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’ i-S" It I NBWSPAP1B VOL. XXXIX. NO. 11. Next Week's Induction List The Coquille Valley Goes Well Over - Its Red Cross Quota The .Coquille Valley area was the first part in the county to turn in its quota, in full, for the Red Cross ** __ __ _ Four day» before _ the _ drive closed in the county arxTnstion, Ed. Stelle, chairman, and Lou Hazard, drive treasurer, for the valley area delivered to the county chairman In Marshfield a check for $3,373.23, which was eleven per cent more than the highest quota ever levied ,bn this trade area to raise for this pur- ' pose. The money is still coming in, we are told. The total from this area which includes Arago, Fair view, McKinley, Riverton and part of tiie North Bank road ditsrtot, may run close to $3,600 instead of the $3,000 quota which looked so large when the drive, started. The drive chairman says that our ability to reach this goal came from the universal response of both com munity workers and the donors in each community. The most out standing aspect of the money-raising campaign, he says, was the one hun dred per cent of the dairy farmers in the Arago, Fishtrap, Fat Elk and Hall’s Creek territory who gave an . aggregate of $514.90 when canvassed by their untiring community chair man, John D. Carl. That whole- hearted response through the Arago Cheese co-op group was must heart ening to the committee handling the drive. The generous response uf nearly one hundred per cent of the men in die Plywood Veneer and Shook Workers Union No. 2691 when can vassed by Noble Rovang, S. S. Har- denbrook and Chas. Butler, as well as the like response of the Timber A Saw Mill Workers L. U. 8770 who were contacted by W. J. Mineau, Sam Harmon and Joe,Campbell, was equally fine. — ---- wmy'---- I» '■ in fact Uwt was the way the drive was hnndled There were a num- her of very helpful single donations of 850 and $25-and one of $109^- but by and large the fund was raised by the thorough work of over 50 hard-working men and women who missed very few people in giving everyone ar) opportunity to assist The chairman, and the local com mittee, want to thank each and ev ery workFr again, for his or her un tiring effort. So many of the women did such an outstanding job that it would be difficult to mention the work of each separately. The big) job of calling on all residences in and around Coquille fell to the wom an’« committee under Mrs. J. R. Bunch. Mrs. Fred Kunz’ group of women’s canteen workers took over a large part of the town, while Mrs. Jack Dojan’s women’s ambulance group did a big job in manning the booths at Penney’s and at the bank, while Mrs. Dolan also devoted th» last three days of last week to “mop- * ping up” on suburban areas. * The men in the various Fairview and McKinley logging caifips came through so well that it is hard to say which did the best but the men in Aasen & McCue’s camp seem to — have a little the best of it------- — — The McKinley residential area, commanded by Mrs. Kenneth Han sen, also did an exceptionally fine job of supporting the drive. This was not just a Coquille ef fort; it was a fine response of the whole Coquille valley — with as much or more credit due to the show ing of some of the smaller neighbor- hoods mentioned above. - * Mrs. Krantz’ Grandson Killed In Action Mrs. D. C. Krantz has received lniii her ner grandson, grunasoN, aiuvui nvnim, word that John Evans, somewhere in was killed 1------- in action -------- -------- the south Pacific. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Evans, Sr„ of Oakland. Calif., and Mrs. Krantz was not informed as to which branch of the service he wps In. ». •z SC,.'vs',*»..' You’ve beard of the man’ Without The following inen will be induct ed next week from Coos County Lo a country but Coquille haa a young cal Board, No. 2, Coquille: inun who thought Monday morning that he had lost both his job and his Clifton M. Parrish, Eugene. Basil Olson, Eugene. home, because of his country's call. Jack R. Clark, Bridge. Lin Swain, manager of the local » Safiway-store, had been told by Perry L. Jarrejt, Coquille. board at Roseburg where he is Caryl V. Caudle, Coquille isteked for Selective Service, Arnold Sullivan, Remote. his call Would be on April 6. Ray Pingleton, Coquille. notified the Safeway district John E. Bjorkstrand, Coquille. ger. A young lady who is