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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1944)
e A t—--------------- — Coquille Schools To Open Sept. 5~ New Teadien Mrs..Gene Laird Hears From Major , Mrs. Eugene R Laird, here from Portland this week, told the Sentinel that her husband. Major “Gene” Laird, who was taken prisoner on Bataan in 1942 by the Jape, is in the Zentoiji war prison camp on Shikoku Island. She raoeivad her* first word from him since last December, a week or two ago, the letter being dated Jan. 24, 1844. In it he said he had had six more letters from her, tackages, that everything is fine him and for her not to worry.” He said he was only waiting for the > come that he could come He sent his regards to all his relatives and friends. Mrs. Laird, who is having her va cation from her duties in Portland, came down to visit Gene’s father, Joe. Laird, and other relatives. She said this is the first time she has been sure that the Major was receiv ing bar letters. The packages Gene referred to wore sent on the Gripeholm last Sep tember and his advice was ^“con tribute to the Red Cross prisoners’ ■vli fund.** Chamber Commerce Wants To Enlarge The Boat House i Musical Treat For Coquille, Friday Coos County Did Welt fr. Q £ $tem In Fifth Bond Sole Reports On Legion State Convention Coquille Valley music lovers are Coos county stood Sth ia the 12 looking forward to this Friday eve Oregon counties wesf of the Cascades, ning when Marvel SkeeH, New York exclusive of Multnomah, Clackamas church soloist and concert singer, is and Jackson counties, in the per to be heard at the auditorium of the capita of E bond sales to individuals At the Chamber of Commerce Carl E. Morrison, Superintendent Commander Dr. C. G. Stem's im- Pioneer Methodist Church at 8:00 p. in the recent fifth War Bond drive. meeting in the Coffee Shop Tuesday of Schools, announces September 5 m. Mrs. M. O. Hawkins will be her In Coos county the per capita sales p less ion on the highlights of the 26th noon, Phil Alborn, chairman of the as the opening date of thq 1944-45 accompanist. Assisting will be Bob amounted to $25.33, while in Tilla annual convention of the Department chamber’s boat house committee, re school year in the Coquille schools. by Burns, who will play a group of mook county, which stood at the top, of Oregon, American Legion, were ported that there was a waiting liat To aid in determining the number of numbers on the organ. Additional the per capita averaged $38.74. Clat presented to Coquille Post, No. 36, of 20 names, boat owners who would classes to be provided for in the numbers will be given by Ronald sop, in second place, averaged $34.86 ■Monday evening. This being Com like to have space in the boat houa< schedule, high school students are Williams, youthful Coquille violinist. per capita, Linn $28.94, Yamhill mander Stem's first convention as a and there was an unanimous sentiment requested to register for their classes The concert is open to the public. $28.53, Benton $28.27, Coos $25.33, delegate, he was really put through that the building should be doubled There will be no admission charge at the high school previous to the Lincoln $25.06, Marion $24.64, Curry the lntiation mill, when he was ap In size as soon as war conditions per opening date and are asked to ob tgnto-n* but a silver offering will be taken. $24.61, Douglas $23.88, Lane $22.53,' pointed to the resolutions mit more building. serve the following schedule: Seniors committee, and he can justly feel The program is as follows: and Polk $18.62.. Mr. Alborn reported that boys who will register on Tuesday, Aug. 39; I. , Coos county’s total sales in the proud when, after the smoke had go swimming off the dock have com "Since First I met Thee" Juniors, Aug. 30; Sophomores, Aug. I drive were $2,885,400. Its quota was cleared away, there were no reso mitted some depredations around the 31, and Freshmen, Sept. 1; hours, 9 - - Anton Rubinstein $1,978,000, the sales being 145.9 per lutions returned to committee for re boat house, stealing some things from to 12 and 1 to 4.30 each day. “When Children Pray” - - cent of the quota. These figures, of assignment. Inside the house, oars, locks, etc., by