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VOL. XXXIX.
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COQUILLE, OOOE COUNTY, OREOON, THURSDAY, JUNE M, 1048.
Plans Progressing
For Coquille's
Victory Celebration
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Furb Emery To
Head Lions Club
At the luncheon meeting of the Co­
quille Lions Club in the hotel last
Thursday noon F. S. Emery was
elected president for the year July 1,
1943 to July 1, 1044.
Installation
At the meeting of the July 4th com­ will take place at a dinner and dance,
mittee chairmen, ’in the city hall
at which the ladies will be guests, at
Tuesday evening, R. L. Stewart re­ the Coquille Valley Country Club,
ported that the Army officer he and Saturday -evening, June 26, at 8
O. L. Wood had contacted, had sug­ o’clock.
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gested that the committee apply for
Other officers chosen for the com­
a platoon of tanks, a platoon of Scout ing year were:
cars; and for a Coast Guard detach­
First Vice Pres.—Bob Harris.
ment and boat, to take part in Co­
Second Vice—Geo. E. Oerding.
quille’s three-day celebration.
If
Third Vice—J. A. Moore.
authority is granted, these features
Sec.-Treaa—N. C. Ke'lley
will help J. L. Smith *a great deal in
Tailtwister—H. A. McCue.
lining up the parade for Monday fore­
Lion Tamer—Phil Albom.
noon..
Director, 2 years each—Stan Sher­
Mr. Wood announced that official wood, Dee Brown.
permission had been granted to hold
Hold-over directors are Geo. A.
the celebration.
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Ulett and Geo. Howe.
■ J. A. Moore’S assignment as chair­
Delegates to the Lions state con-
man of the river program for Sun­ I vention, to be held in Roseburg, June
day, the Fourth is another tough one. I 20, 21, 22, are R. A. Jeub, Bob Harris,
He needs to know at once what boats _
B. W. __
Dunn and F. _
S. _
Emery. Al-
-speed row or any other-which 1
name^e're D. E. R^ckteff,
are on the river and which the own­ Stan Sherwood, Wayne Smith and
ers will have on hand for the gala Lin Swain.
event. He asks that anyone having a
boat, which will be entered in the pa­
rade, or can be used in the afternoon
program, to notify him at once, and
list the kind of a boat he has.
The river parade, boat races of
Three more indictments
were
various kinds, lumberjack contests,
including log rolling, and log bucking brought in by the grand jury which
on a barge, a crooked boom-stick made its final report in Circuit court
race, and many other novel features last Friday. Not true bills were re­
are being planned. One will be a turned in the eases of Windle Wilcox,
women's row boat race if entries charged with larceny by bailee, and
of R. E. Mason, charged with con-
can be secured.
There are to be prizes for all con­ tributing to the delinquency of a
tests. For the Victory Girl’s contest, minor.
Two of the indictments were
now on, war bonds are offered for the
first three highest ticket sellers and against Theodore Lund, of the Catch­
besides each one will be awarded ten ing Inlet district, who is charged
with threatening to commit a felony.
per cent of her sales in cash.
Besides the Army and Coast Guard He was brought to jail here last Wed.
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units it is hoped to have in the pa­ neaday.
The other Friday indictment was
rade, and the square dance teams
which are being sought, J. L. Smith against Jess Weinel, who is charged
with nan-support He pleaded not
his trial is set for June 22
Smith, indicted for
Indictments And
Criminal Cases
Bunting and
ordered by local merchants
and it is thought there will be no
dearth of such material. The Fire
Department has offered the services
of its members to assist in the dec­
prating.
Another arrangement made for lo­
cal convenience is that a sign painter
will be available before the cele­
bration to letter placards and signs
for booths» concessions, floats, etc.
Phil Albom reported Tuesday eve­
ning that the Ministerial Association
set 11:30 Sunday morning, July 4, as
the time, and the Court House lawn
as the place where the speaker tor
the occasion will make his address.
A committee of ministers was also
appointed to secure the speaker.
Geo. H. Jenkins reported that the
Fairview Grange
had definitely
agreed to have a team entered for
the square dance feature of the pro­
gram; that he hoped to have also the
eo-operation of the Coquille, Sumner,
Bridge and Sixes Granges, in this
portion of’ the celebration. It was
one of the high lights at last year’s
celebration.
