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The Coquille city hall was well
filled last evening with Coquille em
ployers of one of more who were
, present to hear throe speakers from
the War Labor Board and the U. S.
Department of Labor tell of many
important matters in regard to wages,
their celling and floor, and other
matters about employment.
The
three visitors also devoted an hour
or more to answering questions pro
pounded by the employers present.
To this writer the most important
part of the talks led to the conclu
sion that in any case of doubt, as to
what may be paid a new employee,
or what increase in wages may be
allowed an old employee, the sen
sible thing to do is to get in touch
with the Regional War Labor Board,
either with application or with a re
quest for infomration as to what may
be done without violating the rules
laid down by the War Labor Board
or the Department of Labor.
The speakers were Ray Jewell,
stabilization director of the 12th Re
gional War Labor Board in Seattle;
Chas. H. Elroy, branch manager
Wage-Hour and Public Contracts Di
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Ladies' Night A
Brilliant Affair
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Coquille Fire Dept,
Has Fine Record
DO YOU KNOW?
Not many people are aware of the
fact that Coquille has an outstanding
Fire Department. Unofficial records
show that the Coquille volunteer
department has consistently arrived
at a scene of tire at the most dto;
tant point in the city in less than two
minutes.
Almost invariably fire
fighting equipment ia on its way to
a fire before the siren sfops. This
record, better than most volunteer de
partments, is seldom equalled by a
paid department.
The effectiveness of the Coquille
department as shown by the latest
State Fire Marshal’s record gives
Coquille one of the lowest fire loss
records in the state. The per cent
of loss to insured sound value is only
1.4 per cent. The average for the
state is about three times as great.
It is of interest to note that the
moot frequent causes of fire as listed
in order are:
1. Matches and careless smokers.
2. Overheated and/or defective
stoves.
3. Sparks on roof.
4. Overheated
and/or defective
chimneys.
8. Hot grease, oil, tar, etc.
a. Electricity and/or defective wlr-
ing.
the Coquille Fire Department, under
the enegetic leadership of Chief
Craig Perrott, Is instituting one new
feature and reviving an old feature
for Coquille.
The new feature is a Sales and
Service for fire-fighting equipment.
The department is now prepared to
reinstate or service fire extinguishers
of all types, and to supply individuals
with the latest, most effective new
equipment.
The old feature which is being re
vived is the annual Fireman’s Ball.
It promisee to be one of the beet
dances of ths year. Proceeds are to
be spent tor firomen’s quarters and
fire-fighting supplies.
It will be
jhe Coquille Red
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Cross Drive To
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¡Burgess March 3
Association Mames
Museum Committees
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. Funeral services are to be held
Saturday at 2.00 p. m. at the Schroe
der chapel here, for Mr«. Emily
Gascoin Burgess who died at the
home of her daughter in Bandon
on Tuesday this week. The officiat
ing minister will be Rev. Mr. Blick-
enstaff of the Church of the Brethren
(at Myrtle Point, and interment will
I be in the Norway cemetery.
Mrs. Burgess was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hooper. She
was born June 1, 1857, and was eight
months and 26 days* past 87 years of
age. Her birthplace was Epworth,
Iowa, and she came to Coos county
48 years ago and settled at Arago.
Her husband, Walter Morris Burgess,
passed away in '1938
She is survived by the following
named children: Mrs. Birdie Schroe
der, of Norway; Mrs. Jessie Chalmers,
of St. Helens, Ore.; Mrs. Rena Ga-
routte, of Bandon; Mrs. Paul Ford,
of Vancouver, Wash.; Mrs. Flossie
Herman, of Bandon; Frank Bi
of Cave Junction, Ore., and
Burgess, of Myrtle Point.
The Red Cross drive, for
President A. H. Bender, of Myrtle
which to carry on its work.
Point, and 12 other officers and com
1945,' will begin Monday r
mittee chairmen of the Coos-Curry
Mar. 5. With the Granges in Charge Pioneer Historical Association, met
of the outlying districts, a commit in the city hall here last Saturday
tee of Coquille business men pledged afternoon, pursuant to the presi
to solicit the business houses and a dent’s call.
