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OERGON. THURSDAY, MAY S. 1MK
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Arago News Items.
Fairview News
Church Launches
1945 Program
men, cut off by the Japanese, out of
the almost impasable recesses of
the Owen Stanley range of moun
tains.
Our .soldier boys are the first to
testify that the labors of the mis
sionary have not been in vain, and
words of commendation are being
received from prominent men every
where for the great humanitarian
work that is being done by our or-
ganization. J. C. Hanen, of Coos
Bay, received a letter from his son,
some time ago, stationed in Assam,
India. In the letter he told his father
to always support the missions pro
gram when called upon to do so.
He stated further that they greatly
appreciated the work that was being
done and that they were not getting
their aviators out from the jungle
until the missionaries went in there
with the natives.
Recently there came through the
United States War Department from
our service men in France two checks
for $14,122.49 and $12,104.98 for the
re-establishing of our work in France.
Coquille Unit
Red Cross Notes
The regular monthly W.C.T.U. was
Extension Unit met Tuesday, April
held at the home of Mrs. Avon Wil
‘The Colama ¿hat's Different"
at the Russell Stillwell home. The
cox with the following program: ¡project was, “Giving home sewing
Seventh-day Adventists have open
Coquille Red Cross will meet Fri
(By Lans Leneve)
Devotional« by Mrs. Charles Griffith, ; the professional touch.” The leaders ed their annual Ingathering Cam
day, May 4, from 1:30 to 440 p. m.
What American citizen has not who also gave a reading on “Keep ¡were Mrs. Lyman Chezem and Mrs. paign seeking to raise $2043.86 as
in Guild Halt to sew, knit, crochet
thrilled®
Mrs. Bill Fanno. There was a planned their part of the world-wide uplift
to the sight of that picture the Children Out of Jails.”
and make button-holes in pajamas.
where the flag goes up on Iwo Jima? Harold Fish read a very interesting dinner served at noon, after which and mission program for Coos coun
Cut-out pajamas, bedside bags,
There have been thousands of war article about “Safety on Wheels," the business meeting was held.
ty, it was announced by Pastor H. D.
regulation kit bags, and baby slips
pictures reproduced and many more which hds been changed to “Physical
New officers elected were: chair Strever on April 28. The campaign
will be ready for distribution.
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After a short business man, Mrs. Fanno; vice chairman, will run several weeks. w
thousands will appear ere the war Fitness."
Three sewing-machines are avail
end. There will be pictures snapped meeting the hostess served black Mrs. C. A. Holverstott; secretary-
The result of the world-wide cam
able for those wishing to sew at
of the last t>ct in the bloody conflict berry pic with whipped cream and treasurer (re-elected), Mrs.
Mr«. Ivyl paign, which has _ grown to its pres-
the work rooms.
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when Germany surrenders and Japan punch to the following guests: Mss- ¡Frye. Those present were Mrs. Bill lent status in the last 30 years, are
Mrs. Ca^dlin reports plenty of
is beaten to her knees; pictures that dames Charles Griffith and Mary, Butler, from Holly, Ore.; Mrs. Harry , now seen in the saving of hundreds of
yarn for regulation sox and several
will become dear to the heart of Amer Nile Miller, Harold Fish, Ward Lindsay and Mrs. Harry Hubbell and American lives in the South Pacific,
types of sweaters.
ica and our allies. But out of the pres- Evans. The next meeting will be two children, from Coquille; Mes-1 and in the help, native Christians
The Unit to grateful to Mrs. L. A.
, ent conflict there will come a picture held at the home of Mrs. John Wld- dames 8tillwell, C. A. Holverstott,! have also given our Allied forces
Lundquist for a donation of colored
that will live forever, a picture that mark, May 19.
Fay Holverstott, Chezem, Fanno, on other battle fronts during the war.
yarn and crochet thread, and to Mrs.
dinner in
in Frye, Simpson, Benham, Johnson,
wxxi n«uig
umi ismous
will
hang ucsiuc
beside that
famous painung
painting | There will be a potluck umnci
The money raised in this Ingathing
Carrie Benham who gave much time
of George Washington crossing the'th* Arago church basement next Ernest Hatcher, Harry Jensen, H. M. effort will be used to further extend
in assisting the ladies to finish a
Delaware—the picture of the flagSunda*' MaX •> ln honor of‘Mr. and I Hall and Mrs. Archie Hatcher, who to the world program of medical, edu-
comforter, which has been donated to —
j Mrs. Jake Moomaw, who have left! -------------
raising on Iwo Jima.
also from —
Coquille.
