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Sentjpel The Coquille THE PAPER THAT’S LIK1A LETTER FROM HOME 0<*4* ' .1.! -----------------■,.r..I.LJS-’------------- VOL. XL NO. 35. COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. — r ■ More Than 200 At Woman’s Club Tea Tuesday Afternoon 14, 1844. ■ - ■ ■— ----------------- ± Gwen Elrod Honored Don Ross Reported Queen Job Daughters Missing In France Mrs. Donald G. Rosa, of this city, received word on Tuesday from the War Department that her husband, who is the son of Mrs. Pansy Ross and the late Harry M. Ross, had been missing in action in France since Aug. 27. Don had been in the Army for the past ten months and, after a stay in England, had landed in France on July 11. He was in the Army's Armored Division and was the driver of a tank. % ,Ttie same day Mrs. Roas received the official notice she had received a letter from him written three days before the date he was reported as missing. They had bedn married nearly six years. Mrs. L. A. Greene, Wm. J. Galley, . Pass This Week So. California Car Off The Grade, Burns Coquille Schools' Registration Up 28 Over Last Year A 1935 Willys-Knight car, from southern California, was completely destroyed by fire about two-thirds down Bear creek hill this side of Bandon, at three o'clock last Satur The Woman’s Club Tea held last ; Mrs. Maude E. Greene, wife of Total registration in the three Co day morning. The car turned over L- A. Grene, 166 South Coulter street, Tuesday to the Guild Hall from 2 JO quille schools was 28 more at the on a curve and hit a Mt. States power r to 4:30 p. m. proved to be a wonder Coquille, passed away at 12:45 yester-. I pole, knocking out service in that end of the first week of school than ful success. It wm attended by two day afternoon at the MyrUe Point district and west to Bandon until re- 8 year ag°' totals being Hospital. hundred or more and wm given to 773 now as against 745 last year. pairs were made. honor the founders and past presi , Funeral services will be held at the Th^ Lincoln building showed a loss In the party were Mr. and Mr«. dents. Also it was guest day, a gen Gano Funeral Home at 2:00 p. m. high Wm. Booth, of Azusa, Calif., and —— of 38’ while the increase in the ------ Friday, Sept. 15, Rev. Chas. G. eral invitation to persons not mem Terry A. Mann, of Spokane. Mrs. *va„B and in the Washington bers having been issued as well as Rrowp officiating. Interment will be building 23, Supt. Carl E. Morrison Booth was driving at the time. a special message for the teachers to in Sunset cemetery at the Bay, A passing car picked them up and reports. come. This brought a good response. where Mamie Rebekah Lodge, of brought them to Coquille where they • Total registration for each of the There is reason to believe the idea* which she was a member, will be were treated at the Belle Knife Hos schools, this year and last, was: of opening the dub year with a tea in charge of graveside services. , 1944 1943 pital for minor injuries. • may beedkne a custom hereafter. So Mrs. Greene was bam Maude E. 306 283 NRk Mann was a paying passenger, Washington enjoyable an affair ft not apt to be Thomason, at Glide, Oregon, April 184 220 and his report of the accident here, Lincoln too frequent and Mrs. Roy E. Boober, 11, 1887, and was 57 years, five 283 242 brings to light that there are booking High School ........ incoming president, is to be compli months and two days of age at pass The increase to attendance at the ing. 71 companies in Los Angeles which con mented for the inovaUon. Washington Building is quite largely tract with those desiring - -transporta r Mra. Boober and her board mem Mr. and Mrs. Greene had lived in tion for a trip in private cars, the due to the enrollment of a class of bers, Mrs. Fred McNelly, general Coquille the greater part of the time car owner receiving about the same 72 first graders compared to only 54 The opening gun the past nine year, and previous chairman of arrangements, and her amount as the bus fare amounts'to in this grade last year. I committee; Mrs. U. E. McClary, head to thfl> *n Marshfield, where she had for the trip and the booking company In the high school