going Ray E. Tolley, Coquille. be with Mrs. Swain for th» Frankie D. Caudle, Coquille. tion moved in with her Sunday. , ■ Floyd B. Peachee, Myrtle Point. had expected to go visit his paren Frank R. Phelps, Coquille. for a few days before the 6th, Neil Peart, Fairbanks, Alaska. fc *1 when he called up the board off Jams» F. Sanders, Coquille. Hugh L. Gearhart, Myrtle Point. at, Roseburg he waa told that i would not be before May ar J Tailant Greenopgh, Coquille. that he would be called. And Archie L. Epperson, Powers. vin Giles had been notified to William L. Phillipa, Bandon. over as Safeway manager. Charles L. Scoggin, Coquille. However, when the district mana- Marvin J. Kloster, Coquille. Raymond O. Sellers, Myrtle Creek. John Carroll, Eugene. Arthur James Uht, Bandon. Ralph N. Duncannon, Portland. Kenneth E. Bonnikaen, Broadbent. Cecil F. Burgess. Vancouver. Robert H. McCray, Powers. Wayne G. Schroeder, Coquille. Rufus E. Sell, Coquille. Donald-L. Cotton, Myrtle Point. Alfred L. Bingham. Myrtle Point. Robert L. Morehouse, Myrtle Point. Francis W. Brown, Bandon. Robert Houghton, Coquille. Archie V. Culver, Bridge. Sanford Heights Water Co-op Formed At a meeting in the city hall here last evening a co-operative was formed for the purpose of purchasing and installing a pipe line from the city limits of Coquille to the San ford Heights district, a distance of about 2,000 feet. The organization is to be governed by a board of di rectors, consisting of George P, tWrw; V«v«n fi I VS I «IF., II .1 Briggs. R. A. Anderson and Thora Watson. The money to finance the project will be raised by each property con tributing $50.00 for each residence and $25.00 for each additional resi dence owend by the same person. Half of the necessary subachriptlon was signed up before the meeting ad journed. It was the concensus of opinion of the property owners pres ent that the owners not present would alao give their whole-hearted support financially. It is now ap parent that the district will get an ample water supply from the city of Coquille, whose council previously voted to extend the water supply to this district providing the property owners purchased anrf installed the water mains. After the war Is oyer and build ings can again be erected, it is pos sible that a number of new residences will go up in this district. Two C. H. S. Boys Up For Exams ger visited the store Monday Lin was informed that the job was his until called. He hasn’t reported whether he can keep his home for 30 or 60 day more, or not! * Local Boy Gets Ripley Mention Coquille received mention in Rip- ' ley's “Belive It or Not” m the dally ’ press last Monday when "Thomas 1 Richard Harry, oi Coquille. Oregoo, who is called Toss, Dick and Harry- was listed. Thomas Richard is the son of Ralph Harry, bookkeeper at the Coos county highway shops, and his mother’s maiden name waa Irma Wilson, she being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Wilson oi this city. "Tom, Dick and Harry” la tan years of age and attends the Wash ington school, being in the fifth grade. z A year ago Ripley hud a similar item, using the name of a man in Connecticut whose combination of names did not fit the expression son told Ralph, “You should write Ripley,” and this week’s comment was the result. Red Cross Helped Secure A Ride Just as a sidelight on what the Red Cross is continually doing to make the boys in the service more comfortable and happy, Mrs. D. C. Krantz reports that their son. Ser geant Dee Krantz, recently home on a furlough, says that it was the Red Cross which enabled him to spend a few extra days in Coquille. He had air transportation purchased for the trip west from the Atlantic coast, but was foroed to give up his scheduled seat by priorities of officers and others an duty who had to make the trip. The Red Cross came to his res cue. however, both coming and go ing. by securing him passage on bombers or other army craft, an aid which he could not have secured by himself. This la but one of the thousands of ways the Red Cross looks after the soldiers, sailors and Marines before they get into active service, sa well as after they get to the fighting fronts. Bob Kline and Jack McCracken who enlisted recently for training tn the Naval Aviation Cadet Corps have been tentatively accepted and are to report in Seattle on April 8 for their preliminary physical examination. If