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.
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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
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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
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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
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,,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.
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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 ,
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« 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.
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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
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hiBd ** the
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at half Ume The lo-g of iUrterg
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Purkey Furniture
Fees* Frosted!
Colored Fryers
and Roasters
Young Ch.c! «n*—wh mwr- /Ag
•d, tend.,, gua,an«M<
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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.
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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
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Subs.: Marshfield, Stamper (2),
Smith (3), Huggins, Sneddon, Jo-
hannson (1), Weaver, Hennessey;
Coquille, none,
Officials:
Shellendarger
and
Schmidt.
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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
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