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COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY, OKKOON. THURSDAY. MAY 13, 1943.
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A Little Side Light
On Nation's Capital
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Woman's Club
May Luncheon
Held Tuesday
Slate Commander. ^.shop Confirms
Class of Seventeen
¡Am. Legion Decries
Politics Just Now
Coming Week
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A letter from a former Coquille
Bi ihop Benj. D. Dagwell delivered
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school boy, now living in Washing-
a most interesting address at St.
tin, D. C., had this to say about liv­
James’ Episcopal church last evening,
ing in the nation’s capital:
the confirmation sermon for the 17
“Are we homesick for people that,
members of the class who became
Coquille
Post.
No.
36,
met
in
Coquille High School commence­ ' talk our language and for the green
A departure from the Annual May
i reg- affiliated with the church.
Baccalaureate services for the Co­
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ment exercises will be held at the ! trees and clean surroundings! These luncheon of the Coquille Woman's ular session lâst Monday at 8:30 p.
His remarks were devoted to re­ quille High School 1943 graduating
High School Gymnasium on Wednes­ ■ negroes here almost run the town, Club held in other years at the hotel with Frank Martin, acting Command­
ligion but stressed throughout that class will be Meld in the Pioneer
day, May 19, at eight o’clock. Deah 1 thanks of Mrs. Roosevelt.
If she was the potluck affair held Tues­ er. The nominating committee had a religion is a part of this global war Methodist church this coming Sunday
J. R. Jewell of the University of Ore­ had to fight her way through the day at the St. James’ Pariah Kall. brain storm and chose the tAtative
in which the United States is so at eight o'clock.
officers
for
the
coming
year.
The
gon will deliver the address.
Buffet
style
of
table
service
simpli
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Following is the program which
street cars, with the rude negroes,
greatly involved, and he explained
fied work for the committee of which attendance at the meeting' was un­
Baccalaureate services will be held 1 she would change her opinion.
his pleasure in being able to be here will be observed:
Sunday, May 16, at the Pioneer Meth­
Prelude, “Prelude in E Minor,"
“Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt are not as Mrs. Geo. Chaney was chairman. usually large but it took the presence again after so long an absence, due
odist Church, Rev. R. L. Greene de­ populat* here with the government Informality was the order of the day of tile State Commander to bring to his illness.
Bach; organ, Harold Withnell.
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livering the sermon. !
Processional,
“March Romaine."
employees as you might think; the and although the meeting was a bit them opt. The business of the eve­
Victory in war, can only follow tre­
The following seniors are candi- negro situation has given them a prolonged, the afterntton was a merry ning was quickly cleaned up so that mendous loss of life and we all want Charles Gounod; by Harold Withnell.
dates for graduation:
one. About fifty smartly dressed ma­ the joint assembly of the Auxiliary r‘, to live as long as we are mentally
Invocation by Rev. M. Short. '
1 black' eye, along with other things.
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trons attended, each .bringing some and the Poet could enjoy the address we||t he Mjd
Edward LeRoy Aasen
Hymn, “All Hail the Power of
“
A
little
politics
is
all
right,
but
A
La Verne Ruth Barrette
what wc need now is a hard-hearted artfully prepared and tempting con­ of the State Commander H. Bowman. ! The bishop told of what the father Je>us Name,” by choir and congre­
tribution for a luncheon which right­ Port Orford and Bandon posts were
Richard Erskine Bland
business man for a leader, one who
of that Grants Pass ace flyer, John gation.
represented.
Mary Maude Borel
Reading the Scripture by Rev.
i can put the government on a busi­ fully should be called a banquet.
Hampshire who was recently killed
Following the luncheon, Mrs. Wm.
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The
few
successes
our
armies
Violette Carrillo
Menno
D. Rempel.
ness-like basis. The people here give
in the Pacific war theatre, had said.
