THE PAPER THAT’S LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME
VOL. XLL
NO. 1«.
COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY.
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 194*.
Coos County To Have Smith Wood-Produds Woman's Club May Coquille To Celebrate Harmonious Meeting Elmer 0. Brownson
C.-C. Pioneer Assn.
Two Measures On Buys 10% Million Day Fiesta Was
Fourth of July
Killed In The Woods
The Ballot June 22 FeetPortOrford Cedar A Brilliant Affair Again This Year «
Near Bridge Tuesday
The regular business meeting of the
Coos-Curry County Pioneer and His­
torical Association was held in the
city hall, Coquille, last Saturday and
was well attended by the officers of
(By County Judge L. D. Felsheim)
There ware 23 present at the semi­
Smith Wood-Products, Inc., were
At another of Coquille's beautiful
Funeral services will be held at
the Association. The meeting was
The Coos County Court Tuesday, the successful bidders last week for May Festivals, held last Saturday monthly meeting of the Chamber of
called to order at, 1:00 p. m. by Presi­ Schroeder’s Mortuaries in Myrtle
in oenference with Distict Attorney a large trpct of timber about ten evening in the Community Building, Commerce, in the Coffee Shop Tues­
dent A- H. Bender, and after the Point at 2:00 p. m. on Friday, May
Ben C. Flaxel and Deputy Auditor Al miles east of Powers. The bid was Queen Gloria I, attended by her six day noon, with Pres. Evan Alborn
formal routine of reading the minutes 4, for Elmer O. Brownson, who was
Montgomery, worked out details of accepted by» the National Forest lovely princesses, was crowned by proaiding.
by Secretary Inez Chase, the differ­ killed, while logging near the home
a plan to place two measures on the Service of the Interior Department Mayor O. L. Wood. The evening
On motion of H. A. Slack the di­
ent committees made their reports on place on Big creek on Tuesday morn­
ballot at the special state election to for one of the largest tracts of Port was clear and mild, thougth during rectors voted to send 810 for the
the progress of their activities which, ing. Interment will be in the Nor­
be held June 22. The measures in­ Orford cedar which has been sold in the early part of the day clouds American Cancer Control Associa­
in the main, showed considerable way cemetery.
clude a total sum of 8300,000.00 for this district for some time. There are threatened. A capacity crowd at­ tion, which is endeavdting to meet
The fatal accident occurred when
progress.
court house construction and 8200,- 10 St million feet of P. O. cedar in tended and a reserved seat section a quota of 81400 in Coos county.
he
felled a tree near the spar pole
The budget committee chairman,
000.00 for the post-war road con­ the tract, two million feet of old supplied better opportunity for more
Carl E. Morrison reported on the
J. Albert Matson, of Coos Bay, gave which in failing struck a sapling and
struction reserve fund. The total of growth Douglas Fir, and considerable people to see with comfort. This an­ visit to the Southport mine on the
a lengthy and very interesting report its fall was diverted to where the
8500,000.00, under O. C. D. A. 97-401 other varieties of .timber. It will nual festivity which, to quote Mayor occasion of its opening last week.
on the achievements, as well as what unfortunate man was standing. It
and sections following, would be furnish enough logs for a year’s run Wood, “is looked forward to each He said there were a great many
his committee had in mind, as re­ hit the side of his head and peeled
raised under a serial levy over a of the local plant’s cedar division.
year by everyone in this end of the visitors there that day, that the
gards the building of a memorial it of skin, crushing the cranium. He
period of five years, all in excess of
This latest purchase in conjunc­ county,” is sponsored by the Woman’s shaft is down between 500 and 800
shrine along with the museum build­ was rushed to the Mast Hospital in
the six per cent budget limitation.
tion with other purchases by Smith Club and the proceeds go into its Met, and that they were shown the
ing, which really showed merit in Myrtle Point but passed away at
on of the power cutters which
It has been the general understand­ Wood-Products the past year, makes treasury for use toward community
seven o’clock that evening.
the idea.
ing throughout the county that as a total of about 20 million feet se­ benefits.
about 30 tons each cut. Nine-
The four Brownson brothers have
The chairman of the building com­
soon as the debt-retiring program is cured from the Forestry Service
The large stage presented a garden Men" can, holding 38 tons, were
mittee, Mayor O. L. Wood of Co­ worked in the woods more or less
taken care of, the county would make in that section.
