The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003, July 06, 1944, Page 2, Image 2

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Square Dancing
Most Interesting
Myrtle Lane
’dea Approved
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Parade One Of
Best Seen Here
Personal Mention
Miss Kathleen Collier and Mrs.
Helen Grier,
who came up from
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The Square Dance feature of Mon- '
¡Berkeley,
Calif,
last week-end, ex-
day afternoon’s program held the in- i Moore, Wm. L. Finley, W. H. Horn­ float, their beauty adding to the dec- i oerae»ey,
i south Saturday. Mrs.
terest of a large crowd from begin- | ing and Arthur R. Kirkham, all of
», a» ™,.i
x is a former C. H. S. Instructor
The Coquille Women,' Club entry ¡(*rier
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ning to end. It was under the direc­ Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M. De­
—Helen Pollock. Miss Kathleen, who
was
a
float
on
which
the
Statue
of
[
vers,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W.
H.
Witt,
from
tion of Chairman B. W Dunn, and
has been in Berkley for the past two
Liberty was represented by Mias
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the judges who made the awards were Salem.
The speaker of the evening was Marianne lUnMMf. in Cmden mb.
Mrs. Nellie Ray of Myrtle Point,
Charles Geitner of Fairview, and Mr. Kirkham, manager of the KOIN and holding aloft the torch of liberty
Jess Beyers of Coquille, and with broadcasting station, and the picture and enlightenment. How she could
Ben Lentz, the Northwest cham­
Wayne Smith at the piano, Ranald he painted of what Oregon has to ssume that rigid position with her pion log-bucker from Castle Rock.
Williams on the violin and Verne offer in the way of scenery, cjimate arm aloft for the more than an half Wash., who gave an exhibition Sun­
Eldredge. guitah furnishing the and beauty was as eloquent and nour was a mystery to all beholders, day afternoon, is a brother of Paul
masterful a word-picture painting and her father said that evening, his
music
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Lentz of the Southwestern Motors
The calling is a very interesting as was ever heard in Coquille. Mr. arm was still tired, just from looking force, and was down here on a visit
part of square dancing and Harold Kirkham made a sales talk for Ore­ at Marianne.
for a few days.
Commander C. G. Stem and other
Potts won first prize for callers and gon that drew the warmest applause
occupied
the
dec-
j
Legion
officiate
and commendation from an enthused
Paul Bales second.
Mrs. Charles Brown arrived home
In the Grange section of the pro­ audience which knew of all Oregon’s orated American Legion car, which Sunday evening from Cottage Grave,
the
precise-march-
was
followed
by
octette
won
first
attyactions
but
had
not
before
ever
gram the Sumner <
where she spent a few days with her
Coquille heard them so splendidly presented. ing, uniformed Eagles Auxiliary
place and the $50 award.
son, Rev. Frank E. Brown, pastor of
Traveling
coast that day group.
Grange placed second and received
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....
the Cottage Grove Methodist Church,
Tiie
me acu
Red vim»
Cross iinu
had two
wwv beautifully .
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he and his party had been in a para­
$25.
„
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The Sumner Grange was composed dise of beauty the whole time. He decorated floats, the first carrying
the Red Cross officiate and the sec-
Mr*~.EU^..O^<,/ Ly^
of Harold Potts, Ada Messerly, Jay referred to Portland In its park­
I dent of Coquille while Mr. Gregg was
Richards, Mrs. Everett Messerly, Ev­ like setting as one of the prettiest ond*a group of knitters.
alive and they were operating Gregg
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The handsome Oregon State Nurse
erett Messerly, Doria Crooks, Carl cities
in the
referred 1 td
Hardware, was another Coquille
its
58-mile
scenic
drive,
started
in
Association
'float
was
followed
by
35
Peterson, Mrs. Thelo Steckei, Thelo
visitor for the Fourth.
1M1, as one raved about by tourists Boy Scouts |n uniform and the Co­
Steckei.
The Coqulllians were: Paul Bales,, from all sections. This led naturally quille Police Car.