Lloyd Claver reported that Bum
Oertin’s seven-piece orchestra had
been engaged for Saturday evening’s
dance, that Bob Zumwalt’s orchestra,
also seven pieces, will be here on
Sunday and Monday, and that he
was negotiating for some specialty
acts which will include acrobatic,
tumbling and the like.
I. A. Elrod, chairman of the con­
cessions committee, said he was con­
ferring with all local organizations
about booths where foods and soft
drinks would be served, and that
many clubs and the local unions will
operate various kinds of games in
the basement of the Community
Building.
To one sitting in on this committee
meeting, it quickly became apparent
that Coquille’s annual July 4th cele­
bration will equal if not surpass the
1042 event which is used as a meas­
uring stick to compare all other such
events with.______________
not guilty and his trial has been set
for next Monday.
The blind indictment mentioned
last week was against Alfred Roberts
and he pleaded guilty in Circuit court
on Monday to issuing a check with­
out sufficient means in the bank
to cover It. He was sentenced to six
• months in the county jail and given
an immediate parole by Judge King
for two years on condition that he
make the check good within ten days.
Delbert Curtis, guilty of contribut­
ing to the delinquency of a minor,
was sentenced Tuesday to a year in
the pen, with a stay of execution or-'
dered for 45 days. After that period
in the county jail he la to be paroled
for three years.
The jury which heard the case,
starting Monday, against John Je­
rome Wicks, for driving while under
the influence of liquor, brought in a
verdict on Tuesday of “not guilty.”
The court adjourned Tuesday af­
ternoon until next Monday.
Patricia Berg To Be
Rotary Candidate
Miss Patricia Berg was a guest at
the luncheon meeting of the Rotary
Club at the hotel Wednesday noon
and was introduced as the club’s
candidate for Victory Girl for the
coming Fourth of July celebration.
Miss Berg is the (laughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Arthur Berg and has
just returned with her sister, Martha,
from attending school in California.
As an entertainment feature Mias
Muriel Dae presented four of her
pupils as a violin quartet, herself
accompanying, and they were so
enthusiastically encored that they ex­
hausted their prepared repertoire
and had to repeat the last number.
A committee with Clarence Osika
as chairman, was named to act in the
Boy Scout drive next Tuesday morn­
ing.
Guests present were E. C. Roberts,
of Myrtle Point; a Mr. Bredene, of
the Smith plant; Mrs. J. Arthur Berg
and Mrs. Hode Caughell, of Coquille.
The yiolin quartet consisted of
Automobile Responsibility Law
Geraldine Oerding, Maurice Williams,
Went Into Effect Yesterday
Ronald Williams and Ben Howe.
The Motor Vehicle Safety respon-
legislature, went into effect yester­
day.
It contains stringent provisions in
regard to reporting an auto accident,
no matter which of the drivers is at
fault, and in not lees than ten days
he or she must show financial re­
sponsibility, either by presenting an
insurance policy, or furnishing a cash
or bond deposit of 011,000.
Six Points Of Meat
Miss Cherie Mae Hartwell and a
dozen Coquille Camp Fire Girls are
spending a few days in the Richmond
cabin at Bahdon. Before going they
scraped up all the points they could
and bought six pounds of meat. Yes­
terday a dog made off with the entire
supply!
Robert 0. Hafdier Stale To Surface
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Passed Away Here One Block On
This Morning At 9:00 Willard This Year
Eagles' Candidate
For Victory Girl i
ß. p. fl. Club |nsta||s
Ils New Officers
Monday Evening
Death came this morning to the
At the first of the month session
The Business and Professional
last survivor of the pioneer Hatcher of the city council Monday evening,
Women's Club held its installation of
family which first settled in Coos with all members present. Engineer
officers last Monday evening at the
county about 70 years ago—Robert O. Gearhart reported that from his talk
Guild Hall. Mrs. Inez Chase, a past
Hatcher, who' has lived in Coquille with D. J. Sage, local state highway
president of the club, acted as the
since 1920 and in Myrtle Point for engineer, it was probable there would
installing officer.
The ceremony
more than 40 years prior to that
be around »2000 in the fund which
was beautiful, impressive and digni,
Mr. Hatcher suffered a paralytie the state highway crew can spend in
fied. It was a candle service, the
stroke yesterday and passed away at ■ improving a Coquille street.