Y«e moot important business at
house-to-house call in the residential
district, the Coquille area will An tended to was the naming of two
swer the. appeal of the Red Cgoss committees to further and handle the
by raising as its share $8715.
business of securing a museum to
The committee in charge of the house old-time relics and other items
drive, of which Rev. Robt. L. Greene of historical interest.
is chairman, feels that there is little
On the building committee the
necessity for stressing the need for president appointed R. M. Harrison,
additional funds in 1945. More men J. E. Norton, E. L. Perrott, L. W.
and women in the service, more pris Oddy, Fred G True, Dr. J. R. Bunch
oners of war, more hospital service ■ and Geo. A. Ulett, all of Coquille.
needed, a great call for life-giving
The committee, which is to ap
blood plasma, these tell the story.
pear before the county’s budget com
We gave last year, we’ll give
mittee and seek a budget item for
now. It isn’t just one more d
museum construction, and to seek
it is the answer to millions of men other funds for that purpose was ap
and women in the service of their pointed. It
consists of J. ‘Albert
country—our country.
They need Matson, Coos Bay; Chas. Stauff,
our help! We are comfortable and Mayor O. L. Wood and J. P. Beyers,
safe—they aren’t! We are the Red Coquille; Chas. E. Schroeder, Bandon;
Cross! Our sons and daughters and I. R. Tower, North Bend; Collier Buf
friends rely on us to help. We can fington, Gold Beach; J. D. Clinton,
Funeral services were held at
give them comfbrt through prisoners- Myrrtle Point.
of-war packages, clubs, clothing. We
The financial report by the secre Schroeder Bros.’ Mortuaries at two
can give them safety through dress tary, Mrs. Inez Chase, showed a bal o’clock last Saturday afternoon for
ings, bandages, food parcels, medicine ance of $438.51 in the treasury; that Mrs. Nora Dondono, widow of Frank
of the membership of 420, 32 had Dondono, he having passed away here
kits, and blood plasma.
The local committee calls for our not paid their 1944 dues and 20 of two years .ago. She paaaed away last
Thursday at the age of 83 years and
greatest co-operation. Let’s think of them have already paid for 1945.
others. Whatever we plan to give—
Mrs. Mary Randleman made an in three days, having been born at Bed
let’s give more. Those soliciting are teresting report on old photographs, ford, Iowa, Feb. 19, 1882.
Rev. Liston Parrish of the Church
volunteer workers. Let’s help them papers and other relics which will
help others. Be ready and be gen be placed in the Museum when it ia of Christ officiated at the services
Others reported as having and interment was in the Masonic
erous. This is necessary. Last year’s ready
quota for Coquille was $5408. In relics were Mr. Gray, of Coos Bay, cemetery.
She came to Coquille from Delta,
1845 it to $4715..
a collection of early photographs;
The treasurer of the drive fund Lans Leneve will contribute old guns; Colo., in 1808, and to survived by five
children, 18 grandcl ‘hlldren and 14
to Robert L. Stewart, of the Mountain
lliar sons are
great grandchildren.
States Power Co. If you are not soli
John, Frank and I oaf McNair, all
cited, make your gifts through him.
.. —of tlie board of of Coquille; daughters are Mrs. Lon
If you are down town, stop ln at hto
wii! be held on «eturday, i gmttb._ M Coquille, and Mrs. Walter
office. If not, send a check made
out to the American Red CredS-A
Our theme this year should be
“Everybody Gives,** not by families,
but by indifvduals.
Mrs. Nora Dondono
Buried Saturday
gtott entortrinmenf to attend
dince, March 10, in the Coquille
Country Club house last Saturday
Community Building.
evening, was a very enjoyable affair
with more than 100 Lions, their wives
I Of special interest to the older
guwtf, in attendance.
q
- * I'M residents of Coquille, is the news of
During the, excellent
banquet
At the Coquille Retail Credit As the death last week of M T. Sander
served, the usual Lions’ sing included
sociation meeting in the Coffee Shop lin in San Francisoo. His body was
“Lil ’Liza Jane,**
“Home on the
Monday noon.’N. P. McDonald intro shipped back to his old home town
At’ the invitation of the Myrtle
Range,” “And the Band Played On,"
Attention is again called to the duced Miss Helen Endicott as the of Bandon for burial, Tuesday. O. C.