and when they pass that they will re turn to finish the present high school The Pat id Eyre Baby Is term, and then will possibly be or dered to the training camp at St. Mrs. A. J. Sherwood's Mary’s College where Tom Martin la Great Granddaughter to report next month. Mrs A. J, Sherwood became a great grandmother for the second Two Coquille Boys I<eft For time last Friday when a TH pound Shepherd Field, Texas, Mar, 14 baby daughter waa born tn Mr. and Mrs- David Eyre In Portland. The K P. Lawrence, who was out at mother la the former Cynthia Ltlje- Eugene last Wednesday to bid his qvlst, daughter of Coog county’s dis son, Kennett, Jr„ goodbye, brought trict attorney more than a quarter back that Rolph ___ the Information century ago. Mr» Sherwood’s first ! same time Fuhrman left at the grandchild ¿is the daughter of Sher Kennie did and that both were going wood Jennings, whose mother was to the army Shepherd Field aviation Claire Sherwood before her marriage camp in Texaa. They spent the day to Rev. F. Q, Jennings Thursday with the Ned Lawrence family in Oakland and left Oak land Mole at 11:30 Friday night for Russ Rotate Visitors From Texaa. These two boys went through ali/ornia Here This Week .... Getting Curry Co V-Homes For Viclory! Airport Started April To Be V-Home Month In Oregon At the meeting in Gold Beach re- eently, called by County Judge Boice of Curry county, a resolution was ad dressed to the State Highway Com mission, asking the state to deed the land at Blacklock Point, Sandston tract, north of Port Orford, which had previously been set aside for park purposes, to the county in or der that the county could accept the Civilian Aeronautics Administra tion’s proposal to construct a huge airport and landing field there, to cost in the neighborhood of $865,000. As explained by the officials at tending the meeting, the govern ment’s proposal is to construct a landing field with nearly a mile of runways— 5100 feet—and one which will stand up under the heaviest planes with full load, both during and after the war. In discussing tfie requirements for this type of airport, one of the at- tending officials is quoted by the (Continued on page two) With the assistance of newspapers, radio stations, advertising agencies and copy writers, motion' picture dis tributors and theatre operators, re tail merchants, billboard advertisers, etc., the Information and Public Re lations Division of the Oregon State Defense Council is launching the most comprehensive campaign conducted by any agency in Oregon since the beginning of World Wàr II for the purpose of bringing home to the public the need for organizing the home front for war. This is a pari of the national OCD campaign for blishment of V-Homes. An outline of the program, pre- H*LSh“rt of the OSDC Public Relations Di vision, follows: April is V-Home month in Oregon .... it is a spectacular home protec tion campaign similar to that carried out last year In this state ... but this time the V-Home plan will be carried out nationally. It la particularly ur gent, as will be explained later in this bulletin His many Coos county. friends will Preceding the invasion of North regret teaming that Norman Jame Africa, there waa much calling for a son, who left this section some years second front in Europe . .. an Amer I- ago, was found dead in the bathroom _ of V-Homes ____________ can ___ army presents a of hts home in Fortuna, Calif., Mon third iro^t against the eitemy. day morning, His wife was away __ In war, home fronts oppose each other. over th» week-end and no one had The American people and the United seen him since last Saturday eve- Nations must be stronger on the ning. Death was due to a heart at- home front than our enemies. What tack. He was born in Bridgeville, Calif., Is dene today on tlie home front has — • vital bearing not only an what our 51 years ago next month and besides ........ military forces do two months from his wife, Mrs. Shirloy Jameson, ... he Bow> tut on the ultimate outcome is survived by three daughters, Mrs. of the war. | Phyllis Crabtree, of Seattle; Mrs. With the American home front en- Frances Fox and Miss Betty Jame- wiiiik pfiunv, mw tering its uxs<viw*ivc aggressive phase, the V-json, uoui both vi of m Marshfield: a stepson, Home drive provides the opportunity .Billy Jameson; ; a granddaughter, tor this thJ, direct and united action ~ Lynda Fox; an aunt, Mrs. Angeline »gainst the enemy . . . the American 8turtevunt, of Bandon, and by strikingJ*ck. The five two brothers and two ___ sisters: ? Mrs - --w '* «■¡.