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THE COQUILLE VALLEY SENTINEL, COQUILLE, OREGON, TWUMDAT, JANUARY fl, 19M.
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He’s homeward bound and
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dear ol’ Mom Tn Tier
Mrs, Martha Bi
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chair.
sends the Sentinel
See him quicken stride and
1 by her son, Nile B.
1 Pauli, who is in
run!
the Navy and stationed in the Carib­ You can see his, journeys’s
bean area:
done.
hems About Local Bo« In Senke --li*”''
almost
rocking
Harold T. Berry, At Camp
Adair. Praises Bay Airp o rt -
Remember — Norton's for office,
school and home supplies.
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Technical Sergeant
Harold T.
almost Berry, who was at his home in Fair-
| view for the holidays, writes to the
nearly Sentinel from Camp Adair near Cor-
1 vallis: “I had the opportunity to fly
down the ’ coast and utilize the fa­
Elmo Sanders, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A sudden sprint, a dear fcld friend, cilities of the airport at North Bend.
Lieut. Jack McCarthy, son of Mr
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John S. Sanders, accompanied by and Mrs. M. McCarthy, who has been
A harckclasped hand as they meet It is a real job and I feel that Coos
Mr». Sanders, came in from Sheridan, in the Engineers of the Army since He rode into town on the bus one day
again.
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county will benefit immensely from
Ore.,, New Year*» eve to spend a few July, 1942, came home on an eleven After two long years in the war away. A hearty slap on the shoulder, then, such a fine structure in future years.”
See us for photographs of
days in Coquille.
days leave Tuesday morning from With his ditty bag in a tight-clenched With tear-blurred eye*, on his way
Elmo, who is a carpenter’s mate Camp Young, which is down n%ar the
again.
hand
Remember Norton's Rental Library
• Family Groups
second class in the Seabeea, had Mexican border 150 miles east of He returned once more to his native
Hasten he must from that friendly when you need a good book for that
spent the past nine months in Africa Indio. Lieut. Jack is with the 102d
land.
• Service Men
lonesome evening. Mystery, adven­
face,
and had been in several bombing Engineer Water Supply Co. and his
His eyes were bright as he turned his To his loved ones now he must make ture and romance are all to be found
• Babies
raids by the Nazis. In one of them, outfit goes out with the troops on
on the Library shelves.
all haste.
head
while entrenched in a foxhole, he training, into the desert, and he has
• Copies of Pictures
To see the changes. “Still home,” he For his heart is full and overflowing
had suffered an injury over one eye. seen a lot of hot weather, snakes,
We carry a complete line of V-
And he doesn't want his friends a-
said.
Belts for all makes of Refrigerators.
That was not nearly so serious, he coyotes and other reptiles and in­
, knowing.
There’re new things here and changes
Washing Machines and other equip­
says, as the malaria which has put\ sects the pqst few months.
there
him in the hospital at various times
He expects to leave Saturday morn­ But the things of home are every­ For a little way up the highway’s ment. Washer Service Co., 365 W.
edge,
and which nearly prevented his com­ ing to visit a few days in Lebanon be­
Front. Coquille. Phone.
lfltfs
where.
Then the old boardwalk—a familiar
ing home on a 30-day leave.
fore returning to duty.
hedge—
i There's the giant spruce, the ever­
When his leave is up he is to report
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a
A few more steps—a swinging gate—
glUCll
green Ill,
fir,
back to a base in Rhode Island and Lieut, and Mrs. Hamilton
Which, proud and straight as they 1 He’s almost hom< le—boy, this is great!
hopes to be sent to the Aleutians, or
Here From Calif. On Furlough
always were.
somewhere that malaria will not hM
As he used to in the days before.
Lieut, and Mrs. Earl Hamilton, the Make a background of green on the
him as it does in the tropics.
He hurries round to the ol’ back door;
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latter the former Phyllis McCurdy,
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mountainside;
A gentle knock—A dear sweet face—
arrived
here
New
Year's
eve.
E*' 1 The little “White City’s” joy and A “Darling Son’’—a fond embrace.
Eldon Gilman Was Home
is a dentist, stationed at Camp Beall
pride.
