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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1943)
■ s •> f V * •] 1 nni il * — : ». - ' I ■ THE PAPER THAT’S LUCE A LETTER FROM HOME 3 < ■cs S=flS? IC 1HC «■'*-- » '1 267-Acre Russ Ranch Across River Sold To M. Greenwald Meeting For Post War Planning , Post war county and highway plan ning 1» the object of the meeting to be held in jth* court house here to morrow. Officially it is the South M. Greenwald baa been here this western Oregon district of the Asso week from his home in Oakland, ciation of Oregon counties and all Calif., to complete toe detail* of his three member* of the county court* purchase of the 267 acre dairy ranch, of Coo*, Curry, Douglus, Josephine which belonged to Mr*. Edith Rus* and Jackson counties will be present Connick, which complete* the sale of as well a* the county road engineer* all the R um properties lying across or roadmaster* from each of the five the river from Coquille and include* counties. Judge Boice, of Curry county, a the land on which toe large barn and the house occupied by Leland Peter member of the state association ex ecutive board, will be chairman of the son stand. t The sale was made bp the J. S. meeting, which is scheduled to start Barton real estate agency and Mr. at ten o’clock.. C. B. McCullough, state highway Greenwald said thi* morning that he department bridge engineer, will be had looked all over the Sacramento valley and Humboldt county in Cali here from Salem a* will also be Mr. fornia seeking a farm or ranch and Cutler, who is in charge of the state he saw nothing which compares with | highway department post-war plan the ranch he ha* just bought. I ning a* it co-operate* with the coun He had recently sold a large apart- ties' programs. iftent house in Oakland and say* that | I Coos county will be host* to ths if there are any more ranches in th* visitors at » luncheon to be prepared valley which appeal to him as does jby Mr. and Mrs. F. C. McNelly at the the R um property he will be in the i county farm at noon and Judge ¡Felsheim aays some of the young market for more, i ' K As far as worked out this morning lady employees in the court house th* cattle have not yet been sold by will assist in serving the luncheon. Coos County's 3rd War Bond Drive To Be Organized Tax Collections In & Coos Co. For August Total $197,029,19 fa ____ !"'J" J» 1 1 111 Wm. E. Stewart Buried Monday Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon for William E. Stewart, who passed away last Thurs day at ttie hospital here where he had been a patient. The message of comfort to the bereaved family was given by Rev. M. D. Rempel of the Baptist church and interment was in I. O. O. F. cemetery No. 2 here. Mr. Stewart wa* born at Fairfield, ill.,' May 28. 1879, being 84 year*, three month* and eleven day* of age at passing. At th* age of 17 year*, the de ceased moved to Arkansas, where he successfully engaged in farming and in 1927 he and. hi* family moved to Oregon. H* had lived in Coos coun ty for th* past 15 year*. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Laura E. Stewart, of Alhambra, Calif.; two sons, William A., who is stationed at th* Army /Or Base at Yuma, ArU.; Ernest, of Salem; a step-son, Raymond Gamer, of Mem phis, Tenn.; one daughter, Mrs. S. D. Warren, of Alhambra; a step daughter, Mr*. E. H. Riggs, of Eldo rado, Ark.; a half brother, Roy Stew art, who is serving in the Army over seas; a sister, Mrs. Lula Perrin, of Little Rock, Ark., and a half sister, Mrs Rose Irwin, of McClelland, Ark., and by eight grand children. Woman's Club To Stress War Work- Large Attendance J » The turn-over of taxes collected in The Guild Hall was well filled August by th* tax department to Tuesday afternoon when Mr*. O. C. County Treasurer Stauff this month Sanford, new Woman’s Club presi totaled $197,092.19, which is unusu dent took the chair for the first fall I ally large for one of the later months meeting. Strikingly attractive in an |p the tax paying fiscal year. It unusually beautiful afternoon gown was accomplished to a large extent the past few weeks. and hqt, Mrs. Sanford presided with Mr. Stotts is a past president of the by th* policy pursued by A. O. Walk a skill which has come from her re Oregon Real Estate Dealers Associa er, head of the tax department under cent experience ■* State Federation tion, a