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THE PAPER THAT'S LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME
VOL. XL
COQUILLE, 0008 COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1944.
NO. 2.
— Thieves Enter
Coquille Bond
Need For Parental Guidante The
'0. C. Sanford's Office
Purchases Now
Predominating Thought Monday Evening
Total $124,364.50
Tax- Boys' Club And
Rooms To Be
Ready Next Week
$1,551,627.67
Collection In 1943
Burglars, or a burglar, some time
Sunday night or eatly Monday morn
ing, broke into O. C. Sanford’s of
fice on the second floor of the bank
building and took between $6 and fl
from a cash drawer in his desk. En
trance was effected by using a pinch
bar as a pry and forcing the bolt on
Other doors
on the
the ( dqpr
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‘ back.
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jame e floor had been tampered with
L'
but had not been openW'
Mr. Sanford was in his office
about 1:30 Sunday afternoon and
was after thaf the robbery occurred.
He says the pennies in the drawfcf“
were not taken and that a nickel
was dropped on the floor and left.
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, Total collections in the Coos county
tex department in 1843 amounted to
There were nearly one hundred
jf 1,551,627.67, reports A. O. Walker,
1
Here again her suggestion was not
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present in the Washington school au
chief of that office.
This is more
necessarily one of importance, as far
ditorium Monday evening when the
than the Lane county tax department
as Judge Felsheim and Probation Of
F. W. Martin, Coquille chairman collected and that county has twice
Symposium team from the Univer ficer Leonard are concerned, for they
Ed Hughes, of the Farm Security
of the Fourth War Loan Drive, re the assessed valuation of Coos county. Administration here, is to be super
sity of Oregon with their coach, Mr.
have been doing an excellent job in
ported this morning that Coquille’s
Clark, gave talks on the subject of handling juvenile cases.
Included in the Coos county‘figure visor of the Coquille Boys’ Club,
purchases now total f*----------
juvenile delinquency, and gave sug
$168,472.87 collected on delinquent which it is expected will be ready to
But the failure of too many parents
Sales at the postoffice since the personal property taxes on which the function next week. He has had con
gestions as to what may be done to to give attention and guidance to
drive began amount to $12,768.75, at office has made a drive to clean up ' siderable experience wjth boys’ clubs
lessen this growing ulcer in the na their children was the outstanding
the bank $41585.75, and a Tax Note the past year.
tion’s vital life, its youth who are thought in Miss Outer’s talk.
'and will be a good man for the job.
purchase of $70,000 by Geo. A. Ulett
the citizens of tomorrow.
Of the amount collected, $858,456.68 I Forty boys are already signed up
Following the two addresses, a
brings the total to the above figure, was for current property and per as members and twenty more are
The meeting opened by the sing public discussion was invited. Geo.
Which is 81.8 per cent of the city’s sonal
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_ ' expected to sign next week when
ing of several old time favorites by L. Maynard broke the reserve when
taxes and
$582,170.88
for de-
quote.
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linquent taxes which means that i ^*e club room, in the basement of
the audience, led by Mrs. J. P. he mentioned his boyhood days in
It is beginning to be doubtful Mr. $422,698 02 was for real property tax the Community Building, is opened.
Beyers and with Miss Inez Rover at Portland, Maine, where one escapade
Martin says that an auction will be I delinquencies.
Quite a ilttle equipment for the
the piano.
was followed by “a kick in the pants”
held for this War Bond Drive. In
Larry Lundquist, chairman of the by a cop, and there was considerably
Included in the above total for the club has already been donated—two
stead his committee is working on year is the turn-over of the December ping pong tables, a man-size punch
Coquille Inter-Club committee which more audience comment along the
an entertainment program, ..to be collections, which is to be made by ing bag, a pool and a billiard table,
sponsored the meeting, presided and line that while punishment for delin
given in the Community Building, the Tax Department to County Treas and many games — but more are
introduced Mr. ClaVk, whose opening quency does not cure, it does act
admission to which will be 50 cents urer Stauff today. The total for De needed and anyone having games,
remark was about the difference be somewhat as a preventive for further
Mrs. J. P. Beyers gave a very in- worth
War Savings Stamps. Then,
card tables and chairs Which they
tween big and little boys, big and lit juvenile acts against the welfare of
cember was $22,85$. IB.
tereeting review of Wendell WiUkte’s it it can
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be legally done, the
entire
are willing to donate to a good cause
tle girls. Little boys like to play society.
of (tamps given tor the admissions
should notify Mrs. Jack Dolan.
