e
■, PAGC THRU
Î Water Problem On
¿.Heights Settled
Laurie Robison
Writes On Invasion
Letter From
George Tracy Leach
was not a saboteur or fifth columnist.
Keys mede tor all locks. Stevens
Asked if he was going to tell his Cash Hardware. Coquille. Ore.
wife about it, he promptly replied,
“No, I would have to pay her ten
Chas. Briggs informed the Sentinel
The following story is printed t0 dollars.”
So now, Count, it’s time to settle
I Monday morning that there are 35 insure that “Count” Kennett Law- 1
. and pay over those ten simoleons
users of city water on Sanford rence pays a debt:
Heights who have already paid in
Last week he was called upon by
theh iees for connecting up with the a Southern Pacific secret service Notice B. P. W. Members
Members of the Busineas-and Pro­
‘wo-inch main recently laid from the man, or an F. B. I.—they are mostly
Ctxlul11« Auto Park Service Station the same—who wanted to know why fessional Women's Club are reminded
The that they will meet next Monday eve­
!^U8t ‘Aiteidq town on the Marshfield his 'interest in troop trainy.
highway, and that three more are go­ Count’s reply was that he had no ning at the home of Bess Maury.
Ten Dollar Bet
Brings F .B.l. Visit
(Continued from page one)
Tracy Leach this week received a
you have also read and heard over letter from his son, George Tracy,
the radio of our latest adventure. from whom the father and grand-
What a timqj We were going to stop mother, Mrs. Callie Lerfch, had not
in for a good spaghetti dinner but heard from for some time, since he
UP, leaving but two
flak and 50 cal. detained us but wns moved from the training camp in* 10
in southern California.
lh*n th
the
The letter 'le
lea “ * than
e 40 originally agreed to
next time we will st6p.
We never lost a ship in the group. was written July 4, somewhere in when the city council ordered the
•
pipe for the residents out there.
Thank God for that. It was quite a India, and reads:
As finally outlined at the meeting
show and I was one of the many that
write
and
let
01
four Sanfo,tt Heights property
Finally
allowed
to
had a ringside seat for a while. I
never saw so many battleships and you know I’m O. K. Honimr voii’n*' owners and the city council last Wed-
... ...
-____ iZZ
'-d“y evening, there is Just one
invasion barges in my life. It was all in equally as good health.
Censorship
forbids
a
thousand
and
meter ‘«stalled out there which might
the biggest thing I ever saw.
During the time we were over our one things I'l like to say, consequently ** below high water mark during
| winter floods and that will be raised
target and ready to dump our load letter writing is difficult.
Our mail hasn’t as yet caught up |“ out
reach J* high water,
of paratroops, it was as thrilling and
lot of fun and after our load was gone, with us. Sure hope you’ve been AU the houses connected, even though
‘
there may be three on one service
we had a time dodging anti-aircraft writing a lot.
-
This
India
Jungle
is
really
some-
**ne f,om the main, have a meter al-
fire and searchlights but' after every­
measure the amount used
thing had come off to plan and we thing. Don’t mind it except for the ready
,
! *jy each consumer.
were headed back to our base, a per- intense heat, filth and snakes.
son gets to thinking, (anyhow I did),1 I have a native boy who does
to
puid by each oi
just how lucky we were to get out niy housework, etc. Coats about 40
38
a rninirnum
P*r
without a scratch.
cents per. week, one rupee, eight lnonth,
same as other outside-
I expect more of the same but as annas. Calls me the White American I the*city use rs^ pay.
special interest in them.
The Three Links sewing dub will
"Then why did you write that
meet
at the home of Bernice Clark
letter asking whether there was one
or two engines pulling that troop Ttiesday, August 3.
train last week?”
The Count indigently replied that
he had written no such letter, but
BUY YOUR
the official insisted that the 8 P.
company at Eugene had received such
a letter, signed with his name, and
the Count’s denials could not change
that fact.
He then thought back to a recent
trip he and Mrs. Lawrence took out.
to the Willamette valley and he began
to have glimmerings of. what was
causing his investigation.
After he and Mrs. Lawrence had 1
passed the long troop train he asked
ACCIDENT and HEALTH
her if there was one or two engines
BIRTH CERTIFICATES
pulling it. She replied that there
I...-
..
. I
I
were
two.
