taOITWd tn COQUILLE TAUET ttNHNRL. COQUIUA OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY IA IM*. ■sfa [ People Are Nice floor and when I put them back the old hen flog* me." Such human in- They certainly are, but sometime* they are quaint. I saw a wonderful character this week. Even though I have never been introduced to her, 1 have heard of her and her kind­ lines*. When I first saw her she was tightening the rag she had tied around her waist to hold up the trouser* of the man’* suit, which she wore. Her long hose had been pulled up over the trouaerleg* and secured with strip* of rag*. The sleeve* of the coat of the heavy brown suit ex­ tended several inches below the shorter sleeves of the faded, blue silk dress she wore over it. Thia unique enesmble was completed with heavy boots and a wide-brimmed straw hat. Out of this grotesqueness came a low, soft voice and a thin, white, frail­ looking face. When I saw her in a grocery store later in the day, I couldn’t refrain from watching her courteous, well-bred manner of ’ speaking to other*. I do sincerely hope I »hall find out some day what it is that has caused this bundle of human possibilities to turn from the habits of recognized civilization to become a lonely, misunderstood char­ acter set apart from the rest of us with our own eccentricities. The first impulse of repulsion was stayed, by my remembering, “There but for the grace of God—.” suggest that she put the hen and her babies in a nest on the floor. Still— rlnU^nOhtiL chi?k« dThe pleasure of replacing the chick*. The author of the letter is not *o young and not so slim, so I can picture her •cramble and sub^quent flogging each time. 56 Attended Home SX £ «X: rjx Extension Meeting ■ in the Coquille Unit Red Cross Notes Coos County Home Extension Pro­ I Coquille Red Cross will meet Fri­ gram Planning Day was held at the day, May 11, in Guild Hall, from 1:30 £een de­ During the luncheon program, the feated. “Garden* ar* under way Coos Bay Hub Building chairman from each unit told of the and spring housecleaning has begun,” offen year’s work and activities. A total she says, "but please remember that of 1020 pound* of waste fat was col-4 the war is only half won and the lected by the unit*. The travelling boy* in the South Pacific need our gavel was presented to the Riverton help as much as ever. We may all Unit of which Mrs. Wesley Frazier is rest assured that they are enjoying . chairman. This gavel is given for no let-down. President Truman goals achieved and outstanding work asks all worker* to remain on th?ir Service Men are especially invited to call for a sitting. done during the peat year. Eastside job*. Let u* remain on ours.” and Fairview _ unit* were close to Riverton in the earning of this gavel. The H. E. Huddles Like Certificate* were given to sixteen unit* for reaching the goal* set up It At Albany, Oregon for standard unit*. H. E. Huddle, formerly of Coquille, | Mr*. Lyle Strong, Coo* River, write*.from Albany in remitting for sented the group with Daveno and Chair Suites Full Spring Construction $134-50 to $229-50 • Hardwood Bunk Beds Complete with Coil Springs, Large Felt Mattresses $84-50 Scofield Studio Full White Enamel Range Large Fire-box and Utility Drawer $109-50 Special Discounts on GRADUATION PICTURES Purkey Furniture Dillard Market Courteous Service Thousands Enjoyed Band Fiesta Saturday ¿fo Uwte wJw /uwe óaùl- II wait for a HAMILTON : Hardly les* attractive than their music waa the appearance of the five Coos county high school bands in their parade formation on the busi­ ness streets of Coquille last Saturday afternoon, and in the high school gymnasium where each of the bands | played two numbers and then alii of them as a single unit played four, number* under the direction of John Stehn, U. of O. band director, who had been invited here for that pd»- poee. In the line of march, spaced at in- terval* of two blocks, the bands each ' | played many marching selections' 'which were highly enjoyed by the. 'throngs lining the streets. The Marshfield High and Junior. High bands marched as a unit but at. the afternoon program in the gym | they were separated and each played ' it* two number*. . | All five of the bands did excellent- I ly'and high school friend* and pa- J j Iron* in Coquille, Myrtle Point, Coos ( Bay and North Bend have every rea- ’ | »on to be proud of their bands. Nor I should it fail to be said that the C.H.S. band, under the directlfti of I Wayne Smith, suffers not an iota in , comparison with the other bands of | the county. * h Prof. Stehn, who had had no touch * ♦ « Matejka-s Jewelry Store A KmA r/Mf IS C0AUN6 with the bands, prior to his direction j I of the massed organizations, was well ] pleased with their performance and i his job was one well done. ] The concert was heard by an au- 11 dience which nearly taxed the capa- 1 city of the seating arrangements in 1 (the gymnasium. I j Phone 222R, to Art Hooton for your electrical wiring and repair needs He is located north of the ball park on the Fairview road. tf» “It Pay* To Insure In Sure Insur­ ance." See Ernest R. Smith, office Roxy Bldg. Phone »7. Local Crop RHUBARB FRESH AVOCADOS ' NEW POTATOES CARROTS - good size - 2 lbs. 13c - - each 19c ..... 5lbs.39c Fancy California - - 3 Ige bunches 25c LEMONS Lge. 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