oquille Valley Sentinel
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THURSDAY. JULY 27. 1244.
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of State out at the awful <
which seems always to* follow war. It
Pioneer Who Heard
Democrat Convention
À pi<
r lady. who has livecT in
the Coquille valley nearly, if not all
of her Ufa ahd is now s resident of
Coquille, handed the Sentinel this
week the thoughts which came to her
last week as she listened to the
broadcast of the Democratic conven
tion when Franklin Delano Roosevelt
was nominated for a Fourth term as
president of the United States ahd
Senator Harry S. Truman of Mis
souri was nominated for vice-presi
dent
As 1 sit and listen to the broad
casting of the many speeches being
sent out over the ether, my soul is
stirred with the great swelling words
that proclaim such wonderful men and
Women In our grand old republic, al
though I judged such ones to belong
to the democratic party.
, •
"Noticed some of the speakers were
more tolerant of their republican
brothers, poor, deluded, misguided
mortals. It takes all kinds of poo-
pie to make up a world and it's the
people who make the country.
How much I realize how we have
progressed since the first presidential
campaign I can remember, that of
Grover Cleveland and James G.
Blaine, both fine and brilliant men.
The poltical issue, as I remember, was
protective tarif: to be or not to be.
I think of my father, always of a
political turn of mind and how he
would have enjoyed the radio, listen
ing to the political convention. The
news at that time was by weekly
newspapers and. If you were miles
from the poetoffice, you didn’t get
your news weekly.
I also judge by what I am listening
to. that the most of the progress has
been made by the democratic admin
istration Well, so lot it be. But as
I look back down the years, I wonder
If my mind serves me correctly.
I boar them now decrying the ter
rible time* that brought many to the
starving point during the Hoover ad
ministration. But my mind flows
backward down the years to Cleve
land’s last administration whdn eggs
Were ten to fifteen cents per down;
hogs soM for one and one-half to
three cents on foot and two and three-
year old beeves were ten and twelve
dollars a head if you could selj at all.
Do I hear someone saying, “I wish
I knew where I could get beef like
that now. We surely would have our
winter's supply of mfSL’ Well, we
have progressed, thank goodness. We
progressed at one time so far that
farmers were paid for not raising
tfleir increase.
Perhaps the times may not have
struck so on the eastern coast as it
did hero at that time. During the
last depression I heard people say,
who had come out from the east, that
we people on this coast didn’t know
what hard times were.
WM1, at the does of Cleveland’s
administr-flon the slogan wqs, “Give
us a full dinner pall.”
•
Guess they must have got the full
dinner pail for we all seemed quite
satisfie<Mqr the nixt twelve or six
teen years. Then all ef a sudden we
heard, “Vote for Wilson and keep out
of war.” How that took! We voted
for him and kept out of war a month
and two days.
Indkueh a democracy as ours can
a man say I will do thus and sot
This ign’t a one-man government,
yet Believe we were assured up to
the last minute we would not become
Involved In this war but seemed de
creed that we should.
Alter the first world war it unfor
tunately fell to the lot of a republi
can administration to pull the BMp
Coquille Unit ■
Red Cross Notes
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PAGE N1NB
W.U".—
Mamie Rebekah
Lodge Notes
Navy Enlistment For
More 17-Year Olds
the legisaitlve bodies of the various
countries which favor a unity of peo
ples upon a sound foundation of
peace.
While Mr. Hoover is being pasted
L
_ _ Red
_ Cross
__ will hold its
_
Welcome news for Navy-minded
Coquille
A very successful potluck supper
from aU sides during this campaign,
m^ung on Friday, July 28, was held by Mamie Rebekah Lodge, 17-year-oldstero was contained in an Ge6. P. Laird A Member
I am wondering if they have forgot- 8t Gulld HaU {rom j sTto 4:30 p. m.
No. 20, in the I.O.O.F. dining room on nouncement this week by Chief Spe Insurance Leaden’ Club
ten that Mr Hoover was working Fer
knitters thw.e wHI t*. txyth Tuesday evening, July 25. It was cialist Paul Connet or Marshfield
The Oregon Mutual Life Insurance
alone. U my memory serves me ¡Army an<j Navy yarn for
the first social event of the fall term. Navy recruiting station that an en company announces that George P.
correctly, his hands were tied by a land Mbeanle^.. and for the
Food was exceedingly plentiful and larged quota for enlistments from this Laird has won recognition by being
democratic congress who turned sewers, hospital gowns, bed jacket*, friendships were enjoyed and fur age group has been opened by the
named .a member of the company's
thumbs down on everything he regulation kit bags, scuff sHppers and thered.