¿■¡¿J ‘ 4.t'"T1»r D*I1Z. Mrs. Edna Dobbyn. of. Bunker HiU; A ■ - - - - - Morrill (Doc) Jamesson, of Trail, Ore. and Frank (Ole) Jameson of. Coquille. Mrs. Dobbyn left Tuesday morning for Fortuna before receiving any in A very interesting film was shown formation as to when the funeral will at the Rotary Club at their noon be held. luncheon at the hotel Wednesday. It was produced by the Chicago Trib une and depicted the manufacture of newsprint paper from the logging of the trees on the Tribune’s vast hold ings of timber on the Gulf of St. March, which was very lamb-like Lawrence in eastern Canada through In ita entrance, presaging a lion- transportation of the short lugs by llke exit, did not go out like a roar flume to the ships and then to the ing king of beasts, although the past mill» at the western end of Lake On week was more or less rainy and tario. From there the paper in huge with some wind. This morning, rolls Is shipped by boat through however, the general Indication was Lakes Erie. Huron and 'Michigan to that spring is really here. the dock at Chicago and by tunnel, The total precipitation for the 60 feet under ths olty, to the Tribune weather fiscal year, »Ince last Sep Tower. tember 1, now stands at 50.78 inches. The picture alao showed the news By months the record shows Septem rooms, composing rooms, casting and ber to have had .52 of an inch, Oc press rooms and followed the paper tober 8:15, November 13.49, Decem through the mailing rooms to ita ber 19X17, January 11.9, February delivery <>n the street and In homes. 4.58, and March 7.18. With two George Folsom operated the pro months of probable rain yet to go, i jector to show the film which was the 1942-43 weather year will doubt one of the educational series being lessly run ahead of the annual aver shown at the High School. age of from 60 to 65 inches. Rotarian guests present were: John Carl, Jets Clinton and Wallace De ment, of Myrtle Point. Mr. Carl had as his guests, Mr. Barnes, of Marsh- flld, and Mr. Brown, of Powers. Other guests were Harrison Con- nick, Harrison Connlck, Jr., and S. Principal C. J3. Osika announces H, Stockhoff, of Eureka, and Perry that the Coquille High School's an Walbridge, of Portland. nual Open House will be held the night of April 28. Before the open house begins, the band will present Its spring concert. An admission of 35 cents will be charged for the con cert, after which the open house, - • which is free, will be held. Additional names of young men in The faculty committee consists of Uncle Sam’s service which have Paul ' Snider, Helen Ayers, Ethel not previously been reported, include Kranick, and Mrs. Beyers. A student those of; committee is being selected by Jim James Frederick Watson Howe, student body president. Howard Cecil Moy John C. Williams Sells Local Residence Twice Vernon D. (Jack) Hlckam Within A Few Days Fred Lorenz ... Wendell U.Qoodwhi _ , . - George E. Oerding.. recently i Norman Jameson Dies At Fortuna Rotarians See Interesting Film March Exit Not ’Too Lion-Like C. H. S. Open House Set For April 28 Total Reported Is Now 459 Names together and have both been attend Rolph Fuhrman Calif., left for home this morning ing U. of O. until their enlistment Kennett Lawrence The county court on Monday re after being here since Tuesday. They some montlui ago and calling by Rodney U Waterman were S. H. Stockhoff, formerly man jected all bids for fleet public liabi Uncle Sam last week Furman O. Blaylock ager of the Russ estate here, and who lity and property damage insurance George Earl DeNoma. went back to Ferndale in 1938, after on equipment and issued a new call Chamber of Commerce To Meet residing here for ten years; Harrison Jack Henry Curtto for bids to be opened at 10:00 a. m. Robert Lee Curtis on Monday. April 26. The new bids Next Tuesday At the Hotel Cormicfc, husband of one of the Russ This brings to a 4ft# total the names heir», and his son,- Harrison, Jr. The are asked for “comprehensive lia The board of directors of the Co bility insurance covering all obliga quille Chamber of Commerce will business which brought them here so far reported to me Sentinel of tions of Coos county by reason of li hold their regular monthly