On A Few Days Navy Leave
It’s home once more to the ones he
in California, and he has a two weeks
There
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s
a landmark here and a land­
Can be used for 8-foot refrigeration in the home
Eldon E. Gilman, son of Mr. and furlough. 'They are guests at the
loves,
mark yonder
Mrs. Geo. A. Gilman, who came in McCurdy homes on Cunningham
By the tender grace of the “One”
, Made to the heart by absence fonder,
on a Navy leave last Saturday, from I creek.
above
See
i And to eyes undimmed by hurt and
near Richmond, Virginia, left this i
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And now to end this little poem—
strife,
There is no place like “Home, Sweet
morning on his return trip. Eldon son Born To The Ernie
the happiest moment in all my
Home.”
had been at Boot Camp since last Detlefsens At Eugene
life.
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October.
—Nile Pauli
He is a registered pharmacist, hav-
Lt “nd Mrs. Ernest E. Detlefsen So, with shoulders back and? chest (This poem is nrjy fondest dream, my
for price of the Cooler installed
Ing worked In Portland and in sev- I“* the Proud Parents of a son, Mi-
daily prayer, dedicated to Mom,
expanded,
eral California cities for more than;chael Ernest, born December 31, 1943, I With souvenirs and grips full-handed,
-274 W. Second
Phone 106J
family and horhe)
six years and when he left on leave, at lhe
Heart Hospital in Eu- . With springy step and blinking eye.
ne was Instructed to bring his pharm- •*”*• Mrs. Detlefesen, the former . I tell ya folks, he’s a happy guy. . I Calling caras se Tor >1.00.
aceutical papers with him, indicating Maxine Knight, and son are both do­
that he would probably be assigned in*
Lt. Detlefsen, son of E. L. Detlef sen
to duty where his technical know­
.T» S'» S'a
•?”<«
of Coquille, is now Supply Officer of
ledge can be used.
“»aogpneeeaeeo
the Coachella Depot in California. He
has charge of all incoming and out­
Kenneth Roberts Ends Leave
going, supplier there. He expects to
Home To Go Over Seas
be home on leave sometime in Feb­
Kenneth Rogers, son of Mr. and ruary to visit his family and to take
Mrs. Harry Rogers, left Sunday for his wife and son back with him.
San Francisco, where he was to report
for overseas duty. He came in the Letter From Harvey Benham
day before Christmas from Florida,
Written In New Caledonia
where he had just completed his
Harvey Benham, EM 2/c with the
year’s training. He is a mechanics
mate and aviation gunner in the Navy. Seabees, who left here 13 months
ago, and has been overseas for ten
months, is stationed near Noumea,
Bussell Kollar Is Now
New Caledonia.
An Army Aviation Instructor
Following are excerpts from recent
NOW that we’re starting out on a
Russell F. Kollar, a member of letters to his wife here: “Christmas
new year, it’s not a bad idea to look
the 1941 C. H. S. graduating class, eve, and I’m thousands of miles from
back at some of the simple things
our
’‘foremothers’’ used to bake. Meat
graduated from Luke Field, Phoenix, home. War' is hell. . . . The gang
CRISCO, or Snowdrift (15) 3 lb. 71c
pies — apple pandowdies — hearty
Ariz., on Dec. 5, IMS, and received all went swimming tonight.
Can
dishes of that good old-fashioned
Shorten’», FLUFFO (5) 1 ft. 26c
his pilot wings and a second lieuten­ you imagine swimming on Christ­
stripe. (And there are ways to get
along with muci} lees shortening
ant’s commission in the Army Air mas? We’re going to have a big
Molasses,
Grandma
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s
qt. glass 39c
than in many a “modern" recipe!)
Corps. From Luke Field he goes to dinner tomorrow, but we have to
How long since you've tried making
Randolph Field, Texas, where he will work, same as any other day. . . .
LESLIE’S SALT
2 lb. bag 9c
a meat pie with biscuits instead of
take a four weeks course, prior to Hawes and I went to the Red Cross
crust, for example?
COCOA, Hershey’s ft lb. pkg. 11c
being made an instructor at some party yesterday for Oregon and
basic training school.