live wire, %nd he 1* beginning Sheriff Wm. F. Howell, who sent president. todaf to get the organization per notiee tar everyone that the new law Up-to-the-hour method* of speed fected, with chairmen in each cola- i setting Aug. 15 a* the final tax-pay ing up the routine order of business munity, so that Coo* county wil| ing date for current taxes, without resulted in keeping up interest I fail down in meeting its ty, would be strictly adhered to. through that part of the session $2,103,900 in this third War hdiita «Ito sent statements to all de which precede* the program. Mrs. <i sale campaign. linquent taxpayers and the nearly Lafe Compton was in charge of the The Coquille chairman will prob $300,000 payment in August is the 1 program and she introduced Stell* I ably be named today and the Sen result . . . Cutlip, republican joint Coo* and tinel would like to suggest to Mr. Mr. Stauff had ready to mail thi* Curry’ State Representative, of North Stotts that Ray Jeub would be morning the checks for the tax-levy Bend. Mr*. Cutlip spoke briefly on « fine a choice a* He could make ing bodies in the county. In this “Women in the World Today.” She Coquille and vicinity. distribution $55,666.73 was sent to told of the place women have made schools, $29,302.85 to cities, $10,922.66 for themselves, replacing men and to the Port of Coo* Bay and $1,209.32 their high standards of efficiency but to the Port of Bandon. He also stated her personal conviction that ha* in hand $10,017.70 for toe Non- Women with young children should High School district and $11,930.18 Stay home and take care of the*. for the county school fund, and with Mrs. Connick. 'Mr. Greenwald is Mrs. Cutlip presented the three a few minor disbursements made, also negotiating with Lee Peterson in singers, Miss Elsie Eyre, Mr. Willi* Coo* county Will have left from the an effort to get the latter to continue Higley and Georg* Goodall, with $197,092.19, for it* treasury the sum to operate toe dairy ranch which will their accompanist, Mis* Margaret An of $70,150.59. take care of several hundred head of derson, director of music for KOOS Of the amount* remitted Coquille cattle- American Red Cross 746, Coquille Radio Station, Mr.’ Higley, a member city receives $3,939.34, and Coquille The consideration and amount of Unit, announces its first work ses of the Coast Guard and stationed at School District, No. 8, $3,360.94. money involved in the deal wa* not sion to be held on Friday, Sept. 24, the Bay. sang. “Little Mother at announced. in Ouild Hall, from 1:00 to 4:30 p. m. Funeral services for A. J. Morrow, Mine,” followed by a second number Mrs. Bard Kesner, chairman of pro a painter, about 65 year* of age, are and an encore, “There's a Gold Mine duction, *ay* there will be work of awaiting the result of Schroeder in the Sky.” The beautiful baritone some kind provided for every woman Bros.’ efforts to contact hi* daughter, vpioe of the very talented singer wa* 1 who attends thi* meeting a* sewing a Mrs. Anderson who is supposed to enthusiastically received. Mia* Eyer, machines, electric irons, ironing Rev. George R. Tumey, of Marsh Uve in Everett. Wa«h. Mfr made hi* who maintains a studio of music in board* and table* will be get tip and field and formerly of Coquille, wa* home here in a room over the for Marshfield, told of meeting Oeorge The Coquille softball team will ready for action. There will be cut th* guest speaker at the Rotary Club mer Busy Corner Grocery and had Goodall, also in th* Coast Guard, and play the Charleston Coast Guard for out article for plain sewing, wool •t their noon meeting Wednesday. lived in Bandon for 15 years before how upon hearing his beautiful voice, the championship of Coo* Bay Soft- thereupon asked him to sing with her Mr. Tumey, recalling that he wa* coming to Coquille^ ball Leagu*. Coquille won th* first i , squares to cut and press, crocheting, toe duet* from the Desert sewing together of afghan block*, the third president of the local club He waa working with Darrell Cox round robin of gtrnw and Ch*ri**ton I day* to after it* organization several years and Geo.