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'cational, and evangelistic endeavor,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lewellen of Bridge
It to a picture that bespeaks the the Arago community and moved to I The next meeting will be at the and to help uplift work at home, the
who lost their home by fire last
courage, the never-die spirit ofi Coquille. Both Mr. and Mrs. Moo Ray Simpson home with installation [ pastor said. Last year they gave
week.
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America.
Other pictures will be maw will teach ln the Coquille of officers and the project will be, needed aid to nearly two million per-
During Mrs. Kesner's absence the
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on sewing machine attachments. The sons, sent tons of medical and other
stored in attics, ln basements, after; schools next year.
work rooms will be in charge of Mrs.
the conflict has ended and as time ’ The usual Mother's Day program new county home demonstration supplies to war-torn countries, and
K. P. Lawrence and Mrs. F, C. True.
operated welfare societies and free 17-Year Olds Can Now
passes they will become forgotten, will
" — be
— given at the Arago church agent is expected to be present.
Enlist In Maritime Service
dust and cobwebs will enshroud them *ay 13. Mrs. Ward Evans to in
medical clinics in many places. -
O. P. A. Plans More Equitable
but never, that picture of the flag1 char<e of the program and Mrs.
Red Cross met Thursday, April 28,
There are over 12,000 of our men
,Age limits for enrollment in thé
Meat Distribution For Civilians
raising on Iwo Jima. It will hangWarnar Ptowp to in charge of the for an all-day meeting at the Fay now serving in various war theatres u. _
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g.
Maritime
Service
have
been
I
upon the walls of millions of Ameri- imuaic-
Holverstott home. A potluck dinner ; on all fronts. One of these U the in- expanded to permit boys 17 to 18
The local War Price and Rationing
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urna
cA«>ir«M4
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can homes, a symbol of our fighyng, Mr and Mrs. Gene Robison, who was served at noon and several hoe- ’ ternatlonally famed foxhole surgeon, j years old to join. Captain H. J. Tlede- Board to prepared to expedite the
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men. It will be pointed to with pride recenUy moved to Reedsport, where pital bags were made during the day. , Duane Kinman.'who saved the life of mann,
Pacific
District Operations
Infantrvman urhila f-.an.
by the older generation, its. history ‘
Robison to employed in the Those present were Mesdames Hatch a a WminHflai
wounded infantryman
while Gen-¡officer, announces.
Closed to 17- offered for sale less than 6,000 pounds
passed oft to grandchildren, to great ’che*aa factory, came over last Thurs- er, C. A. Holverstott, R. J. Holver eral Patton’s 3rd army was pushing year oldj! aince iMt fant
u. s. during 1944.
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for some more of their house stott, Russell Stillwell, Ivyl Frye, toward Meta. One mortar shell frag- Maritime Service lowered age limits
grandchildren and to great, great day
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The new OPA provision, part of a
H. M. Hall, Harry Jensen, Tosten ment^caught
_ a rifleman in the throat. Ia ___
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grandchildren and will live as has the hold goods.
gain J
to _____
obtain “ __
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manpower
joint action by the Office of Econ
Ladies Aid to being held on Thurs and the hostess, Mrs. Fay Holverstott. T/4 Kinman, who was binding up a 'needed to fortify the merchant ma-
picture of Washington crossing the
omic Stabilization, the War Food
Delaware, through generations to day this week so the ladies can get They plan to meet at the church to chest wound and fractured ankle of I rjne for the even greater job that Administration, the War Department
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i their things pressed and marked for sew on the fourth Thursday in May. (a sergeant, saw the rifleman fall and ' aw»it« it following the collapse of and the Office ol Price Administra
come:
It to a picture that illustrated the the Bazaar which will be held at the1 Grange met last Saturday
_ night
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rushing over to him found him suf- the
European war,” Captain Tiede- tion, to aimed to accomplish a more
very courage of the youth of a great ****<> atore on Friday, May 4. There for the regular meeting. Mrs. Alford faceting from Injury to the windpipe. mann stated,
equitable distribution of meat for
nation, a couragq that has the**11 aJao
a cooked food sale at was hostess and served chicken sand-¡An officer held the wounded infan- j
The U.S.M.S. enrolling office for civilians and to stamp out black
An im- j tryman
strength and fortitude to carry on ln 0111 time
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wiches, cake and coffee.
