t »1. 1944. ¡As offering was taken tor the W.C. Mr. and Mrs. George Stevenson glad to have the county widen the T. U. work and the Myrtle Point and family were here to visit their road and cut off the brush and bank Ladies Aid met Wednesday after-1 Union divided it with the Arago daughter, Mr*. Charles Geltner, last which made such a -blind turn in Union. Sunday. They live in Coquille. 'the road just below the Benham “Th* Column that'* Different”» : noon at the church with the follow- i The County W.C.T.U. Institute will Mr. and Mrs. Ed Isaacson and Mrs home. It has been widened so one J ing in attendance: Mesdames O. H. 1 (By Lana Lenev«) be held at the Pioneer Methodist R. M. Noah visited at the Harry can plainly see around the turn, ¡Aasen, Werner Plaep, Ward Evans,; church in Coquille Friday, Sept. 22. Kranz home on Middle Creek last which the road officials said was the A professor at one of our state | J. L. Burtis, Albert Lilli* and Tyr-, Everyone is cordially invited. Sunday afternoon. worst turn in Coos county. It will universities and another on the staff, I rail Woodward. Election of officer* Mrs. Ward Evans and Pamela and Rev. and Mrs. Roy Parker, Elbert be graveled soon. have published articles bemoaning for the coming year was held with i Maureen attended the Royal Neigh Parker and Bobby Gilbert went to Mrs. Oscar Harper-end Mrs.’ Lilien- the fact that The Grange went on the following result: Mn. O. H. Aasen bors lodge initiation in Myrtle Point Powers and Agnew last Friday and thal, of Charleston, were at the T. record asking for the deportation of WM re-elected aa president, Mnt Al- j returned Saturday, bringing down H. Benham home Wednesday last all Japanese after the war. If these bert Gulstrom re-elected vice pre«!- I Ei^ k, Elvin Widmark, who is now on Mr. Parker's saddle hone, “Rex ’’ week tor fruit and veegtables. Mr. learned men would devote their time dent, Mn. J. L. Burtis re-elected 'an L.S.T. somewhere in the Pacific, Mrs. Leo Frye vtoi.ed at the L. L. Harper and Mr. LiBenthal are deep toward writing articles dealing with treasurer, and Mn. Ward Evans was has had a step up from second class Buoy home Wednesday evening of sea fishermen out of Charleston. the welfare of our real American re-elected secretary. They will meet seaman to first class. last week. She lives in Powers. Nancy Boles is visiting her par (white) citizens regarding poet-war a<aJn next Wednesday afternoon, I Mrs. R. E. Mason was a Tuesday Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Wheeler. of ents, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Boles, work, etc., it would be more becom Sept U, at the Arago church. „ . . .. . . . . .. Powers, and Mr. Wheeler’s mother. from Monmouth, where she expects Choir practice was held Friday J““1 h * ing in them. For the welfare of : Nile Miller. Mn. Walter Wheeler of Live Oak. to return soon to enter college. evening at the home of Mrs. O. H. I 1 “ * America, the Jape should all be de i 1 Rev. Mr. Britton, of Myrtle Point, Calif., visited at the L. L. Buoy home, Wm. Byerly is ill with bronchitis Aasen with the following attending: - - ported. What we really need in the conducted the regular Sunday morn the Rev. Mr. Parker's home and and a cold. He was unable to at Mesdames White House today is a man by the meauB mn Werner w«»™ . Plaep, «»n Stanley urvir« ennH.v called at the Win. Byerly home Wed tend church Sunday. name of Roosevelt—Teddy Roosevelt. Halter, 8. C. McAllister and Mis* y name « „ u .