VOL. XL.
0
NO. S.
Fourth War Bond
Rally And Audion
Sel For February 10
COQUILLE, coos COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1944.
Letter Tells Of
Archie Hansen Death
A few weeks ago the Sentinel noted
the death of Archie Hansen, a Mc
Kinley and Coquille high school
young man, who was killed in Italy.
The letter reprinted below has just
been received by his mother, Mrs.
Verna Hansen, from Col. F. B. But
ler, Archie’s commanding officer. She
has also received from Washington,
D. C., the beautiful Purple Heart
which was awarded posthumously to
the departed soldier.
Col. Butler’s letter was as follows:
Astoria Boy Thieves
Quickly Caught
Yesterday—0. K. —
Rakestraw's Sudden
82.66 TUE YKA«
Boy Scouts Pot-Luck
Dinner Feb. 13
Readjustments Al
H.S. Due To Vacancies
Have Been Made
Two Astoria boys—Patrick O’Neill,
Plans for the huge Boy Scouts
21, and Vern Kuehl, 19—got them pot-luck dinner and program for all
selves into trouble Tuesday evening. scouting families and friends of scout
They walked into the Four Mile store ing, to be held at the Coquille Com
below Bandon about nine o’clock and munity Building on Sunday, Feb. 13,
The thermometer on the Mt States
Death came suddenly at 4:30 Wed picked up the cash register and walk-
Supt. B. W. Dunn has been a pretty
are progressing satisfactorily, ac
Power company corner shows Co
nesday afternoon to O. K. Rakestraw,
’ ed out with it. The family was cording to reports from all committees busy man the past ten days. Last
quille’s 4th War Bond drive has
a resident of the Coquille section, on 1 eating in the adjoining room but did
working in the interest of the project week he had to drive the school bn«
reached to 8170,000 mark, the actual
the Arago road opposite Johnson’s ' not hear the entrance. They missed
If you are ¿interested in the welfare for several days because the regular
figures up to five o’clock last eve
Mill, for the past six years and a 1 it at onoe on re-entering the store-! —
vu driver was sick, and this week, with
of boys, try to make your plalla
plans to
ning being 8170,190, which is 80.14
resident of Coquille since 1919.
room but did not find the register, bring the whole family to this meet- the help of students after 8x o’clock,
per cent of this section’s quota.
He was loading grain into a ear
which contained about 850, until the ing. Let’s make this day a “red let- he has had to be high school janitor.
The Bond Rally and Auction which
near the Southern Pacific depot when
next morning, not far from the store ter day” for the boys and at the same Frank F. Schram has been down with
has been arranged by Mrs. Jack
he waslound unconscious, with grain
where it had been rifled of money, time, by your attendance, express i intes.tlnal flu
Dolan, appointed by Chairman F. W.
Dr. James
I realize that the brief news of the scattered around him.
checks and gas ration stamps.
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i your appreciation of the men
who are •
reP°rted yesterday that adjust-
Martin to handle it, gives promise of death of your son was a severe shock Richmond was immediately called but
Sheriff Howell, accompanied by devoting hours of their time to lhe i men _s in the teaching force have been
being a very entertaining affair. ’’"J
to you, knowing that we were engaged there was nothing which could be ; Mr. Aiderman, went down Wednes- • . welfare of our boys.
pretty well worked out. Wayne
The speaker for the evening will be , in the theater ot war in Italy. Is is done to resuscitate him.
day morning and then the sheriff , After the pot-luck dinner, a top Smith has taken over the high school
The funeral services will be held at
Sergeant Geo. Minich, a veteran of my desire to express to you the keen
went to the bank to stop payment on notch program will be presented. If band leadership in addition to per
the battle on
who is now sta sense of logs that we too feel. <
the Gano Funeral Home at two o’clock
_ Attii,
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the checks while Aiderman began it is impossible for you to attead the forming the same service at junior
tioned at Camp White. His appear
On the afternoon of November 7, Friday afternoon, Feb. 4, with inter calling on service stations to see if dinner at 1:30 p. m., plan to attend high.
ance here was secured by Mrs. Dolan 1943, Comapny. A attacked enemy ment in the Mason:,' cemetery beside
Another portion of Harold With-
any gas coupons had been turned in. the program which will start at 2:30
through the co-operation of State positions situated on a high ridge. the body of his father-in-law, E. M.