approximately 30 with the start of a drive to enlist all t of the hostess committee, and her resided since she was 18 years of a fee of 25 percent of that amount. new students have registered from the Dewey supporters to the “ Dewe^ ' B ’ _ f members, m well as many of the Riverton district. Also a very large 50,001 Club.” - I C_____ „ past presidents, were in formal« and Besides her husband, she is sur- Freshmam class has helped boost the ^ ^^' ’ bytw^cMldron^rom'a Totter the hall was very gay with .the many total enrollment there. Enrollment the fact that 50,001 wrtte-to votes . marrla<e Qf nandsome gowns. « ! by classes in the high school shows: were cast for Dewey in the Oregon and Mr> Seward, of Oakland. Mrs. Glenn' Neldeigh, Of Bandon, Freshmen £ ™ . t^ ri e<Ue Ca“f The h“ “ere played soft music on the piano during Sophomores That pretty gray horse of Hugh Juniors the receiving hours. The hall was h J ,<On 8‘nce enUr«1 the hospital, and victory to November. Mr> Qr#ene „ aUo McMahan's came to its death by Seniors especially attractive with arrange .... M ^ P< u , thre* Thomason, of hanging Tuesday evening. His ten- ments of fall flowers and sprays of on of th^Lta • CO ‘ tage OWV * : Oe ° rge Thom8 * ’ "' of year old son, Mac, had been riding silver maple. A cold contracted a i K hU ¡Salem, and Dora Thomaaon. of Rose- and when he returned home, he tied few days before the tea prevented and will close at that time. , i^. ,uteri Mrs j A the gntmal on the side hill across Marvel Skeels from singing as had Dewey supporters may obtain their Qf Eu<ene; Mpg from the Quick Apartment on First been planned. There was much dis membership card, from Harry Slack, son, of South C<XM ,vw gnd appointment voiced over thia. Coos r river, and Mrg Mrs street. No one saw it happen but, Thos. E. Dewey, governor of New GWEN ELROD Art Berg, Joe^Axtell, or any Republi An unexpected guest was Maude Mary Chase, of Auburn, Calif; also in some manner, the animal slid down York and Republican candidate for Honored Queen of Coquille Bethel, can precinct committeeman or wom the slope a short distance, broke Woodyard just in on a short visit from by two grandchildren. president, is to be the gpest of the Job’s Daughter« an. Don Farr is in charge of the Co Eugene. Following a request to sing Mrs. Greene, who was 9 Past Noble through some boards over a hole in Oregon Republican Club at its con The regular meeting of Bethel No. quille drive. the ground and when found by the Mrs. Woodyard graciously consented Grand of the Marshfield Rebekah On page 4-A appears a facsimile of lodge, had transferred to Mamie Re police had died from hanging itself. vention to be held to Portland next 15, of Coquille Order of Job's Daugh (Continued on Page 4-A) Monday and Tuesday, 'Sept. 18-19. ters was held Sept. 5, with the n»w the oard Issued to c|ub members in bekah lodge several years ago. Gov. Dewey will not be there on officers presiding, as follows: Honor exchange for their 81.00 membership She was a good, kindly and Monday but will speak from Seattle ed Queen, Gwen Elrod; Senior Prin fee; thoughtful woman, one who leaves at 7:30 that evening. cess, Marianne Rackleff; Junior Prin hundreds of sorrowing friends who He will arrive injportland Tuesday cess, Pat Yarbrough; Guide, Laura regret her passing. . morntog,and will be heard over the Emily Ruble; Marshal. Roberta Mad- The principal feature of the pro NBC national hook-up between 6:30 ‘ ,' Recorder, Vera Bishop; Treasur Lewis D. Donaldson, former River- f W! gram at the meeting of the Rotary and 7:00 o’clock Tuesday evening. He t ton boy who graduated from Coquille 4 er, Jeannie Grig»; Librarian, Artel Club Wednesday noon was a session will speak from the open-air Stadium, High about twenty years ago, was a Crook; Chaplain, PhylUa Lltzenberg- of singing, led by 'Spike" U s IJ l or. should the weather be rainy, from Portmaster M. O. Hawkins calls at caller at the Sentinel last Saturday. er; First Messenger, Joyce Benham; tention to the fact that Christmas with Bobby Burns at the piano. Lou the Ice Arena. Second Mess., Marion Moorer^Tbird He and Mrs. Donaldson and their son Hazard was soloist with “Home on packages for men in the over-seas