Tulip and the Rose” and “For Me Point Rotary Club, the members of C.H.S. Junior Class play, “Cross My
manager of -the credit reporting de Sanford recalls that Mr. Sanderlin
and My Gal.” Dave Rackleff W“ the Coquille Club and their wivgs met Heart," which is to be presented in
partment. He said Miss Helen had was
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an active Masonic lodge
member
naturally the song leader and
S. with them in « joint session at the the high school gymnasium at 8:00
taken the course provided by the 1 as well as an early day preacher in
Norton, with Mrs. Eula Neideigh'as Country Club last Thursday evening o'clock this evening.
National Credit Association head- this district. R. H. Mast also recalls
accompanist, furnished the musical for a dinner and dance.
The cast has been working faith quarters and had passed with a mark * having known Mr. Sanderlin.
Both
clubs
were
well
represented
selections.
fully in preparing themselves for this of 94 per cent, which is about 15
Toastmaster for the evening was and Judge Dal M. King, of Myrtle evening’s entertainment, under the
per cent higher than a beginner usu February Rainfall Totals
He
Stan Sherwood and the president's Point, acted as toastmaster.
direction of Mrs. Ruth Beyers, and ally makes.
called
upon
the
presidents
of
both
More Than Nine Inches
■address of welcome was given by
those who miss seeing and hearing it
Tlie Association office is to be
Jack Moore, and the response by clubs, Henry A. Schroeder of Myrtle will lose a treat.
Rainfall for February, as registered
moved this week from the Roxy
Point and J. S. Barton of Coquille
Mrs. Maxine Jeub.
Building to the four rooms at the by the gauge in the court house yard,
and
also
upon
J.
Arthur
Berg,
first
Under the heading of "Two Hun
head of the stairs in the Laird build totalled 9.02 inches.
dred Years of Cherry Tree Chopping,” president of the Coquille Chib, all of <J. 8. Employment Service
The precipitation for the past week
ing and the next meeting of the co
whom
responded
with
brief
talks.
Man
To
Be
Here
Wednesdays
the following Lions were introduced
wsto 1.52 inches, the reading being
operating
members
will
be
held
in
The toastmaster then called upon
Evan Al-
and made responses
Sam Lehman, manager of the U. S. the new location at 7:30 on the eve .25 for Friday morning, .03 Saturday
born, Dandy Lion; Wayne Smith, Rev. Robt. Greene, who introduced Employment Service office-in Marsh ning of Monday, March 12.
1 morning, none Sunday, .18 Monday,
the speaker of the evening, Capt. Hale field, was in Coquille Tuesday, ac-
Stag Lion; Frank Martin, Clothes .■
The greater part of the noon hour .78 Tuesday, .08. Wednesday and
Lion; Robert Harbison, Yellow Lion; ». Eubanks, who to hero on a brief companied by Carol Pyle, who is an Monday was devoted to hearing a -W Thursday.
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Phil A1UUIII,
Alborn, r Fish
Lion; Mivn
Dick Bark- >«ave before reporting
for overseas itinerant consultant from the Em
MMI l-savil,
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low, Party Lion; Mayor Orville Wood, duty. Capt. Eubanks told of some of j ployment Service office in Portland. news letter telling of new meas
ures under consideration by the leg Georgia Hanson Married
“You Ain’t a Lion; Lafe Compton,,
experiences as chaplain in the | Beginning next Wednesday,
weanesaay, maren
March islature now in session at Salem,
Sunday At Bellingham
Bread Lion; George Johnson, Honest Army and voiced an urgent plea for 7 Mr< pyle wUj
ln Coquille each
which deal with credit.
Lion.
sympathy and understanding for the Wednesday. and wtll be in the city
An interesting event of Sunday,
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members
of a aw
the
returning G.I.
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to roiri
aid thd»m
them in
in thmir
their hall council chamber between 10 and
Feb. 25, was the marriage of Georgia
Coquille Lions Club and the commit- ( readjustment to civilian life.
‘Hanson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
11, spending the rest of the time con Visitors Here From Iowa
tees which arranged for this most > There were some eighty guests tacting employers in Coquille.
