The Coquille
THI PAPER THAT’S L! RÎ .A LETTER FROM HOME
Many Have Passed in Coquille and
The Coquille Valley the Past Week
Mrs. Emily A. Hersey
Mrs. Maragret McLeod
Men Who Left For
Induction Tuesday
C of C Enjoyed,
Splendid Session
Tuesday Evening
•The following men were ordered to
report for Induction on January 11
by Coos County Local Hoard No. 2. i
Court House, Coquille:
f
? “A spjlendid meeting” was
Elvln Oscar Hasel, Marfhfteld.
the
Ernest Harrell O'Dell, Coquille.
j declaration heard from everyone aft-
George Elmer Woolley, Myrtle Pt
the Chamber of Commerce annual
Weldon Clifton Curtis, Coquille.
lection session in the hotel dining
Robert Frailey HUrrell, Coquilfa.
Tuesday evening and not the
Elwood Roland Wylie, Coquille.
of its attractive features was
Ronald Douglas Burr, Coquille.
fried chicken dinner served by
Elmer Arthur Barrows, Coquille.
Menning.
Wesley E. Clark, Powers.
The result of the election end the
Robert Wayne Baker, Coquille.
fine musical portion of the program
William Jesse Pullen. Bullards.
mentioned elsewhere on this page.
Erwin Virgil Hamlin Jr., Redmond. > Fi Mi dent Oerding presided over the
Henry Alfred Eaton, Vallejo, Cali. asssion and after the singing of
Robert Green Hogan, Gladstone.
* America,” and the prayer by Rev.'
Earl Stanley Griffith, Loe Angeles. lobt. L. Greene, the president called
Emmett Davis, Jr., Portland.
ipon Mayor Wood to introduce Tom
William James Johnson, Bandon. my Hoxie of the public relations de-
Joseph 'Lyle Buus, Coquille.
partment of the Kaiser Shipbuilding
Kenneth Tally's
Singing Delighted
Woman s Club
Hears Ensign
Hill of Portland
“I’m glad to know there is a cop
who can do something beside hand
out tickets," was the remark made by
Of the fifteen charter members who
Tommy Hoxie of Portland, after Ken- founded Coquille's vigorous civic or
noth C. Tally, member of the state ganization, the Coquille Woman’s
police force stationed at the Coquille Club, only six are living. Three of
headquarters, had delighted those at these are resident members, Mea-
tending the Chamber of Commerce dames L. H. Hazard, M. O. Hawkins
banquet in the hotel Tuesday evening. and J. S. Barton. Founders and past
Tommy's commendatory facetious- presidents were honored Tuesday at
ness was heartily approved by those the regular. January meeting. Mrs.
attending the banquet and one and all O. C. Sanford, president, is also a
agreed that the officer “could sing.” past president and officiated, with
The audience was loath to let him Mrs. Kennett Lawrence in charge og
stop and he obliged with four en the program. Mrs. Lawrence related
cores to his original selections.
of the club’s histifry and
Accompanied bjr Mrs. Tally at the traced
changes from the original
piano, he sang during the evening study cl
with fine musical and
“The Hills of Home,” “Without a Shakesperean programs to the pres
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Song,” “Thine Own,” “Sylvia” and ent.
“Oh My Dear.”
,
Out of the twenty-seven past presi
J. L. Smith who had received Mr. dents several have passed on. Dur
Tallys consent to sing at the meet ing the past few months Mrs. Pearl
ing, caused an uproar of applause Smith and Mrs. Hettle Leslie have
when he announced that Mr. Tally gone.
had formerly sung with the Salem
A timely style review narrated by
Gleemen, and that he, Mr. Smith, Ensign Elizabeth Hill, of Portland,
-qow had hopes that the Cornfield 4 with uniforms of the Waves modeled
members of —
the Junior
Canaries could be reviewed and again by
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™ Womens
delight Coquille audiences with their J Club, was an interesting feature of
the
program. ” Back
ground
vocalizing with Mr. Tally making the “
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' music by
fourth member.
The othqr three Inez Rover was played while the five
members of the Canaries stifl here young women crossed the stage show
are Mr. Smith, F. G. Leslie and O. ing in turn the outfits for all occas
T. Gant.
ions. From the Wave arriving at the
(Continued on page two)
Coming as a release from suffering
Funeral services, Rev. W. B. Smith
Mrs. Emily Hersey passed away at officiating, were held at 8 p. m. Tues
her home on Second street at 8:15 day for Mrs. Margaret McLeod, at
Wednesday evening.