At the Laurel Lake service station P- m. Below are listed the essential nell’s music activities has been as
Drive Chairman Sammons of Port While the Company was thus engaged Dunn.
he came up with the two boys who details covering the entire program as sumed by Mrs. Thora Watson who wilt
land.
in a vigorous fight to dislodge the » Orville K. Rakestraw was bom at had u
conduct the high school chorus work,
- j « trouble
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outlined by the Program Committee.
had
with their -------------
car and
The Rally will be held in the Lib enemy from this important position Goshen, Missouri, June 29, 1880, and had sen
wish more
ore information, address an
. d Alice Lafferty will handle the
erty Theatre next Thursday, Feb. 10, your son was fatally wounded.
was 63 years, seven months and three
junior high chorus work. Mrs. Ellen
1. Box
1. CnnntlU
were brought to Coquille E. W. Albom,
Box 1,
Coquille, nr
or Juni
at 7:30 p. m.> with Ray Jeub as master
On behalf of the officers and en days of age at passing. He was the
Arrell has been engaged to take over
in jail.
phone Coquille 17:
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and auctioneer.
,
listed men of this regiment, I extend son of Mr. and
Another new name on the sheriff’s
Date: Sunday, February 13, 1944. the work which Mr. Smith and Mrs.
The high school band will furnish sympathy to you. Your son was an both deceased. He hqd been a car
blotter was that of Raymond Ernest
Time: Djnner to commence follow Lafferty had to give up in junior
music, Dave Rackleff will lead com excellent soldier and leader and it penter’s assistant for most of his life,
Yost, who was picked up here as an ing invocation, promptly at 1:30 p. m. high when he took over the music
munity singing; there will be old-time has been an honorable privilege to i coming west when he was 21 years
Army deserter last Saturday by
Place: Community Hall in Coquille. instruction program.
music, a banjo solo, and music by have been' associated with him. In of age.
Mrs. Cecil Finley, the former
Sheriff Howell and Sam Epperson.
Cost: There will be a nominal
At Waverly, Wash., he was united
the Hill-Billy band.
our future operations we will feel
Still another booked on Saturday charge of 10c for each person at Evelyn Gano, has helped two days
The entertainment features will al that private First Class Archie Han in marriage in 1909 to Miss Edna
was Ivan Louis Duncan, charged in tending the dinner. This is to de In the Commercial department of the-
ternate with the bond auction and the sen is with us in each engagement Dunn, who survives him. They had
Justice Dodge’s office in Myrtle Point fray the cost of transporting tables, high school since Mrs. Helen Ayres
committee plans to secure many sharing our victories.
no children.
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Iwtth larceny from an automobile.
preparing programs, jahitor service, 'left, and Mrs. Idyl Godard has been
small prizes for auctioning so that
He is also survived by two broth
Please penpit me to convey the
engaged for the rest of this year as.
etc.
those who cannot invest a great deal sorrow that I feel and extend to you ers, Melvin C. Rakestraw, 'df Fortuna,
Who Is Invited: The entire Scout instructor in that high school depart
will be able to secure some of the my heartfelt sympathy. I am sure Calif., and John S., of Waverly,
ment.
ing family! Thatrpeans:
merchandise prizes.
that by this time you have received Wash., and'by one sister^ Mrs. H. A.
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1. Scouts, and Cube, their fathers,
Merchants, farmers and housewives details of burial, etc., from the War Stevens, of Spokane, Wash.
mothers and entire fatuities.
are to be solicited by a committee Department. Please feel free to com | He was a member of the Coquille
2. All Scouters and their families.
The fire at the B. W. Dunn apart
headed by Mrs Dolan. Besides the municate with us, however, for any Grange, and was universally liked
3. Everyone interested in Scouts
small merchandise donations by mer further information that you desire. and respected by all who knew him. ment, at North Heath near Ninth
street, at 8:45 Tuesday morning was, and their activities.
chants the committee hopes to secure
Food: All food is to be prepared
The Coquille Red Devils basketball
without question, caused by rats.
farm produce, home-canned fruit,
There was no flue nor wiring any and served on a “pot-luck” basis. Hot squad journeys to North Bend Friday,
vegetables and meat, and anything
coffee but not cream and sugar will Feb. 4, to meet the second place
T
D
D
• J E L. C
I where near the spot where the blaze
else that would be useful to the suc
Bulldog team in a double header, the
I 0 DC buried reD. 5
started, between the inner and I out«.' be furnished.
cessful bidder. Those willing to do
What Is The Program: We guaran B squad game starting at seven
'
walls,
between
two
studding
and
nate are requested to bring their of
Death came at 2:30 Wednesday above the
plate,
Capt. Levi Snyder, who. came fo
.... window
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.