Mansell, retiring president, asked for have had has caused a lethargy, a
Eleanor June Collins
Special Music, “Fairest Lord -Je­
Kaiser (the shipbuilder) a lot of
The father was in a confirmation class
a short business meeting. She gave smug feeling, a fatalistic attitude
Lynne Orilee Culver
’ credit but the politicians don’t want
last Sunday night and said John had sus,” by Choral Club.
the president's report, which she among many of the people at home, |^wa^ ^n" a '«^d^iven"
Odelta Mae DeGeeter
Sermon by Rev. Robert L. Greene.
him to get too big.
was
Florence Elizabeth Emery
Hymn, “America the Beautiful,”
iO°‘ °Ur" ^kless “nd did not «now what t fear
' “Enclosed is part of a story of food ended with a clever poem and ex­ let us u not be fooled
pressed her thanks to the good work­ selves by wishful thlWking; we have was.
Joe Donald Estes
Samuel A. Ward; by the Choir and
‘ thrown away by people who won’t
ers who had assisted during the club not yet begun to fight; a major battle
Pauline Vieatta Gilkey
work, but are on relief. That is just
Work, with a purpose, is the only Congregation.
year.
has not yet been waged In the Pacific
Glen Everett Gosline
Benediction by Rev. Charles G.
one of the things that are going on.
practical means of achieving the goal
Reports were also made by Mrs.
Harold Richard Gregory
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. Another is negroes on desk jobs with
in life, was one of the bishop’s state­ Brown.
Lafe Compton, treasurer; Mrs. Julius
Donald Dean Hawkins
Recessional,
"March
Romuine,
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good salaries; and agencies that have
ments, and the religion of Jesus
Ruble, secretary pro tern; Mrs. Boob-
Shird Boyd Hendrix
nothing to do with the war and could
Christ is as necessary for the boys Charles Gounod.
er, library chairman, and Mrs. Fred
Alvin E. Hickam
be cut out; but no, they put in a big
over there as it is for civilians so that
Houston, war bond chairman. Mrs.
Kenneth J. Holvcrstott
Commencement exercises will be
report and hire more people; that’s
they may have courage, patiend and
Houston
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s
report
showed
close
to
Geraldine Maxine Howell
I
held
in the high school gymnasium
how your and my money is spent.”
. the spirit of perseverance.
$33,000 bonds and stamps sold during
Colleen Adele Ireland
The clipping referred to showed a
“We have more to do than win a I ’ Wednesday evening, May 19, at eight
Seven Coquille Boy Scouts received
the second war bond drive and a total
Hugh Irvin
big bunch of fine looking apples,
war,” was another statement by 1 o’clock.
of close to $40,000 from November awards and advancement at a Court .Bishop Dagwell, meaning the settle- J The High School band will furnish
'Robert Fraser Kline
cans of evaporated milk, sacks of veg­ to the present time. Mrs. Houston/*' .at Honor held in the high school au­
Phyllis Lehmanowsky
etables, etc., which a garage owner started selling during “Women ati* ditorium here Tuesday evening, in 'ment made for the peace after. “We the music for the processional and
Kay Louise Leslie
recessional.
had found in the alley back of his
November last year.“* pr**nt*
parenU and other are no longer provincial und can no
War W<»ek" in
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The invocation by Rev. Chas. G.
Jean Maxine Like
fence where it had been ditched by*
longer
maintain
the
sailboat
philoso
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Mis. R ’A. Jeub
was installing of- 'interested visitors.
Brown
will be followed by a clainet
Robert McCarthy
phy of life when speed is the new
so-called “needy families.”
fice*r.
The following took office: , t B. W. Dunn acted as chairman of
solo by Wallace Moore.
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John Clifford McCracken
order,
was
his
commenMhat
the
U.
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Dr.
J.
R.
Jewell,
dean
of
education
Thomas Donald Martin
(Continued on page two)
This
Farr of Troop 63 and Floyd Chase of period of isolation is over.
of the Oregon system, will deliver i.ie
William Joseph Mineau
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<14. Also present were Lloyd Claver, country is in a ferment, has been for
commencement
address and Kay
Wallace Lee Moore
recently elected district Scout chair­ years, and the winning of (he peace is
Leslie will be the class speaker.