He
said
there
was
only
fo when I don’t know but that is Great Rajah.
one and finally offered to. bet her
what I came over here tor.
Of all
PH write often and tell you as
Card of Thanks
$10 that there was only one.
the Jumps made over here this last much as possible.
We take this means of expressing
■ From
Then in his deductions he con­
one was really the best. I will tell i Hello to all my old friends.
thanks to our friends, to the Coos
cluded that in order to settle the bet,
7
MM JB55
WUCJl *
you
.all BUUUt
about Ik
it when
I get IMVA.
back. I
--------------------------
Bay Lumber Co. and its employees,
Mrs. Lawrence must have written to
After we got back to our base, the
Fmm
for the many courtesies shown us, for
Eugene and signed his name to the
cooks had hot coffee, doughnuts, *-Q'a IxeCelVea rrOITI
the sympathy expressed, and for the
letter.
-■
t
sandwiches and aU kinds of stuff gyJ Gaffgy MondaV
beautiful floral offerings at the ser­
With
this
It was really good. It was sort of a |
iviwiiuviy
explanation
the
F.
B.
I.
vices held for Joe Rocco yesterday.
“dutch lunch.” Nearly all the crews i Mrs.
j___ Wm.
....... Gaffey, of this
___ city, on! Mrs. Mary F. Rocco and Dora officer was satisfied and the Count
were there and everybody talking at'Monday
this - week,
received a poet t Howard.
•
—
...
i convinced him that he, Lawrence,
once, telling what they saw and did. cardi through the medium of the In-
Before we went on the mission all temational Red Cross, from hereon,
of our assistants and fellows on the wilford, which read as follows:
line kidded us about leaving our
.
__ ___
money and clothes to them. But there 1 Dear Mother: j am wen and safe
were momenta when a fellow wqn- ln japan; my health is as usual. I
★ ' :*4r"
dered If he were coming back. Such have not heard from the family since
a thing doesn't worry or bother me April. How are you getting along?
until it is all over. But it was a Remember me to everybody,
lot of fun. The aerial works reminded
Love, Bud.
me of the fourth of July.
What did you all do on the fourth?
The card, which was not dated, .was
I was trying to keep cool. The place written in Japan where Wilford is in
where we are now can sure get hot. a concentration camp.
A couple of days it reacehd 126 de­
Some have asked Mrs. Gaffey if It
grees F. No kiddin’ and I Uved is in Bud's handwriting and she is
SAFEWAY VALUES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
through it, how is a miracle to me.________
______________
sure it is. ___
But—it must
have been
We live in tents and when the heat written ¡ait year,* and the April he
isn’t going on the wind 4s kicking up ■ mentions was that of 1942, for he has
Tomato Soup, Rancho
(3 pts.) 7c
Corn, Cntry Home Cream (16 pta.)
nice, gritty dust. We have the most been a prisoner since some time last
No. 2 2 for ............ ...........
fog
Tomato Jce., Sunny Dawn (2 pts.) 11c
varied kinds of varmints: anta, bugs, year.
. ’
Prune Jce, Sunsweet (3 pts.) qt. 27c
Beets, Del M Diced (9 pts) No. 303 19c
of all descriptions, spiders, lizards,
Pork A Beans, Dennison (12 pts.) 12c
snakes and mosquitoes. It is a nice
Tom. Sauce, Vai Vita (3 pts.) buf cn Sc
place with a cool river and nice
Beans, White Tag (8 pts.) 12 ox cn 10c
Gooseberries, Blue Tag (9 pts.)
shade trees. Heat geta jne '
_
No. 393 ...IZZ........Z_.....lie
Beans, Gardenside (11 pts.) No. 2 14c
How is everything at home? I
Corn, Del Monte Cream (14 pts.)
Prunes, Red Tag (7 pts.) No. 2ft 22c
hope everyone is fine and well. I
No. 303 2 for ?...................... 25c
“Bud” Trendell, of this city who
Pears, Harper Hse (15 pta.) No. 2ft 29
One thing is certain: We can't "keep
am all okay and the only thing that
was called to the colors last winter
going"
at
our
bast
speed
unless
we
matters with me is that I want to
RED STAMP ITEMS
•
RED STAMP ITEMS
and sent first to the Navy camp at
keep our summertime meals hearty
come home. So do a lot more of the
and really nutritious. Easiest way to
Farragut for training and who is
Margarine,
Sunny
B
(4
pta.)
lb
pg
17c
Cheese,
Kraft Velv’ta (4 pts.) ft 1b 22c
outfit Kutch is fine and sends you
do this is to include at least one hot
now at the air training school at Nor­
Margarine.