scene, created to give a strikingly brought out in one hour that morn­
quille, was present but was not able for 40 years and this is the first
special effort to reconstruction, re­
The Forestry Service has given stream-lined effect. V-shaped trel­ ing. The operators are taking out
to make any report, as his committee time they ever had a serious accident.
pair and build new roads, according particular consideration to Smith lises emphasized the shell enclosure about 100 tons a day now.
is rather subordinate to the budget Elmer and Henry had been partners
to a post-War plan which has already Wood-Products
Headed by Mayor O. L. Wood a
requirements be­ where the queen and attendants were
committee, from the fact that it was in the logging business for 35 years.
been prepared, and which covers all cause of the unusually large amount seated during the program on new, delegation will go over to Coos Bay
Elmer Oliver Brownson was born
necessary to know how much funds
parts of the county.
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, of lumber and supplies for the war modern-styled chairs and throne. Friday morning to attend the meet­
on
Big creek April 25, 1887, Snd was
will be available and to building ac-
During the past few years the de­ necessities, and particularly for lend- The foreground and steps were con­ ingot the Army engineers from Port­
58 years and six days of age at pass­
(Continued on page nine)"
mand on the county under the debt­ lease requirements.
verted into an effect of a rock wall, land, who will meet with the Port
ing. He and Henry have owned the
reduction program has greatly les­
The Smith Wood-Products plant is while past a white picket fence of Coos Bay that morning in regard
place known as the Brownson Bros,
sened and the county millage has one of the largest manufacturers of graceful evergreens lent mysterious to bey improvements.
ranch there for 40 years.
Dr. J. D. Rankin reported that two
been reduced from a 37-mlll levy at Port Orford cedar battery separators shadows.
Tall urns of flowering
He leaves to mourn his passing,
the time the program' was inaugurat- in the world and those battery sep­ shrubs were placed for a finishing men from Salem were coming Thurs­
his widow, Mae Brownson, their two
day to sign up owners of 500 or 800
-• ed down to a 12.2 levy for the cur­ arators are being used by the mil­ touch.
sons, Clifford, 18, and Wallace 13.
rent fiscal year. It has been found lions in not only United States air­
The dramatic sounding of trumpets acres tor pea production in 1948.
Due to a ruling made by the Postal He is also survived by three sisters
impoalble to raise within the limits planes but in those of our allies.
announced the coming of the queen Next year’s crop, tf the agreements Inspector when he was here last and four brothers, Mrs. Carrie Ben­
of the annual budgets, sufficient
and her retinue, which entered in are reached, will be shipped to Salem week-end. the. Sentinel henceforth ham, of Coquille; Mrs. Hattie Hatch­
funds for an adequate reserve fund. In
march formation, led by the striking­ but it is expected a plant for pro­ will not be delivered by the mail car­ er, of Myrtle Point; Mrs. Ameba
order to carry out the intended post­
ly uniformed High School Band. cessing and canning many varieties riers here in Coquille until Friday Hill, of Roseburg; George Brownson,
war road construction program and
Snappy drum majors added impres­ of vegetables will be built down here morning.
of Grants Pass; Sol, of Petaluma,
to meet the urgent necessity of a new
sively to the military effect. Those in two or three years.
The condition he imposed for a Calif.; Henry, of Bridge, and Harry,
The question of a 4th of July cele­ Thursday afternoon delivery was that of Coquille.
court house the court deems it ad­
Mrs. Lena F. Crump has received taking part in the program consti­
The the
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visable to call for a special levy a telegram from the War Department tuted the groups in the march. As bration was next discussed.
paper
the postoffice
which would be in addition to the informing her that her youngest son, soon as they took their places at the opinion wee expressed that the mer- ■ g;gg B. m Thursday morning, some-
regular budgetary expenses each
Pfc. Lloyd J. Crump, was killed in side of the stage, the way was clear chants desire it for the publiicty it thing that ft to impossible for us to
year for a period of five years. How­ action on Luzon, April 9. Joe at­ for the entrance of the
gives the city, attracting as it does 1 4O unless a change was made and the
many visitors from the outside.