Jas. A. Brockman to enjoying a ' Geo. Sherwood, to Coastguardman
successful banquet and dance were— present and all reported a very en
Anything pertaining to Employ visit from a niece whom he had not Guy D. Fields at 2:00 p. m. at the
Chairman, Burton Dunn; Tickets and joyable evening..
ment, returning G.I.’s, veterans or seen for 52 years. She is Mrs. Sami. Methodist Church in Bellingham,
Arrangements. Lloyd Claver; Dec
others, is the subject on which Mr. Foreman who arrived here with Mr. Wash. The couple left on a wedding
orations, Ray Dettefsen and Ray New Tie Sawmill Now
¡Pyle will consult and be consulted, Foreman on Sunday from their home trip after the ceremony and will re
Buckles
and employers are requested to get in Marton, Iowa. They are enjoying port beck to Kenmore, Wash., at the
Operating Near Golf Course
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in touch with him; also those seeking the beautiful Oregon scenery and also end of the groom’s leave. Mr. Fields
O. B. Finch and Geo. Matthews
employment.
The D. P. Pressnails Expect
the weather, showery as it has been, expects a possible transfer at that
have started a three-man sawmill
for back tn their home state they time. Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood went
To Return Io voquiue uatcr
which they have been getting ready
have had blizzards, a great deal of north for the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Pressnall, who to operate for the past two months, Don Kramer Has Seen
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snow and cold weather the past win
across
the
road
from
the
Coquille
Considerable
Pacific
Action
have conducted the Coquille Hotel
ter.
After
a
visit
of
indefinte
length
Contributing
To Minor
Coffee Shop for the past year and Valley Country Club grounds near
Mrs. Laura Kramer and two sons, 1
they will go to southern Call- Delinquency Case Is On
had to give it up because of Mrs. Norway. They expect to get in full Donald and James, were week-end here
foTnVto'vtoit'their 7hildien''whoTive
Preasnall's health, expect to leave operation in the near future, cutting vtoitots at the C. L. Tuttle home. Mr«. down there
The jury trial being heard in cir
next Monday to see their son at Gei mostly ties which they can turn out Kramer to Mrs. Tuttle’s sister. Don, I
cuit court today is the case of the
The just returned from the southwest, to
ger Field, near Spokane, where he to at the rate of 100 per day.
State of Oregon vs. Floyd Wiser, in
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sent overseas. They will also visit ln equipment is so arranged that the on a thirty-day leave before start- , Tommy Hayes Coming To
dicted for contributing to the de-
Portland with children there before logs and sawed chunks slide auto- ing in on six weeks or more school Nazarene Church for Two Weeks llnuqency of a minor. Next Monday
returning to Coquille as he at present matically down over the roll» which ing at the West Coast Sound School.
the trial of Richard Lee Carter, of
The Nazarene Church has secured
expects to do. Elsewhere in this is will make it possible for three men Hto title to So. N.2/3 and he has
Bandon, indicted on a similar charge,
the
services
of
Thomas
Hayes,
re
sue thy express their appreciation only to operate the mill.
three stars for three major engage nowned evangelist, for a series of will be started.
to the Coquille and traveling public
ments besides the bars for the Asi special meetings beginning March 13
for patronage and ask a continuance Geo. Brooks Buys Former - '
The February tax turnover, from
atic and American theatres of war. and continuing for two weeks. Rev.
of it for Mr. Al Jones, who purchased
the Tax Department to County
Bond Building On Front St.
Mr. Hayes is an unique evangelist
their lease on the Coffee Shop.
Treasurer Stauff on Monday this
Fees Paid in Co. Clerk’s
and a vtry interesting speaker who
Due
to
the
fact
that
Mrs.
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week totalled $28,771.0#.
will be worth listening to, as an-
Machon has sold the frame building Office In February, |1M5.8O
State Tax Commissian Deputy
nounced
by
V.
W.
Anglin,
local
pastor.
on Front street in which the Brooks
At the close of business in County
Dick Buckles left Sunday for San
To-Be In Coquille Mar. <
Furniture Store has been operating Clerk Oddy’s office last evening the
Diego, wherte he expects to be as
to
Clovis
Church,
George
Brooks
last
State income taxpayer« are again
total of fees paid in during February
Wade Arstill, who several years signed to a Cook's and Baker's School
reminded that a deputy from the week made a deal with the Chas. Dye was $1995.80. Of this amount $474.65 ago was Junior High principal in the
very soon.