The de tee that it will be a top notch program o’clock.
ferings to the Liberty during the day
afternoon to Mrs. T. C. Williams at1 partment answered promptly and in every respect—but we are not
Next Tuesday, Feb. 8, the Red
Coos
county
at
the
age
at
14.
year,
which will help the committee in
her home, comer of Fifth an^ Beach j !pnly a few square feet of the outside ready to announce'the details. It Devils will be hosts to the Myrtle
preparing for the program—and save back in 1878, with his parerits who
will include music, presentation ot Point Bobcats on the local gym fleer.
settled on what is now Myrtle Ppfnt, streets, and followed a
awards, a Court of Honor for all This also will be a double header
stroke three weeks ago. Sh*/ia«pThe
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firemen
reached
up,
after
the
was
speaking
Tuesday
of
the
return
Admisisoo to the show will be one
been in a coma for 48 hours and death ’ btaze’wi’ou’t,' and'pulled'« ?ati neat Scouts in the two districts, a head and the B squad game will start at
2ft-cents War Stamp, and all those to good old Coos* county weather,
line speaker, etc. Leave the pro seven o’clock.
came without a struggle.
when
it
was
raining
so
steadily.
from the hall.
taken in will be presented as a door
Coach Leslie, who had hope» of
The funeral services will be held
ís
He told of four men in conversa
Mr. Dunn said the damage which gram to us—we will see that
prize to the holder of the lucky num
winning one of the last three home
at 2:00 p. m., Saturday, Feb. S, at might run from 8100 to 82.00 was tops.
tion,
one
from
Colorado,
one
from
ber.
the Gano Funeral Home and inter covered by insurance.
games, is still hopeful that his pro
The blaze
The Liberty Theatre should be California, and one from Oregon.
ment will be in the Masonic cemtery. burned part of the inside wall and
teges will be able to ring up at least
The
fourth
man
inqured
of
the
filled to capacity next Thursday eve
one victory during the next week.
Born Nov. 11, 1868. in Hamilton filled the home with smoke.
ning. The program Will be an at Coloradoan, “You have lots of snow
county, Indiana, she was two months
in
Colorado?
”
tractive one and the effort is designed
“Yes,” was the reply, “but it’s a and 21 days past 74 years of age at
to help put Coquille over the top in
passing.
the 4th War Bond drive as the first dry snow.”
Totgl precipitation in Coquille,
Her maiden name was Angelina
And
to
the
Californian
he
queried,
town in Coos county to raise its
since the start of the weather fiscal
Moore
and
she
was
married
to
T.
C.
“You have lots of fog?’ to which the
quota.
r
year, September 1, stands at 22%
Williams, who survives her, at Poplar
Repairs on the old Dillard Market
Be there for the good of the boys reply was, “Yes, but it’s a dry fog.”
In circuit court on Tuesday this inches this morning.
Bluff,
Missouri,
March
16,
1890.
“You have lots of rain in Oregon?”
building
on Front street have been
over seas, to help in the downfall of
While it apparently rained quite a
They lived in Coquille at various week Judge Dal M. King revoked the
nearly completed by W. Weston and
Hitler and Tojo, and for your own brought the reply, “Yes, but its a dry
parole,
granted
last
Jun«
7
to
Alfred
little
yesterday
the
gauge
this
morn
times since first coming here in 1924,
rain!”
benefit.
Roberts. He had been sentenced at ing only showed .43 of an inch since Fred Burks, who hope to open the
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Capt. Snyder could not agree with the last time being in May, 1943,
that time to six months in the county the Wednesday morning reading grocery under the same name it was
that designation. “Its a very wet when they moved here from Grants
jail for issuing bad checks. Sheriff which showed .99 for the preceding operated by Mr. and Mrs. Ted Peter
Pass.
rain!" he said.
son, on Friday of next week. The
Other larger readings,
Besides her husband, she is sur Howell took him into custody Tues 24 hours.
Capt. Snyder has been a subesriber
day and he is to serve out his sen comparatively, for the past two weeks new roof, floor, foundations, etc.,
to the Sentinel, or one of its predeces vived by four sons, Lewis H. and J. C.
have made the building look almost
Williams, of Coquille; Arthur E„ of tence. More bad checks and other were: .52 'on Jan. 17, .99 on Jan. 23, like new and the painting, shelving
sors, for half a century or more.