Rev. and Mrs. Liston Parrish and
The B. & P. W. club float was a
Kate Delefsen, Ed De lefsen, Elva to the suggestion that there are
son, David Lee, spent last week at the
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Grom, Ed Hughes, Glenda Clinton, scores of such scenic drives that can prettily decorated hay rack with sev-
state convention of the Christian
Earle Green, Gladys Bales. Ray be built to lead in a loop from this eral of its members aboard, one of
Myrtle Lane—lie was thé one who them tinted and garbed as an Indian. p'^^aVelletedtoThe^tate Mte-
Buckles.
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----- ---------- ---- to' j Next came the Townsend club and Parri^ *“ el*Ud to *** ™ ,
Three juvenile groups of * contest- I ' applied
the proposed project___ and urged the Bachelor Girls entry, a mechan-
« *e representative from
ants had a place on the program, the
southwestern Oregon counties and ized piece of equipment from the
Oregon,
Roy District Grange juvenile team
placing first and receiving $15; Troop communities to work for such drives Smith plant which’the yoang ladles
__ it I Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Willson, of this
No. 14, second, and $10; McKinley and after they have been built every had covered so successfully that
float. The So-
wero vsrytbappy this week to
juveniles, third, and $10.
resident should make it a point to was a
* tasty-looking
‘ *“
roptimlst
and
the
Junior
Woman
’
s
hear
from
their son, Thomas, who is
Members in those groups were: tell every tourist about them.
•>
Ed Hughes, caller, Leota Johnson,
Mr. Kirkham mentioned the Cali­ Club cars were both very tastily dec- now In France, after being in Eng-
Richard Gauer, Louise Johnson, Bob fornians who are forced to leave their orated and were followed by the l»nd f<* • year, that he was well and
Green, Joanne Gower, Jim Mullen, state when they want to travel by the Roseburg Girls Drum Corps, under 8a,e when he wrote. He is In the
They Army Engineer Corps and said the
Beverly
Green,
Skippy
Mullen. visitors from the east, south and mid­ the direction of Bill Blake
r-resuHi
hums , caiicr, omy
viair, aie
west wno
me were nattily attired and the judges going has been pretty rough during
Preston Willis,
caller, Betty St. Clair,
die west
who are
are aiiraciea
attracted io
to the
Roger Williams, Joanne Peart, Chas.
Los Angelas area by
the strenuous were in no doubt .that they should and since the invasion.
Billings,
Darlene St. Clair, K&th publicity of California's boosters. I receive the marching club award.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Johnson and
Johnson, Carol Ann Creager, Joe
And that publicity pays dividends in Their martial music helped all the
Sayre.
Colleen Shepherd, caller, cash. Two hundred and ten million way in the progress of the parade. . son, Stacy, returned Tuesday evening
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The
three _ pet
entries, as mentioned from Drain, where they went on
Dona June Krewson, Fred Ellis, Myr- dollars pour into the Loe Angeles
na Oberman, Clell Laird, Lila May area each year because they sell their above, were all awarded prizes, and Sunday to see their daughter and
Laird, Charles Payton, Marilyn Ober- sunshine to eastern dupes. Oregon the 4-H club float of youngsters, with month old grandchild,
man und Jim Churchill.
¡gats posibly 50 milion a year from two calves aboard, was symbolic of
________ Burr, -who la in the truck
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tourists while California harvests the club work._____________________ I Ronald
f
The ucvw«icu
decorated hay
rack and »•
girls
division or
of tne
the Army Air uorpz
Corps ana
and
Electric Fence Units, $14.75 and 550 millions.
i
u«y r«v»
“» envision
up. Will work on 110-volt line, ar ’ “We Oregonians must do a better on bikes were followed by the Lions has been in training at Amarillo,
hot shot battery, or automobile bat- Job of selling our glorious, climate club distinctive entryjvitti a couchant Texas, came in last Friday on a fur-
tery. ( Also Hot-Shot Bateries for and scenery to the Californians than U°n *t the top. The Eagles* float, the lough. He expects to fly back to
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iatfa we have heretofore,” was Mr. Kirk- Rotary International wheel, symbol North Carolina where he must rei-
sale. Geo.