*.C. Price, painters, and only t won the ascond round. | etc. Please bring your own thimble * ago, stated that it wa* always like Monday morning had gone to the A. The gam* «HU be played at 1-J6 home when he visited B. Collier home to do some painting. the great delight of their audieme. An bring WM uND. •Mr. CMMer heard him talking to They were aceempanied by siring yi stressed the importance of the the dog in the basement and shortly derson. Interesting sidelight wa* th* secure a* should purchase it this city is to meet dub’« seeking up its splendid work after heard the sound of something fact that Miss EyT* stated ahe played all-star team*. Albonk k It* quota. The second War Loan and holding to its ideal* during these falling. Mr. Collier went down stairs for one year in the "Ds*art Song,” i The league la eompoeed of ata Those who cannot spare the en campaign In April went way above troublous times and also the urgent a little later and found that the fall in New York during 1925. At Mias service team* and four civilian teams. tire afternoon are urged to come for the $150,000 quota but there will have need of Individuals getting interested wa* occasioned when Mr. Morrow Eyre's special request Georg* Good- The Coquille team is made up of a half hour or so to see the work to be a much more intensive cam in some church, no matter what the suffered a heart attack and that life all sang, “The Old Refrain,”*a* an “Chub" Allard and a bunch of old encore that Is being done and, for those who paign, with personal solicitation, if denomination. was extinct. has-been*, who haven’t gone to war. prefer to do their work ut home, the third loan quota 1* to be met in Member* t<* the number of 172, He Stated that although we ar* «up- The team list* these players: “Chub” material* may be secured, samples Coquille. with more expected before the year posed to be a Christian natiofi that Allard, Floyd Chase, Ed Brown, Vern is over, wa* the report made by Mrs. only fifty-fiv* million out of a popu HeinUelman, Ted DeGroat, Roy provided, etc. “Now that the peak of the canning J. A. Moore, membership chairman. lation of over one hundred and thirty Cook, Bud Meek, Floyd DeNoma. season ha* p*—sii we feel confident Reports were given by Msg. D. B. million were member* of any church Goo. Hunt, Tom Stevens and S. F. that many new worker* will join our Kesner. Red Cross chairman and of organisation. Stevens, who ha* sponsored and man Another Coquille pioneer, Andrew War Activities. Mrs. Fred Houston, rank* and that our regular workers Report* were made by Jess Beyer* aged the team. * J. Radabaugh of Myrtle Point, wa* head of sale* of war bonds and will again see their way clear ,to in God. 'Ft Laird, local representative and Orville Wood on the district called to the great beyond thi* week, crease their output,” Mrs. Kesner (Continued on page eight) of the Oregon Mutual Life Insurance meeting of Rotary at Salem last week. death coming to him at the hospital »•y* The waiting stand* for service men Co., has received a letter from head here on Tuesday. He had not been “Thi* week we extend thank* to the quarters telling how the company is that are to be placed at three exits well fdr some time and had been in following women for contributions, making its policy-holder«' dollar* do from town, were reported nearly fin the hospital here at previous time* yarn and woo) squares: Mesdame* double duty. Those premium dollar* ished and would be in place before this summer, death being due to the While the circus did a good busi E. T. Stelle, Theo. Clinton, James, are riot only available to pay death the rain* began. infirmities of old age. ness here Sunday, the life is not one Sam Harmon, E. Hook, Geo. Thomp Rotarian guest* present were: J. E. losses but the company la investing The funeral services are being held Under the sponsorship of th* Sub of roses. Recently, the manager son and Bessie Couden.” them—two million dollar*—in War Richmond of Eugene, Lou Blanc and at the Schroeder Bros. Mortuariea in ordinate Granges of the county, a stated, their big red ticket office, Mrs. Earl Nosier, who occupies a Geo. R. Tumey of Marshfield and 'Bond* in Oregon. The sum of $50,000 Myrtle Point thi* afternoon at two “get-acquainted” meeting will be held which is hauled as a trailer to a position at a nearby look-out station, has been allocated to Mr. Laird for John D. Carl of Myrtle Point. Father o'clock, Rev. J. R. Wiley officiating. at the Coquille Grange hail. Sept. 23, truck, on a graveled county road at has now completed her second afghan Coo* county and yesterday at Rotary J. Tomas Lewis, an Episcopal minis Intermpnt will t be