. VOL. XL. I! Ill ¡.^ NO. 1». — ■w Charles L. Willey Buried Here Sunday Afternoon it Legion Seeking Dintinguished’Flying Couldn't Let Well Kline Employees Enough Alorie War II Members Organize For Safety Cross Awarded Patrick James O’Neill, sentenced by * Coqulle Post No. 38 had one of its In line with the trend to conserve To Dick Sherrill Judge King on Feb. IS, for entering outstanding meetings of the year man hours in vital production for the It is probably the universal cus­ war effort, a group of department heads under the sponsorship of tom to listen with* more or tees Weldon Kline, of Kline Logging Co., bored attention to the recital by held a dinner on April 8 at the Co­ news broadcasters of men quille Coffee Shop. The object of medals and decorations on the the meeting was to outline a program war fronts, names one never of accident prevention and to promote of before, until suddenly the the idea of “Safety at all Times” in a local boy io mentioned, terest becomes intense. r the operation. Such was our experience last Meetings will be held once a month in the future at which times the ideas when the announcer gave the put forth by the employees and the “Richard Sherrill of Coquille” as 'representatives of each department being awarded the Distinguished 1 will be discussed and acted upon. The ing Crocs. gafety ¡dea wm, of course, be pushed Dick is a Marshfield boy, I at all times. ~ pilot in the BacifiC, but his wif 1 Mr Baker, safety engineer for R. former Markle Smith, is one F. Owen Co. of Portland, presided office force in the Coquille and will visit the operation regularly office. . to check on progress and give his ' • The citation, which named several ideas, of which he has many, for he other fliers, read: “For heroism in is weU qualified in hie field. flight and exceptional and outsta A permanent safety committee was ing accomplishment in the fact . . . ..^ . . ,t this organised by the employe« great danger above and beyond meeting. William Earls wi elected line of duty. chairman and N. W. Boles, secretary. 1 “These operations consisted ef • ______ % over 50 missions, including Funeral services were held here last Sunday at 2:30 p. m. for Chas. L. Willey, a former Coquille business man who had passed away in Seattle last Thursday evening. Rev. Chas. G. Brown, pastor of the Pioneer church of which Mr. Willey was a member when he resided here, offi­ ciated at the service^ in the Schroeder chapel, and interment was in the family plot in the Masonic cemetery. Pall bearers for their old friend were L. H. Hazard, R. H. Mast, O. C. Sanford, Harold A. McCue, J. S. Bar- tan and D. L. Cruckshank. — Since leaving Coquille several years ago the deceased had divided his time between the homes of his daughters in Portland, Mrs. Edith Miller and Mrs. Elva Roberts, until he had gone to Seattle a month be­ fore, to spend his remaining days with his other daughter, Mrs. June Walker. Charles Leon Willey was born in Springfield, Illinois, Sept. 9, 188S, and was 78 years; six months and 27 days of age at passing. On November 28, 1890, he was Stan Shfi wood inaugurated a cus- united in marriage to Miss Ella Pearl tom last Sunday morning which those Clark in Peoria, Illinois, and after present all hoped would be continued the turn at the century they came to in the future, that of an Easter mom- Oregon. Mrs. Willey passed away in Portland in 1987. Of the six children born to them, I one—Mae—was a vjctim Bf the East Fork in Brewster valley when she was drowned while swimming in 1914 at the age of 18 years. Mr- Willey was a plumber by oc­ cupation, and conducted a plumbing shop here for many years. He was one of the town’s most popular citi­ zens, was ugsll liked by everyone who ' knew him, was a true Christian gen­ tleman whose faith in his God never wavered. He served one or more terms as a Coquille city councilman. Mr. Willey, who was bonfthe same 35 At Easter Morning Breakfast supplies and transporting advanced position. These 'volved flying at low altitudes mountainous terrain under adverse I weather conditions in a transport air- P‘«in and often necessitated landing .within • iew miles of enemy bases, 1 Accident Victim A Zwicker Grandson NeW OfflCCFS Rotary ClUD to disinter the body and open the casket and Mr. Willey was the one who sealed It before .its final re- burial. _ J < He had not been at all well tor -«Officers elected at a meeting of the tiw past few yean and death came new directors last week were an­ as' a welcome release from suffer- nounced at the regular weekly meet­ ing and he was ready to meet his ¡ng of the Rotary Club at the hotel ~—*_ 1 jj,, Wednesday. Creator. They are J. S. Barton, president; Robt. L. Greene, vice president, and George E. Oerding Sells Hode Caughell was re-elected secre­ State Police Officer’s Heme • tary and treasurer. Tom Stevens was The home and nearly an acre of appointed sergeant at arms. —■ land, located on Sanford Heights west Attention was called to the annual of Coquille and owned by Mr. and dinner dance to be held at I.O.O.F. Mrs Harold F. Stromquist, he being hall on Saturday evening, April 22. an Oregon State Police officer, was Conrad Phillips ot the local ply­ sold by George E. Oerding, a Co­ wood plant was a guest and told of a quille realtor, to Mr. and Mrs. Vener sort of a hobby he has been en­ Johnson, a Coquille