meeting was not made public but Mr. Stock young men from Coquille and vicin ability imposed upon the county by at noon next Tuesday, April 8. Presi hoff said he would be back again ity, and there are proabMy more yet have not been turned in. this spring. dent George Oerding announces. law.' For Equipment Insurance ' Loses Job And Home At Country's Call at 606 Carter avenue, twice. He first sold the property to Walter haird, who purchased it as an invest ment, and then Mr. Oerding sold it to Mr and Mrs. Bort Ocheltree. Mr. and Mrs. Allen will leave in the near future for Roseburg, where they have purchased a farm. Mr. Ocheltree is employed in the woods by the Coos Bay Lumber Co. and the Ocheltree« will move into their new home some time next week. Trotts To Leave Coos Temporarily G. E. Trott, formerly of Coquille, was over here ffom North Bend Mon day and stated that he has cleaned up on all his southwestern Oregon property — two ranches and all his stock, even the chickens. Because of Mrs. Trott’s health, he and she expect to leave in a couple of weeks for San Francisco, for medical consultation, and from there they are going to Arizona. But he adds that as soon as her health is improved enough to warrant It that they will come back here buy a small place adjacent to Coquille, and spend the rest pf their lives in this favored sec tion. Mr. Trott says he had quite a sur prise recently when he received word that his father’s estate in Maine and his grandfather’s in Nova Scotia were about to be settled up and if he could prove his relationship that he was the only beneficiary. “I’m the last living Trott,” he said. / He told the attorneys who wired him that he would not spend a nickel to go east for the settlement and make claims to the estates, but the lawyers have convinced him that it would be to his interest to do so, and after he gets Mrs. Trott settled it» Arizona he is going back to New England. Mr. Trott left his native section when a boy, going to sea, and has never been back. His thought that both his ancestors' estates been eaten up by taxes before He says the returns from the estates will not be huge, but that is worth going back for. __________ Mrs. H. H. Oerding To Join WAACs Mrs. Florence Oerding, wife of| World War I veteran, Harry H. Oerd ing, and who has made an outstand- ing record as teacher of the ProsiM>r month and will become a WAAC, having recently enlisted for that ser- vice at the Portland station. Where she will be »ent for instruction ha« not yet been stated but she is due to report by May 10. Coquille will be further represent ed in the women’s army by Miss Wilda Mae Van Meter, it was reveal ed Thursday when she completed her enrollment at Portland’s WAAC recruiting headquarters. She has been employed as stenographer in the Coos county assessor’s office here and is a graduate of Coquille high school. She is a daughter of Mrs. Eldie Dolan and her brother, Sgt Charles Van Meter, is in the coast artillery. Wanted To Wrestle With The Officers Chief of Police Jack Arnold is nursing a sprained ankle, received yesterday afternoon when he fell on the inside stairway at the city hall while taking Ross Elwood down. The latter, who lives at Millington, was under the influence and was re fused when he attempted to buy at the liquor store here. The chief told him to stay away from the store but pretty soon he was back there and the chief took him in charge. He went peacefully enough but when they started down the steps to the cooler Elwood developed a wrest ling streak and did not want to go. Sam Epperson, who came to the chiefs aid, received a glancing Mow on the cheek, be dodged the other blows aimed at him, but in the scuf fle Jacg turned his ankle on a step. Elwood posted a 810 check for his appearance in the recorder’s office this morning but when he failed to show up the bail was declared for feited. March Fees Paid Into Clerk's Office, »1S27.U Recording fees received in County Clerk Oddy’s office in March amounted to $432.50, for circuit court _ /1/1. anzi — —X.. court $87.50; marriage licenses $54 - 00; miscellaneous $89 65; for a total of $1027.65. Registration of Wood Dealers It is absolutely essential that all Wood Dealers register before mak ing any further deliveries of wood. If you do not have the proper form (R-1404), one may be obtained either from the local boards or from the District Office