Schroeder Bros. Mortuaries and in
The funeral services under the di terment was in the Masonic cemetery.
rection of Schroeder Bros., and with
Mrs. McLeod passed away early
her pastor, Rev. Chas. G. Brown of- last Saturday morning after suffering
ficating, wiU be hold in the Pioneer with pneumonia since Christmas eve,
Mkthodist church at 2 o’clock on Sat at the,home of her daughter, Mrs. H.
urday.
Interment will be in the P’ JieUonl.
Masonic cemetery.
She was bom Margaret McKenzie,
Bom Emily Ada Figg, March 30, in River John, Nova Scotia, July 18,
1868, in San Francisco, she was 1860, and was five months and 22 days
brought here when only a few weeks past 80 years of age.
old by her mother, Mrs. Ben Figg, and
On May 18, 1888 she was united in
lived her girlhood, life on the Figg marriage, in Nova Scotia, to Allan Mc
place a short distance up the river Leod of New Glasgow in that Cana
from Coquille.
dian province.
She was married in 1887 to Myron
Four daughters’ were born to this
H. Hersey who passed away in 1926, union, two of whom passed away be
Corporation at Portland.
and since that time has managed her fore the family moved to Coquille 42
' The mayor told of the fine work
own many business affairs ‘until years ago, and Mrs. McLeod has re
Mr. Hoxie is doing ahd the latter,
shortly before her death.
sided here since that time, the past
when he rose, said he doubted that
She is Survived by her two.daugh seven years at the home of her
ie rated the build-up the mayor had
ters. Mrs. Catherine Ruble of Co- daughter.
given him. He wanted to talk about
The H. E. Watkins 9 or 10 room
. quille, and Mrs. Marguerite Hartjoy
For nearly ten years Mr. and Mrs.
•hips and he did for a few moments.
of Murtaugh, Idaho, a son, Ben Her- ’ McLeod managed the County Farm house, four miles above Arago, went
He said the tanker “Coquille,” re
sey of Beaverton, a grandson, James out on Cunningham creek, and after up in flames about 7 o’clock Sunday cently launched was the champion
morning
and
the
occupants
escaped
Hersey of Portland whom she had moving back to Coquille they operated
anker of the U. S. figures on its
raised and considered just the same J the McLeod rooming house for several with their lives, but with very little building, carrying capacity and time
else.
. '
aa a son, a granddaughter, Laura years.
a»
Of building were recently given in
Mrs.
Watkins
had
been down with
Emily Ruble of Coquille, and two
Mr. McLeod paseed away in 1921,
the Sentinel.
It was built ...
in a
' great grandchildren, Fae and Harry and the third daughter to precede her the flu for five weeks and after build fhorter time than any other tanker.
Lloyd Hersey.' A surviving aistqr 1» mother in death was Mrs. Margaret ing a fire had gone back to bed to wait Was outfitted in IS days, and is now
until the house warmed up. The next
Mrs. W. T. Dement of Myrtle Point. Davis who died five years ago.
tarrying gas and oil to the fighting
Mrs. Hersey was a member of the
Mrs. McLeod was a faithful mem thing she knew was hearing the fronts in the Pacific. The first tanker
Eastern Star, a Past Noble Grand of ber of the Presbyterian church from crackle of the flames as the wooden built by Kaiser was the Schenectady
Mamie Rebekah lodge, a devout mem early girlhood until the Cbquille structure burned.
Which carried millions of gallons of
George E. Oerding was unanimous
She awakened her father, A. T.
ber of the M. E. chuch and was active church disbanded several years ago,
[asoline for the Tunisian campaign.
The Waste paper shortage is be
in its U. S. C. Society, and also in since which time she has been a mem Hill, and her daughter, Mies Jean, t was launched in 194!. In 1942 ly reelected as president of the Co
coming more critical all the time.
quille
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
the
but
aside
from
a
little
old
clothing
the Caguille Woman’s Clubi
ber of the Pioneer Methodist church.
three tankers were launched and 48
annual election held In the hotel din Geo. F. Burr, Coquille Salvage chair*
She and Mr. Hersey operated one
Mrs. McLeod was one of God's little else was rescued. Mies Jean, slid down the ways at Portland last
man, has been advised by the state
ning room Tuesday evening.
of the first business in Coquille, a noblewomen, ■ good woman in all in only her pajamas, suffered blistered year.
salvage committee which urges on all
Tellers
appointed
to
count
the
bal
feet
in
getting
out
of
the
house.