logger. The new gaged in for the past year or so. His owner will take possession Imme­ job at the plant is loading the ply­ diately. The Stromquists have moved wood on cars and one day he wrote to town, having purchased the Tyrrell I his name, “Connie” Phillips and ad­ home on Second street. dress on the Inside of one of the . Another deal made by Mr. Oerding cars and soon he began to get letters was the sale of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert from various parts of the country, James' property, located at 325 E. from men assuming that he was a girl. 8th St., to. Elsie Jennings, who bought Since then he has written his name the property for investment and Mr. on sheets of plywood and he has re­ and Mrs. James have moved to the ceived several hundred letters, apartment In the rear of their Henry among them several proposals. street grocery store. Rotarian guests present were Judge Dal M King, Al Powrie, R. C. Bowers, Jess Clinton and John D. Carl, all of Mrs. H. A. Niergarth Myrtle Point Dies In Canada Other guests were John W. Walker Mrs. J. R. Bunch has received word of the state liquor commission at Sa­ from H. A. Niergarth, who left here lem and Lloyd Wood of Seattle. five or six years ago and has been • ■ living in Kitchener, Ontario^anada, -since, that Mrs. Niergarth passed C. H. S. Senior Class To away there in March. She had been Present Class Play April 20 in poor health for some time. The senior class has chosen the play, "Pride and Prejudice,” a dra­ matic; comedy, to be presented April 20th. The play, “Pride and Prejudice,? by Jane Kendall, was taken from the book of the same name by our first great woman novelist Jane Austen. A motion picture has also been made, entitled Pride and Prejudice." Visit Eagles Here 34 Inches of Rain Since September 1 The reading of the precipitation gauge at nine o’clock this morning, showed that the rainfall for the pre­ ceding 24 hours was .29 of an inch. This makes the total rainfall since last Sept. 1 stand at 34 inches, which is but little «more than half the usual annual precipitation for Coos county and there are less than three months left in the probable rainy season. The fairly large hail stones which fell here Tuesday afternoon were not as large as have been seen locally but they were good size. At that, Coos county is much better off than the middlewest where cy­ clones, floods and wind have caused many deaths and much property dam­ age. Dal M. Ktag be invited to be much to clarify the many _____ The Burke Wine bill he William J. B Head was appoin a member of the committee to con­ said was written when a wave of re- >- tact World War II veterans in regard seatment swept the Willamette Vai- to joining the Legidn. Comrade Head Uey because of the great number of succeeds L. E. Bishop, who has moved drunken young men seen standing in public doorways, etc. Briefly, the away. The committee to choose the honor bill asks that all liquors in excess of student and to present the award is 14 per cent alcohol be taken out of to be composed of Claire Gray, chair­ the grocery stores and placed in state man; George Ranson and William liquor stores. It will be up to the feeling of the people to decide this, A Couri of Honor will be held for Head. the Scouts of Coquille at the Wash- After the house committee made a he said. .. No recommendation was made on intgon School auditorium this Thurs- careful check and report on the Poet's | day evening at eight o’clock. At that arsenal, it was noted that the condi­ House Bill, No. Ill, which is an en­ time a large number of boys will be tion of our guns is very bad; they abling bill and opens the door for The Veterans presented wtth badges they have are rusty and dirty and many of the a county manager. Education Aid Bill la dangerous, as earned in the past two months. slings are missing. It was decided Burton Dunn, chairman of ad­ that the members present, who would, It is now written, because of the vancement, will be In charge of the should take a gun home with them clause, “or credited private schools,” (Continued on page eight) meeting and an interesting program and clean it up and return it on or has been arranged. An opening cere­ before the next meeting. mony Will be conducted by Troop 83 It was suggested that a program of Goo. H. Chaney To Seek and several members of Troop 14 some special interest be presented at State Senator Nomination will present a musical number. Mayor | each meeting. The details of such a Geo. H. Chaney, who served as O. L. Wood will address the boys. program are to be worked out in the state senator for the 8th district— I and their guests. I immediate future and put into ac- Coos and Curry counties—prior to the Everyone is cordially invited to at- tion. present term of Wm. E. Walsh, last tend and a feature of the evening is The old, worn-out members of the week at Salem filed a petition asking to be a contest between the two Poet are hedging. They are very that his name appear on next month’s Troops based on the number of par­ anxious to get into the post as many democratic primary ballot for the ents and guests they have present. of the new men from War No. Two same office.. There being no other The winning Troop is to receive a set as possible and to shift the burden of candidates in either party it insures of signal flags as a prize. Post