___ .t th* followed with an attendance of 29. nesday. Several Grangers gathered at the Even in his day, he advocated the Frances Hall, with Mn. Aasen at the services again next At Sunday School last Sunday. hall Sunday to dig test wells and policy of never J.tUng one of the plano. They will meet again this * J*™. ne* yellow rata settle in America. Wher- coming Friday evening at the O. H. ‘ ® d . Mn. L. L. Buoy was unanimously enjoy a picnic dinner. ¡Sunday at 11 11 * a. m m. ,!elected secretary-treasurer in the The Fairview Extension Club is ever they may be born, to US they Aasen home at 8:00 p. m. ' Sui da¥ ‘ school cho°1 “ The Arago school opened last week stead of Mn. Shutt, resigned.. holding its first meeting Tuesday, are still slant-eyed, yellow monkeys Mn. Albert Lillie and Mr*. Albert with the following teachers: Mias j Mr. and Mn. Ralph Boone have Sept. 26, at 1:30 p. m. at the home and just so long as there is free speech Gulstrom and Darwin left last Friday Ethel Fish, upper grades, principal; received word recently from their of Mrs. Fay Holverstott. All ladle* left u* we will continue making this tor Portland, where they went to ! Mrs, Jake Moomaw. intermediate, ■on, Donald, in the U. S. Army, that are urged to attend. statement, regardless of what visit Mn Lillie’s daaghter, Miss : and Mrs. Bob Trigg, of Myrtle Point, hi* ship was in for repairs. Donald "monkey lover*” think concerning It Laura Bernice Lillie, who ha* been ' primary. had been in the invasion of France. Get a good Book at Norton'« Rent- Recently we picked up an old man taking nurse’s training. They were Residents of the valley were very i -1 Library. walking down the highway. , We to return home Tuesday, Arago News items Bare Facts From Bear Creek A good crowd attended th* meet ing of Townsend Club, No, 1 Tues- 1 day evening, the last count being 43 present. A short business meeting was held, with report of four new member* taken in. Caravan of clubs will meet Sun day, Sept. 24, in W. O. W. hall. Pot luck dinner at noon. The Hauser club wilt be host. Sorry to report the death of Mr. Bill Brady, long time member of the club. Door prize was won by Mrs. Arm- strong. The program consisted of several readings, violin and piano music, All present enjoyed the wa- termelon feed, which the men put on. Refreshments at the next meeting will be a surprise, so do not miss out on it. —Pres* Cor. Insurance Speciali« F. R. Bull. Fairview News were in a hurry to reach our destlna-: ' Mrs. Ward Evans and Pamela were i tion, had left our watch home, so Sunday callers at .the home of Mr. as we bowled along we asked the an(j Mr*. C. A. iteitner. i Mr. and Mn. Wm. Noah and Bon- old fellow if he happened to have th* [ Last __ _ Tueaday ’ ~~ |_______________ ___ pleasantly ___________ Mn. " Verne ‘ Lundy, nie Ellen were ___ very sur- time of day with him. He reached (of Myrtle Point, spent the day at the prised last Thursday afternoon when into a pocket and drew forth a bat- .home of Mr. and Mrs- J. L. Burtis- •their soq and brother, Billy, of the tered old watch. "Yep,” he said, “I The ladies were busy canning oorh,. Navy, stepped in the door. He had have th* time but it standard Mrs. John Felsher cam<\ down with , 72-hour liberty and left early Sat- •are all fire« are extinguished before American time and not that d------ Mrs. Mr*. Lundy and visited at th* the -home, ; urday morning for hi* his base. ai * finiltfhtpr Will'd Ev&flS. Annihor furnilu Roosevelt time. He changed Thanks- o( K her daughter, Mrs Mrs. Ward Evans, 1 1 Anpther family hnnnllv happily a surprised breaking eamp! giving, he changed all the standards while Mr*. Lundy was at the Burtis were the Tom Benhams, when they nt living but I’ll b* darned if he can home. r !received a telegram to meet their do not to«« lighted wind this old watch for me—that’s, Mr*. Omah Hemstreet arrived at (gon, Raymond Norris, also in the cigar« or cigarette« from car window«! one liberty that I have left." What a the home of her mother, Mr*. John Navy, in Marshfield last Thursday mouthful that old fellow really said. W|dmark, about a week ago and has evening. He to right from the South Mr. 1- -- after - — # ‘ ’ duty ‘ «top forest fire« Mr. and and Mrs^John Mra«John Heffley Heffley came came up up been been staying staying there there for for a a while. while, ! Pacific 20 months over- from down south last week and will, Mrs. Elwin Fry« «**d Mrs. Marvin ***«, Raymond is coxswain and before they «tart! spend *j month visiting at John’s Kennedy, of Powers, visited at the master-at-arms and, before the sink *• CREAM O’COOS Distributors, Coquille parents’ home on Bear Creek and home ot Mr. and Mrs. John Widmark