Betty Jean Morrot
man for southern Coos county; Wm. as essential for our domestic settle­
Supt. B. W. Dunn will, present the
Thomas Jay Newton
H. Barrow, Troop 14 committeeman, ment as it is for world safety. The
honor awards to members of the class;
Velda I^rraine Norris
Wm. H. Barrow, A. R P. chief air
and Ralph Kelleher, of, Marshfield, most important thing for all of us
Principal Clarence Osika will pres< nt
Martha Jane Oerding
warden for Coquille, announces that
An accident after midnight last ■assistant Scout executive for the is to keep a spirit of courage, of gaiety
the
class for the highest honors of its
Janice Dae Osterhout
there will be a meeting for all block evening, in front of the John Martin Willamet Area Scout organization.
and of happiness.
members' years in the
Coquille
Jack Clinton parson
and district wardens in Coquille at I 1 place on the highway, put two men
Following
the
confirmation
service
Members of Troop 14 who received
schools to Mrs. Leona G. Bryant,
8:00 o’clock tomorrow (Friday) eve-j
Rebecca Inez Pinkston
in the Belle Knife Hospital here, and awards were Buford Swanson and a reception for the bishop and class
Robert Bruce Pringle
ning in the high school, at which time ¡the
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driver, Waldon C. Long, from JJorman Parsing who were given Tep- was held in the Parish. H ouk ... Re-, chairman of the school board, v«ho
Richard Gene Bay
new ideas, pew plans and a reorgan­ Roseburg, suffered cuts and head' derfoot badges, while Jim Clark, Oten freshments of coffee and cookies were *11! present the diplomas.
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The senior class song and the ben­
Avis June Ricketts
ization Tor "better protection frofh ' bruises.
Knight, Remmel Nevins and Don served and a very pleasant hour was»
ediction will be followed by the re­
Ro bah Dorene Robison
bombing Will be discussed.
enjoyed
by
the
large
attendance
at
the
i * The men are employed by the Pierce, of the same troop, were ad­
cessional and the young people will
Orland Russell
A short lecture on the newest de­ Krome Corporation and were driving vanced to second class Scouts. Rich­ service.
then receive the congratulations and
Marilyn Sage
velopment of Incendiary bombs and north from Coquille when something ard'Owen of 63 received the Path­
best wishes of their parents, friends
Melvin William Steward
how to combat them will be given. went wrong with the steering equip­ finding merit badges.
and acquaintances.
Jack Dennis Stiles
Mr. Barrow also calls attention to ment and the car failed to make the
Following the ceremony the colored
Boyd Dell Stone
the fact that a civil service card, highway turn, crashing into a tele­ motion picture, “Scout Trail to Citi­
Roberta Dean Stonecypher
putting the holder under government phone pole.
zenship," was shown.
Guenevre Elsie Thompson
protection, will be Issued when the
The picture taken by Dr. G. E
Mr. Keilaher stated that there I
The dock which the Port Orford
Harriet Ann Tozier
warden has had training with bombs, Stark show that one of them, Clifford would be three Scout camps held this
Mavis Tyrrell
poison gas, first aid and fire pro­ Marshall of Roseburg, suffered a summer, dates to be announced later. I Mill Co. has been building near the
stock corral at Cedar Point is prac­
Wilfred Carlisle Wasson
tection.
The remark is sometimes heard,
fractured vertebrae In his neck, and , One will be at the Lucky Boy camp I
Arthur Leroy Wilberger
Every Block Warden and District Ray Cripps of Riddle, a fracture at on Blue River, another at Wolf creek, tically finished and as soon as the “Coquille women do not seem to
Wilton Lawrence Willey
I south of Roseburg, and the third a loading rig is set qp there, in the be as war conscious as they were in
Warden is urged to attend this meet­ the base of the skull.
next two or three weeks, this Curry
Arthur Clinton Wolf
ing Friday evening and each one is
the first world war.”
The back seat of the car was driven 1 Harvest camp near Eugene during the
county
mill will begin to ship its
Doris Ann Wood
urged to notify his district warden if I so far forward that it is a miracle that bean picking season. At the latter
As a refutation of that statement
product from there instead of from the Sentinel presents the report given
Marybelle Yarbrough
It is Impossible for him or her to at- [¿|l three were not killed,
the boys will work in the bean fields
the Coquille railroad yard.