.racket store, and for years she con that designation Implies, of Scotch
Mr. Hozle predicted that the Swan
lots were H. A. Slack, R. M. Harbi communities the need to cooperate
There was no insurance an the
ducted a millinery store here.
ancestry, which meant she practised
W»nJ yard would be a permanent
son and Larry Lundquist who brought in this campaign, vital to the war
house
and
Mrs.
Watkins
was
unable
She
been planning on her trip what she professed, and one who
business there after the war and said
in a report that the following 1 had effort.
I
all sun
t to ge and set her children never turned a deaf ear to appeals to estimate what their loss is.
*Mt
Mr.
Kaiser
had
definite
ideas
in
Mr. Watkins waa called at Camp’
been chosen:
Because 'the schools were closed
in Portland and Idaho, and she had » for help. She will be sadly missed
Mind for development of industry in
last week, and collection facilities
Vice Pres.—Geo. H. Jenkins.
Parka, Calif., where he is stationed-
nice trip, but at the sod of her two by ell who knew and loved her,
Northwest after the war. He
were lacking, the campaign did lag
Sec.-Treas.—C. G. Caughell.
weeks' stay with Mrs. Hartley she
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Bellonl, He wiU be up thia wook and Mrs. •id of a motto which hangs in the
in Coquille last week, but >4r. Bun-
Directors— R. L. Stewart,
O.
Watkins
Will
go
south
with
Mm.
Mr.
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dllTS.^iSXid taM thT taSy she is survived by five grandchildren
•lpyards office: “Miracles done in
Wood, Lafe Compton, John Purkey. said yesterday that it will be re-
—George Bellonl, U. 8. Army at Camp Hill left Sunday to Join Mrs. Hill who a/ew minutes; impossibilities take a
haa been in Salem for some waska, f
Geo.
Burr, J. L. Stevens, Geo. UhU, suwd with inmessed fervor at once.
that her heart trouble had been com Lee, Va.; Mrs. A) Tailon, Springfield.
Wttte longer.**
He urges those who have waste
Dr. R. P. Milne, Dr. C. G. Stem, Andy
ing an for‘gMM time and that the Oregon; Miss Margaret Bellonl, Co and Miss Jean will move into Co
To Mayor Wood Mr. Hoxie then
paper supplies to deliver them at the
Anderson,
Phil
Alborn,
Ray
Jeub,
D.
quille.
exertions of traveling bad nothing quille; Betty Haworth and Margaret
presented a largo size picture of the
E. Rackteff, Don Gillespie, Wm. Bar salvage depot—the Treia building,
to do with her affliction. She great Davis, both of Eugene.
tanker Coquille, and a piece of steel
row*, J. L. Smith, Clarence Osika, corner of Front and Hall—or to have
ly desired to come home before the
Two great grandchildren also sur
suitably embossed, which was a part
Dick Connam, J. P. Beyers and H. A. them ready for collection. Not only
end and Mrs. Hartley came with her vive, Margaret Talion and Gail
of the steel which held the vessel on
are old newspapers and magazines
Young.
and remained here. Ben and James Haworth.
the ways before it was launched.
needed, but paper boxes and cartons,
are expected in today from Portlaud.
Mayor “Wood said he would have
anything made of paper can be used.
h
ersey waa a good woman, of
George David Smith of Coquille, a hardwood easel made for the pic
The text of the telegram Mr. Bun-
a k
disposition and never hesi
L
received reads as follows:
and Harlan Dale Stanley, who hails ture and plaque, and-that they would
tated in helping relieve the suffer
later bo kept in the library. At
from Crescent City, are in the coun
“This to advise waste paper short
ings of >thoee who were ill or in
age becoming increasingly critical.
ty jail awaiting an opportunity to present they are on display in Geo.
trouble,
.
E. Oerding’s office window.
At a district meeting held at the Gravity of situation cannot be inini-
There is no more appropriate term waive grand jury investigation and
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'Slim” Hogan, another from the city hall last Thursday everting, plans mized; therefore necessary we once
to apply to those who are committing plead guilty to the charges filed
Kaiser plant, said that notwithstand were made for a yearly Boy Scout again call upon every county salvage
depredations at the cemeteries north against "them in Justice court last
ing any and all reports, he honestly meeting and public rally to be held committee to lend all possible aid
of town than that of morons, Dee- Thursday, that of robbery by force
believed that all Kaiser ships Have in the Coquille Community building toward meeting vital home front
,
aeration of the last resting place in and violence, not armed.