For convenience of students who Possibly, out of the fifty-five reso - /- - Beittrice Fenner course, include all bonds sold, to cor diving down and coming up Inside, live outside the local district and who Aria from ’Mignon’ Ambrolse Tltomas porations and other than E as well as lutions which passed through the as and an effort will be made to find may have difficulty getting in to signment committee, the resolutions CKnowest Thou Not That Fair Land’) E bonds to individuals. a custodian who can spend most oi register on the day scheduled for “Let My Songs Fill Your Heart" The state’s total sales amounted to on education, publication and reha- his time there. I th«ir class, they may be registered on Ernest Charles $187,761,500, which is 150.2 per cent bilitatlon were the three which im- The need for a swimming pool and any of the registration days which is Marvel Skeeis of the Oregon qpota of $125,000,000.. pressed the commander the most bath house was also discussed and n convenient for them, regardless of Hood River county, in amount over Education dealt mostly with the II their year in high school. Students when the war is over the creation of -rm.,,» ra.m*. nt. quota, ranked first in the state, that need for k higher standard of citizen urtii h. ___ ^ruu,n Durch Die Dammerung r* one will probably be one of the first who are working may be registered - Richard Strauss county's sales being 218.1 per cent of ship and impressed the need tor sin by appointment. projects undertaken by the chamber. cerity in respect to the flag, these to its quota. (Dream In The Twilight) AU grade school and junior high There were 14 members present be promulgated in the grade and "Ungedult” (Impatience) x / at Tuesday’s masting and CoqulUet pupils wiU report at nine o'clock on high schools. The things which our • . - Franz Schubert new school superintendent, Carl R the opening day and wiU be registar- Stars and Stripes symbolize are the “Iris” ... Daniel Wolf ed at that time; grades six, seven and Morrison, attended for his first meet things which make America what it ia “The Lord's Prayer” eight, to the Lincoln Building and ing with the board <4 directors. and these ideals and traditions should if . i “ • Albert Hay Malotte Phil Albom of the Lions Club gave grades one to five, to the Washington The chamber went on record qg be jealously guarded. It la too often Ian interesting detailed description of Marvel Skeeis Two pioneer CoquiUe valley resi manifested when the flag passes and Building. approving whataever was done at the his visit to Lucky Boy Scout camp dents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wimer, are Parents who have children entering meeting in Bandon at one o’clock, Gypsy Airs • . a Sarasate week leaving Coquille to make there are no signs nor salutations of the flrat grade are urged to enroll at Blue River above Eugene a week on Tuesday when the matter of elim respect. Frequently an attitude or Ronald Williams their home In Eugene where they resentment Is shown when folks are them on toe flrat day of school. Chil ago, at the meeting of the Rotary Club inating the furze in the coast dMrict at the Coqujlle Hotel on Wednesday. have purchased a home three blocks reminded to show the proper respect dren whose sixth birthday to on or was up for consideration. •Ave Meria” - r Franz Schubert goyth of y of q campus on 16th Phil took a carload of boys from the before November 18th may be en-. President Geo E. Oerding appoint to the flag.... Today our young man with organ and piano I avenue. They will be near their hood is struggling, fighting and suf rolled but no child may enter the troop of which he is scoutmaster out ed as a publicity committee, to pre •The Rose and the Nightingale" son, Fred, who operates a store at first grade after Oct. 2, unless he has to the camp and stayed there with pare and have printed a now Coquille • • Rlmsky-Korsakow Springfield, but they have not sold fering so that in the future we might them for the week, and from his en pamphlet far Issuance to those in been previously enrolled. enjoy and cherish the things which "None But the Lonely Heart” - their home here. * New teachers added to the Coquille