The
scrip for which was written and ori­
nine o'clock this morning.
plan as outlined is to bring the cen-
ginated by Hazel Hanna.
The funeral services will be held ' ter sections of Willard street, between
The list of new officers include
at the Gano Funeral Home, probably Front and Secund, up to grade by
president, Florence Hallock; first vide
at two o’clock Saturday afternoon, rocking, and that the entire street
president, Eva Stevens; third vice
and interment will be in the ceme­ width between Front and First will
president, Florence Barton; secretary,
tery at Dora.
be covered with a, biack-top surface
Hazel Hanna; treasurer, Gertrude
Mr. Hatcher, who had never mar­ and the present concreté strips be­
Ulett. The appearance of the groigj
ried, was born in Dea Moines, Iowai tween First and Second be black­
was very lovely. AU were in formals.
in December, 1800, and would have topped.
Mrs. Chase wore medium blue with
been 73 years of age next December! j Engineer Gearhart also reported
rose corsage. Mrs. Hallock was stun­
JANET LEWIS
With his parents he came to Browns- | on the requests made by property
ning in a handsome formal, the shade
Photo
by
Bishop
Studio
Marshfield
ville, Ore., in 1070, and to Coos coun> owners for a right-of-way for the
of attar of roses. Lois Fenn was love-
ty two years later. In his youngef. new cast-iron pipe line the city is I The F. O. Eagles and Auxiliary ly in a gown of soft rose, trimmed
days he was a teamster and more re­ to lay down Fairview avenue, and were the first organizations to select with wide bands of lace in self color,
cently, until old age prevented, wag past Mrs. Gertrude Ulett's cabins to | their candidate for Victory Girl, Mrs. Newton wore a roea-colored
a gardener.
the highway. This line is necessary the successful candidate for which gown with wide gold belt,
Mrs.
His cloest relatives are nieces and for fire protection for the Smith will be crowned as queen at Co- Hanna was in medium blue, Gertrude
nephews, of whom he had many. Wood-Products plant and will re­ quille's 4th of July three-day cele- Ulett in flame, with a wide gold belt,
Among them are Marion Clayton, place the old wooden line which is bation. She is Mias J arte t Lewis, ■ and Eva Stevens contrasted in a
Andy and A. V. Hatcher, and E. O. 1 threatening to go to pieces and which charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ' handsome black taffeta. The qual-
Hatcher, of Fairview.
runs under Mrs. Ulett's cabtaw.
Chas. Lewis ot this city.
[ ities of leadership, courage, loyalty.
Like ail the memebrs of that pi­
After hearing the water rate ad­
The Victory Giri will be crowned honesty and co-operation
were
oneer family, Bob Hatcher was well justment and other requests made for on Saturday evening, July 3, follow- 1 stressed in the ceremony and pledgee
liked by all who knew him. He was a right-of-way, the council instructed ing the Victory Girl parade, at the I were made to keep these qualities.
a good man who has gone to his re­ the city attorney and engineer to ne­ Community Building.
The business meeting which pre-
| ceded the installation was led by re­
ward.
gotiate with the property owners for
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a straight cash payment. One of the
tiring president, Ida Oerding.
changes which wiU be made Is the Mavis Tyrrell Is Woman’s
Considerable time was given over
Installation of a fire hydrant at the Club Candidate For V-Girl
to reports brought back from the
hghway so that should the plant catch
Mrs. O. Pl Sanford, new Woman’s state convention at Eugene, held the
on fire, the blaze would not be right Club preaident, called a special middle of May, which was attended
Louis A. Sonneland passed away at !
over the hydrant.
meeting of her board at the City Hall by eleven from the local club. Only
Still another report by the engineer on Wednesday to select a Victory Girl three prizes or awards were given
his home in the Fairview district
some time early last Thursday morn­ was on the Cunningham Drive mat­ for the 4th of July celebration. Mavis and Coquille won two. Miss Oerding
ing. While he had not been well for ter. Mr. Gearhart stated that Mr. Tyrrell will be sponsored by the club. said.
Berth« Smith was appointed Mon­
Other candidates for Victory Girl,
some time, his condition seemed Un­ Maynard had about ten feet to cut
proved and his passing came as a past the garage and maple tree, with­ reported by Secretary C. G. Caughell day night to select a Victory Girl for
out encroaching on the Ziedrich prop­ Just as we go to press are:
B. P. W sponsorship. Reports from
shock to the family and friends.
standing committees were asked for
Rotary—Patricia Berg.