F. -
Burr -
Motor.
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of the organization, on the sides of port July 13 for further Army school-
____________, ham
comment.
-------------------- ; "Are you people in Oregon dead?” the car, and with both gentlemen and (ng
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i is the frequent query of eastern tour­ ladles Inside.
returned Tue._
ists who may have come up north, I The Coquille Fire Department. . Mr> Frgnk
from a trip to Camp
after doing California, when they trucks came next with the fire boys
behold the marvelous beauty of the astride and some of the city C0'MP—California, where she vte-
The department s comedy
her husband for a few days. He
Oregon country, enjoy its most salu­ men.
brious climate, and say that they horse entry followed and behind that la stationed at the Army camp there.,
never hear anything about the North­ was the city’s First Aid car.
Copies of
j Geo. F.’ Burr Motor Co.’s Inter-
west at home.
"Oregon must promote and adver- •qnitnnnl
national Trucks a44ms%.lmae
display, urldK
with five
ttee its highways and scenery; protect new logging trucks, new tires and
and preserve the natural beauty of all, were an attractive addition to
I the tree-studded land,” declared Mr the parade, and the Smith Wood-
Kirkham, who declared he was ready Products' two lumber carriers and
: to make war on the timber owner or trailer, with appropriate placards
tbe
' lumber man who would cut the tlm- telling
— — how lumber is fighting
_
ti? clear to the highway right-of- Jw on aU fronts.
I way. destroying the land’s beauty for
The Southwestern Motors Good-
,. * years and years it would take to .year store truck was resplendent
repijce those trees. He praised the with bright colors and store equip-
Crown-Willamette Co. for Its stand ment and the Hlland Theatre an- i
1 in refusing to cut the timber on their, nouncing car with Austin Dodge from .
■ property along the highway at Elbow , Myrtle Point driving, followed.
Lakes.
The Cobper’s Gardens truck was ¡
1 While only 20 per cent of the tour- '
tastefully and artistically doc- j
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j XJT? ?
in Japan as a mtasionary for the
Christian Churches, will
the
Sunday evening service at the Church
of Christ, East Fourth and Coulter
Sts. Miss Farnham was in Japan at
the time the war began and has ex­
perienced life in the concentration
camp and was returned on the Gripe­
holm. The public is invited to hear
Miss Farnham speak.
of service
t Guardsman—which
wl„.
appear and fill the two display win­
dows of the J. C. Penney Co. store.
Also there are pictures of local girls
and women who are in the service
There are more than 500 pictures
there which were callected and ar­
ranged by Mrs. RObah Robison
Card of Thanks
Geo. F. Burr, chairman of the Sal­
vage committee and who was in
charge of the city clean-up campaign,
asks the eSntinel to thank for him
all those who helped make the city’s
efforts to present a splc and span
appearance for the Fourth so suc­
cessful. He says his co-workers did
Norton’s have a large assortmeut
a splendid job.
of boxed paper—airmail and regular.
Priced 50c to $1.35.
Get a good Book at Norton’s Rent­
al Library.
tfs
Following the completion of the
Coomer vs. Roper damage case, in
which they had found for the de­
fendant last Wednesday. Judge King
excused the jurors summoned for the
June term until further notice.