on Sunday afternoon, February 13. crisis^ If not already accomplished
The complaint was filed by Martin been “honest, well-built vessels.”
those who have passed away is as
Nels Rogers, state forester, who is
Mrs. Melissa Brownaon, 93 year old despicable and contemtlble as any Clausen who said the pair beat up on
Lloyd Claver, district chairman, ap may I sincerely urge everything pos
' resident of Bridge for the past 69 crime that a human being can be him, some where along the railroad a member of Gov. Snell’s post war pointed the following committees:
sible be done at earliest date to set
years, passed away at her home there guilty of, whether adult or youngster. track between the Cream O’Coos and planning commission, was introduced ■ Program, Burton Dunn, chairman; up comprehensive county wide paper
and gave the planning program as
Tuesday night.
Robert Greene, A. A. Kyle, Phil Al collection programs.
R. H. Mast reports that many acts the depot. After slugging and pum-
Other than that the funeral sei- of vandalism have been perpetrated at meling him they took something over his subject. __.
Previously 1 issued plans which
barn and Donald Farr; publicity and
■ vices are being held in Myrtle’Point the Masonic cemetery such as shoot »50 from his pocket, the exeat amount
He stated that he and “Slim" Hogan registration, Evan Alborn, chairman, should be adhered to at all times.
must have gone on the same vesesl Conrad Phillips and Wayne Smith; Schools, newspapers and all coopera-
today the Sentinel has not been able ing at and breaking vessels or urns in not being known.
to France in World War I but that arrangements, Ed Dorman, chairman, tln« «roups and organizations given
to secure any information.
They
had
been
arrested
by
the
city
which those left behind have placed
flowers or other commemorative arti police, prior to their attack on Clausen they had pever met until in the hotel G. B. Howe and Clarence Fiser; din- (opportunity to participate to fullest
lobby that evening.
ner, Joe Axtell, chairman, George extent. Especially may I urge care
cles in honor of the dead. Head for disorderly conduct.
ful consideration be given in ad
Because of the naturalization ses
Mr. Rogers is chairman of the state Oerding and Wm. Barrows.
stones, too, have been tampered with,
sion
in
circuit
court
on
Tuesday
Judge
commission
of
15
for
winning
on
the
and if the culprits can be caught they
The tentative plan is to have a pitch vance to problems pertaining to
King held no motion day this week, home front after the war. There is in potluck dinner in which everyone transportation and disposal of all
should be severly punished.
but the two bave said they would no question now of winning the war,” will be invited to participate. This paper collected and that maximum
A good large percentage of the
plead guilty when court again con- he declared, “But we must win the will be followed by a full*afternoon available voluntary effort be sum
homes I in Coquille have had one or
venae.
peace, something we did not do after of program and entertainment per moned to do job which must be
more i or its inmates down with the
done.”
the last war.” Declaring the truth taining to Boy Scout activities.
flu the past few weeks but the most
that
the
U.
S.
has
never
lost
a
war,
serious condition is at the Belle Knife
Maury Williams fa At
he commented on the failures in the
Hospital where Dr. G. E. Start called
One large project needed in the
This winter's low of the thermome Home For a Week
past to plan for readjustment, from
this writer's attention to a cold fur
state, Mr. Rogers said, is the reseed
ter was last Friday night, or early
the
Revolutionary
War
an,
and
re
Maury W. Williams who has been
nace, which should be furnishing
ing of the immense area known as
Saturday morning when the mercury
heat to the rooms and warda in the I had registered 24 degrees above zero, in the Army Air Corps for nearly a ferred to Abraham Lincoln's post war “the Tillamook bum" of several years
plan.
“
Uncle
Sam
has
a
farm
for
Motorists who can “share the ride”
hospital, but was not.
' two less than the previous low. Sun- year, and recently stationed at
ago which has not responded to pre
Complying with the state law that J
Brownsville, Texas, where he was en every family in the United States.” vious attempts to get timber growing or are making a trip are again re
: day morning it stood at 28 and since
Mr. Rogers declared that there
minded that one way to preserve tire
forbids the dumping of ashes on a
gaged in administrative work at base
there again.
then ■ above freezing. Wednesday
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’ tand
atilt ggttOy
<>1110 4.1111C,
gas, VlllUSU
critical supplies •
at * thia
time,
basement floor, even though it is con
headquarters, came in by bus Tues were fewer men engaged in the
I
morning it stood at 40 after being 10
Other project, mentioned were | ta
vnur Mm, rtB1. mrMl
crete, the furnace attendant would
day evening on a furlough. When Spanish-American war than Oregon !
tJegtees
Lug H m * i
rofeUoi Mt U k WHianwtte valley, i nation with the local ration board
not build a fire Monday, and neitner
he leaves next week it will be to go now has in tne service, tne number
today
being
110,000
men
and
women.