soldiers and little girls like to play [ Whether such a meeting as that book, “One World,” at the Rotary
Club’s noon session in 1.0.0.F.. hall will be. presented to the fortunate
The members of the club have been
with painted dolls. When they grow Monday evening will have direct re
on Wednesday.
winner of a drawing among those
busy, most of it at the high school
up bjg girls like to play with soldiers sults along the lines desired is to be
Using s large map of the northern 1 gteeent.
shop, making shelves and putting
and big boys like the painted dolls.
doubted, but it would have been
Besides the splendid entertain-
them up in the club room, and are
His advice to adultg. was to get > more beneficial had more parents of hemisphere, with a narrow ribbon to > S Beeid«
The fire department was called doing all they can to help put the
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which are being lined
closer to the youngsters and by as teen-age, or younger, children been outline Willkie’s trip around ths 1 ment
, world, Mrs. Beyers detailed the paints up, and with an estimated 400 in at about 8:30 this morning because of s club room in shape.
sociation with -the younger genera, present to hear all that was said.
of interest covered by him and gave tendance, and the $200 worth of fire in the older house on the place
Mrs. Dolan says the committee in
tion keep them thinking along right
a resilme of the impressions gathered stamps as a further incentive, the i which belongs to Dr. J. D. Rsqkin, charge of organizing the clubs hopes
linns.
in his visit to Egypt, Turkey, Russia committee feels that the public across the valley to the south on the to get a juke box to install there.
Miss Alice Harter, a junior at the Newconfer Declares Coquille
and China.
would be better served than it would Fat Elk-Fisht^ap road, but as the
The Junior Women's Club, which
university, was the first member of To Be A Friendly Town
truck' hsd not yet returned at the contributed the $110 receipts from
Mrs. Beyers staled that she had lie with an auction.
the team called upon. Her designa
Mrs. Johnnie Mach, a newcomer not been interested in the book until
County Chairman Clarence Coe, time of going to press it is impossi their last dance to the club's program,
tion of juvenile delinquents was that
in Coquillejeft ontae Tuesday night they wera given a copy but admitted
who spoke at the Lions Club luncheon ble to report whst caused the fire have also offered to chaperon and
they are children in trouble, from one train for Port Townsend, Weshing-
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that
ghe
had
times since last Thursday, announced as members or whether anything was saved.
act as supervisors for the Oirls’ club,
cause or another, and she gave the
ton, to spend ten days with her hus-
that she had gotten more out of
It was a five-mite run to the scene which it is hoped to have going soon.
of the executive committee serving
most common age when young people
band who is in the Coast Guard ser- lt
it each
each Ume
time. The enthusiastic
enthusiastic ap-
ap- with him, the following:
John Fer and four firemen took the chemical Their donation and offer are greatly
get into trouble as 18 years. She de
vice. Mrs. Maeh’s home Is in North plauae given Mrs. Beyers at the clone
guson, Statistical Division; Geo. Hug and pumper truck, which the federal appreciated by the commitfee.
clared that statistics show that two
Dakota. She expects to be oa the of
talk gaVe evidence of the ap gins, Pay Roll Savings Division; J. A. government loaned the city last year
per cent of children of school age are
ooast only for a few month». Her predation of the. members.
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...... as a piece of fire-fighting equipment
Briggs,
Activities
problem children and that 78 per cent husband te not In one place for long
t Arthur
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- ' ' Division;' 8, F. Sackett, Publicity & for use outside the city.
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Berg __
talked upon
of that two per cent become criminals.
at a time, the nature of his work bills now before congress
to help
re- 1 Special Events Division; G. M. Pur-
Later—Le Roy Swinney reports
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The war, frequently mentioned as
being that if inspection. He chose habilitate discharged
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. . 2__ men.
that the fire started up stairs, prob
Corporations
Division;
Joe
Wil-
a eause of juvenile delinquency is Coquille as the mort friendly place apo(laored by the American~L
i Legion, Rams, Special Names Division; Mrs. ably from the flue, and that the ten
riot the cause, as Miss Harter Viewed
Twenty-five Safeway employees,
he had visited in his work along thia and'moved that the secretary
. Ethel Murphy, (A. F. of L), Labor î ants were able to get everything out including District Manager Ted Med
it, for the increase in delinquency west eoast, so he suggested Mrs. *
before
the
fire
advanced
too
far.