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" while Kinman took out his the state-of Oregon is located at 520 markets.
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jackknife and with the words, “I do S. W. Morrison SL, Portland.
the face of odds, through muck and ' Mrs A,vin Reed and Pat‘y. of promptu program was enjoyed.
By bringing the 1,060,000 American
mud, blood, bursting bombs, machine,
Point, were Sunday guests
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Holverstott, I not like to do this but it to the only
farmers
who sell their slaughtered
gun fire—to carry on and on, upon;0* Mr- an<1 Mra Wm- Neideigh,
¡Mr. and Mrs. Fay Holverstott and ¡way you are going to live.” Since
Let's get it right in the saw-bucked meat in small amounts under ac
many batttiefronts, until Old Glory 1 Rev Charles G. Bfown, of the
children attended the horse sale that time Kinman has been wounded
teeth of that little yellow man in countable regulations, and to en
to finally planted proudly in victory. MeUtodiat church in Coquille, con-,in Coquille Sunday
and also called four times and if last reports are Japan wih our salvaged tin cans!
courage
non - federally
inspected
Yes, that picture of the flag ™»«ing ducted the regular Sunday morning on several friends."
f
I ¡true,
true, he to now dead. Another man,
slaughterers to come within provi
OH IWO Jima will surviveI
Phurrh
Qnnrinv fir'h/wl
Artfrnvoc
n
church HAf*vir*e
service. Sunday
School fol-' ’ /TLwnxlm
Grade enkzuJ
school enslll
will nlzu^A
close liau
May IO
18, ,Cpl. Argraves,
a narnfrAArmr
paratrooper who
who
Tin, tin is what we need •
sions permitting the shipments of
Copy prepared in advance pre lowed with an attendance of 30. ’ ending with graduation exercises, made three combat jumps, escaped
Get it to us with all speed! *
their meat across state borders, the
vented us sooner recording the un There will be services again next achievement day and a picnic, with three times from the Germans, opera-
OPA believes much of the current
timely death of Donna Lou Marsh, Sunday, preaching at 10 a. m., Sun- ' the lunch club serving cake arid ice ted four months with the guerrillas in
Amy is still taking orders for the shortage can be solved.
at II. Rev.
Jake
Moo-
’cream.
whose young life was snuffed out in day School
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. . • ¡Italy.
-S’- He has enough medical sup-
“The small
and
independent
uiaw wtu
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uc in
ui ehar
cnarfc
ui the
ure church
enuren 1 At
a : a school
scnooi board
Doara meeting Monday
monoxy ' Pltos
plies burled
buried over Italy to almost Hoover White Uniforms, priced from
an auto wreck April 20th on high- maw
«* of
$2.98 to $5.98, as well as the dainty, slaughterer has represented a large
service
and
the
communion
service
night,
Mrs.
Harry
Hubbell
was
hired
start
a
drug
store,
these
were
cap
way 101 a couple of miles north of
to teach the upper grades. No teach- itured from the German convoys, lace-trimmed uniforms in pastel quota of uncontrolled moat, and this
Port Orford. Donna was one of the will be observed at this time.
shades and the white aprons to be new control offers both the legitimate
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the guerrillas destroyed.
Mrs.
Oma
Hemstreet
arrived
from
er
four grades ----jiwhich
has
most lovable youngsters we have ever
Cpl. Argraves was in prison camps worn with them. Professional men’s slaughterer and the consumer ade
known; modern ln every sense of San Diego, Calif., last Thursday and ’ been contacted as yet.
plans, on spending tW summer at the ! Mrs. BUI Butler spent Tuesday all the way from Sicily to Poland, white uniforms and the good-looking quate protections against illicit diver,
the word, yet retaining in her charac
tan smocks are in stock now.
Its sion of the commodity.” he said.
ter, perhaps from inheritance, an old- home of her mother, Mrs. John Wid- ' night, April 24, at the Ray Simpson spending altogether 26 months as a
mark.
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prisoner
of
the
Germans,
being
re
;
home,
going
to
Eastside
to
visit
Wed
fashioned streak that endeared her
HAS YOUR AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE BEEN
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Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Myers were nesday and expected to return to patriated with 74 others for
to all those who knew her and made
her popular with vn.mg and old alike. Sunda* guests of Mr. and Mrs. John her home ln Holly, Ore., on Sun German nurses.