Columbia
river further development, who-will also have on file the names
the doctor nor the hospital manage
to Hamilton Field, near Palo Alto,
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Towne
ment was able to get the garbarge
where he will attend a short term There are now 103,000 people in Oro- lhe need for main and secondary of those who desire transportation.
, school devoted tq Traffic Priority. gon who are under the Social Security highways, for which sixty million This activity of. the American
disposal operator to remove the ashef. Welcome Children Home
progfam of the government, and that, dollars has tentatively been allocated Legion post is a very commendable
It’s a serious condition here now,
The A. L. Towne fainily had a most Maury looks a. though Ufe In the
Oregon by the federal government one and if those driving cars will co
which could easily result in fatalities. enjoyable get-together here Tuesday Army agreed wjth him although he tt will be the duty of the committee
Another industy Mr. Rogen urged operate it can be made a most worth
And the shortage of coal in a sectiqn when children from as far east as did find it pretty hot down on the he beads to see that 200,000 find jobs .
was the development of manufactur- while campaign in the saving of gas
as underlaid with coal as is Coos Texas were al) home at once. Lieut. Mexican border where he was last after the war.
en
using hard wood, such as the Port so greatly needed in the war effort
county is another trouble which haa Queption H. (or Jack aa he is more i stationed.
The lumber industry, which sup
land furntiure manufacturers. There in the Pacific.
had • bearing on.the spread of the familiarly known) and Mr»,. Towne
ported 35,000 in the state in 1940, has
are now in Oregon more than four bil
a very favorable outlook for after the
were here qp furjpugh. He haa juat
ifi-nMÎ. I ,M<* <y wi ;
lion board feet of standing hardwood
war, and he declared there is a deficit
graduated from the Army Air Foroe
timber, but plants are still import Only One Standard Station
Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. True "Rive* sdhoel at Luke Field, Phoenix, Aria.,
of 1,400,000 new homes which will
Open At a Time Now
ing »uch wood from the east.
need to be built following the war..
now moved back to Coquille, from and must report the first of next
Because of the shortage in gasoline,
The speaker closed with an ad
Broadbent, and are settled Jn their | 'week at MatheK Field, Sacramento.
If thia county is to catch up on the
home , building
and other needed im- monition fo industries in Oregon to oil and tires, E. A. Walker of the Co
new home, the former E. E. Jdhnshn Mrs. Mabel Camp from Vancouver,
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JL.11*««» —««4k
will extend from January 18 provemente a billion dollars' worth of begin planning now to capture the quille Service Station la keeping but
home at the west end of Fourth street. . Wash., Misa Ruth Towne who fame
! from Lubbock, Texas, and Mr. and to February 15.
lumber will be needed and the Indus- trade of foreign countries across the one of the two stations open each day.
The station open on Sunday from 8
Pacific and in South America.
Mrs.
fred,
Towne
and
daughter
Thia
amount
has
been
quoted
to
try will new
Mrs. Beulah Cornwall Bricker came
Following the singing of several a. m. until 8 p. m; is also open on
But every
down from Portland the first of the Sharon, from Eugene, Oregon, wire ’ the county superintendent by Ger-
selection by Mr. Tally the meeting Wednesday and Thursday. The sta
week to attend the funeral of her other members of the family group trade Blum, chairman of School War must co-opei
closed by all singirig, “Oregon, My tion across the street is open on Mon
home. 190 North Program.
Pro*ram > It will mean that every ment for th
grandfather, John Dugger on Monday.1 'assembled
assembled at their home,
Oregon,” which it should be voted day, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
school in Coos will have to put forth war, and industry must
She lived with her grandparents Hall,
was not as well known to all those Except on Sunday one of them is open
here until Mrs Dugger's death about t
from 7 till 7.
t as our state song should be.
four year»
Calling
H. E. Watkins Home
Destroyed By Fife
C of C Directors
Chosen Tuesday
Critical Need For
Saving Paper
Two Slug and
Rob M. Clausen
Vandalism At The
Masonic Cemetery
Boy Scout Roily
For February 13
Mrs,.Brownson, 93
Passes At Bridge
No Heat Because
Of Ashes On Floor
24 The Low
Now For Winter
Take A Passenger
On YourTrip