After the supper, Nuule Navy for the immediate future
Leaders' club. Membership in the
wanted, even to the present banking baby nighties.”
The recruiter urged that young men club is attained by agents who meet
Grand Helen Larson opened the reg
System.
When he tried to put it
who previously have applied for Na their production quota on a volume
The Unit continues to need both ular lodge meeting in due form.
through it was “no, sir.”
Now my wool and cotton yam, wool material
Mrs. Lois Stevens was reported as val enlistment but who have not yet and premium basis. Twenty-three
understanding is, the president can and a small quantity of pale pink and still being in the hospital but nearly . been accepted because of quotas in
agents of the company were named
recommend or veto, but laws are blue wool yam la wanted to complete well enough to go home. Mn. Maud effect recently, visit the Navy re
leaden in 1344. Mr. Laird is a local
made by congress. So if the presi a baby afghan.
i Greene was reported as ill. Mn. Inez cruiting station at once for comple representative for the Perry H. Wal
dent pulls one way and congress the
Mrs. W. P. Laws is thanked for her Chase is very much improved, Mn. tion of enlistment procedure.
bridge general agency. In prewar
other, their team work doesn’t go kindness in accepting Red Croas sew- I Pansy Roos expects to be able to at-
It is not known, the recruiter point, yean he and Mn. Laird would have
over. Now when our present presi ing from time to time, as is Mrs. | tend the next meeting.
ed out, how iong the currently ex been invited to a Leaden* club con
dent came into, office the congress W. W. Wlnegar for needles donated
A new finance committee was ap panded quota for 17-sters will re ference at some resort, but due to the
said, according to newspaper—“Here I
and Mn. Goo. Ulett for used cloth pointed, consisting of Mn. Roberta main in effect. These youth must war these conventions have been dis
we are hands down; you give the ■ ing. In the absence of Meedames A. Treece, Lonnie Clark and Mrs. Elsie apply far enough in advance of their
continued.
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orders and we will see that they are 1 N. Gould and L. A. Lundquist, cut Travis.
18th birthday to allow for comple-'
Instead
he
is
being
supplied
an ad
put through.” Among other things,1 ting
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work
taken
over ____
last week
The matter of a drill captain was tlon of enlistment before they become vanced underwriter service; and be
l^e pres‘^enl wjte*r^ied
_ ^.e I by Mr*- L **• Fugelson and Mrs. G. B. discussed.
Mn. Lillian Clark was subject to selective service at the age 1 cause he qualified for membership
change that Mr. Hoover had tug-
” • Howe. Mrs. E. Batty called for yarn selected. She then announced that of II, after which time they are not on a double basis, Mn. Laird is re
geated for the banking system was for home knitting and Mrs. J. A. there would he drill practice next eligible for voluntary enlistment in
ceiving Irish table linen.
good, so the change was made. Who Moore was given a lesson in knitting Tiftsday evening, August • 1. Mem- the Navy or kny other military ser
got the credit? Why F.D.R. So one by Mrs. Phil Alborn.
ben of the drill team are asked to be vice branch.
Get a good Book at Norton's Rent-
sows that another may reap.
The following shipment of com sure to remember this practice, as ! In announcing the newly enlarged 1 Library.
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Strange, but this last world war, pleted sewing and knitting was sent new drills are being planned.
j enlistment quota, the recruiter also
the greatest war in history, also the to Coos county headquarters last
Mn. Florence Hallock thanked the pointed out that the opportunity for
greatest national debt, has fallen week: *
lodge and members of the Sewing '17-year-olds to qualify for the Navy’s
’ under a democratic administration,
Club for the Past Noble Grand’s pin radio technician program—a type of
Knitting
Wonder who will pull us out of the
awarded her at the recent installa training which involves intensive and
15 Army V-neck Sweaters.
next depression that always follows
tion.
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valuable education in the field of
10 Army Beanies.
Girls Broken A Scarred — A m
a war. Has a democratic president
Mn. Annie Robinson spoke at modern high frequency—still is open.
1
Pr.
O.
D.
Gloves
(Army).
ever done so? May be F.D.R. will
“NONE SHALL ESCAPE”
length In thanking the lodge and Sew He invited young men Interested in
be a
soldier and stay by his Sewing
thia opportunity to visit the local sta
ing
Club
for
the
Past
Noble
Grand's
20 O. D. Kit Bags (apron style).
post,
*ry fibre of his being dose
pin awarded her. She joined the Re tion where they may be given a test
11 O. D. Regular Kit Bags.
not cry too hard to go home. He
bekah lodge here in Coquille forty to determine whether they can qual
2 Afghan Laprobes.
certainly should not leave hl* post
yean ago and she described many of ify for “RT” training. Those who
2H
Prs.