Elmer Lewis Zwlcker
tend.
by Mrs. O. L. Newton at the B. P. W.
during the morning, earning enough
i Tlie dock will accommodate five
Mr. Barrow adds, “The citizens of
club meeting Monday evening en the
to more than pay their cost of at­
cars and the mill averages to ship war activities of the Coquille club
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Coquille need our co-operation,” and
tending the camp, and the afternoon
four cars a day, trucking it here membership and the report is really
he believes the plans being worked on
and evening will be devoted to Scout
from Port Orford since there are surprising in its showing how much
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will enable the block wardens to give
activities.
practically no boats for water ship­ this particular group has done. Nor
notice to everyone in Coquille in a
Mrs. Thelma Dale, wife of D. D.
ping. Their change to the Cedar is it intended to give the impression
few
moments
should
a
bomber
raid
Mrs. Georgianna Vaughan, of the
Dale, of Seattle, Wash., died at her
Point loading dock will relieve some­ that many other clubs and individu­
county clerk’s office, has received be headed this way.
! home last Saturday after an illness
what the congestion in the local S. P. als have not also been active, for
word that her brother, Capt. “Bo”
, of several months. Mrs. Dale livet^ in
yards.
they have been, but this report is
Johnson, is back in thexUnited States,
Coquille for a number of yean before
something concrete which definitely
having arrived in San Francisco.
moving to Seattle and she leaves a
Mrs. Don Estes who has sold their
tells of the one club and we have
“Bo" was a C. H. S. graduate many
host of friends here who will mourn home on First street to Larry Lind-
no similar report for the others. Mrs.
years ago and*Mrs. Vaughan says that
i her passing.
quist and is advertising her house-
Newton's report was as follows:
if he cannot stop here she will go
She was a member of the Pioneer hold furniture for sale, expects to
Miss Marilyn Sage, daughter of Mr.
Home Nursing taught by two mem­
north to see him when he visits their
Methodist
Church
and
was
active
in
Don
at
the
leave
next
week
to
join
and Mrs. D. J. Sage of this city, is
bers; 170 hours.
in-
mother on Puget Sound.
Harold
Kolkhorst
gave
a
very
all branches of the work.
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Pensacola, Flordia naval air station,
“Be” is captain on a tanker for the one of the twelve high school seniors I Besides her husband, she leaves a Don is in charge of all movie pro- teresting talk on the activities of the I First Aid taught, one member; 120
in
the
state
who
have
been
requested
hours.
Pacific Lighterage Corp., and has
daughter, Mn. Burl Beane of Seattle, duction at the achool and is at pres­ F. B. I. at the noon meeting of the
Classes attended in Gas and Bomb­
been in the Australian waters for to be in Portland this coming Satur­ and a brother, Merle Allen, of Elgin, ent an instructor of the cadets in Rotary club at the hotel on Wednes­
ing, 9; 45 hours.
some time. Bill Pook saw him ddwn day morning for an interview with Oregon.
day.
aerial photography, and anticipates
the committee which awards the
Mechanical Training, 3; 60 hours.
Mr. Kolkhorst stated that he spoke
there not long ago.
that he will be stationed there for
Aaron Frank scholarship. Ono of the
Bundles for America, 4; 4 hours;
’ as an ex-member of the organization
some time.
- twelve will be selected for the schol-
as he has tendered his resignation
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Windows Again Being
I arship which is at either U. of O. or
for the purpose of entering the armed
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Broken At High School
O. S. C. for a four year's course.
forces of the' United States and ex­ Capt. Thos. D. White
• Whether it was intentionally or ac­
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Visitor Here This Week
cidentally. rocks have been breaking
Funeral services were held at the
at an early date.
Mrs.
H.
Johnson
Married
! Capt Thos. D. White, formerly of
the frosted windows in the high
Schroeder Chapel In Myrtle Point
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In
his
talk,
Mr.
Kolkhorst
outlined
school gymnasium quite frequently Thursday At Grants Pass
today for Mrs. Myrtle Fish, who I It was like a home-coming
‘ 1 for the many different infractions of the Coquille, and who in the river boat
of late; two more were broken last
A Grants Pass newspaper Item passed away at the hospital here Rudy C. Johnson, Worshipful ...........
Master law that were the province of the days was captain on one of the boats
night, and It Is an expensive pastime brings the information that Mrs. Min­ Monday at the age of 63 years. In-/of Chadwick Lodge here, when he F. B. I. and gave statistics on the running between Coquille and Ban­
—expensive to the school district.
nie L. Johnson, for many years a terment Is to be in the Looking Glass und 27 other officers, degree team convictions, fines and terms of years don, was a visitor here from the Bay
Parents are requested to check up Coquille resident but who has been cemetery in Douglas county.