The Oregon Republican Club ses William James Caffey, a resident came to on Monday last week from Mesa, Sally Bonney; Fourth Mess, service should be mailed as quickly of Coquille for about 20 year« and the Range.” sions will be held in the Multnomah Alene Hunt; Fifth Mess, Bonita Mil Omak, Wash., where he owned a - Hughes told of progress in get- Hotel and Wayne Morse, candidate as possible now, Oct. 15 being the who had bean in a hoapital In Ku-j variety store for the. past five years. ler; Inner Guard, Carol Gray; Outer last day for mailing if the recipients i gene for ten days for treatment of for U. S. senator, will be the princi Omak ia to the Okanagori valley, 100 Guard, Ann Harbison; Senior Cus are Ui receive their packages by the heart trouble from which he had ranged for of - the pal speaker at the Monday evening ” the official - - opening - mile« north of Wenatchee and 50 miles todian, Leota Neeley; Junior Custodi Christmas. suffered for some time, passed away Boys Club in the Community Build banauet at six o'clock. Business will south of the Canadian border and an, Rose Marie Peart; Musician, Betty The postal department, like every there on Sunday and the body was ing, which to scheduled for next; be adjourned Tuesday morning for a !L________ _____________ Lewis said it hae been plenty hot Preston. other industry |n the U. B„ is short brought to Coquille for the funeral Monday. reception of Governor Dewey upon The entertainment of the evening Rotarian guests present were Paul his Arrival in the Rose City. up there this summer and he had handed these days, more than- 40,000 services which were held at two been longing to go down to the old consisted in viewing the Fourth of former postal employees being in the _______________ o'clock Tuesday at the Schroeder W. Miller, of Metropolis, Ill.; John I home town after reading that 81 de July pictures taken by, Dr. J. . R. i arn»ed service, and the slogan "Shop Carl, Judge Dal M. King and R. C. Chapel, Rev. R. L. Greene officiating. grees has been th« maximum herd Bunch. The Honored Queen was al— Early and Mali Early" to mora im Other Interment was in Sunset cemetery at Bowers, of Myrtle Point. the queen who reigned over the fes tills year. portant of observance thia year than the Bay and graveside services were guests were Donna Dean Bosserman, Omak is the apple district, they tivities of the celebration, ever before. Mailings for pointe in conducted by the Marshfield F.O.E. yeoman 3rd class of the Waves, sta have a big crop there this year, the the U. S. should begin in November Aerie, of which he was a member. tioned at San Pedro, Calif., who ex Mr. and Mrs. Harry Peltz, the lat price Is good and they are expecting and be Completed by Dee. 1. It to of Coquille Eagles acted as pallbearers. pressed liter enthusiasm for the ser ter the former Muriel Simpson, ar one of the biggest fall seasons th«y pourge permissible |o mark on al) Mr. Qaffey was born at Marsh vice and also told of attending a rived back in Coquille last Friday ever have had there. Lewis says his such holiday packages "Do not open field, Feb. 4, 1882, being seven Christmas Rotary party when she evening. Harry, who was in the business has been quite satisfactory. was stationed in Oklahoma; Dorothea until Christmas." months and six days past 62 years of Ha te the son of Mr. and Mrs J. D. Last Friday's 3:00 p. m- call for the Not only packages but Christmas age. He wu the aon of Mr. and Mrs. Yarbrough, who to leaving soon to Army Air Corps for a couple of years, stationed at Buckley Field near Den Donaldson, of Riverton. Mrs. Donald fire department was to the river, greeting cards come under the early- Patrick Qaffey avho came from Ire Join the Waves; Harold "Pete” Gould, ver and for the last six months at son was lormerly Miss Wilma Davis, below the highway bridge on this mailing requests as stated above. who ia~w4th the engineers at Fort land and settled in Marshfield more sister of Mrs. R. T- Slater, and wm side of the river, where someone, LewU, Wash., and who gave a very Scott Field in Illinois, has just been than 00 years ago. discharged by the Army. He had to employed in Slater's Variety Store unknown, had started