thusiastic talk, one would judge that quiring about Coos county, the fai our flag symbolizes. Tchaikovsky Mrs. Wimer has lived in or near staff for the new school year are: he got as big a kick out of H as did lowing: Evan Albom, Andy Andersen, Under the head of publication, the Marvel Skeeis with Organ the boys Mr Alburn's talk Was in C. E. Morrison and Oso, F, Burr. Coquille for the past 67 years, having Legion is formulating a program of V been bom on her father’s place, back Ernest R. James, High School prin the interest of forming a new scout "Caprice Viennois” Fritz Kreisler of the Mrs. Joe Collier place, three gigantic magnitude to educate the cipal. Mr. James to a graduate at troop in Coquille and he seemed to public and keep them informed on the “Indian Love Call" - Frtml miles down the Bandon highway. the Montana State University rectov- think there was enough personnel part each and every one of us will •elections the opera “Carmen" here to organize a third troop in thia Mr. Wimer has lived 75 years in be called upon to do in assisting to ing his B. A. degree in 1930 and his Oregon and came to Uve on Flahtrap M. A. degree in 1937 from the same city. The Rotary club is investigating back to normal the American institution. In IMS be eame from the matter with the idea of sponsor of We after the peace has been 4» ' *, * Montana to be superinteadmt at the ing this new troop. won. The returning veteran is go with office I "The Old Refrain" - Fritz Kreisler The date for the club’s annual stag Oakland Schools at Oakland, Oregon. ing to need a lot of sympathetic un in Marshfield, passed away at his “The Bitterness of Love" James Dunn dinner at Arthur Berg's cabin at Miss Leona Ingman, Chemistry and derstanding and help; he has changed, “ I Heard the Forest Praying ” home in Eugene Monday after several Home Economics. Miss Ingman holds Laurel lake was set for Thursday, the world will not look the same, years of illneas. Re was Marly 74 - - - Peter deltoee Aug. 24. a B. A. degrees from St. Olaf Col home environments will need drastic Rotarian guests present Wednesday years of age, having been born Oct. “Thru the Years” Vincent Youmans Gano Funeral Home Has lege, Northfield, Minn., and has also readjustments to make a place Into 10, 1870, in Newton, lowa. He had “Come To The Fair” Easthope Martin were: John E. Bunyan and Leroy attended Montana State University. Reached Its Tenth Milestone which he wijl .fit; there will be a Marvel Skeeis been operating the Smeed Hotel since She has taught in both North Dakota Hiatt, both of Roseburg; C. C. Farr, (Continued oh page seven) of Marshfield, and John D. Carl, of leaving Coos Bay. and Wisconsin. Ed Mll|er, whu hag served In the 1*1*9 TakM Before J. P. Mrs. Lucile Counts, Girls Phy. Ed. Myrtle Point Larry Lundquist had his guest James F- Hodges, of th« Oregon »toto «W has been a mem Here By State Police and English. Mrs. Counts to a gra<|q^te as ------ . - ber qf the State Banning Board, and Of thg 8pu|hem Pfeqop College pf ( Smith Wood-Pfoduçts pffjce jit The docket In Justice Fred Bull's h«d always pevn agtlvg in «ate af- •Vi. i Education apd (he University of Orq- ( office here shows the following ar falrs- •’—T? -■----- i- ." .’ -X» Ffi: S1,*! toMfM 1*0 JfMF M PtoW ' HWH "R JrWnl W itvtnf on tfte rests to have been made by the state The Coquille Lions club, with Pres Pwnty Boy» wb Bay, M W«4 a frequent Coquille vis police for the Coquille justice of the ident Jack Moore in the chair, last Mjss Olivia Otoon h I a rpcenj pad- K««P PltofFR GWH Aw«Hs peace court's consideration: Thursday greeted a member who has qate of WUtoWtotto Vnlvemlty UnlvenKy and w, p^, coyn|>, have itor, being quite popular here, and his Raymond Charles Rivers was sum death oomes as • shook to his large been gone for several month, Lin will tegch Biojbgy and General Sil- been cited by the Reep Oregon Oree» number of friends In Cooe county, as moned Aug. 44 to appear for having Swain who was here on a “delayed me«, She to earning from North Association for meritorious service io no operator’s license and for having well as elsewhere. orders" furlough. No need to men Bend. their state and have been awarded an improper muffler on his car. tion that he was heartily welcomed. Miss Edna Lee Montgomery, Eng- merit badges. These girls and boys, Mike Saria was given a $7 fine and Phil Alborn gave a report on the ltoh and Spanish. Miss Montgomery's members of the Green Guard, have costs oh Tuesday for passing another recent Lucky Boy Scout camp on home to In Portland where she at helped in the publicly-sponsored fire car with insufficient- clearance. Both Blue river to which he took a num tended Lincoln High School. She to prevention program by reporting or Corporal Frank D. Caudle is a fine and costs payments were sus ber of Coquille Scouts. 