in the Norway to which all farm resident* of this the bottom of a steep pitch, skidded, and has commenced a third. Mr*. club he added that amount to what ter of Hoquiam, Wash., was also a cemetery which was formerly a part area have been invited. The meet struck a huge pole with such force Edith McNelly has just turned in f the club member* ar* reporting for guest. of the Radabaugh ranch. ing, which will begin at 3:00 p. m. as to break th* pole off, and not a 22 pairs of service men's bedside their participation in the third War I -------------------------- > Mr. Radabaugh was born in Web ha* a* its principal purpose that‘of piece of the wagon larger than two slipper* that are really works of art, ster, Ohio, Dec. 9. 1860, and waa nine acquainting new farm residents of feet square remained. No one was and must be seen to be appreciated. JSvTX-’S i months and five day*,pa*t 82 years this area with th* Grange member injured Ethel Littler ha* just completed five of age. ship and the work of the organization. While here some of the boys who blouses: she is knitting also, although SX’iSXi.Z'Si While a small boy he had come Although much of the evening will had helped out at the circus ground* she holds a full time position. Mrs. assigned from state headquarter* 1» K t Cook, who advertlaad , pubilc with hi* parents to Coo* county and be given over to entertainment fea complained to Police Officer Mc Wm. Barrow's group of 12 have just $2,103,900 for Coos county and there auctlon of hU farm and hi* father homesteaded land in the tures under the direction of Mr*. Mahan that they couldn't get their about completed their first afghan is no municipality figure set up. ltock at hl , _ lace len mllel abwe valley, at Norway.' He had remained Edyth Bohnert, State Grange youth «teck at hi* place ten mile* above pay. The officer summoned the and proclaim it a beauty. Fairview, last Sunday, say* Sentinel ¡on toe ranch unUl about 20 year* ago superintendent, brief talk* will be manager, told him the boys’ story “Although Red Cross work 1* vi adv*, certain» do the work. He 'd*: he moved in to Myrtle Point made by Bertha J. Beck, State Grange and »aid he would turn the case over tally important and we should deem estimated that there might be 200 I and for several year* wa* president secretary, and local Grange leaders. to the state police. The manager it a privilege to be a part of it, it or 250 in attendance but there were th* Bank of Myrtle Point, now the Pomona and Subordinate Grange lec threw up hi* hand* in horror, said, may also be a friendly gathering actually between six and seven hun- 'Security Bank. ■ turers are co-operating with Mrs “Don't do that; we’ve had enough place, where a spirit of. happy com- Mr. Radabaugh had never married Bohnert in the preparation of the pro ----- O. P. A. regulation* and restric dred in attendance and everything he trouble with the police,” and com raderie prevail*. Let u* join togeth and leave* no near relatives, the sur gram detail*. Refreshment* will be promised (?) by paying th* boy* for er in Coquille to make it so and do tion* on milk, which have played h*d to offer was sold. Some of the hob- with milk dealer* all over th* visitors had to go hungry, too, for he vivor* being the widow* of fit» two served by the local Grange*. their work. a work that we will be proud of." brother*, Henry and Joseph, and the country, have now hit Coquille in ■ had only provided food for 250. The performance of th* circus waa Mr. Cook has been there for toe past two »on* and two daughters of the Supt. B. W. Dunn Suffered vital spot. These regulations and attended both afternoon and evening the impossibility of securing suffi five year* but plan* now, a* soon as latter. Heart Attack Last Saturday by crowd* that filled most of the seats cient help, have caused the Cow Mr*. Cook leave* the hospital, to re and those attending said it waa a bet B. W. Dunn, Coquille achool su Bell Dairy to announce that after turn to the job he left with the tele Dorris Compton Taking WAVE ter show than they had anticipated. perintendent, while working at one of r phone company eleven year's ago. He tomorrow. Sept. 16, their retell milk Officer Training In East his placea in toe north part of town Capt and Mr*. S. D. Warren, their will be stationed at Canby in the route here will be discontinued. One Fined, Another Mias Dorris Jane