Mr. Sonneiand^was born in Bar­ erty which could be rocked with a
the next meteing. Mrs Hallock will
row-Furness, England. Dec. 0, 1070, ' Bo npte of yards of gravel and provide ' JL P. W-Avis Ricketts.
outlet from the Maynard heme*
of
Jr. Women's Vtalb — J«aQV Stthr- represent'the elab in
the Boys’ Club.
days at the time of his pawing. He It was also brought out that to grade wood
The meeting opened with the usual
Lions—Betty Emery.
came to the U. S. when four years of and gravel the Drive would require a
salute to the flag, the collect and
age. - He had resided in the Tair- petition asking for the Improvement,
group singing. Refreshments were
view district for the past 20 years, to be paid for by the abutting prop­
served by the Big Surprise commit­
during which time was employed in erty. No such petition has been pre­
sented and the council decided to take
tee, headed by Inez Rover.. Attend­
the logging industry..
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By Ralph T. Moore
ing were, Ida Oerding, Hazel Hanna.
Survivors include his widow, Helen no further action until the abutting
After reports of actual happenings Gertrude Ulett, Florence Hallock.
(Continued on page two)
M. G. -8onneland, one daughter,
in the Kasaerlne Pass battle have Lois Fenn, Inez Chase, Viola Nesrton.
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Nancy, who had just returned from ;
been read, the minds of Americans Clara Stauff, Inez Rover, Ruth
her college work at Corvalils; a Two Names Suggested For
can be set at rest by the performance Beyers, Bertha Smith, Joyce Owen.
brother, S. R. Sonneland, residing at
School Director June 21
of our armed forces. Notwithstand­ Arlene Robertson, Hattie Lee Holl-
Berkeley, Calif.; a-step-brother, Jo­
The Sentinel has hoard but two ing first unfavorable reports, it now mon, Ida Owen, Annie Robinson.
sef W. Hall, of Hollywood, who is a
radio commentator for the National names suggested for Coquille school appears that the American troops Jennie Price, Florence Barton, Irene
Broadcasting company and known as director this week and it gives them not only handle themselves like vet­ Hartwell and Mabel Wernich.
Upton Close; two step-sisters, Mrs. without consul.Ing Uie persons as to erans and qui.Lly recovered after the
Louise Roberta, of Hollywood, Calif., whether they would accept or not. first set-back but dealt General it
and Mrs. Rachael Nelson, Glendale, Either one would be a most efficient Rommel a haymaker from which he
The smug Nazi
director. They are Mrs. R. A. Jeub never recovered.
Calif.
commander thought he had the
Mr. Sonneland was a veteran of the and L. W. C^ver.
American Army driven in disorder
first world war and a member of Co­
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gaffey this
before him. Th«g alert Americans let
quille American Legion Poet, No. 36. Mr*. Berg To Be Chairman
week received official information
him keep on thinking this until he
He was active in Grange work, being Coquille Red Cross
from the Navy Department that their
walked into an artillery trap that cost
a member of the North Fork Fairview
son. Bud, who was previously report­
Mrs. J. A. Berg has been appointed him the major portion of his Panzer
Grange and a Seventh Degree mem­
ed as missing, is a prisoner in a con­
Coquille Red Crocs chairman, suc­ forces. Had Rommel not been quick
ber of the Grange.-'—-—1
centration camp at Tokyo. It was
ceeding E. T. Stelle, whose resigna­ to realize hie danger and retreated
Services were held at the Gano
just X. year ago today that the Japs
tion before the recent annual drive promptly, his entirp command would
Funeral Home at 2:00 p. m. Sunday.
took Kiska.
was not accepted until after the suc­ have been cut off and destroyed.
Members of the American Legion
The information is authentic, hav­
cessful completion of the drive. Mrs. Whether it be from disappointment
acted as pallbearers and color guard.
ing been furnished the Navy by the
Berg will make a very efficient head over this defeat or over the entire
Rev. Chas. G. Brown officiated. The
Red Cross, and it is said that in
for the looal chapter and will find African campaign, Rommel is now
body was taken to Portland for cre­
camps which can be visited by the
there is a great deal more work now I in Germany, a broken man in health
mation.