8 graduate of the University of Ore putting out fires and have been welder with the Eighth Air Service pended. County Agent Geo. H. Jenkins and gon and to attending the summer ses _________________ __________ ______ _ Command Sub Depot, stationed in awarded these badges in recognition For violation of the state’s traffic John D. Carl q( Arago, gave informa sion there at present. of their fine service to the state and England, which was recen||# basic rule, Warren Ogle Btagden was tive and interesting, talks on the gov their communities. The effectiveness mended for its egcel|aq| work a| the sentenced tn ja|l for ten days and ernment's agricultural programs now Mrs. Florence Breedlove, First of public consciousnes is well dis- . base by ty. Gen. James H. Qoo|itt|g, given a $25 fine and $4 coats assess in effdfct, and on the crops and dairy Grade. Mr6. Breedlove to from the who hove according tq a P(eqg ^e|eaqe jusl rr ment. He paid »M $38 ahd the jail subsidies which are a part of the* Southern Oregon ip« R hm 'Mused. - sentence wag suspended. program. and has <fone PpotecUon I Th|g vuqt, to Rss Phil Alborn Talks *SC0Uting At RotOrV The E. A. Wimers Moving To Eugene ni rv Sen. Ed Miller Pa^es In Eugene Lions Greet Member Here On Furlough _ , « % G|ad)ri Cqqk, F|s$t 0pf|a Mr» 6qo|f |S also from (he S.O.G.l. and has had several year,' experi- gpfe Shf (aqght last year af Lafce- Vi«Wt Prqofl: \ Miss Helen Thomas, Remedial Mjss Thomas taugh; the past fqqp years Rt arid«® «M hM to*» «wo|a| wwk «1 toe Unlv«F»llJ< Of Oregon fhjs »umwipr |n further pr«p»rat|qn for her work here. She is also grad uate of the S O.O E. One more teacher will probably be added to the high school staff for Library and English and a full an nouncement of the entire staff will be made soon. ► ”Wf BW PF»Md pf Iftaae boys aqd ■ to¥» Mto- S$ei|a Cutl|p, Qoop county ROG chairman, “but during the pegt fWQ »opths whan the skjes 8S9 C«» ffc* dangers arp pt |he|F |>e|gh|, w$ pygt ag|( tMl »U wflRM. ydtrnf wl tM. iq t^g responsibility of preventing, detecting and suppressing these small blMW," The hoys and girls receiving the honor badge from Cooe county are: Albert Lundberg and Roger Ott, Alle gany; Floyd Brown, Bandon; Eldon Lee Leaton, Eastside, Raymond Aus tin, Margbfleld, and Charlene Roe, Arago. ————-.--y* —-------- Çowity pourt Authoçiwq Red CroM I’M? |4r$, D. B. Keeper, head of Produc Th? cqWU oywrt on Wednesday tion i for the Red Cross act|v|t(eq act|vft|eq |n authorized th? county treasurer to Poquill» Il v|.(t|nj v|s|t|ng refaRvgs ralkHvps pq qq Ppgej Ppgef remit to |he. Çoos & Qurry Qouaty [uil|f R W°rk w F’1d«y* •* 0*9 Fair bpapl |he sum qf IIMH IO to he gufld Half continues each week ,rW used a$ premiums for agricultural |:30 p. m. until 4:|0 p. m There R exhibits at the fair, Sept. 1-3-4, and sewing la be worked on there and also the $1,461.11 received recently sewing to be taken out and done at from the Oregon Racing Commission. home if desired. There is a quantity of navy yarn for knitters. A need Deserter From Camp Adair still exists for yam and wool pieces Picked Up Heye frftqy for afghans. . . „ I Twl S- Miner, who was A.W.OL. Klwin A. Alford, who was in from from Camp Adair near Corvallis his Sitkum ranch this morning, says was picked up here Aug. 11 and that it to getting extremely dry out lodged in the county jail until offi- on the East Fork, making the fire ' cers from the camp arrived next day hazard more serious all the time. Ito take him back. « ,R»OP months, has handled mure pi-^j GMU»y In V>*n 1.00(1 «fork orders far repair and Ciw-uit C.uH W~.li modification, qf. damaged