.74
on
the
24th,
'.39
on
the
25th
ahd
O’Brien, Oregon; Colman L„ of Tracy, misconducts caused the parole revoca
and display tables will make the in
Two men, whp have seen service
.21 on Feb. 2.
Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Jane Funke, of tion.
terior a very attractive place.
in the South Seas, were guests at Good Attendance Expected
Ernest
Albert
Clark,
the
same
day,
There
were
13
days
in
January
on
Detroit, Mich., and a brother, Chas.
the Rotary luncheon in I.O.O.F. hall
W. Moore, of Orange, Calif.; also by waived grand Jury investigation and which there was no rain of a meas
At
Woman
’
s
Club
Tuesday
State Tax Commission Deputy
on Wednesday.
pleaded guilty to the non-support urable quantity.
Next Tuesday, Feb. 8, the Coquille nine grandchildren and three great
J. Thurman Hickam had the ex
To
Be Here February 17-18
charge
which
had
been
filed
against
grandchildren,
perience of having his ship torpe Woman's Club will hold its regular
him. He was sentenced to a year in “Crater Lake” To Be Launched
A
deputy from the State Tax Com
Mrs.
Williams
was
a
faithful
mem
doed out from under him and Don meeting, with Mrs. J, A- Berg having
the pen.
mission office in Salem will be in
ber of the M. E. Church.
At Swan Island Friday
McClellan was with the Army when charge of the program. A panel dis
Coos county the latter part of Febru
It took over from the Marines at cussion on Antique and Modem Art
Crater Lake National Park will be ary to assist taxpayers who may
Hal Clark Expects To Drill
Wil
Guadalcanal-
honored Friday, February 4th, at wish to consult in regard to their
For Oil On Marsters Tract
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Both men gave brief talks and an
11:30 a. m. at the launching of Swan state income tax reports.
Hal R. Clark, Los Angeles attorney, Island's 51st Tanker, the S. S.
swered questions about'aeme of their of work« to be discussed have been
He will be at the city hall, Coquille,
loaned by Miss Stevens from the
who has been greatly interested in “CRATER LAKE.” The ship will be
experience«,
on
Feb. 17-18, at Marshfield, Fqb. 10
Bob Greene read a couple of ar State Art Library, Mrs. Leia Elrod t Mrs. Floyd Dalton writes from i the possible oil development in Coos sponsored by Mrs. Preston C. Hie-
to 28 inclusive, and at the North
will
talk
about
the
recruitment
of
county,
left
for
Portland
and
then
ticles from the current Rotarian and
Vancouver, Wash., to inform the Sen
field, wife of the assistant superin- Bend city hall Feb. 28. Residents of
In connection with one of them called nurses and Mrs. Mildred Tyrrell, col tinel of the death of a former Co home last Saturday after being here , tendent of the erection department
for a couple of weeks, but intends re 1 at Swan Island, and the Guest of other towns will have to call at one
upon Ed Hughes to tell of his progress oratura soprano, will sing. Mrs. W. quille resident:
of these three sites in order to confer
turning in another two weeks when i Honor will be Miss Jean Steele, of
as supervisor of the local Boys* and H. Mansell will head the hostess com
with the deputy.
mittee.
Mrs.
O.
C.
Sanford,
club
he
expects
to
start
another
well
on
|
Medford,
Girls’ Club, which is just getting or
Death called another former Co
representing the. Crater
I
president,
urges
members
to
attend
ganized and occupying their new
quille resident in the passing of Fer the Marster's tract across and up the Lake National Park. Miss Steele is
quarters In ths Community Build and she extends a welcome to visitors. ' man L. Dean at a Portland hospital I river.
the daughter of the late Will Steele, Chamber of Commerce To
Mr. Clark has a drilling outfit near for many years Chief Forester in the Meet Next Week, Feb. 8
! after only two days’ illness.
ing Mr. Hughes who has had a num-
two- nf veer, mrwrience «Ions this i PriHh-- Thmujh Hard «bale
i Mr Ttean wm emnlnv««! at »he Eureka in California and will start a N«»inn«l Park «nd nffnn-firnn« nnlMd
The board -f director?
the r'n-
». Kaiser Co. shipyard in Vancouver as t well down In the Humboldt county the "Father of Crater Lak«.’’
line as a member of the Grants Pass
quille Chamber of Commerce did not
!
The Bit Down To 8,000 Feet
district where the geological forma
Rotary Club, responded with a very
a marine machinist.
meet on Tuesday this week because
' The hole being drilled for the Phil
Interesting talk about the work.