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Specials Friday,and Saturday
Ä. C. Schultz
ist accommodations along the coast orated with greenery and flowers
fare opera Ung. at the present time, «nd richly deserved its award.
when the war is over, they will all1 Curley's Wranglers, orchestra from |
be operating to their capacity—if the’the Bay, was the last float in the
. Abo see him for
Oregon coast will only let the rest of parade and they delighted with oc-
• Ante Lubrication by Mechanics
America know what this coast has caslonal numbers of old and newer
• Ante Repairing
all kinds
to offer. And Myrtle Lane will be- music.
come would-renowned when it be-
By actual count there were 121 |
comes a fact, a dream realized.
horses and Shetland ponies, with |
| Jas. N. Jacobson took the floor for riders, in the wjnd-up of this most
a few momenta and said this Myrtle successful and attractive procession.1
Lane had been an Idea of his and «showed that Chairman Larry Lund-
Mrs. Jacobson’s for 40 ysars, ever quist and his parade committee had |
since they bought their place on Rink done a lot of actual Work as well as j
Front 8L at Willard
creek, and he told of the light which Planning to produce the results
illumined his wife’s face when he rhown.
went to the hospital where she has
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been confined for more than a year,
Vaughan Hears From
and told her of the possibility that
Brother, Capt Bo Johnson
their dream would come true.
Miss Georgianna Vaughan, deputy
Others called upon and who ex­
pressed complete approval of the county clerk, on Tuesday received a
¡plan were property owners—Judge letter from her brother, a former Co- I
Dal M. King, E. C. Finley, Everett quille boy—Capt. Bo Johnson, who is '
i Benham. Mrs. Rylander, Tom Detlef- skipper on a merchant marine vessel
sen and J. H. McCloskey,
whose in the South Pacific. Ho wrote that
¡myrtle grove at Norway could be a musical instructor in Coquille
| made into a beautiful myrtle park. ' H1«h’ about ten F*“« ago—Prof.
Lafe Compton spake on the need Lou Bernath—is now an Ensign in
)tcTTi Ore- ,h* Navy and gunnery officer of a
[for state parks in south' ________
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I gon, such as the highway commls- cre* of it gunners on the v<
I
slon maintains farther north on the 00 navigates, R was Bernath who
coast, and then expressed the com- organized the high school band back
{mittee’s thanks to all tjioee who had
lhe e“rty IKO’a.
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i helped prepare for the meeting Inj
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Roar With Gilmore”
Gilmore Service
Station
BUYE¥7%4
WAR BONDS
July
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West Coast
Telephone Co.
^anyway.
McNairs Have Purchased
One of the highlights of the three- T. r ... r
hour session was the singfhg of the
'-’»••W »“cn
¡Corn Fed Canaries, who responded) Mr- and Mr*. John If. McNair are
time after time to requests for music- living up their Coquille post office
The Canaries organization, «dating box, Ño, 463, which they have had
from old Corn Show times, is now »<* over thirty-three years,
even
composed of
VI F.
F. G, nnu
and Ldll
Earl E.
L) LiWIJt,
Leslie, though the office had been moved
a _
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6.
T. Ganfeahd _
Kenneth
Tally, mem- twice in that time. , They will, now
' ber of the State Police force stationed get their mail at Riverton post office
on the route, as they have purchased
¡here. .
The ham dinner served by the the Jos. Collier ptace on the Bandon
club house operators, Mr. and Mrs. highway three and a half miles from
J
Jack McLarrin, was another matter Coquille.
d -.- l
which helped make the occasion a
most successful one.
• Flour
FISHER'S BLEND
50 £ *1.99
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Coffee
Syrup
HILLS RED
WELLMAN'S FANCY
TABLE SYRUP
Pancake
j
Flour
i
HUNGRY JACK
1
1^ 28c & . . 35c 10SU
53c 1
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Peanut
Butter
Marmalade
Sunbrite
Cleanser
Tomato
Pickles
Prem
Salad
j
Delicious
Dressing |
f^ellman’s Bittersweet
LUNCH MEAT 1
TANG
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JOHNSON'S FANCY
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Jt . . 15c 1 % 39c U7.. 35c K
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5Cc«n
Delicious
Qt. Jar
Shortening
Cocoa
FORMAT
19c3"i; Jar
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nestl . es
SWEET MILK
69c^2
23c
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
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TOMATOES ä’Ripentd lb. Z5c
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APRICOTS
★ PLUMS ★ RED RASPBERRIES
STRING BEANS W CORN ★ PEPPERS
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