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and others, attended lodge meted out during the year. 1941, the Tuesday. He timed his visit so that
;! members
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on their boys und it is hoped thia de­ residing In Grants Pass for some time,
_ evening to last for which complete statistics he could attend the stated commun-
She was born in 8pokane, Wash •\in
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Powerl lagt Saturday
structive attitude will be stopped.
cation of Chadwick Lodge that eve-
. was united in marriage last Thursday.' Sept. 21, 1879, and had been for a 1 I I Confer the M. _
M. degree on a candi- < were available.
In Judge W. A. Johnson's office to great many years a resident of Myrtle '' date for the Masonic lodge there. It
The club was pleased to welcome . n'n8- He formerly took a very active
Ernest B. Bengston, who is in the Point and vicinity until a couple of wps not so many years ago th;d Mr. Henry Lorenz back after a siege of P»«
l°dlie •««" here. He says
Merchant Marine, Mr. Johnson passed years ago when she and Mr. Fish sqld 1 Johnson w/as made a Mason ¡4 that
illness.
away several years ago.
their farm on Myrtle creek and mPYCd 1
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'anLalrd. oi
Ulen an,
1, passed away in January this E. E. Leslie, O. T. Gant and Donald Sitkum respectively.»
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year.
Farr—added to the pleasure of the
; Employee Here On Furlough—
don that the Army recreation hall, ad­ ■On Saturday Afternoons
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Her three surviving children are evening and their singing was en­
joining the barracks down there,
Another Commissioned
After being open all day Saturday Arve Sargeant of Roseburg, Sgt. joyed.
la reaiiy for use but that It la not
Geo. McDonald, formerly in the
for
the
past
few
Weeks,
on
inatruc-
Rowan Sargeant of Laurel, Miss., and
A very fine lunch was served in
furnished and if there is anyone In
bank here, came in Tuesday from
tions
from
Washington,
D.
C„
the
She
George
Sargeant,
of
Albany,
Ore.
the banquet room following the ses­
this section who has furniture —
Farragut, Idaho, on a ten day fun-
tables, chairs, lamps or davenports, poetoffice will in the future be closed Is also surivved by three grandchil­ sion by the home lodge, which mem­
In view of the fact that Memorial lough, dressed in the natty blue oil
at
12:30
Saturday
afternoon
and
re
­
dren,
and
many
other
not
so
close
bership is not as large as it used to
or any other suitable piece of house
Day is not very far distant, it is hoped the U. S. Navy.
equipment—which can be used in the main closed until 8:00 o’clock Monday relatives in Coos county.
be.
Another former employee of the
that those who have lots in the
morning,
also
on
instructions
from
recreation’ hail and which the owner
Masonic Cemetery will avail them­ bank, Sig Peterson, recently was
headquarters.
The
lobby
will
con
­
which
A
chemical
compound
Mrs.
Flora
E.
Dunne
and
John
E.
is willing to donate, a card or a
selves of the opportunity to improve commissioned a second lieutenant in
phone «ill to her at Bandon will bring tinue to be open for boxholders, or slowly releases chlorine into dish­ Quick left yesterday for Eureka,
the Army at the California camp
and decorate them.
for
the
mailing
of
letters
until
10:00
water
is
used
in
the
Army
for
ster
­
for
a
week
’
s
visit
with
their
Calif.,
a truck to the door to pick up the
Trustees, Maaonic Lodge where he was in trraining.
o’clock each .ught.
. ilizing dishea.
sister.
Mrs.
Clara
I.
Wheeler
articles.
Court of Honor
Tuesday Evening
Attention! All
Block Wardens
Wreck Puts Two
In The Hospital
New Dock Ready
¡At,Cedar Point
Mrs. D. D. Dale
¡Passes At Seattle
Bo" Johnson Back
In United States
Estes Home Sold
To L. Lundquist
May Receive Aaron
Frank Scholarship
Kolkhorst Talks
To Rotary On F.B.I.
Mrs. Myrtle Fish
Buried Today
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Report On B. P. W
War Activities
Chadwick Lodge
At Powers May 8
Recreational Hall
Needs Equipment
Time To Clean
Cemetery Lots
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