I Sentinel go to a Wednesday publi-
ever, it is estimated that the 8500,- tended Valley View school and the her royal party.
000.00 divided over a period of five school
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No one opposed, the motion that cation date. That to too early in
Friends are saddened to learn of
at Fairview. He leaves eight I Queen Gloria Haga tn appearance
years would not increase the county j
her stately Coquille celebrate this year with the the week for a weekly paper to be the sudden passing of E. V. Hand at
brothers and staters, one brother, fulfilled the role with
chairman (O. U Wood)
levy more than four mills ip any one Doris,
.
wearing
is with the Army in Germany. carriage, a tall
sept the mayor, Who db-
a beautiful dr
Ha bad
Jhrnny Gtymi Loeee ¿He
to the chairman feature He
tn his
to provide for this reserve fund with­
yellow roses. Her long train bordered will, however, call the first mass first class (letter) mall
in very, good spir-
in the budget, using such funds as April it la Sooth Pacific
with silver was held by three littlte meeting soon when committees are the inspector for his ruling, which its when he received visitors on Sat­
were formerly applied to debt reduc­
A telegram from the gov erment page boys in white.
The small to be named and plans made for Co­ cannot be agreeable to the Sentinel urday. The body was to be shipped
tion. However, according to the law, has informed Mrs. Mamie Glynn of crown-bearer wore black velvet quille’s annual 4th celebration.
nor to its subscribers.
to Whittier, Calif., for burial, since
Portland that her son, Jimmy Glynn, trousers and white satin blouse with
N. P. McDonald spoke briefly con­
(Continued on page twoj
his wife was buried there a number
was killed in action with the Navy, long sleeves.
cerning the Coquille Retail Credit
of years ago. Mr. Hand was 77 or
ApMl 19.' It is thought he was in
The princesses were six beautiful Assn., stating that the association
78 years of age at his death and is
the South Pacific area, but no de­ girls, any one'of whom might have now has 136 members and that the
survived by a son and daughter in
tails are known. Glynn was well- fulfilled the office at queen. They bureau here is the clearing house for
Whittier, Calif., a son in Oklahoma
known in Coquille, where he worked wore identical dreases made of white all credit reports for southwester«
and a son, Lee, in the Tulelake vi­
John
Pur
key
returned
Sunday
for the Littrell Supply Co. before embroidered pequot, the full shirts Oregon.
cinity.
It was a splendid program of music
entering the service and he was a
Secretary C. G. Caughell reports from his week's buying trip to Port­
(Continued on paae eight)
Mr. Hand resided in Coquille for
presented in the high school gym­
land,
Tacoma
and
Seattle,
and
says
cousin of Jack Cooper. - - ■
that he has at his office in the city
many years, was an up-right, pro­
nasium Wednesday evening when
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hall a directory of all government of­ he was glad to get home. He was gressive citizen, and highly esteemed
the C. H. S. band and the High
ficials, agencies and bureaus, with able to pick up quite a little mer­ by all who knew him.
School Girls Glee Club entertained
their addresses, telephone numbers, chandise for the store here and for
for a couple of hours an audience
and an outline af their functions. the one he will open in North Bend
Body Of Mrs. E. L. Thompson
filled the bleacher
Anyone interested is invited to come in about three months, but aeys that
7 both upstairs and down, and
Clarence Osborne Waters wàs laid in and look over the directory.
electric appliances for the home will Taken South For Burial
Citizens of Coquille have shown to rest beside the graves of his
the chairs in the center of the gym
be very scarce for the rest of the year,
Mrs. Annie Louise Thompson, wife
their usual fine spirit of co-operation father and mother in the Lee cem­
floor.
that his information was that there of E. L. Thompson of the Bear Creek
Attired in their natty uniforms of In the Clothes Drive, which ended on etery last Saturday, April SI, after
will be none manufactured in 1945. district, passed away in Coquille at
white, with red capes, the band the last day of April, since it was fifty-seven years’ residence here. Mr.
He expects eventually to use the 2:00 a. m. Tuesday, May 1, at' the
members made just as pretty a pic­ pronounced an almost ooverwhelming Waters was 87 years, nine months
store room in the hotel building, age of 55 years, four months and one
ture as their music was in its per­ success. A few people who were es­ and four days old when his death
next door to the Mt. States Power day. She was born in Humboldt
pecially mentioned as contributing occurred April 38. He was born in
fection.