Dr.
started even before the U. 9k entered Mach's living at the Coquille Hotel, wires to our congressmen, urging their |S-lc|tatloo Division; C. P. Kibler,
Rankin said he had intended to tear ford from Klamath Falls and the em
the war.
Nor can the influx of as he would be here as often as any help in passing theae measures, and Ir—‘ng Agents Division,
ployees of the Marshfield and North
in view of the already present meed
„jty Erectors are Gw. H. Jen- thia very old house down before long,
workers from other states be ad plaza
Bend stores, put in a full day Sunday
of such legislation, it was enthuai-
Agricultural Division; Mrs. there being a newer and much better
vanced as a cause for recent surveys
helping the Coquille store crew in
Mns. Mach stated she has not been astlcally seconded and ordered.
one
on
the
ranch
which
is
a
part
of
Mulkey. Schoote-st-War Di-
in Oregon show that the parents of disappointed with her husband's sug-i
stall the mw and attractive display
TrZde
former Bqsa Estate hoUlqgs.
A greeting
by
Chas. 8. Bebtaon, Retell*-.
—
yoteig people in tre
tablet RI4M WB6 here. PractteeUy
•ent
the
members
sent
or
Or-
J
Division.
in this state for five
every article in the large room had
qullle is the friendliest place she was ville Wood in the hospital at Myrtle i otRar’ area chairmen besides Mr.
Parents and communities are the ever in.
to be moved and then replaced an
P°*nt.
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I Martin here are: G. F. Anderson.
only sources to which we may look
shelves or new tabtea, but the result
g,
Rotarian Jesse Clinton, of Myrtle Marahfteld; E. O. Sempert. Myrtle
for an improvement in present con
in appearance and eaae of self-service
Point, was present as a guest, as were p^. Jullua swanaon, Empire,
ditions—parents by watchfulness and
convenience is worth the labpr it
also Norman Knowlton of Portland , Of the 14 billion quota for the U.
guidance at home and communities by
The Coquille Junior Women are took.
pnrt
Riituuill
Wnllmnn
nt
XansAB
Pilv
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and Russell Hoiimon oIKansasClty.j Oregon’» share is M millions; Coos working hard to make a big success
providing the recreational means
There is more roofn beck in the
Mo., a son of Rotariafl
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Rotaria« Lou Hollmon.
Hoiimon. 1 1 ^._ a —$-. at ata^M
and Coquille's, _............................
which will keep the young folks ac
of their charity dance for InfantHe merchandise section' now and when
I $201,000.
tively engaged in worth while sports
Coquille Red Cross will meet Fri-
,'X’ i Paralysis fund.. It will be held in the new equipment is' installed for the
and good, clean entertainment. The dsy, Jan. 28, at Guild Hall between
Coquille’s new Community Building weighing and payment counter there
speaker declared that most authori 1:16 and 4:16 p. m.
on Friday, January 28, with husic will be still less congestion than there
I
ties agree that the remedy does not
by Rudy's Orchestra.
has been.
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"Until materials are received for
lie in punishment but in a removal machine sewing, we shall continue
I
Dr. Frederick D. Stricker, Oregon
Altogether It is an improvement of
of the causes and associations which piecing quilt tops, making afghans,
The third successive home game on
state health officer, in releasing ten which Jianager Melvin Gilea and his
lead to the delinquencies.
tative figures on poliomyelitis mor assistants can and do take pleasure
scuff slippers, etc. We are in need the basket ball floor for the Coquille
A series of pre-induction meetings bidity for 1943: pointed out that case in snd the store’s customers will ap
Another
matter
Miss Harter of pieces of pillow ticking, cretonne, Red Devils will be played at the gym
touched on was the need fbr housing sateen, etc., suitable for making cas here Friday evening, Jan. 28, with ' tor all Oregon men facing military fatality rates for 1841 and 1848, the preciate the convenience, too.
facilities so that juvenile delinquents ings for small ‘tuck-in’ pillows for the Bague-Jeading Marshfield PI- j service was announced today by the latest epidemic years, were greatly
would not be confined in the same service men,” says Mrs. Kesner.
rates furnishing the opposition. Two Oregon State Defense Council. These under those for other years in which Must Share Rides To Be
quarters as adult criminals.
.
Mrs. Phil Alborn has returned games will be played, the B squad training meetings have been request the disease 1 was unusually prevalent. ' Eligib|e For B and C
ed by the U. S. War Department and
with
Before introducing Miss Esther home and is ready to untangle any game starting at seven o’clock.