a fire on the BUI Qaffey had been a coal miner brief talk, and John Ewell, of Rose come west to Monterey, Calif., to . Geo. E. Oerding Completes for a time some years ago, dock of what was formerly the A- burg. the greater part of his life but more receive his final papers. J. Sherwood boat house, the wall« Three Real Estate Deals recently had engaged in carpenter They missed his parents, Mr. and The home, at 3|1 W- Tenth street work. He was highly regarded and Clothing Needed For Peoples Of whieh had long since fallen away. Mrs. Harry Peltz, Sr., in Klamath , A boat lying on the dock was an I and owned by Drue Cunningham, Goes To VWt With well liked by all who knew him. Of Devastated Countries Falls last week and the latter came much bprned (hat the firemen shoved WM sold by George E. Oerding to |0-Yoar Old Father Besides his widow. Mrs. Hattie The Women’s Society of Christian in Tuesday afternoon from Portland Paul McElwaine, who purchased it it |ntp the r|ver and a boat tjeq up Claire M. Oray |s leaving today to Qaffey, he to survived by two sons, Service of the Methodist Church has for a day or two. for his employee, Luther M Kdbq- Wilfred, who Is in a Jap prison camp, join his »WO brothers, Pr. Clyde Gray alongside was burned on one side. Harry, Jr, and wife expect to go been asked to assist in the nation- helm, who will buy It from Mr, Me- The ca|l at three o'clock Monday , and James, who to with the Navy to and Claude Gray, lumberman, both afternoon was to the Sherman Lewis ( Elwaln on pontrael, Mr- Cunning- the South Pacific; also by a sister, 'wide drive for clothing used or un- up to Ketchikan, Alaska, in a couple of TaPHP«. who will all go on to a house on Bapford Sanford Heights of“San ¿Z, ' used, for the peoples of war dev of weeks, where he will have an Heights, where the . [ham and his Wife same over from Mm.'xZthertne*Mrffee, __ _ ____ ___________ family reunion In Minneapolis, Mton. chimney fire wh|ch caused the alarm ¡Vale and were here for several days CaUf.Tand'a brother, Bernard"Caffey astated countries. This is a plan aviation job, flying men and equip The oc'-asiqp for the reunion Is the 1 approved by the churches of America, ment into the interior for a logging did no (limage. dosing the deal. ' of Portland. ninetieth birthday of their father. Jews, Catholics and Protestants, operation. Another deal completed by Mr. _ Elmer W- Gray, a Minneapolis ■»• ' alike. Oerding was the home of Mr. and .. County Trees, Stauff Remits tomey, and for years assistant county Mrs. R: W Kuenzli, located at 280 , J"8’ Darrel1 A“- The Women's Sxdety of Christian I Wave Donna Dean Bosserman attorney In Hennepin county. Two To Cities And Districts East Sec nd street, was sold to Mrs Ch«Ww* Here From Texas ' Service of Coquille is asking any one Home On A Short Leave sisters who will be present are Mrs. County Treasurer Stauff was re- who can to bring clothing to the Oliver Wilson, of Cedar Rapids. Ia., mltting tax and other funds on Tues Jennie C. Price, who has taken pna- > Mra. Darrell Brodie, the former Miss Donna Dean Bosserman ar Mr «nd Margarita Agostino, and her two Methodist parsonage or the home of session of the property „2 and Mrs. Baxter, wife of a Minne day this week. Mrs. Richmond, or to call Mrs. Clyde rived home on leave Ipst Thursday Mrs. Kuenz|| ^aw muvad into the sons arrived here Sunday from apolis physician. Their mother To the State Game Commission he Minard, who will ararnge to have It from her station in San Pedro, where passed apay in 1928. Mr. Gray will sent 854.25, one-ha|f qf |h|t game I IlHH1« wwned by Mrs. Edith Dunn. Temple, Texas, whfere Major Brodie she had been located for eight The home at 352 N. Taylor St. is stationed. After « week here vis- called for. spend tWo weeks in Minneapolis. months. She came by train and Y|o|a||on fees paid. ' and owned by Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ring old friends and her sister-in-law, I AD clothing should be to by Sept. To the State Forestry Service he Neal of Marshfield, was sold tq Q. E. Mrs- EMen Brodie to Myrtle Point, »9. The United Nations have asked states she met no difficulty in travel remitted 8396.28 from the county’s Johnson, whq ka4 t’VI|Ua to mage ex- 1 «he will go over to Burns for a visit for fifteen million pounds of clothing ing. She had a reservation. Public Invited To Services Fire Patrol fund. .