Washington men. . . After the party
1 cup enriched
2 tbsp*. chilled
Russell is the son of Dewey S. we went window shopping. They all
shortening
flour
Pork & Beans, Sugar Loaf (13) 13c
Kollar who for many years was con­ have dime store trinkets in the
1ft tsps, baking
ft to ft cup milk
powder
ft tsp. sslt
Peas, San Wai» (15 pts.) No. 2 15c
nected with The Crown Mills people, windows, with Park Avenue prices.
ft tsp. curry
in what is now the Pacific’Feed and We stopped at a bar, had a couple
Corn, DMoritAac pak (10) 12 oz 14
powder
Seed Stores.
The Kollar family of drinks of Cognac and then we
Sift flour, measure, add baking pow­
Spinach,
Libby
(12)
No.
2ft
can
17c
moved to Portland in July of 1942, bought a couple of fresh pineapples
der, salt and curry powder, and sift
TRANCES Calif. Navels lb.
again. Add shortening, in small
where Dewey is now engaged with and came home. ... I am sitting
Pumpkin, D Monte (15) No. 2ft 12c
pieces, to flour and cut in until mix­
the Union Oil company.
here with nothing but my shorts an
ture is fine. Add milk, atir until flour
Cranb. See., Conway (8) 12% oz 15c
LEMONS Sunkist lb.
Russell says he would have pre­ and my hand is sweating so I can
is dampened. Knead 15 times on
Pancke Fir, Suzanna 20 oz. pkg 9c
ferred being a bomber pilot but Uncle hardly hold the pen. . . We took the
lightly floured board, roll to ft-in.
APPLES, Delicious lb.....................
thickness. Cut with 1ft-in. biscuit
Sam seems to need instructors more truck and went across the island
Quick Oats, H O 1 lb 12c; 2 lb 24c
cutter and place on hot stew. Bako
than he needs pilots so contents him­ and got a big stem of bananas for a
CABBAGE, lb.
in hot oven (425° F.) 25 mins, or
Oats, Morning Glory 48 oz. pkg. 23c
self with teaching others to fly. He dollar. We have them hung up in
until done.
hopes to get back to this coast as he the top of the tent to ripen. They
CELERY, Utah Type, lb. ............
Grape Nuts, 12 oz. pkg.
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14c
An interesting variation is to cut the
does not care for Texas .weather.
biscuit dough in the shape of dough­
will be ready In four or five days. . .
Sweetheart
Soap,
reg.
bars
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7c
RHUBARB, lb..................................
nuts, which lets the stew bubble up
I’m enclosing some postage stamps
Tobacco, P. Albert or Velvet lb 69c
through the inner circles. Sound
the
French
family
uve
to
Hawes.
Vem Oderkirk, Canadian
good? It tastes good!
You can have them for your collec­
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And for d e see rt , how my family en­
Soldier, Here On Visit
tion.”
TOMATO
joyed old-fashioned apply pan­
CHERUB
SEEDLESS
EDWARDS
Vern Oderkirk, son of Mr. and Mrs.
DRESSING
dowdy! (I wasn't at all sorry to see
SOUP
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MILK
RAISINS
Duchess
COFFEE
that, because it usee just about one-
Vern Oderkirk of this city, who left
Campbells
John
Williams
Now
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(1
point)
quarter
as much shortening as pie!
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10c
Vacuum-pack
some months ago to join the Canadian
,
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(• points)
(4 points)
tall cans
infantry, left Tuesday to return to Marine Corps Corporal
Kraft
8
oz.
Apple Pewdewdy
10ft oz.