Pajamas.
until that 200,000,000.000 dollars debt,
can qualify may be enlisted with the
her early day experiencea.
2 Bed Jackets.
which by the way isn’t all war debt,
>
The various members who attended advanced rating of seaman first
34
Housewives.
begins to be whittled down. It might
the convention gave their' personal class. Men of other ages, up to a
Hl
45 Hemmed Diapers.
take longer to put it back into the
H W 1 ■ . HA of
H* 50*4 yean
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impression of the work dene there. ' ' W.
maximum
also
may take
17
Baby
“
Nighties.
”
treasury than it did to take it out
Much help was brought home to the this test,
Also see him for
4 Baby Gertrudes.
Any man with brains can put
lodge.
48
Hospital
Wash
Cloths
(donated)
•
Auto
Lebrication by Mechanics
things over the top when the money
The new password for the term was
7 Prs. Scuff Slippers..
flows in but some time the coffers
•
Ante
Repairing
of all kinds
given, tin. Myrtle Benham, district
25 Fracture Pillows and Pillows
may be found to be empty, then what
• Accessories, Washing. Polishin«
deputy
president,
gave
her
work
be
Like the prodigal son. we want to go Cases and 25 extra cases. These were
made and donated by Mrs. W. H. fore the open lodge as required by
home.—Mrs. F. D. Fish.
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regulations.
Schroeder.
A day, to be designated “Inter
New committees were appointed as
i follows: Press, Mn. Ruth Beyers, national Day,”, which would be ob
Coquille people might be interested chairm^p; Reception, Mn. Marguer- served throughout the world, when,
in knowing that Coquille leads the; ite Stem. Mn. Ruth Beyen and Mn. through international radio hookups
July IP-Edmond Samuel Harbeck,
da Front Bl at Willard
eight Coos county Red-Cross Units in Myrtle Benham; entertainment com- and through the consuls of various
CoqaiUe, Oregon
of Sioux City, Iowa, and Jean A.
countries,
there
would
be
an
ex
PTOducUon. according to Mn. L. mittoe, Miss Margaret Wolgamott,
Lunceford, of Marshfield.
rem
McGeorge, Marshfield, Coos county iggn. Florence Hallock, and E. C. change of ideas of the people of the
married at the bay last
by , production chairman.. She states fur- 1 Briner; flower committee, Mn.
Lil- various countries, .exhibits of their
Rev. G. H. Newland at hi* home.
ther that “because of the high quail- H.n Clark, Mn. Mary EUigson and work, their native pursuits, their in
July 20—Robert Joe Cartie
voiume
*
dustries and other characteristics,
ty and volume of knitting submitted,1 Mn. Elsie Travis.
MaraMield, andJEsther Leola
priority allowances on yarn are now
was proposed at the recently con
Mrs.
Florence
Hallock
was
ih-
of Allegany They were also mar
cluded
International
Rosicrucian
being extended us.”
stalled as musician for the term.
ried by Rev. G. H. Newland at his
Convention in San Jose, Callofmia.
"I am justly proud of this record
It
was
announced
that
the
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—
next
home on Thursday.
W E. Reynolds, 522 Ekst 10th St.,
and I
sure Mrs. J. A. Berg, Mrs. meeting of the Past Noble Grands*
July 21—Bert A. Painter
and
Phil Alborn and Mrs. J. R. BunchJ Club wUl be on Friday evening. Au- Coquille, who has just returned as a
Bertha E. Tate, both of Reedsport.
delegate from the convention, said
joln me," says Mrs. D. B. Keener, ■ gult 4, at the J. P. Beyers home,
July 22—Gail R. Peterson, of Port
that Ralph M. Lewis, Imperator of
local chairman of production, “as this ’
,r
.
’
land, and Martha Jean Gardner,-of
the Philosophic Order, remarked in
has
hot
been
reached
by
accident
but
There
Are
Millions
More
Bandon. They were mprried at the
.his address: “It to generally agreed
to the result of consistent hard work ««v w..,. -rli. —-___
Presbyterian church in Bandon last and Plenty of it, on the pbrt o!