«• . I, >«| jens|vg «Iterations and repairs «nd with her mother and sister. Whether from America. At Çhutfh Of Th« Nazaçene fp the Ports of Bandon and Coqs U7iii „War ih. Duck Club Officers Re-elected " w|il offer the residence fur sale n. as she returns to Temple in a month or ; Thg special revival effort a| ti|e Bay hp gent tax rece|ptg amounting so depends on whether Major Biodie Truck Owners Will Apply For M painted. At the regular annual meeting of Church pf |he Nazarene gt Ntotl) qn<| to 81,342.|8, ap<| fa drainage' dis The three above transactions repre has been moved before that time. At 4th Quarter Gas Before Oct. 10 the Fat Elk Duck cinb Tuesday eve »tFCflM, If ppv|nj f trict 4999.82.. Burns Mrs. Brodie will see the new sent a sakes value of ever 110,000. Truck owners should apply for ning, the same officers who served The cjty of (3pqu|||e received 81,- |tab|e t|me |Bvapg?list E. R. Af- youngster recently bom to Mrs. Gen their 4th quarter allotment of gaso last year were re-elected for the po|g I» dp|ng the speaking «nd Mr« 38|.|9 of the 84.811.37 he remitted to eva Norton, her sister. coming year and the dkys for shooting Hopes Should Be Kopt line before the 1st of October. Fred Ford is assisting in music at th« cities |n the oounty, and annual dues were designated. Off Of Lawns Mail Certificates of War Necessity Some of the school districts to the piano, A number hav« sought help Surf-kist Peas From Langlois to the Coquille Rattening Board any The officers are Claire M. Gray, pres of the Lord and moat who attend county have not yet submitted the-1 Nearly everyone likes to see the ident; F.*L. Greenough, vice presi time after September 15. Certifi seem to enjoy the presence of the bonds of their elerks to the County ' boys around town who are going fqr Find Ready Market dent, and J. Arthur Berg, secretary Lord in the services, is reported by School Superintendent for approval. ' horseback riding enjoy themselves The fresh peas—Surf-kist—brought cates of War Necessity received after Pastor V. W. Anglin. ¡Those districts. Special and Union but the youngster« should be careful to the Safeway store here by Mrs. the 10th of October will not receive and treasurer. The services are to continue over High, which had complied, received not |q damage other people's proper- Andrew Grassley from her ranch in the full allotment^. Private Albert King, who spent 18 Sunday, there being three services from the county treasurer a to^al of tp, Tuesday evening several of them northern Curry country, are the best Alton Schroeder, son of Mr. and months in the Aleutians and has on Sunday: eleven a. m., two-thirty 88,303.39. , were ------ ------------- *•— • having ----- *------ a *-------- apparently horse ------- raw» they have had this year,‘according to more recently been stationed at and seven-thirty p. m. Specla| and they cut directly through Mr«. Mel GUea, the store manager. Not Mrs. Earl Schroeder, who to with the «eats i are are being being through broughf | in ' so - al| cqn j Harold Gould, who is stationed at a . j. shewood’a b»wn, «utyng up the only la Mrs. Orassley supplying the Greyhound Litas office in Eugene, Ephrata, Wash., arrived here recently 1ccomipo<|ate<| The pastor an- -- --- ■ — - came |n Tuesday turf qu||e badly, local markets but she has already was a visitor at home last Saturday, . for a visit with hto brother, John Fort Lewis, Wash., ppunces pu bl ices thé public is cordially to- evening to spend a week's furlough --------- — shipped out six carloads of Surf-kist arriving that morning and leaving1 King, of Coquille. He expects to * ! return to his base next week. again Sunday morning. w|th hj^famUy and friends. | ou B yjted to at|end these servjces. Dewey 50,001 Club Organizing Here I Horse Hung Itself Tuesday Evening I Lewis Donaldson - Here On Vacation Early Mailing This Year Is Imperative Dewey To Speak At Portland Sept. 19 Song Fest Feature At Rotary Club William Gaffey ^Buried Tuesday . Harry Peltz Back In Civilian Life Two 3 O'clock Fire Alarms