THE P AE-EJL THAT’ Sk-L-I
VOL. XXXIX.
COQUILLE. COM COUNTY. OREGON, tlfUUOAY.
NO. 46.
The League Of Oregon Cities Meeting
With Coos County City Officials
Here Last Evening Was Largely Attended
$62,380.90 Received
From United States
Fire At No-DLay
Does $800 Damage
County Treasurer Chas. Stauff re­
ceived a check from thè federal gov­
ernment Wednesday morning for
$41,842.35 in settlement of Coos coun­
ty’s claims for timber sold from O. A
C. lands, for the year ending-June 30,
1943. This check goes to the coin-'
ty's general road fund.
A few days ago he had received
another check from the O. A C land
fund, in lieu of taxes for the last part
of 1537. Thia check, amounting to
$20,538.55, wHl be distributed among
the levying districts of the county
where the land is situated.
‘ Still another check will be received
soon from the government, the sum
of $17,380.44 having been certified
for payment for timber cut, for th*
year 1942. It will also be distributed
among the levying districts when re­
ceived.
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The fire, of an as yet undetermined
origin, at the No-D-Lay Cleaners
plant on Front street, about nine
o’clock Wednesday evening, is esti­
mated to have done about $800 dam­
age.
The building' which suffered the
greater damage and is owned by Drue
Cunningham, is covered by insur­
ance, but th*, equipment of th* plant,
owned by Clifford Biasctt, was not
insured.
The fire started at th* rear, (n the
boiler room, and the fire department,
which answered., promptly, was able
to pour enough water on the blaze
to confine it to the rear of th* build­
ing-
End Comes Suddenly Ration Board To Be
Clearing House
ToJ.W. Von Fleet
John William Van Fleet passed For "Share A Ride"
away at his home on the- Fairview
road Friday, Nov. 26, from a h*art
attack. Apparently In the beet of
health, he enjoyed Thanksgiving
dinner with his family. Raymond
Cooper, a grandson, was shocked the
next day to find he had passed away
as he sat in a chair by the fire.
Mr. Van Fleet was born August 24,
1861, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joahua
Van Fleet, in Linn county, Kansas,
and was three months past eighty-
two years of age.
The following children survive him:
Mrs. Dan Beougher, of Caldwell,
Idaho; Mr*. Bessie Cooper and Wm.
Van Fleet, of Coquille; three grand­
sons, Claude Van Fleet, who lived
with his grandfather, Raymond and
John Copper; five grand-daughters,
Mrs. Richard Daughtery, Mr*. Ar­
thur Hensley, Mrs. Paul Pinkston,
Winifred and Shirley Van Fleet, all
of Coquille, and also seven other
grandchildren in distant states sur­
vive. He is also survived by seven
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00
p. th. on Monday at the Schroeder
Bros.' Mortuaries her*, Rev. L. C.
Persing officiating. Interment was in
the Masonic cemetery.
A “Share the Ride” program has
been inaugurated by the Coquille
American Legion Poet, Dr. C. G.
Stem, commander, and If every car
owner will co-operate a great saving
in gas and tire* in Coquille can be
effected.
Dr. Stem first contacted the local
ratioei board and ascertained that
th* ladies in the office, although they
have plenty to do at ail times, would
accept calls and list the names of all
those calling up, saying they are
going to Myrtle Point, Bandon, Coos
Bay or wherever it may be.
They will also record the names
of those who call and ask if there is
any private car on the list scheduled
to go, to his or her destination. The
crew in the office will make reports
to anyone calling, either on* with a
car or one seeking a ride.
"Dr. Stem says, too, the Legion hope*
to. expand the program still more
by making arrangements for men,
or women, employed in the same
plant, to “share a ride” daily and
leave one or more cars at home ev­
ery day.
There were more than fifty in at- be safely done if the threatened
tendance at the dinner meeting, held tax-destruction of industry to not
in the I. O. O. F. dining room last permitted to destroy a large part of
evening, which had been called by our industrial life,
Mr. Aiken, who is a member of
the League of Oregon Cities for a
conference with municipal officiate of Gov. Snell’s appointed post-war com-
Coos county. This is an annual event mittee, gave the main address of the
of the League and this was th* tenth evening and, in
remarks on post­
district meeting held this fall.
