metal standards, available for the •I duration. ' Purkey Furniture Fees* Frosted! Colored Fryers and Roasters Young Ch.c! «n*—wh mwr- /Ag •d, tend.,, gua,an«M< *. V/ Fresfc FrrsSeB Fowl Colored Hens n 6F Parftct Stewing Hang—Fine Flavor Fre«fc Frwied Feerl Leghorn Hem ..Sf F nw tor Slowing or FricosMt. ra* KPCK AUU* 2 1 PF. 1 0 1 OVALTINE Chocolate 8 oz cn 33c White Rock Water 24 oz. bot. 25c Molasses Brer Rab. Gold 12 oz Ilk- Peanut Crush Dennison 1 lb 33c Vinegar Speas Cider gallon 30c Duchess Salad Dressing pt jar 22 Miracle Whip Kraft pint jar 26c NuMade Mayonnaise 8 oz bot.,1* PHILADELPHIA CHEESE— ‘ Pim. or Cream pkg. lie BLUHILL Cheese 2 pkgs. 23c Black Pepper Schill. 2 2-oz cnsll Dry Mustard Schilling 2 oz. cn 9c I Subs.: Marshfield, Stamper (2), Smith (3), Huggins, Sneddon, Jo- hannson (1), Weaver, Hennessey; Coquille, none, Officials: Shellendarger and Schmidt. i North Bend won over the cellar- berthed Myrtle Pointers the same nlght> 39.31. Fouj shots also won for the Bulldogs, as the Bobcats made two more baskets than the boys from Pony Slough. Walton and Belloni, of Myrtle Point, and Ruppe, of North Bend- went to the •howeri with iour <bub. ^alt Sn.dow of the Bulldog. was h‘«h wlth 14 P°unds Red BEANS Save your WASTE FATS to make explosives! choice 5-lb DALE WOOD MARGARINI With V.tomm A Arfd.d Salt Maximum Plh or Iod. pkg 7c A & H Soda for baking Margarine Troco lb. 5c 1 lb pkg. 25c Royal Satin Shortening 3 lb 64c Jumbo Olives Lindsay pt can 25c Wheat Hearts Sperry 28 oz 24c Shredded Ralston 2 12-oz. pks 25 Kellogg Krumbles 2 9 oz pks 23c Grape Nuts brkfastfood 2 pg 27c Peas Gardenside No. 2 can 12c Tomatoes Jory brand No. 2'4 15c Beets Lord Mott chopp’d No. 2 12 BABY FOODS Gerbera many varieties Linit Starch pkg. 10c Drano drain opener 12 oz. 19c Brooms Brown Beauty each 98c Soft Wove Toilet Tissue 3 rlls 23c Scott Tissue toilet paper 3 rlls 20 Facial Tissues’Stellar pkg 200 10c For GmuRVting FEDERAL and ST INCOME TAX GEO. E. Oerding Bldg. at Bank J