labor over on to younger shoul- that Mr. WaUh and Mr Chaney will ders, who evidently will do a far I oppose one another again at the No­ better job running the Post than the ! vember election. old fellows are doing. '— By Roy C. Morley. | puw, por p|ay Coquille Boys Meet In Asia In a letter from George Tracy Leach to his uncle. Jack Leach here, the Coquille young man who is with the Army somewhere in Asia, said that he had recently en­ countered Harry Gisholt, whose home is here, and that the latter is now a master sergeant The day they met George Tracy had just received his copy of the Sentinel, but it was a November is­ sue, indicating that he is pretty far back from the coast where mail is slow in reaching them. Bandon Junior Women To Give Benefit Dance Saturday Evening The Bandon Junior Woman’s Club is sponsoring a second benefit dance The Rev. Robt. L. Greene of St. 'for for the Lecp Memorial hospital Sat- James church will leave lor Port- |urd.y evening, April 15. at the Ban­ land. Sunday, to attend the annual The tax department last Thursday Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal afternoon turned over to County Church. ____ ... remain ... ,„ He will in . Portland Treasurer Stauff the tax moneys ' for several days, in order to be with - collected during March, a total off his grandmother who is seriously ill. 835,717.83. *" “ -- ---------- 1 on Friday. will be back and stealing from the Cook Service Monday from the standpoint of new Station at Four Mile, along with Vern interest suggestions and what might Ralph Kuehl—two boys from Astoria be accomplished if some of the sug­ At the regular April meeting of the —to three years in the pen and then gestions are put into practice? practically paroled for three months, The Poet’s committee on Ameri­ Coquilje Woman’s C^ib held last was taken to the pen on Wednesday canisation reports that the program Tuesday at the Parish Hall the fol­ by Sheriff Howell, who was accom­ is getting under way but there ,1s lowing new officers Were elected:. panied bp s. H. Donated. O’Neill still much to be done before results president, Mrs. R. E. Boober; first was sentenced again Oil Tuesday by will be noticed. The committee vice president, Mrs. A. J. Moore; sec­ Judge Kirig to four years in the pen members are scheduled to have a ond vice president, Mrs. F. A. Robb; gfter he had signed a written con­ meeting at an early date to decide recording secretary, Mrs. P. W. Al- fession that he had stolen from vari­ more definitely what must be done born; corresponding secretary, Mrs. John Purkey, and treasurer, Mrs. W. ous offices in the court house. first to show the best results. Aa he was to be paroled in May. The committee in charge of Legion H. Barrow: Installation of the new ot- O’Neill had been treated as a trusty* affairs reports that the petitions cir­ ficers will be at the May luncheon, around the court house and had culated for the signature of names which will be held at the. Coquille helped in the janitor work in the supporting the passage of the Le­ Hotel, the date to be announced later. buildings there, and later had been gion’s omnibus bill met with wonder­ This plan to a’change from the ori­ allowed by the sheriff to take a job ful support from business men and ginal one to hold a potluck luncheon. Hon. Ralph Moore, of Bandon, state at the plant, and sleep in the jail. others and the petitions were sent to After numerous pens, pencils and Washington, D. C., together with representative from Coos county, addressed members and friends of the other items had been reported as telegrams. stolen. Sheriff Howell began looking The Adjutant was instructed to club on the subject at legislation. for O’Neill and found him eating a write to National Headquarters to The Bank Stock biil-receldedlipecial ' Mr. final meal at a local restaurant, with find the cost per hundred of copies , attention from the his bag packed and <11 ready to leave. of the National Flag Code, which are Moore is a champion df’State Banks, Aa he has done in so many cases to be used in connection with the which he believes are «.«oseVMb-the the sheriff was. able to induce the “Respect to the Flag” campaign be­ people and helpful in financing small -, operations, which fact will be of value young fellow, to confess and the ing planned. { It was moved* seconded and car­ at the close of the war when small stolen articles were recovered. ried: that the Commander contact business, through such help, can go ——— District Vice Commander Stotts, sug­ on high gear, The National Banks gesting that the Legion Posts along are important in financing large the coast In the fourth district con­ operations and those of proven re­ ,__ liability for ____ the ____ Na- solidate on a gigantic radio program turns. Double_____ tional BAnks was withdrawn in 1929. over KOOS in connection with the Mr. Moore states this amendment **• should be passed and he believes it ___ ______ ______ —, ' ■ --------- visit from State Trustee Wally Rappe c*">P»‘«n- ’ Th* obJe«*y. It has been which excepts cases where banks are arranging for a large attendance on to° that and urge every Eagle member who ! P™Pyr7pect h“ not been ^o*« shall have provided security through membership in the federal deposit in­ can possibly attend to turn out for , to**rd the f*«< this meeting to welcome these offi-l. “ w“ a