I war employment and what the fed­
Besides the League party the group eral government, states, counties,
was made up of Mayor Clinton of cities, school districts and other mu­
Myrtle Point, Mayor Franklin of nicipalities should do to provide em­
Bandon, Mayor Ryan, of North Bend, J ployment for the returning service
Mayor Matson of Marshfield, mahy | men asserted that th* failure of Ger-
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councilmen, city attorneys
and
em­ many and the Nazis to solve the la­
ployees, • County Judge Felsheim, bor problem is primarily what
County Comipluloner« Peterson and brought on this world holocaust. The
M I
Culver, Representative Stella Cutlip whqle world is now in revolution.
and practically all of Coquille’s of­
He cautioned, too," that the states
The drill/>ver on Davis Slough was
must not permit the Washington au­
ficial family.
biting
into the earth and rolck some­
The League party was composed of thority to take charge of all post-war
thing over 2200 fe*t below the sur­
George K. Aiken, publisher at On­ functions ta return for the fund*
face the first of this week.
tario, who is also state budget di­ which the federal government will
J. E. Norton has improved so much
The crew Is not allowed to put
rector and secretary of the govern­ spend. Accept the funds but keep the past few weeks that he and Mrs.
out
any information as to what they
control
"of
the
projects
in
your
own
or^ committee on Postwar Readjust­
Norton were able to come in last have encountered but it is known
ment and Development; Oscar Cutler, hands was his advice.
Thursday and attend the Thanksgiv-'
Mr. Aiken did not fear, as many Ing dinner party at the J. A. Lamb that some indications of gas and oil
assistant staff engineer, State High­
have shown up but nothing yet to
way Commission; Mayor John Hous­ do, that th* nation’s post-war debt home. He was in again Saturday,
indicate the tenth of what John F.
ton of Klamath Falls, League presi­ will be an unsurmountable obstacle. found he had gotten back up to 157
Ewel
said here Saturday: “There is
dent; Orval Etter, League legal con­ He is not selling America short and, pounds in weight and to feeling very
more oil in Oregon than there la in
sultant, and Herman Kehrli, League even though the national debt at well, although he hasn't his full
California."
executive secretary and director of' the end of the war should reach 400
strength back yet.
Coquille Red Cross will meet on
the University’s Bureau of Municipal billions, the 145 billion 'dollar* of na­
Other guests at the dinner were Mr.
Friday, Dec 3, at Guild hall between
tional
income
for
this
yeer
can
be
Research and Service.
and Mrs. C. J. Fuhrman of Sixes, who
The Krome Corporation, which has 1:15 and 4:15 p. m “We are now in
One of the most interesting talks maintained by wise provisions for left that evening to attend the mar­
moved a world of black sand from the receipt of unbleached muslin for
made was that by Mayor Houston, of Industrial expansion and employ­ riage of their son, Rolph, in Portland;
Seven Devils section along the coast hospital shirts,” says Mrs. D. B. Kee­
Klamath Falls, on the subject of ju­ ment of labor, and this great country Mrs. Marvin Lyons, of Marshfield;
to the chrome plant at Beaver Hill ner, “and we also received mor*
venile delinquency. He said that they carr gradually wipe out that stupen­ Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Webb, of Gardiner,
A real estate transfer of consider­ Junction, was shut down last Satur­
gray yarn for thigh and stump sox.
'
,
have a curfew ordinance there which dous debt.
and Mrs. Jennie Williams, of Co­ able size was completed on Tuesday day evening and its employees dis­ Mr*. Phil. Albom reports that the
He called attention to the fact that quille.
is enforced—such a law or -any other
this week when Mr. and Mrs. R. B. missed.
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long overdue Navy yam will soon be
is no good unless it is enforced—and immediately after the income tax­
Knife sold the Knife Apartment
Acocrding to S. W. Norton, presi­ forthcoming.
under Its provision*, ta the ease of paying period this last fall, the peo­
House, on North Coulter street, to dent of Krome Corporation, the con­
"We need more colored yarn for
habitual youthful offenders, the ple of the U. S. came through with
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Hollingstaed. The tract the corporation had with the the afghans and more wash cloths,
parents were brought into court and the purchase of 18 to billion dollars’
nbw owners are recent arrivals from Metals Reserve empany which oper­
either cut from old Turkish towels
fined, and the maximum of publicity worth of bond* within 20 days.