ENUMERATED?
I day. Her eon, Larry, spent the time
She po M s es e d a charming personality, I WJ^n,rk^ ,, „
• a It is estimated that it costs approx
(All general farms; also enterprises or establishments—even though small
a gicl onoe met not to be forgotten, ifs’ Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dority, * of North with his grandparents lir Myrtle imately $14.50 a minute to carry on
in area—such as greenhouses, mushroom cellars, nurseries, hatcheries,
Bend,
spent
the
week-end
at
the
home
Point.
He
had
just
recovered
from
this world-wide program.
tragic to have the career of such a,
keeping of cows or other livestock, chickens and other poultry, or bees, or
promising young lady cut short by, of their daughter and husband, Mr. chickenpox.
According to Pastor Strever, the growing of flowers, vegetables, or fruit, the value of the products from
and
Mrs.
George
Mason.
Word
was
received
Wednesday
the Grim Reaper but, in leaving us,
Adventists are now working in four
Mrs. Lee Kelltoon attended the fun evening of the birth of the daughter hundred countries and island groups, which* sources amounted to $250* or more in 1944.)
even Death does not rob her sorrowing
If not, or If you have any doubt, fill out this blank and mail to
parents, her sister and her many eral services of her uncle, Clarence to Lt and Mrs. A. H. Norris in Eu and using some 825 languages. They Paul N. Plank. Supervisor of Census, Boom SIB, Lumbermen's Exchange
Waters,
in
Coquille
last
Saturday
af
gene.
The
little
lady
to
the
first
friends of the fond memories built
send out doctors, nurses and teachers
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Building, Eugene, Oregon
around her—memories that will not ternoon. Mr. Waters died suddenly grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Tam Ben who bring hope and health to mil
of
a
heart
attack
earner
in
the
week.
ham,
Harold
being,
the
oldest
son
of
be dimmed, even by the passing of
lions. Reports reveal, he said, that
Mrs. Perry Neal, of Coos Bay, Mrs. Benham. Mrs. Norris to making life-saving squads, organized in the
the years. Goodbye, Donna, and a
spent Sunday night at the home of her home in Eugene while Harold I Solomon Islands by the native Chris
Happy Landing.
Mr. and Mrs. Rock Robison, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. to “somewhere in the Pacific,” co tian director of the Adventist mis
piloting a B-29. The baby weighed sion there have rescued and saved Street and No.
formerly of Coquille, are now resi Mayse.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Detlefsen, of Co seven pounds, four ounces, and has from death more than seventy fallen
dents of Bear Creek. Rock to em
Location of enterprise if different from the above address:
ployed at the Morrison-Ray camp. quille, visited at the home of Mr. been named Shirley. Mrs. Benham airmen of thé Allied forces.
and
Mrs.
J.
D.
Carl
Sunday
and
also
and Karen expect to spend the week
We are glad to add this old school
In another area a group of native
mate of ours to Bear Creek's grow at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. end in Eugene, getting acquainted teachers rescued a whole regiment
Mayan.
with this welcome new member in
ing population. Young Rock, a chip
of Allied troops and carried the
The regular Missionary meeting the family.
off the old block, and his charming
State whether enterprise or establishment is a general farm, a nursery,
wounded back to the base. A New
The four tower grades of Khool
wife, together witlThi. parents and
Guinea lad was commended for his a greenhouse, etc.
The
choir
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
* regular
’
~ practice will be and their teacher, Mrs. Ewan were faithfulness ’ and bravery in acdon *The $290 limitation does not apply when the enterprise has three or
Menning of Coquille, stopped to say held Friday evening at the home of , guests at the L. E. Teeters home last when he led a party of officers and
more acres.
hello recently.
We sure admired *Mrs. O. H. Aasen at 8:00 p. m. There Friday afternoon, Mrs. Russell Hill
was
no
practice
last
week
on
account
and
Mrs.
Teeters
furnishing
the
young Rock in his uniform‘and those
of illness.__________
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M*“* Tonttri exhi-
chevrons showed he is really going
Miss
Charlene
Roe
was
a Sunday bited relics of early Fairview his
places. -
Last week Harrington A Ray bull- guest at the home of Miss Maureen tory and narrated in detail the his
tory of “Burton Prairie," as Fair
doxed the logging road into their Evans.