He was a resident of Coquille and tions indicate gas and oil may be
the Coffee Shop dining room was
Raymond
Clapper
Killed
Rotarian guests present were Har lips Petroleum Corporation on Davis Coos county for many years and will found as well as the hole he is going
closed. President Oerdir.g says the
In The Marshalls Invasion
ry Dement, Dal M. King, Jess Clinton Slough was down to 6,000 feet y«- 'be mtaed 'by many 'relatives and to drill here in Coos county.
meeting will be held next Tuesday,
He wag
at Grizzly
and J. D. Carl, of Myrtle Point; John terday. The drill has been going friendg
The radio this morning brought the Feb. 8, and if the Coffee Shop is
a hard shale, which has D1U11,
Bluff Calif
.. vail.
jan 23. IQVQ^
1888. anu
and died County Bar Assn. Annual
Ferguson, of Marshfield, and Dr. J. through
—
A.,
news that another newspaper war still closed the meeting will be in
a „regnum hemorrhage at six
E. Richmond, of Eugene. Besides the slowed down operations somewhat.
correspondent, Raymond ' Clapper, the evening at the city hall.
Meeting
To
Be
In
North
Bend
two service men mentioned above So far there have been no definite o’clock on the morning of Jan. 19.
whose articles and broadcasts have
The Coffee Shop was cl >sed due to
The annual meeting of the Coos
the other guest« were Frank Rood, of indications that petroleum or gas un
He <s survived foy his widow, Mrs.
been as interesting as any of the Mrs. Menning’s illness.
County
Bar
Association
is
to
be
held
Coos River, and Harry A. Slack, of derlies that heavy shale formation, Lois Dean, and "two daughters, Mrs.
present-day writers and commenta-
but the drilling company is not quit Marion Blalock, of Newport, Ore., this month in North Bend and Presi tors, was shot down and killed dur
Coquille.
Rev. L. C. Persing Named
dent H. A. Slack has appointed John
ting yet.
and Mrs. Velda West, of Lebanon.
ing the past week’s invasion of the
G. Mullen, Harold Olsen and Ben C.
O b Church State Board
Ore.; also by seven grandchildren.
Marshall Islands.
Flaxel as the committee to arrange
Delinquent Personal Property
Rev. and Mrs. L. C. Persing at-
Funeral
services
and
interment
Adrian Werth, of the city police
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for the banquet and program.
Tax Payments Must Be Paid
tended the state convention of the
force, returned Saturday from Port were at Camas, Washington.
Might Have Seen His
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Assemblies of God at Eugene this
• A. O. Walker, in charge of the land, where he had been for a couple
S.
H.
Donated
Buys
;
Shadow
Just Before Sunset
past week, The friends of the Per-
county’s tax department office, said of weeks with Mrs. Werth, who has
Fred R. Bull, chief-of the observa
t* If the ground hog "Was out all day sings will be pleased to know that
yesterday that they were still en- | been quite
_
seriously ill in the hospital. tion posts service in these parts, com E. L. Vinton House on Coulter
deavoring to collect delinquent per- She went up there last in December bined pleasure with business on an
The E. L. Vinton residence on South yesterday—either solar or F. D. R. Mr. Persing was elected by the con- <
sonal property taxes and that it might for a visit, came down with the flu- inspect ion trip Tuepiay and went on Coulter street was sold last week by time—he could have seen his shadow vention to the state board of nine
be necessary before lohg to step on and underwent quite a siege with into Roseburg
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U attend the Eagles J. S. Barton, realtor, to Mr. and about 6:30 last evening, but only for Presbyters to represent the church
some people’s toss !f they did not/'pneumonia before she began to im- meeting that evening when the state Mrs. S. H. Donated, who have occu a few moments. Let’s hope that he and care for its business between
pay more attention to the notices sent prove. She is now at the home of her president was making his official visit pied the house for the past several retired to his burrow before that sessions and arrange for its con-
time and that spring is approaching! ventions and special gatherings.
out from the office.
, parents thbre.
years.
there.
I
Another Rat
Calls Fire Dept.
Red Devils At
North Bend Feb. 4
Mrs. T. C. Williams
This Week's Not
A "Dry Rain"
n
Alfred Roberts'
Parole Revoked
Service Men
Talk At Rotary
f
r
Former Coquille Mon
Dies At Vancouver
I
msxjvs
Precipitation Now
Totals 22.25 Inches
New Grocery To
Open February 11