Vallejo, Calif., and will occupy one ates the plant, was canceled because in 10, 11 or 12 in. squares, or new
He estimated the state of Oregon
which is given them has had a very
of the apartment* and manage the the anticipated deficiency in chrome one*.
marked effect in curbing juvenile de­ should be able to furnish employ­ ’ Rainfall for th* fiscal year, since property
ha* not come to pass and there is a
________ of wool
_____ ma-
“Recent contributions
linquency". Mayor Houston said he ment to 216,000 returning men, that it September 1, now totals 13.15 inches.
great
plenty
*f
th*
mineral
now
in
tarlab
and
yarn
were
received
from
Sine*
our
last
daily
tahatriian
stpve-
tabulation at pre-
-
to our responsiDiuty
responsibility to
to oo
do so
so, , and
did not know whether their ordi­ _
jMrfWMk The action by the Metals Meadames R. T. Water, Wm. Brown,
-,
-1
local
communities
to
each
fur-
cipitetlon
on
Nov.
11,
the
morning
TWO
COOS
CO.
MdI
urged
I
nance would stand the acid test of a
Reserve company was directed by Emily Hersey, Bert Folsom and Frank
z ’ ' .
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k
*
court review, but so far no one has nish his committee a figure as to the readings for the previous 24-hour
the War Production Board and the Jameson, and a collection of felt hats,
questioned it, and it to proving effec­ number of men who can be employed periods were: .31 inch on the l$Qf,
War Manpower Commission.
suitable for slipper making from May
.47 on 29th, .04 on 21st, .83 on the
on
poet-war
jobs.
“
The
men
retim
­
tive.
—
So far as learned the cancelation Barton.
Austin Bryant, brother of Edell
The mayor said also that clubs and ing from this war are not going to 30th, .22 Wednesday morning, and
“We are mint anxious for s good
Bryant of the Coos Electric Co-oper­ of the Krome Corporation contract
recreational facilities, to give the sell apples on the street comer," was .22 this morning at nine o'clock.
ative
office here and who has been has not affected the operation of the attendance this week as it is impor-
youngsters something to do, keep | one of his remarks,
in th* Army for three years and Humphrey's company which operates I tant that we start work on our quota
; The banks, too, now have greater Applications For Citizenship
them busy and out of mischief.
now stationed in the South Pacific, over in the Whiskey Run district, of hospital shirts at once. We also
This report caused Judge Felsheim, deposits than ever before and his Being Filed Today
send* word that he is well, has had but it will not be surprising to hear at need a great many wool squares cut
who ha* had a great deal of juvenile suggestion to those depositors was to
Victor S. Hemmen, naturalization ,
*
none of the jungle fever and has any time that the Beaver Hill Junc­ and pressed and we can use the ser­
delinquency to consider during his put that money to work furnishing examiner from Portland, is at the
tion plant has been shut down.
vices of several women for that
t
,
six months in office, to urge Coos post-war employment.
court house today receiving applica­ been in two combat engagements.
work,” says Mrs. Keener, chairman
He
was
more
than
happy
recently
The need for new homes after th* tions from those who wish to apply
county cities to follow Klamath Falls
November
Fees
In
County
of
production.
lead. The cases coming before him war should keep the logging industry for .U. S. citizenship papers.
The to encounter Capt. Hale B. Eubanks,
Clerk
’
s
Office
Are
High
troop
transport
chaplain,
and
after
operating
in
Coos
county
for
many
frequently run into a considerable
hearings on these applications for
Total fees collected in County Clerk
amount of money and if the cities years.
naturalization will be at a circuit hearing the chaplain deliver hb ser­
mon, spent several hours with him, Oddy’s office during November to­
Mr. Aiken concluded with the court session on Thursday, Jan. 13.
could handle the problem in some
talking about Oregon and Coos coun­ talled $1496.70.
Of this amount
such way as suggested, it would save statement that the response at each
$544.40 was for recording, $586 for
the taxpayers a lot of money. He told of the regional meetings the League to the bone and then will not be ty
of one girl who had beer/ before has held was. “We’ll take car* of able to tax for needed improvements,
circuit court cases, $75 for probate
The Junior class play, “Almost
post-war projects, or any other item
court cases, $72 for marriage li­ Summer," is to be presented in the
the court and had disappeared when our ovyn. »»
Judge Felsheim, called upon to tell which could be of vital necessity to
censes, and $219.30 miscellaneous. high school gymnasium tomorrow
paroled to her parents. A request
”
As showing how business in the (Friday) evening at 8:0t) o’clock. The
for her .apprehension was sent out what Coos county is doing in post-war the people.
Oscar Cutler, of the State Highway
i clerk’s office has increased the past cast has been thoroughly coached
and she was finally located in San planning, said the county court had
i
Francisco.