fng of hi* ship, participated in two will i relative* at outside point*. John last Wednesday." Mr*. Omah Hem- invasions. He " ‘ has a 30-day ‘ leave saw plenty of action in the south street returned home with them for an<j ja very happy to "bp he home. When Pacific and still carries an arm in a a few days’ visit with her sister, J asked where was the jinosl it beautiful cast, a* the result of a wound re- Mm. Mrs. Frye. On C Sunday Mrs. “ ---- • place he - had seen, he answered. Frye cefved over there. He must report and Mrs. Lawrence Rolse brought “Fairview.” IL. He carries several back to th* hospital base down south /Mr*. Hemstreet back to th* Widmark .scar* from being wounded in action, within a month for th* removal of horn* and they all remained a* din- ’„e expects to be home until the last the cast. His many friends will be ner guests there. ¡of the motnh. glad to learn that the wounded arm Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barklow Elbert Parker, brother of Rev. Roy to coming along nic«ly. and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Woodward Parker, left Sunday evening for Eu F. D. R. to the first presidential spent the week-end at their homes in gene, where he. will enroll in the candidate in American history who Arago. Bible Standard Training School at has had the backing of England, and , David Moomaw left Saturday for Light House Temple in Eugene. a prime minister of that country tak- . Corvallis, where he went to attend Peggy Boles, daughter of Mr. and ing on the self-assumed duties as act- O* S. C. this coming winter. Mrs. N. W. Boles, left Sunday morn ing as the president's campaign man 1 Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barklow ing for Eugene, where she will at ager. For instance, there appears to and Jake Moomaw were Sunday tend college this winter. us to have been a lot of unnecesary •tests of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hal fanfare concerning that Quebec con ter. ference. There was plenty of gold Mrs. Fred Vetter was a Wednesday braid, soldiers, Wacs, etc., present. caller at the home of Mr. and ,Mrs. It was too close to the coming elec Ward Evans. tion to hold a quiet conference aboard Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Myers of Myr a ship, or in some secluded spot. Jo- tle Point visited at the home of Mrs. seiph Stalin declined an invitation to Ida Myers Sunday. attend, being too busy with the of Mr. and Mrs. Melden Carl and fensive against Germany to do so. Douglas were Sunday guests of Mr. One thing we will give F. D. R. credit and Mrs. W. E. Cross near Coquille. for, he went to the conference by Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Pappell, of train. Perhaps Eleanor has finally Coos Bay, visited at the home of used up her many thousand* of gal Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Carl Sunday. lons quota of gas. I They came over to get some com. The cigar shortage is working a Mr. and Mr* J. D. Carl, Mrs. Lois hardship on cigar smokers. About___________ DeLong, Myrtle DeLong, Levi Sny- the only cigar* obtainable at the der, Pearl and Ruby Snyder, of Co-' Southern Pacific has been a part of western life for present time are twenty-center*. But' quills, spent Saturday night in a Because of Southern Pacific's strategic location in don’t fool yourself into believing that J cabin at the Bandon beach and re- three quarters of a century. We’ve had our share of relation to the war against Japan, we have been ycu are smoking a twenty-cent cigar mained for a picnic dinner there on brickbats, and we’ve had our share of praise. Mostly called upon to carry an enormous westbound burden. when you puff upon one of them. Sunday as well. we've been taken pretty much for granted, like the They are actually five-cent cigars, | Mrs. Shelby McAllister, Scott and In addition, we are handling vast quantities of raw imported here from Havana. You are Marc, of Port Orford, brought Mr. paper boy or the milkman. materials and finished products of greatly expanded merely smoking a five-cent cigar and and Mrs. .J- E. Wannamaugher