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State Tax Commission will be back estate, through J. A. Berg, for the was for recording, $485 for circuit Coquille school system, greeted a few
at the Coquille city hall next Tues purchase of the former Bond Market court, $37.50 for probate and county old friends here this week. He to
The Annual May Day fete, spon
day, Mar. 6, between 8 and 5 o’clock, concrete building on the south side of court,
$51 for marriage licensee, now a traveling salesman for a sored by the Woman’s Club, will be
to assist theme applying in making out Front, and will move his stock across $69.65 miscellaneous, and for the new school book house and resides in held Saturday evening, April 28, in
the street some time this spring.
their state Income tax reports.
dog license fund $888.
the Community Building.
Portland.
Rotary Dinner-Dance Junior Class Play
At Country Club
Presented Tonight
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Retoil Credit Office
In Laird Bldg.
625 Attend Farm
Equipment Showing
Here Last Saturday
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The large number of Coco county
farmers who brought In equipment
contributed largely to the success of
the Farm and Home Labor Saving
Demonstration which was held at the
Coquille High School on Saturday,
February 24. A crowd of 825 people'
were in attendance during the day.
Miss Leone Ingman, local Domestic
Science teacher, handled the lunch
which was served to 150 people in
the high school cafeteria.
About twenty pieces of equipment
were brought in by farmers from
Coos and Curry counties.
Nine
housewives assisted in presenting the
Home Economics demonstrations. A
large number of requests were made
for bulletins and further information
and a booth was maintained to
handle the situation.
Twice during the day organized
tours were conducted both in the
Home Economic division end the ma
chinery display. A public sound sys-
te«p was used to reach the crowd as
each farmer discussed hto own piece
of equipment and answered questions
regarding IL
Clyde Walker, Extension Agricul
tural Engineer and Emergency Fann
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C. of C. Committee
Appointments Made
At the Coquille Chamber of Com
merce meeting of —ma-fttw chair
men, held in the city hall Monday
evening, with President Evan Albero
presiding, the following partial list of
committees who will serve this year
was announced:
Finance and Budget—R, L. Stew
art, D. E. Rackleff and X
J. A. Moore.
Publicity—Carl E. Morrison, L A.
Elrod and Clarence Polka,
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HMkwnys —*
Burr, F. W. Bull and K. J.
Boot House—Ray Buckles, M. F.
Pettit and Dick Hollenbeck.
Mineral Resources — R. i. Con- 1
narn, J. A. Berg and J. O. Williams.
Civic Affairs—J; A. Berg, Geo. A.
Ulett and O. L. Wood.
Fish and Game — Phil Alborn,
Wayne Watson and R. J. Connam.
' Transportation—Harry M. Johnson,
Alvin Perkins, and Al Smith.
At next Tuesday’s, Match 8, ses
sion of the chamber's board of di
rectors, President Alborn intends to
present several matters on which the
Coquille Chamber of Commerce
should be active this year. One of
them to the preparing and issuing
of a publicity brochure or booklet
on which the publicity committee to
now working.
Bobcats To Meet Axemen For
Right To Enter State Tourney
The Myrtle Point champion Bob
cats of the Coos County High School
conference will play in Eugene Fri
day, March 2, and will entertain the
Eugene Axemen at Myrtle Point next
Tuesday evening- If • third game is
necessary it will be played at North
Bend Friday, March 9.
The series is creating much interest
in Coos county as Eugene has scored
some twenty consecutive« wins and
Myrtle Point’s fast breaking offen
sive has been netting them around
fifty or sixty points against most
competition.
Capt. Hale B. Eubanks
To Report At Camp Roberts
Capt. and Mrs. Hale B. Eubanks
and daughter, Adrienne, left by thia
morning’s bus for Camp Roberta,
Calif., where the captain, who is with
the 314th General Hospital unit, was
ordered to report preliminary to as
signment for overseas duty.
Mrs.
Eubariks and daughter will return to
Coquille in about two weeks to re
main at the L. H. Hazard home while
the captain is gone.
Rev. G. A. Gray To Be In
Pioneer Pulpit Next Sunday
Rev. G. A. Gray will preach at the
Pioneer Methodist Church Sunday,
March 4, in the absence of Rev. C. G.
Brown.
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April 23 has been chosen as the
date for the annual May Day Dance
and Festival 'sponsored by the Wom
ans' Club. Since May S is the date of
the Coos County Band Festival, this
was the nearest convenient date.
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