Red Cross the prisoners are given
than there was before the war.
and spirit, according to late disptches.
better treatment than they may be in
Whether this be true or not, it is
camps where the Red Cross is not
certaln*that the myth of his invinci- |
Highway Repair Crew
allowed to visit.
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bility has been dispelled for good. He
Here For Next Month
was badly out-generaled and out- I Mrs. Gaffey said Monday that she
A state highwky patching and re­ foxed by both British and Americans. had never given up hope that “Bud”
was still alive.
One of those sad cases, the death paid crew arirved in Coquille Tues­ I Probably the most astonishing of
day
and
set
up
headquarters
at
the
of a young man just as he stood on
military events in 1043 is the disas­
the threshold of man's estate, was the state shop near the depot. It is ex­ trous defeat of the Japanese army
passing of Donald Dean Hawkins at pected they will be here for about a that sought to cloae the Yangtze
the hospital here on Monday this montfi, surfacing where needed from gorge below Chungking. After a good
week. Death was due to bowel in­ Mx.. miles south of Port Orford to as start in which these Japanese col­
far north as Gardiner mountain.
umn« penetrated some 150 miles up
Carl Sell, son of Mrs. E. R. Sell
fection.
Don was a member of last month's
the river they were suddenly hit by of Bandon, and who lived with his
Coquille high school graduating class,
an avalanche of Chinese soldiers half brother here, Wes Travis, and
fighting under an umbrella of Amer­ was employed at Smith Wood-Prod­
having attended the four years, and
members of the class acted as pall
The Daily Vacation Bible School at ican and Chinese planes. From what ucts plant for a year and a half be­
bearers. The services were held at the, Emanuel Baptist Church is clos­ can now be learned the result will be fore his enlistment in August, 1040,
territory
Schroeder Bros.' Mortuaries here ing a busy week.
died in the Jap concentration camp
The attendance not only the loss of the ___
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with Liston Parrish officiating. The has been very good and is growing, 0ained but the entire destruction o in the Philippines on the 21st bf May.
body was laid to rest in the Masonic Other boys and girls from four years , the
«he Japanese army and the capture of Cause of his death is given as diph­
cemetery.
and on to High school age are wel- lthe ma->or P°rti°n ot
11 theria and cardiac complications.
Donald was bom November 20, come to begin at any time.
Carl, who was a graduate of the
,mak” °n«
whet those Chin-
th** £ad a real air Bandon high school, was a member of
1025, in Sac City, Iowa, and was five i The varied program of activities'«* could d°
months and eight days past 17 years includes song choruses, salutes to the ,orce behind them. Those pi 1 u y the Coquille Flying Club before he
flag and Bible, sermonettes, stories, iew but extremely gallant American enlisted in the 03d Bombing Squad­
of age.
He war the son of Mr. and Mrs. games, handwork and great emphasis »ir-men who are supporting the Chin- ron and was in training in the east
Louis Sonneland
Services Sunday
The Salem Sampler
Bud" Gaffey A
Jap Prisoner
Donald Hawkins, 17,
Buried Monday
Carl Sell Dies In
Manila Prison Camp
Vacation BibleSchool
North Hall street, and have 11
A closing program and demonstra­
for several years.
tion of things learned and made will
He is also survived by three sisters, be held on Thursday next, June 1?.
Mrs. Sherman McRae and Mrs. Ber- I The public and the
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parents in par-
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nard Higgins, both of Sac City: Mrs•1 ¿^¿“are invited to Attend.
Vauble. of Coquille, and one | The school is being conducted by
Wm. Vauble,
brother, Floyd, of this city.
Mias Mary Ayres, stat« missionary,
Callin« caras, SO tor *1.00.,
a good deal. Once a way has been
punched through Burma to bring sup­
plies and airplanes to air fields in
China proper, the collapse of the Jap­
anese Empire should be very rapid
notwithstanding the “fight and die"
propensity of the Japanese soldier. If
¡and Rev. Menno D. Rempel and a
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staff of church workers.
At the time of the capture of Man­
ila and the fall of Bataan he was
filling a clerical position. His mother
had heard from him a couple of
months ago and this week received
word from Washington of his passing.
He was popular and well-liked by all
who know him.