Superintendent of Schools Carl E. Co. office, tor ranges, washers and county, California, January 30, 1890,
Wayne Smith, the director, has an generdus effort were: Mr. and Mrs. Butler county, Iowa, July 12, 1877, Morrison waa the principal speaker other appliances, and have all his
and had resided in this district with
Aggregation of young musicians of Amzy Mlntonye, who received calls and is survived by a sister, Mrs. Lola at the meeting of the Rotary Club at furniture and household equipment in
her family for the past 14 years.
which he can be proud, as can also from those who had donations but no Meyers, Coquille, and several nieces the hotel Wednesday noon.
the room in the Grimes building.
Besides the husband, survivors in­
facilities;
W. H. and nephews.
the school patrons, and Mr Smith transportation
Supt. Morrisoii told of the plans
He has secured Clint Hart, chief clude one aon, Emery L. Tompeon,
has done a splendid job in directing. Caughell, janitor of the Community
Funeral arrangements were by proposed by the board of School Dis­ auditor for the Mt. States Power Co. who is in the Navy but has been
Their time was perfect, there were Building, Who was on hand to take Schroeder's Mortuary with Rev. Lis­ trict No. 8, to improve the facilities' in Coos county, to operate the, store
home for the past few days; a broth­
no sour notes, and the whole pro­ in contributions of clothing whenever ton Parrish offiicating. Pallbearers of the local schools just as soon as in North Bend which will be* open er, Robert Berbettini, and two sis­
he was needed; the various organi­ were
gram went off smoothly.
Walter and Grover Meyers, labor and satisfactory materials can , about the first of August. Mr. Hart ters, Mrs. Minnie Crowley and Mrs.
Adding to the audience’s pleasure zations which backed the effort; the Henry Hervey, Carl Anderson, John be oobtained.
’
1 has been with the power company Kate Schuler, all of Rio Dell, Calif.,
were the duet of Claire Gray on the Teen-Age Club which held dances Summerlin and Ben Gant.
Principal among the contemplated for 17 or 18 years,
and a half-brother, Frank Vogel, of
trumpet and Gerald Ulett on the with clothes the price of admission,
improvements are the construction I
Rohnerville, Calif.
trtxnboJk and the two clarinet solos and the many persons who gave of
of an addition of four rooms to the Mrs. G. H. Chaney Receives
Funeral services were conducted at
Brooks
Used
Furniture
by Sherman Gregory. All three of their time to help care for the pack­
east wing of the Washington school
the Gano Funeral Home at 2:00 p. m.
Nazi
Sword
From
Son
Pat
Being
Moved
This
Week
them gave splendid rendition, ac­ ages that came in. The Community
to provide sufficient class rooms for
today. Rev. Chas. G. Brown offiicat­
companied by Mr. Smith at the piano. Building was fairly filled to over­
When Mrs. Geo. Chaney unpacked ing. The body will be shipped to
Geo. Brooks is this week moving the overcrowded present facilities,,
Under the direction of Mrs. Thora flowing.
his Used Furniture Store and Swap remodeling the present High school the Nazi officer’s sword sent to Fortuna, Calif., where she formerly
Until the clothing weights are se­ Shop across and farther east on building, construction of a suitable her by her son, Cpl. Patterson lived, for Interment. Mrs. Thompson
Watson, the Giri’s Glee Club also
was heard with enthusiasm by the cured from the transportation com­ First street than his old location. His gym for the Lincoln building and the Chaney, who is with the Quarter­ was a lover of nature and the great
audience and their five numbers re­ pany, it cannot be reported just new headquarters are in the con­ construction of a building for an nu­ masters Corps somewhere in eastern out-of-doors and requested that there
vealed the careful training their di­ what the Coquille collection totalled. crete building across Front from the ditorium approximately 55 by lli France, she was surprised to find the be no flowers at her services. Ar­
rector has given them.
hotel building, which he recently feet on Tenth street, but facing the packing was of Coquille Valley Sen­ rangements were made -for friends
The program and the participating Pat Lane Had Been Out
tinels. Apparently the “Good paper who wished to buy flowers to place
purchased. He has redecorated the Lincoln building.
musicians and singers were reported
interior and built balconies on three
The entire cost of the proposed im­ from a good town” is getting to the money in a fund to purchase
Of
School
Work
Three
Years
* in last week's issue and will not be
Mrs. Chaney says books for the local library. Plans
sides of the building to accommo­ provements is estimated at approx­ young Chaney.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. (Pat) Lane ar­ date the large stock he carries.
repeated here.