Nucoa
(4
pts)
lb
pkg.
25c
his regards Where is Rock now and
Cheese,
Kraft Amer. (4 pta.) ftlb 22c
dish with al) three meals of the day.
man, Okla., has developed a. capa­
what is he doing’’ I haven’t-had a
And they don't have to be the kind
Pure
Lard
(8
points)
2
lb.
39c
Devil.
Ham,
Puritan (1 pt) 3 os cn 17c
s.
bility there that his father, A. G.
BiBI requite bourr and bouse ta
letter from you for quite a spell but
Shortening.
R
’
yal
S
’
tin
(15
pta)
3
1b
54
Milk,
Cherub
(1 point) tall can 9c
Trendell, did not know he possessed
preparation. Here are some sugges­
I suppose you haven’t had one, from
—that of a boxer. Bud, in the 170
tions for “quickie" hot dishes that
me either.
=33
pound class, in the elimination con­
will satisfy robust appetites.
There is sure a lot of rumors going
test staged in the camp, boxed his
TOAP-IN-A-HOU
—
Form
leftover,
around about us going home. But I
way up to the finals and was Just
mashed potatoes into bolls shout
am from Oregon am) have to see it
2 inches in diameter and press hole
shaded out of thé championship by
first. But one of these days we will
in the center Partially fill holo with
the winner.
be coming home. So keep the fire
cooked, chopped meat, and add left­
Raisins, Sun-Maid Nectars 15 ox. 13c
hot and lota of bourbon on tap.
over gravy to fill hole to top Place
Baby Cereal, Clapp or Gerber 8 qx 13 c
under broiler, and broil until pota­
Well that is about all I have to Bob Martin In Naval Training
Oats, Morning Glory reg. or qu. 3 1b 24
Dried Prunes, Fahey 4 lb. pkg. 50c
toes are golden brown and gravy
say and report from here. So all be At Farragut, Idaho
Gold Medal Wheaties, 8 ox. pkg. lie
Pnut
Butter,
Beverly,
6ft
ox.
Jar
15c
starts bubbling Servo piping hot.
good and chin up and read about us
Post Toasties,
18 ox. pkg. 2 for 25c
Robert Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leftovers in grand disguise.
Miracle Whip,
Kraft,
pint
26c
Jar Rubbers, reg. Doxen in pkg. 4c
in the papers.
F. W. Martin, of Coquille, is now in
THIMBU (MAT BAttl—Combine equal
Molasses, Red Hen 18 ox. glass 13c
Sugar (Use Stamp 13, 15, 19)
training at the Farragut U. 8. Naval
portions ground moat and dry bread
Soup
Mix, Cont. Noodle 3 pkgs. 25c
Cane 5 lb....... . ........................ 34c
Training Station, largest in the west.
crumbs
Add
salt,
pepper,
grated
Geo. W. Laird Is Now ,
Sugar, White Satin 10 lb. sack63c
During his period of training here
Olives, Lindsay med. ripe pint 21c
onion, a bit of mustard, and a
A Marine Second Lieutenant
Bread, Julia Lee Wright's 1ft lb If 13c
in the beautiful mountainous region
chopped tomato. Add a beaten sgg
24 ox. pkg. 23c
Macaroni, Porter's
Gold bars of a Second Lieutenant of northern Idaho, he will be taught
and boat the meat Be you would
Kraft Cottage Cheese, pint cup 24c
Flour, Gold Medal,
10 lb. sack 58c
cake batter until all ingredients are
in the United States Marine Corps ¡the many phases of Naval life from
Mustard, Libby’s 9 ox. Jar................. 9c
completely blended. Form into aiaat
Kitchen Craft Flour 10 lb. bag 48c
are now being worn by Lieutenant i seamanship to physical hardening,
Waldorf Toilet Tissue, per roll 4 for 19
balls the size of a walnut and brown
Baking Powder,
1 K C 25c Jar 10c
George W. Laird, 26, of Bullards which Includes experience with boats
White Magic Bleach ft gallon 19c
quickly in hot shortening Then add
Bulkee Coffee Stretcher lb. pkg. 15c
Route, Coquille. He is now enrolled on Lake Pend Oreille.