Being a ward of th* been working along that line for engineering force, said he came along
“Materia“ was the topic at the few years, the total In November^ by Mr*. Ruth Beyers, director, and
three
months.
He
called
attention
to
answer
questions
but
he
did
say
court she had to be brought back and
I noon meeting of the Rotary Club at 1942, was 935.70; in 1941, $1033.80; it promises to be one of the best en­
in 1940, $873.55, and in 1939, $1,037.- tertainment features of the school
the juvenile officer was necessarily to the fact that the county has wiped that the law enacted by the last leg­ the hotel on Wednesday.
accompanied by his wife as matron out $1,600,00 of its debt in the past islature, authorizing that five per
Dr. G. E. Stark gave an extempor­ 40.
year.
Circuit court cases, which include
to go south for the culprit. The cost ten years and that with surpluses on cent of the highway commission's aneous talk on the subject and Jimmy
Admission b to be 50 cent* for
of
apprehending
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- and bringing this ’ I hand and provisions for bond re- revenue, whenever it has exceeded Bunch showed a Walt Disney film, fees for divorces cases filed has made adulta, 25 cents for students, includ­
on* girl back to Coos county was $115. tirement Coos county will be out of $11,000,000 a year$ be divided among demonstrating how the anopheles the largest jump. In November this ing tax.
Not all the time of the meeting was debt as rapidly as its bonded debt is the cities of the state, according to mosquito operate* and also methods year the total was $586; in Novem­
devoted to this subject, however; it callable. He added that the county population, would mean roughly that of control and extermination of the ber, 1942, $296; in 1941, $352; in 1940,
came up just before the close. The J will
have ,______
$80,000 _ on hand _ by the end the amount a city could receive is
________
$257; in 1939, $362.
insect.
major discussion and addresses were of the year for it* post-war construe- 11.34 time* its population in dollars,
There were 33 divorce cases filed
Dr. Stark also spoke of the Marine
on the subject of post-war planning tion program, which includes the That would mean Coquille could have Hospital to be constructed at Klam­ last month which were nine more
in order to take care of the unem­ improvement of many road* in the for street improvement next year ath Falb to take car* ofthe malarial than the 24 marriage licenses ob­
Frank F. Schram, assistant fire
ployment which will result from the county and the construction of a fire­ 1.34 times 3500, or approximately patients evacuated from the South tained.
chief for Coquille and president of
return of millions of young men after proof building in Coquille to replace $4600, from the state. It is only Seas and other sections
the Coquille Firemen’s Association,
the old firetrap portion of the court necessary for a city council, in mak­
thé war, to peace time living.
Rotarians Jno. D. Carl, of Myrtle Baptist Church Was Crowded
was the only nominee for the office
ing application for its share, to in­ Point, and Ed Hughes, of Granta Paas, For Thanksgiving Service
Mayor O. L. Wood, at whose re­ house.____________ —r - -
of president of the Coo* County Fire­
Another statement by Mr. Aiken dicate what street improvements are and other guest*. Mark W. Seeley,
quest the guests had assembled,
The Union Thanksgiving service, men's Association at the meteing held
called for a self-introduction of those followed Judge Felshiem’s talk, which to be made from the funds.
of San Francisco; Wayne Smith and held at the Baptist church last Wed­
was
that
the
state
rehabilitation
com
­
Herman
Kehrli,
the
League
’
s
secre
­
in Marshfield last Friday evening.
present, and then turned the meet­
Ned Kelley, together with a nearly
ing over to the League president, Ma­ mittee was making no suggestion* for tary, was Johnny-on-the-spot all 100 per cent attendance of members nesday evening had a capacity turn­ The electio#!* to be held this month
financing post-war projects, that the through the discussions, answering 1 crowded the hotel banquet room out. The program was in charge of but the nomination is tantamount to
yor Houston.
the Baptist church with the help of election. Other nominees were Ells­
The mayor is a very dynamic committee was not a dictatorial bu­ questions and explaining different practically to capacity.
Rev. Lloyd Persing of the Assembly worth Morten, North Bend, vice-pres­
reau,
but
desired
that
each
county
phase*
of
the
post-war
program,
speaker and was listened to with the
President Lundquist read a letter church offering the thanksgiving
ident, and Ted Fisher, Empire, sec-
closest attention.
He stated the and municipality work out its own | Orval Etter, the League’s legal con- from Gordon Naul from somewhere
prayer, and Rev. Rnfet. T. Creme of iMMfy.