up Since Pearl Harbor, though, people generally have western industries, plus an abnormally large east- paying duty on your smoke. ¡from Bandon last Friday afternoon regarded Southern Pacific and the other railroads bound movement of foodstuffs. Th* car that struck the power pole to visit at the home of Mr. and Mr*, with new understanding and appreciation. Now, when on the Bear Creek mountain last S. C. McAllister for a few days while The six facts below tnay help explain the unprece week is naught but- a twisted fire-' she and the boys went on over to the chips are down, they seem to realize how indis dented burden we are carrying, and why our a wrecked frame, it having burned the home of her parents, Mr. and pensable the railroads really ate. to civilians is not as good as we’d like it to be completely. The power was off for Mrs. J. O. Russell, on Catching Creek several hour* as a result of the ac- for a few day* to can some fruit, cideitt, the pole having been knocked Shelby came in Saturday evening down by tfie impact. It appears that' with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bark- every time a car crashes into a low and spent the night at the home pole it must be a power pole. Why of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. don’t they pick on the telephone poles McAllister. They all returned home occasionally? I Sunday evening. A school boy of this community Mrs. Ward Evans, Pamela and found a flying squirrel'* nest with the Maureen, visited at the home of Mr. old mother and two young, a while'and Mrs. Chester Willson and also at ln freight and volume, South Southern Pacific’s 16,000 miles of line back. P- *•" the squirrels - ------- ■------ • ------- He ------ brought the ---------------- home of Mr. and Mrs. John Fel- sg Southern Pacific serves more military ern Pacifists the third largest railroad “ (more than any other United 8tatea home. The old squirrel escaped and sher in Myrtle Point last Saturday. and naval establishments than any in America. Only the Pennsylvania and railroad) are predominately single track, other railroad in the U. S. From New Or was caught by a cat, one of the young Last Wednesday evening Herman New York Central are carrying a bigger requiring the most accurate and exacting leans to Portland an endless Chain of air ones died, the other was stepped on Hickam and Cleo Capps, of Coquille, load than Southern Pacific. / kind of railroading. bases and encampments adjoins and killed. The whole family of visited st the home of Mr. and Mrs. these rare little animals was thus Nile Miller. thoughtlessly exterminated. How j Mrs. Verna Oakes, of Bridge, was much nicer it would have been to Thursday dinner guest of Mr. and have left them in their snug little Mrs. Nile Miller, nest in the old hollow tree, | Rev. and Mrs. W. V. Anglin, of Don’ be saps—Deport the Japs! Coquille, and Mrs. Arnold visited at ¡the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nile Miller If it is insurance, see me.—F. R. one day week. Ä • Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fish were Bull Sunday guests at the home of Mrs Laura Edmunds in Coquille. r w Southern Pacific has the main north Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kellison and W nnd south line along the Pacific Const, Bobby came In from Sixes Saturday sen,ng the principal ports of embrrl -lion and spent the week-end at their from San Diego to Portland Naiu ally, home in Arago. troop trains must come first with us. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neal, of Marsh field, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mace Sunday "The forest’s prime .evil FIRE! VACATIONISTS and HUNTERS...be MOTORISTS... BE PATRIOTIC... with the Things you may not know I about a busy western neighbor I 2 RANGES Mesdames Werner Plaep, O. H. Aasen, Stanley Halter, S. C. Mc Allister and Miss Frances Hall went to Myrtle Point Sunday evening and furnished the special music for the church, which were under the aus- pices of the Myrtle Point W.C.T.U. 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