Mrs. Milliie Waters, of Coquille, view was then called. The school to
operations, preparatory to starting
trucking the logs out that have been visited at the home of her daughter, indebted to Mrs. Teeters for the
splendid research work she to carry- j
cut during the winter. But along Mrs. Lee Kelltoon, the past week.
came the rain, which “bull-dozed”! Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Mason were ing on, thus enriching our know- ■
the entire setup.
The result was Thursday evening guests of Mr. and ledge of Oregcyi history and of Fair
view. Delicious cookies were served. |
that the entire crew was laid off, as Mrs. Nile Miller.
Mrs. Charles Griffith was a Mon The children present were George
they were unable to travel the road
day guest of Mrs. Ward Evans.
Ryder, Diane Jenson, Betty Hill, j
so recently bulldozed.
Mr. and Mrs. Melden Carl and Jimmie Alford, Anna Quivey, Elvin ;
Our old friend, “Bin” Mens Davis, Douglas accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Ewan, Arlen Shutt, Dennis Buoy, j
his dad, Warren, and brother, Otto, Keith Cribbs, Larry and Sandra, and
Billy
Hollenbeck, Gary Nygren, i
made us a pleasant call recently. Bill Wallace Cross to Bandon Sunday,
Gene Frock, Merle Griggs, Karen ;
is back on furlough from almost three where they enjoyed the day on the
Benham, Shelba Stratton, Jerry Jen- |
years of active service in the South beach.
son, Butch Hill and Johnny Peak, j
Pacific. He's looking swell and en
Byron’ Demaray, of Myrtle Point,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fish were
joying every hour of that furlough.
Friday evening dinner guests of was in the valley Monday. His son
Personally, we figure that any one
was using the tractor that was work
Mr. and Mrs. Nile Miller.
getting the stretch that Bill has had,
ing in the field by Parks grocery
Sunday
dinner
guests
at
the
Ward
should be honorably discharged from
store.
the service and not have to go back Evans home were Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Mrs. Harold Young, the former t
and face the whole thing over again. Mast of Allegany. In the afternoon
Mrs. Lois Teeters, came in unexpectedly i
There are thousands of boys in Mrs. - Evans and daughters,
training in the V. S. today who would f C hester Willson and Chloe, Mr. and Wednesday evening from San Fran
cisco. She to visiting at the home of S
appreciate the opportunity of taking Mrs. Roy Mast drove to Myrtle Point
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E
and
visited
at
the
home
of
Mr.
and
such a lad's place as Bill Davis’.
Teeters and at the home of her hus
The passing of years dulls memory. Mrs. John Fetoher.
The young folks choir practice was , band’s parents, the Lloyd Teagar
This fact is demonstrated clearly
when persons are heard to remark held Wednesday evening at the Ward dens.
Thunderhead - Son of Flicka
Opens At Roxy Sunday
the fact that the present is the most Evans home with Mrs. Evans in
rainy spring we have had for many I charge. Those attending were Glenda
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years.
Our ____
diary
shows
us the . fact Lillie, Thelma and Nola Crawford,
that ln 1942 that it rained all through Dona Moomaw, Pamela and Mau-
April, May and up until the 9th of Ireen Evans, Junior and Darwin Gul-
June. The South Fork of the Co- strom.
quille river was higher on the 10th ’ Mrs. Chester Willson and Chloe
of May than during any spring in returned to Arago last Tuesday af-
the past forty years. The high wa-; ter visiting a few days with Mr.
ter stopped construction work on, Willson at Rogue River. Thursday
the Powers road for several days.
they accompanied J. L. Burtto to
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Marshfield and went on to Allegany
“It Pays To Insure ln Sure Insur- to visit Mrs. Willson’s sister and
ance.” See Ernest R. Smith, office husband, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mast,
Roxy Bldg. Phone 97.---------------------- ¡for a few days.
At the church board meeting Sun- ;
day, April 22, Betty Hatcher was
elected secretary-treasurer to re
place Phyllis Chezem resigned. Next
Sunday, at Sunday School, will be
graduation day as several will be
advanced into upper classes.
,
Quite a “traffic jam” was that on
' Fairview hill one evening last week
when the grader broke down block
ing one side of the road on a turn,
and then Phillip Jensen, with his
load of wood .getting stuck. Also
a Coot Bay bus was there blocking
¡traffic for quite a while.
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