League represents 140 eommutulMe jMUgtam. 1he cuiiiHutie«, tew*v«r,. cuitam, aisu gave uifui iiatuun ui> Uw in the South Pacific, addressed to
the Episcopal church reading the
The meeting was largely attended,
in Oregon and that it ha* been very did not approve of going into debt to legal formalities necessary and the Georg* Burr, in which he stated that
legal means of financing sewage dis- at one place where he was stationed scripture. Rev. Liston Parrish of the with several frt>m the Coquille De­
efficient in uniting all of them into carry out any program.
Church of Christ brought a challeng­ partment present. The group enjoyed
Councilman G. E. Stark injected a posal plants, water and sewer exten-
a forward . - looking co-operation,
Bill Pook came along driving a jeep.
which has helped in the development question into the discussion, in re­ sion* and many other improvement Neal also wrote quite a number of ing message. The offering of the a motion picture showing how pre­
evening went to the Children's Farm vention of school fires can be ac­
gard to federal government aid, matters which may, or Will, come up
of eack.
other interesting feature* of his ex­ Home at Corvallis.
complished and how to fight school
He said the most efficient govern­ whether if Oregon should refuse during the post-war rehabilitation.
periences in that part of the world
This synopsis account of what was
fires.
ment in the wold the past few year* such aid and California should ac­
but said he wopld be glad to get back
Not As Harmonious
has been that conducted by one, Adolf cept, would Oregon be taxed to help said and urged at the meeting last to Coos county.
As Was Reported
Hitler, but that a government by finance the California aid. The an- evening should not end without men­
V. F. W. Meeting Set For
A Marshfield man commented last
force and fear is one we would npt . gwer was that it would be, that Ore­ tion being made of the very tasty Ltopuly Internal Revenue
1:00
P. M. Next Sunday ——
Friday, “The, meeting to start change
gon cannot afford to reject federal awd appetizing dinner wl^ch wr*
tolerate irrrthe United States.
Collectors
In
Coos
Next
Week
The
second meeting for forming a
of
its
"name
from
Marshfield
to
Coos
aid,
but
should
keep
control
of
af
­
•erved by the ladies of Mamie Rebek­
Combatting the threat of inflation
Deputy collectors will assist farm­ Bay was reported in the press as prac­ Veterans of Foreign Wars post in
is the biggest job on the home front fairs, post-war and others, in it* ah lodge. The menu consisted of
from now on. the speaker said, but own hands and not be short-changed tomato juice, cabbage salad, meat ers in filing their declarations of es­ tically unanimous, but the best talks Coquille will be held in Union hall
loaf, potatoes, beets, coffee in the timated income for the calendar year were made by those who opposed the Sunday, Dec. 5, at 2:00 p. m.
we cafi handle it as effectively as by the bureaus in Washington.
Enough signatures have already
J. B. Bendingfield, city attorney of greatest abundance, apple pie and 1943, Form 1040 ES, which much be change!"
have our force* on the battle front,
been obtained to assure that a char­
,
filed on or before December 15, 1943.
or as hav* our plants on the indus­ Marshfield, evoked a round of ap­ cheese.
Hal R. Clark, Loe Angeles attor­ ter will be granted, probably before
The League party went over to Deputies will be in Coquille at the
trial front in preparing for Hitler’s plause when he declared that this
thing of cutting taxes year after yeer, Marshfield this morning for a lunch­ city hall, oo Thursday, December ney who is interested in the drilling Jan. 1. A name will have to be se­
and Tojo*s end.
Getting back to a peace-time basis, in view of the six per cent limitation eon there at noon and this evening 9, in Gold Beach on December operations now going on over on lected before a charter will be
with jobs for everyone is going to law, could work a. serious hardship will hold another session at Rose­ 10. in North Beid Dec 11 and in Davis Slough, was a Coquille visitor granted. Any interested *x-service
man will be welcome.
last Saturday.
Marshfield, Dsc. 13-15
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be a whale of a program, but it can on counties or cities which cut taxes burg.
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Hole More Thqn
2200 Feet Down
J. E. Norton Able
To Be Out Now
Krome Corporation
Contract Canceled
Coquille Red
Cross Notes
Knife Apartment
House Is Sold
Thirteen Inches Rain
In Three Months
Meet In South Pacific
C. H. S. Junior Play
Friday Evening
Malaria Was Topic
At Rotary Meeting
I
County Firemen
Nominate Schram