In Oregon i in 1841 there were only |
Faced with the need to cut mileage
will have the assistance of the vari 3.8 deaths from polio per'100 cases
Quier, the other member of the team, Navy knitting problems. She may
ous military branches, and all Se and in the first eleven months of rations at every comer* in order to
Mr. Clark said he was favorably im be reached by phoning 94J.
J. S. Barton Sells 40
come within the” civilian gasoline
lective boards.
pressed with* what Coos county has I Another attractive afghan has been
1843 the rate was 6.2. This contrasts
already done and commented parti- j received from Mrs. Earl Nosier, who Acres To Lily Growers
Plans are being laid now in most sharply with the 22.0 rate for the supply allocated by the Petroleum
Administrator for War, the district
The 40-acre Fred Coleman place at communities in the state, and will be 1827 epidemics and 37.8 for 1910.
cularly on the Boys’ and Girls' clubs is the local champion in that class
OPA mileage rationing division has
Coaledo
was
sold
the
first
of
the
completed
as
soon
as
the
detailed
which are being organized in Coquille. oi work.
Oregon's State Health Officer paid
notified all war and price rationing
Miss Quier asserted that broken I Contributions during the past week week by J. S. Barton to Elbert and training instruction manuals are re particular tribute to -the National
boards of further conservation steps.
Lulu
Ewan,
who
will
move
on
to
the
ceived
from
Washington,
D.
C.,
homes sre too often the cause for ju of yarn, crochet cotton, wool ma
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in
Boards were instructed not to issue
venile delinquency and suggested two terials, etc., have been received from , place from Port Orford, where they where they are being prepared. This brin<lnl the disease under control,
gasoline rations to any person mov
program
will
be
under
direction
of
-p,,
ext
remely
low
case
fatality
rates
Mesdames
Fred
Houston.
W.
A
.
have
resided.
They
are
lily
growers
educational programs as vitally needed
ing from the jurisdiction of another
branch of ln iM1 and 1943, he said, are in
in correcting the present situation— Couden, Sam Tuttle, R. A. Jeub, F. and «xpect^tomake their new place Civilian War Services
board until that individual's previous
into a lily farm.
OCD in each Oregon county.
themselves ample reason why people
that of parental need for instruction Hall and W. E. Booeerman.
file had been sent for and received.
In discussing the plan as outlined ^ould contribute to the “March of
in guidance of their children and the
Two new workers were present at >
Only exception was in
of undue
for Oregon Civilian Defense Coun- Dime, -
need for “sex education as a part the last meeting and a request for The Herbert Beyers Now
hardship pending arrival' of the file.
cila. Governor Earl Snell, Director of
It in hoped that everyone will buy
of the school course.”
sewing came in from an out-of-town Living In Sacramento
Effective January IS, boards were
Civilian Defense in Oregon, said, a ticket whether they dance or not.
One of the points she stressed was resident. The Unit is always pleased
Writing to change the address of
also told not to issue B and C ra
"This joint endeavor by the War De- who knows who might be stricken
that of a survey showing in what to welcome new workers and happy
their Sentinel from Utah to Sacra partment, Selective Service System, by
n^xl? I Tickets are only tions to anyone who has not formed a
sections of a community juvenile de to receive requests for work.
mento, Calif., Mrs. Herbert Beyers and OCD facilitates the adjustment,
bona fide ride-sharing arrangement,
fifty-five cents (including tax.)
linquency more frequently occurred
Working for service men through says that they had to buy a houte in
regularly carrying at least four per
,e
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and Whether the creation of clubs and the Red Cross la distinctly a privi the California capital in order to get of the inductee and consequently will
sons, including the operstor. Boards
be
a
significant
contribution
toward
establishment of playgrounds and lege, rather than a duty, and is an
Coos County F.S.A. Committee
a place to live. Mr. Beyers is gen
will advise applicants who have not
other forms of entertainment had opportunity which every Coquille eral manager for the Northwestern the winning of the war. We believe
made such arrangements that action
Met Here Last Thursday«,
it
is
the
type
of
program
to
which
i
any results in keeping down* delin woman should be happy to avail herd ! Turkey Growers’ Co-op, whose head
is held up for lack of ride-sharing,
Coos
county's
F.S.A.
committee
quency. ifhe cited the city of Stock- self of. Working for someone else quarters art in Salt Lake City. He local communities, through their De
fense Councils, will want to give the met with tenant purchase borrowers and they will be asked to come to
ton which has made a thorough sur unselfishly and without pay, cannot
the board and resister for riders.