Sunbrite Cleanser, No. 1 can 2 for 29c
just enough water to cover bottom
Fla-Ver-Aid. asst, drink pwdr 3 pg 10c
in Reserve Officers’ Class at Quan­
Lux Toilet Soap, 3 reg. ban 20c
When this course is completed, he 1
of the pan. cover pan and steam for
tico, Virginia, undergoing the ad­ j will be given an opportunity to qual­
15 minutes.’ Thicken drippings in
the pan and serve with meat balls
vanced stages of his officer training. ity for a specialized course in one 1
rACCCr1»« sump No. 22
over steamed rice or toast.
He received his commission upon of the Navy's many service schools.
LsUl I EC Edwards lb. bag 27c
BTUrrn
ST1AK
—
Hava
steak
cut
very
completion of Officers Candidates'
thin. Spread steak with a thick layer
Clara.
of seasoned, breadcrumb stuRng.
Lieutenant Laird, former student
Roll up steak, jelly-roll style and
at Oregon State College, is the son
tie or skewer. Brown steak roll in
of Mr. and Mrs. Oorge Laird, and
hot shortening, then add just enough
husband of Mrs. Laurene 8. Laird, of
water to create a steam and cover
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thommen, of
and steam for about 25 minute*, or
the same address.
PEACHES Cal. Helea
lb.
Fairview, were greatly relieved on
until steak is tender. Mske gravy
*
BACON
JOWLS
Tuesday when they received a letter,
from drippings. It makes a little
CANTALOUPES
lb.
Enlists in Army Air
steak really go around.
written by their son. Charles, on July
Corps Reserves
SLI.
BACON
JOWLS
20, stating that he was well. He was
•OOP IATWM MC1M8— That’s what,
BEETS Locals
lb.
Jim Howe, son of Mr. and Mrs. a member of the crew of the U. S.
you’ll find in Julia Loe Wright’s
SALT PORK t
George Howe, returned Wednesday Destroyer Gwin, * which was sunk
article in Family Circle Magazine
CARROTS
Clip Tops
lb.
thia week. Be sure to get your copy
morning from Portland where he had by the Japs in the battle of Kula gluf.
at your Safeway Stare, and try
HALIBUT
■ , -b
PEAS
Locals
lb
put in nearly a week’s time time get­
these recipes that are appearing by
ting through the routine necessary for
J
Bob Collier Taking Officer
SLI. CHINOOK SALMON AQ.
TOMATOES Texas Fancy lb.
request.
his enlistment in the Army Air Corps
INSURANCE
LIFE
Beal Estate
GEO. E. DERDING
Make the Most of Your Ration Points and Money
—
Bud Trendell
Developes As A Boxer
Make »■■ertiae
meals hearty!
»
I
Stop! Red Stamp P-Q-R and S Expires This Week-Don't Forget
Chas. Thommen
Safe In Pacific
b
I
NOB HILL
Bl I
15c
13c
6c
.5c
15c
21c
27c
23c
39c
" Reserve. Jim will be eighteen soon
and hopes to finish his senior year in
Coquille High before being called for
training. His enlistment in this par­
ticular branch of service insures with
some certainty his not being called
before six months.
“ Point
Training In Australia
Sergeant Robert Collier who has
been in New Guinea for several
I months, told his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Collier, in an air mall let­
ter which came last Friday, that he
is now back in Australia attending
officers candidate school. He added
that the change ip climate la notice-
T6 MCTWnnvnie
having their winter now. The letteri
G. L. McRay, Southern Pacific came through quickly, having been |
agent at Myrtle Point for the past 21 dated at time of mailing, July 6.
years, left Sunday for'McMinnville,
in which city he sssumed the duties
One of the most prominent corner
of agent for the railroad company buildings
l , uuuiu <* In
>■> Coquille, the old W.
n. O.
this week. H. F. Nelson, from Rose- ' W. building, now owned by B. L.
burg, is relief agent at Myrtle Point Tracy, is being brightened and its ap-
until a permanent appointment is pearance improved, by the application
made.
¡°t * “ght colored paint
»
0
Hofftifttkrn’ BurtM
4UUA LKE WRIQHT. DUwu>
b
SALT COD FISH
24c
CUCUMBERS
23c ,b
•
-
»15
»
v
*