Compton, daugh last Saturday morning, suffered a ¡two children, and her mother, Mr*. Willamette valley. - Milk will still be delivered to «tores ' W. E. Stewart, arrived here Saturday heart attack which will keep him in Should Have Been His sale wa* in competition with ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Compton, by the Cow Bell and can be secured who is a Yeoman second cl*M in the the Mast Hospital at Myrtle Point for evening from Alhambra, Calif., where at the Dairy next door to the post the circus here also and moot of the Joe M Pompeo, a Coast Guards WAVES and has been stationed at the next five or six weeks. When the they reside, being called north by the office but everyone will have to seat* under the big top were occu man from Pistol River, paid a dollar the Naval Air Station at Pasco, Wash., attack hit him he called to S. V. Ep death of Mr.-Stewart. pied at both the afternoon and eve fine in Recorder Leslie’s court’ on "carry their own." « |- ■ ; „ ■ ■■ ' has been selected as an officer candi person and Mike Broad, who were Capt Warren, who left Coquille in I ning performance*. Monday for turning hl* car around working In the street there, and they 1939 is conencted with the Station The crowd at Cook’s was the larg- date in the WAVES and reported last in the middle of the block on Front The Wm. Hansens Want Tn H* was resting Smith called Dr. Gould month to the training school at SmC- Hospital at mmp Camp vanun Callan in miuwi- south- -— •’—-------------- ---------- . Jrlu«. —.ii-A nospnai , Mtaever to attend a public , sale in Week.* - ' * ~ 4 ■ r CollRjC Northhampton, Mia*. ' '— easy th* first of ^California They left thia mom-IWove From CaHfernta to »Oregon ‘ Co«i county - . the same kind of a stunt on First H. S Principal Clarence Osika, who ing on the return trip. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hansen, of San * —----------------- street Tuesday morning but unfor -9 S. H. Stockhoff wa* here a couple went up to Myrtle Point to see Mr. Francisco, are stopping in Coquille, tunately there were no cop* nearby of day* laat week from hi* home in Dunn yesterday, reporta that he is F. Colvard Returns From looking over their acreage purchased to nab him. northern California, in .connection improving steadily. in Sanford Height* about a year ago. Trip To St. Louis and Arkansas Acting as superintendent as well as The Coquille Central Labor Coun With the sale of Mr*. Connick'* dairy F. Colvard, proprietor of the Co through George E. Oerding Agency. Mrs. E. E. Leslie returned Sunday and ranch’ acroa* the river, a part of high school prtncipsl, Mr Osika ha* cil is giving another one of their They are ai»<> contemplating the pur evening from Oswego, where she quille Studio, returned home last the R um holdings here, which were had a most busy week since Monday had visited the Keith Leslie family Thursday from his month's eastern chase of a home in Coquille where ■ dances Saturday, Sept. 18, which as largely disposed of a year ago. He and stated this morning that there sures everyone a good time. Norton's they plan to reside after th* war. for a week. She accompanied Keith, trip on which he attended to business left Friday for_home. He returned wa* nothing of new* value in con six-piece orchestra will toe on the , who is now spending a couple of matters in St. Louis and in Arkansas These San Francisco people like Co-( again thi* week for further negotia nection with the school*, everything quiUe district better than any place job with lota of pep and rhythm. Be week* in the valley while auditing the He found the weather pretty warm tion* in the sale of the dairy ranch. i being under control. they have ever lived. *ure to be there. In the Mississippi valley city of Bandon's book*. 1 t': “z Claude G. Stotts, real estate dealer in Marshfield, was last night named as Coos county's War Bond chairmen, succeeding Sheldon F. Sackett, who has been chairman for several montps but who has been out of the cout^y Red Cross Workers Greatly Needed Heart Attack Fatal To A. J. Morrow Geo. R. Tumey Speaks To Rotarians Championship Soft Ball Gome, Sept. 19 A. J. Radabaugh, Nice War Bond Fund Allocation Pioneer, Passes Two Good Crowds At Circus Sunday Grange Schedules Open House Gives Sentinel Credit For His Big Crowd Retail Milk Delivery Stops Former Residents Here For Funeral i Bigger and Better « 4 e i