B lb. pkg. 19c
9 cups thinly
ft tep. nutmeg
3 for 25c
his station. He had been here since
John C. Williams, one of Coquille
jar 15c
2 cans 15c
sliced apples
1 ft tsps, lemon
last Friday. Young Vem was a Can­ High’s championship football team
ft cup auger
juice
adian by birth, which was the reason and who was voted the most valuable
ft tap. salt
2 tbeps. water
ft tsp. clansmen
he went up there to enlist. Another player to the squad by the Rod Devils
ft top. grated
Hills Coffee, 2 lb. jar
lomen rind
boy from here, the son of Joe. Esser, team back in 1939, has been in the
Airway Coffee, whole roast lb. 2Qc
Combine apples, sugar, salt, spices,
also enlisted in the Canadian army south Pacific for the past 22 months
lemon juice, water and rind. Turn
for the same reaion.
and had hoped to be home for Christ­
into pan (fl x 8 z 2k cover and bake
Tea, Canterbury Black ft lb 23c
mast, but could not make it.
in hot oven (450* F.) 20 mine. Mix
Ready-to-eat SKINNED HAMS lb.
2
cups standard biscuit dough, add­
Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Wil­
Fred Cunningham, Coquille, In
Ficgo Beverage 1 lb. pkg.
ing 1 tbsp. sugar to flour mixture.
liams here, he enlisted in the Ma­
Knead gently 8 times, shape and
England, Awaiting Invasion
Ready-to-eat PICNICS
rine Corps in January, 1M2, and a
Malted Milk, Horlick pin. 1 lb. 79c
roll into square (8 x 8). Fit dough
Another Coquille boy is just re­ few weeks ago was made a corporal
over apples in pan, cut slits to let
f
A Grade Beef Roast, arm & blade cut
steam escape, and return to hot oven
ported by his sister, Mrs. Edgar in the corps. A duty, which has in­
Pnut Butter, Beverly 2 lb. jar 59c
(450* F.). Bake 25 mins, or until
Wilson, who lives near Reedsport, as terfered with his having a leave to
crust is browned. Serve warm with
Shoulder
PORK
ROAST
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lb
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being in England and adds that she come home, is his position as in-
Mustard, Crescent 16 oz. bot. 10c
cream or plain. Makes 8 servings.
received a V-mail Christmas card itHW'tnr n* ialanH and warfare pro­
I wish thfuc wwc luum lu tell yuu
Turk Sausage, touuixy siyU
Vinegar, IIUu¿ Cider qi. Lot. 19c
from him. He is Fred Cunningham, tection against the insects and dis­
about some of the other recipes of
who was born in Coquille, graduated eases of the South Pacific which he
'this kind I've been trying recently.
Crackers, Cheese-lt Junior pkg 12c
PORK STEAK Shoulder Cut lb.
If you're interested, why don't you
from C. H. S., and was then em­ is detailed to impart to the more
look at my article on “Pioneer
ployed here until inducted into the recent Marine Corps arrivals from
Soda Crackers, Snowflakes 2 lb 36c
Recipes’’ in thia week’s issue of TAc
service in December , 1M2. He has the U. S.
ASSORTED LUNCH MEATS—
Family Circle' Get s copy st your
been in England for several months
Safeway Store.
Another Coquille High graduate
Bread, Julia Lee Wright 1ft lb If 13
Head Cheese
- , lb. 33c
and recently visited London while on who enlisted at the same time that
Veal Loaf - - - lb.
Chinese Noodles, Gldn Grn 12 oz 11
furlough.
,
Corporal John did and who has also
Pickle Pimento
been In the South Pacific, Norman
Minced
Hain
McCool,
arrived
home
at
Christmas
James H. Beagle Attending
time.
Although
stationed
some
where
Pre-flight School In Texas
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near one another, the two boys have
In training at the preflight school not seen each other since they left
of the San Antonio Aviation Cadet the training camp they both attended
Center are 39 from Oregon, including in this country.
one from Coquille, James H. Beagle,
whose home is in Fairview.
Buy your office supplies at Nor­
The future pilots receive nine weeks
ton
’s. They have a good-line of Loose '
of instruction at the Center, learn­
Leaf ledger outfits, etc. Everything 1
ing the fundamentals necessary for
for your "First of the Year” needs, a
actual flight training in primary,
I
basic and advanced schools. They are
Harbisoh's myrtlewood for Christ­
prepared physically and mentally
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to attain their common goal, the mas gifts.
silver wings of Army Air Forces pi­
Calling cards, óo rar 31.00
lots.
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Veteran Of African
Campaign Here
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Lieut. Jack McCarthy
Home A Few Days
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