;is ooening a branch office in 8acra-
vey of this kind but in a town ute help but pay big dividends,
You ' mento and will be there for two or gicuUXt pOiSibls support s*ncr it <s uad utiiik’atLns fcf fAin nvnci-htn
for the benefit of the men on whom loans at the Coquille Grange Hall
slse of Coquille, it does not seem are Invited to come anti work with
¡three years.
We are depending to fight the war*. last Thursday to lay plans for this
to us as though such a survey would the Red Cross.
You realize, of course, that a soldier's year’s program and interview ap«
help any.
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150 Theft Brings A
entire Army career may be profound plicants for the five loans authorized
Another of her four-point program
Air Transportation Considered
Four-Year
Sentence
ly influenced by the ease or difficulty in this county.
was the organization of clubs, some
This morning the well being drilled
Land owners and farmers with fam
For Coquille After The War
Fredrick Hendricks pleaded guilty with which he makes the transition
thing already being done here.
for the Phillips Petroleum Corpora
from
civilian
to
military
life.
The
ily-type
diversified
farms
for
sale
at
In
a
letter
to
the
Sentinel
from
in
Circuit
court
Tuesday
to
stealing
a
Recreation was another point made
tion over on Davis Slough was down
and Miss Outer’s suggestion was that Beverly Hills, Calif., the Southwest bill fold containing $50*from Melvin efforts of civilian training agencies reasonable prices are invited to list
to nearly a MOO feet depth, without
one of any city’s postwar plannings Airways Co. writes that the com IJmerson in a bakery at Marshfield will facilitate this transition and re them with members of the committee
any more encouraging signs than have
or
with
Ed.
W.
Hughes,
County
F3.A
sult
in
greater
speed
and
efficiency
pany
contemplates
putting
Coquille
Judge King sentenced him to four
should be the equipment of parks
with all kinds at playground facW- en “
ite ‘ air "
line« Ante, after tne w®r- years fn the penitentiary and Sheriff <* poet-induction training.' Tht» Supervisor, Laird Builditjg, Coquille, been noted ter the past thousand feet.
The drilling company has pipe on
Howell took him out to Salem yester- ’ program will aid materially in pre said Ed Detiefsen, committee chair-
ties. Each city, if possible, should The letter says:
’1 paring prospective inductees for the man. These farms will be given the ground to continue the rotary
"We believe that through the medi day.
have an athletic director, and her
¡adjustment they must make to mill- consideration in selecting suitable drill to a depth of 8500 feet which is
reference to the Community Build um of area airlines, the benefits of
The new all-time high of currency ( Ury life and miliUry training pro- 1 units for farm ownership applicants the depth specified in the contract
ing here was that it should be made air transportation can be extended to
~-a. ” ”
Bob -------------
Geaney was the other com- with the Phillips Corporation.
in
circulation in the United States 1 cedure.
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Ooquille
as
soon
as
the
war
is
won.
a community center.
in 1943 was twenty billion, five hun- | Governor Snell outlined the plan mitteeman present,
and
have
so
proposed
in
our
applica
She also touched on the state's need
Evan Alborn returned last night
dred million dollars. Thia was an in-
follows: "When the idea was first •
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for a law providing juvenile cases tion now pending before the Civil
been
~
Philip
Laird,
eon
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
from
Portland where he had /wen
crease
of
five
billion
over
tfie
1M2
,
presented-
to
us
by
the
War*
Depart
-
courts, for too often the county judge , Aeronautics Board.
y: "Is there Walter M. Laird, left Monday eve- with Mrs. Alborn since she underwent
amount in eirculation, That increase, ment, we bad one qr**™'
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is
expected
that
the
Board
will
I
is so concerned with running the ■
of informa- ning to return to Fort Stevens on the a serious operation last Friday. She
county that he hold hearings early this summer on is approximately 39 and one-third st>ll a need for this ki
'e
gave
con-
( Columbia,
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^¿not give the Juvenile cases the I th« fessfcilHy of establishing these dollars /or every man, woman and tion or is 11 t0°
r.ten)
x.,_
three-day
leave frosn camp.
(Continued
on
attention
«teearve._____________ ¡reutea."
child in the U. 8.
Review of 'One World
Given At Rotary
Fire This Morning
Across The Valley
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Safe way's Interior
Is Much Improved
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President's Boll
Friday Evening •
Coquille Red Cross
Weekly News
Pirates vs. Red
Devils Friday
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Pre-Induction
Meeting To Be Held
Nearly 5600 Feet
Is Well's Depth
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