heavy LMUft Last Week bombers. | Merton D. Jones, arrested recently In addition to th« maintenance on the charge of larceny by embezzle- Wrt WHled «»•> by the Sub-Depot, ment' Pleaded guilty before Judge it alee supplies the Liberators with all Kln< ln Circuit court last Thursday, the equipment needed for operation, He wai »entenced to two years in the The efficiency of thia branch was a P*D and then immediately paroled on major faetor in a recent report that condition — that ' * *- he make ‘ monthly pay the heavy bomber group it services ments of $5Q to Kirk ft CS», until the had fewer ships on the ground due to »400 is repaid them. H.AFFy A. Johnson also pleaded non-availability of parts than any guilty to the affiliation charge against other in the division. him and was ordered by the court to ... ’ * 1 ......... JLlEWgew* I Chadwick Ledge, A. F. & A. M. pay $36 g month—or $12 each for his thyoe children—on or before the 98th A special communication of Chad of each month until they each be wick Lodge, No. $8, A- R * A M- come 14 year» nt age. k ItoW to« lodge hall qt R too« Tuesday, Aug. 32. There Mrs. Cotton Sella Coquille wjll De work tn the f. Q, degree and Property) Moving To Eugene visiting brother« are tovited to at- l«nd. Mrs Nella B. Cotton, having sold her real estate and insurance business, with its office in the Drane Building, Two Coquillg Homes to Mrs. Amy Britton, she and her Have Changed Hands daughter, Mrs. M. E. Middleton, will Chas. Kuenzli, of the state high- leave on Friday for Eugene, where way department here has sold his they have bought a home. Frank A. home on East Third—the old Wimer (took bought Mrs. Cotton's home here place—to Mrs. Price and has pur on Elliott street. chased ft Mr»- MUto M. Dunn her fwiite «nd lot on North Coulter. L. J. Poet returned Monday from Salem, where he went last Friday to Mrs Ora Timmons, who has charge visit hie two sons, both of whom were of the Timmons Rest Home, has bggQ _ __ born over in the Cooe Bay country. quite ill lor several wfttoa *»» R "of"Vm_Howard''-e^r Improving po^ js abje ta be up. Mr. P(Mt reports Camp Fire Girls ÄI Bandon For A Week GLADYS C. GANO Elsewhere in this issue appears the advertisement, with pictures, of the Gano Funeral Home, corner of Third and Coulter streets. In it the pro prietor, Mrs. Gladys Gano, announces that the Gano Funeral Home has been operated ten years in Coquille, and she expresses appreciation to those who, in their sorrow, have made use of the service offered and a Service, thia writer can add, which has been most helpful to the afflicted patrons of the Gano Funeral Home. Mornings Now Have That Usual “Feel of Fall” This is the time of year the Sen- tinel has for years repeated the state ment, “There is a feel of fall in the morning.** And it is just as true this August of 1944 as it has been in the past. The days are still warm, when the sun gets out, but the thermometer has not yet reached to quite the 80- degree mart yet this summer. Accompanied by their guardian, Miss Cherie Mae Hartwell, and two assisting mothers, Mrs. A. O. Walker and Mrs. V. L. Cornelius, eight mem bers of the Coquille Camp Fire Girls went down to Bandon last Sunday for a week’s stay in Dr. Jas. Rich mond's cottage on the beach. The eight girls, who will return home Sun day evening are Laura Emily Ruble, Mary Ann Walker, Shirley Cornelius, Glenora Parsons, Roberta Medley, Versia Willis, Patty Geaney • and Betty Foote. • 29th Robison Family Reunion To Be Held Sunday The 29th annual reunion of the Robison clan—and they have not missed one during the past 28 years —will be held at the Geo. F. Robison place on Fishtrap this coming Sun day, Aug. 20. All members of this very large family group are expected to be in attendance for the picnic and get-together. B. P. W. To Meet With Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wood, of Eu Mrs. Richmond Aug. 21 gene, visited at the Timmons Home The next regular meeting of the thia week. , Coquille Business & Professional Mrs. Myrtle Clausen returned la«t Women's Club will be held at the home of Mrs. Georgia Richmond on week from a California trip. Beach street next Monday evening, Aug. 21. Calling carda, av aor »’ W. I