Have Thb Tbott«h‘
I that the peace of the jrarld will de
Saturday by Rev. E. E. Roeenkilde. compartively small group of pa tri-% A subscriber living down the river pend upon a mutual ugprstandtag of
June 22—J. H. Peden and Letha
' , writes the Sentinel as follows:
thq problems of the peoples of the
otic women. In my opinion —
there
Sutphih, both oi Vida, Ore.
Such understanding will
“We surely do like your paper and nations.
can be nothing more-important, while
Jun« 22—Robert Walton Mast and
our country is at war, than to work to editorials; also Lans Leneve's col eliminate suspicion, hatred and un
Faye Gill, both of Coquille. They
provide necessities and comforta for umn. Nice someone can slap the intentional oppression through un
were marrigd by Rev. Chas. G.
our servicemen wherever they may New Deal. We hope it gets knocked reasonable tariffs » and economic
Bro^n at the Methodist parsonage
unconscious on Nov. 7, never ,to come measures which tend to work hard
be.
.. this c:‘astrophe. Keep
hare on Saturday.,
to
> life again, and that" the soaring ships upon some nations.”
“To mention just a few of the things
July 24—William Fredericks, of
your refrigerator in* such
Mr.
Reynolds
said
that
it
was
fur
first
lady
gets
time
to
stay
home
a
Lancaster, N. Y.. and LeOra R. Sim done through the Red Cross: I won little and leave the planes for the ther proposed that the ideal time for
excellent
condition so
der how many know that one million
mons, of Marshfield. (
men fighting the war and that the I such s day would be March 21, the
gallons
of
Mood
were
collected
up
to
that
it
can't
possibly Quit
July 26—David H. Donaldson, of
gasoline she squanders may be used occasion, of the vernal equinox, the
Coming, Iowa, and Thelma Irene April 1, 1944. That one eleven-pound
just
when
you
need it
| symbolic beginning of the new year,
package of food stuff, medical sup by civilians In going to church or
Baaihorn. of Lenox, Iowa.
most. Never stuff it too
visiting
a
sick
friend.
Wouldn
’
t
this
the
time
of
the
rebirth
of
nature,
the
plies, cigarettes, etc., is sent each
full of .food.
prisoner of war per week, and that be wonderful for Americans after all springtime, the time of hope and ju-
venation of life.
the largest shipment made so far to these yean of squandering!"
The conventioA, attended by seven
prisoners of war contained 1,320,000
We carry a complete tine or V- hundred delegates, including those
July 20—Dollle fucker vs. Amos D. parcels. This was sent via two Swed-
„ fer
__ Mvoree.
—_____
Tucker. Sult
¿V
. fish ships chartered by the Red Cross Belts for all makes of Refrigeraton, from Mexico, Canada and South
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Washing Machines and other equip America, was in favor of the plan.
July 21 — - . Blythe C. Pellet vs. 1 earlier this month, and also 15,000
ment. Washer Service Co. 365 W. It was suggested that it be immedi
.pounds
of
vegetable
and
flower
seeds
Bertha L. Pellet. Suit for divorce
,—
a ately brought to the consideration of
July 21 — "State Unemployment were distributed during the month of Front. Coquille Phone 17.
What Would Your
Judgment Be?
A. C. Schultz
Roar witTcilmore”
h a
Rosie rucransPropose
International Day
Marriage Licenses
Gilmore Service
Station
Circuit Court Cases
Compensation Commission vs. C. May to our American prisoners in
Germany.
McC. Johnson.
•
July 24 — Bertha B. Parker vs. 1 . «We
“We realize that the months of
Geo. L. Parker.
Sult for divorce, i
and August, especially, are busy
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‘months for the average housewife,
see me.—F. R. ' with gardens to look after, fruits and
If it to
S vegetables to can or prepare for the
Bull.
lockers, etc, so we cannot and do
not expect a normal production dur
ing the period but we do hope that
our workers will continue to 'carry
on’—our boys don’t get vacations or
‘let-down’ periods, and we do sincere
ly urge new workers to join with us
in sewing, knitting or making surgi-
I cal dressings. We meet once a week
IF YOU HAVE PROPERTY TO SELL LIST IT
at Guild Hall, Friday afternoons
from 1:30 to 4:30 p. m. for sewing,
WITH MY OFFICE FOR QUICK SALE
kniting, etc. and Mrs. Bunch now
RESIDENCE AND FARM PROPERTY A SPECIALTY
conducts one surgical dressing class
each week at her home on Wednes
day from 10 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Each
person is asked to bring her own
sandwiches and coffee is served there.
“Those women who are working
outside their homes and do not have
time for Red Cross work might occa
sionally care to donate yarn, wool
material, thread, crochet cotton, etc.”
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