' ,
imately 8225,000 of which about one- the sword is quite an artistic weapon. will be made to dedicate these books
rived in Coquille on Wednesday last
third is now on hand, and it is sug­
to her memory.
week and remained for a few days.
gested that bonds be issued to cover
Mrs. W. E. Buell received a tele­
Woman
’
s
Club
May
Luncheon
Pat dropped in at the Sentinel office
the balance so that construction may gram this Week informing her that Chas. Doane Now On Way
on Saturday and said that he was At Coquille Hotel Next Tuesday
begin as soon as materials are avail­ her son, T/Sgt. Stanley L. Buell, and
To European War Theatre
quite sure he would be located near
The Annual May Day Luncheon able.
his wife are driving from Greenwood,
Portland
in
a
few
days.
He
is
re
­
of
the
Coquille
Woman
’
s
Club
will
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A card from Chas. Doane, of North
An announcement from Arch B.
Mr. Morrison asked for the co­ Miss., and were expecting to arrive
Sanders, secretary-manager of the turning to school work which he be held next Tuesday at the Coquille op^.Btlon of the club to____
assist ___
in in Coquille during the night of Wed­ Behd, a former Coos county commis­
gave up three years ago, after five Hotel at 1.00 p. m. A good attendance promoting the proposition and a mo­
sioner, this morning states that he
Oregon Coast Association, in Coos
nesday, May 2.
was leaving Philadelphia for Dela­
Bay, states that a dinner meeting of years in one school in Massachu­ is expected. Reservations should be tion was voted favorable to appoint­
setts. For the last three years he telephoned to Mrs. George Johnson,
Coos civic leaders and taxpayers will
ing a committee to work with the and dance at the Country Club next ware last Monday and would )>e on
has been connected with government 128R. Mrs. R. E. Boober will hand
the high seas, bound for England by
Wednesday evening.
be held in the Coquille Hotel, Cof­
board in perfecting the plans.
activities in the Bay state.
the gavel over to the incoming presi­
A new member, Almon L. Getos, the time the card reached us.
fee Shop next Monday ^evening.
Claire Gray made an announce-
dent, Mrs. J. A. Moore. Installation ment of the High school Band Con- assistant county agent, elected last adds “All is well.“
May 7, at 8:30 p. m.
Tuesday was the warmest day so of officers will be held.
cert for Wednesday, A. Geiss an- week, was introduced to the club by
The purpose of the meeting is to
The Eagles are planning a splen­
nounced the Father and Son ban-, Carl E. Morrison.
explore ways and means of securing far this spring, the thermometer
did
Mother's Day program to be
registering
78
degreee
that
day.
The
Rotarian
guests
present
were
John
Mrs. F. M. Shaw is,enjoying a few quet to be held at the Methodist
county-wide unity of action on prob­
vm, with
wiwi her
wBwr, Miss
mu» Church
viiujcii next Tuesday
luesuay at
si 8:45
v.w p. m.
m.,. D. Carl of Arago and Dr. J. E. Rich- presented at 2:00 o’clock Sunday,
sister.
lems confronting our County Court, highest temperature on other days weeks' visit
the farming areas and taxpayers gen­ the past week was from 70 to 73 de- Florence Aiken, who arrived last snd President Barton again called at- ( mond of Eugene. Geo. Ulett was the. May 13, at Eagles Hall, under the
chairmanship of J. N. Jacobson.
week from Santa Barbara, Calif.
I tention to the Ladies Night dinner'only other guest.
erally.
Sentinels Delivered
Friday Hereafter
Joe Crump Killed
In The Philippines
E. V. Hand Died
Sunday At Eugene
John Purkey Glad
To Get Home
C.H.S. Band Concert
Pleases Large Crowd
Clothing Drive A
Complete Success
Had Been Lee
Resident 57 Years
Supt. Carl Morrison
Talks School Plans
County Meeting
Here May 7
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