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Major Gene Laird's E- B- Ei?,ey Be
Buried Saturday
First Letter To His
Wife In Four Years
Not Much Business ¡C.ofC. Has A
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On Monday Ev
E. B. Finley, a highly respected
citizen of Coquille and vicinity for
the past 34 years, passed away at
bis home in the Johnson Mill dto-
I jrict, on the highway to Myrtle Point,
Mrs. Elbert Schroeder, who went
Mayor Wood and four councilman
at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon after an
up to Portland last Friday to attend
—C. M. Gray, M. F. Pettit, John'«nd
illness of some weeks.
the Eastern Star Grand Chapter, re
Funeral services are to be held in Purkey and Geo. Taylor—were pres- Hoti
turned home last evening and tells the Schroeder Bros. Mortuaries here ent for the regular session of the the
of seeing Mrs. Gene Laird, who had at 2:00 p. m. on Saturday, October 8, city council Monday evening. Geo. Cha
ust received her first letter from Rev. Neil J. Barnes of the Coos Bay A. Ulett and Geo. F. Burr were out ley«
Major Laird since he was taken with Baptist Church officiating.
serv
Inter of towh.'
the rest of thé Army in thf Philip
City Treasurer C. G. Caughell, who
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ment will be in the Masonic ceme
pes back in 1M2. It was written tery.
handles the Community Building for Ang
aboard ship on the way from Yoko-
Edward Benjamin Finley was born the city, reported that several local Mid
hama to Manila and was mailed at at Melbourne, Arkansas, April 5, organizations were desirous of rent- the
the latter port on Sept. 20.
1870, and was five months «nd 27 ing the Junior Auditorium in the pres
He did not know how long he
building for their meetings. How- for I
days past 75 yean of age.
would be held up there or when he
Pr
He was married on Jan. 25, 1802, ever, that room to not yet ready
would get back in the U. S.
to Mias Generah Beckham, who sur for use, and the council instructed lette
He said that two months prior to vives him. They later moved to! him to allow the Coquille Woman’s Com
the Jap surrender, the U. S prison Texas and in 1011 came to Coquille,I | Club to use the main auditorium for praii
ers at Zentsugi on the island of where they have since made their . the same rental charge as will be woo<
Shikoku had beenn transferred to home, and have owned their place 1 asked for the Junior room when it sad
a prison camp on' Honshu island, near Johnson Mill for some time. , is ready.
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where they were when liberated. He He was a rancher and stock raiser. | i Not long ago the city borrowed
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added that he was glad to get away
He had been a member of the Bap- • . from the government a skid-mounted spen
from there before winter as the na list Church since 1892; had been a pump, and the councilmen voted to with
tives said thé snow got ten feet in
The original price was miss!
member of the Woodmen of the buy it.
that section.
World fraternity for 45 yean and 3410.80 but the government offered | sion,
Also that immediately after the was also a member of the Grunge.
to sell it at 15 per cent discount be c
surrender the Japs did an about
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Besides his widow, 18 grandchil and the payment will be 3349.2*.
face and began to feed them better. dren and one great grandchild, he to
A resolution pas adopted approv- there
He wrote that there to nothing wrong .survived by three daughters, Mrs. ing thevlssuance of a quit-claim deed here
with him except malnutrition and Minnie Stone, Mn. Bessie Was to Geo. A. and Mabel K. Ulett for betw
that he had dropped in weight from son and Mrs. Verna Cox, all Lot 10, Block 87, Notley’s Addition,
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his 102 pounds of four years ago of Coquillet by four sons. Guy B., for the sum of 344.05. The lot Has ment
to 117 now..
E. C. and Zed, of Coquille, and back of their home on East Second the 1
Ths service men in the Pacific, the Hugh T„ who to at Balboa in the street and the city recently paid the ago
major wrote, think General Mac- Canal Zona and by three brothen delinquent
taxes on the lot to the appol
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Arthur to doing a splendid job in —Isaac FiiAey, of Amarillo, Texas; county,
added the claim the city had quill«
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his dealings with the Japs and hope William, of Cherryvale, Tex., and Dr. < against it, and sold it to the Uletto. 8mitl
that he can continue to administer
A contract was made with Adolph Carl
U Finley, of Sage, Ark.
along the lines that he has already
Isler for installing ventilators under
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promulgated.
the roof of the city hall where there urgin
to now dead air space.,
opera
A price of 310 rental par day wee ed B)
voted for use of the city's stationary lands
pump, the Aquest for a figure
A committee of local business men, made by Mr. Charneakl.
composed of representatives from
Allowing of the month's
Dr. Harry L. Dillin, president
various service clubs. Chamber of'
bills was the only other
Commeroe and Veterans crganlxa-1 transacted.
tions, has been organized to assist
returning service men.
Dr. Dillin Guest
Speaker At Rotary
on October 12, 1925, and the first
mark of progress was to affiliate with
both state and national organizations.
Twenty years ago this month of
October, 58 business and professional
Charming
floral arrangemeifts, women of Coquille filled the long-
fine fellowship, a carefully planned felt need of an organization for thia
program, gaiety and an abundance of group of women who were deprived
tasty food characterized the dinner of the privileges of attending daytime
and reception for all members of the club meetings because of their busi
faculty of the city schools, held in ness and employment.
This need brought about the organ
Pioneer Hall Tuesday, October 2,
with more than one hundred, twenty- I ization ot the Coquille Business and
five in attendance. J. L. Smith, mas Professional Women’s Club at a hotel
ter of ceremonies, caUed the roll dinner meeting on Oct. 12, IMS, and
the first » mark of tr progress
was
to
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secretary
There are 34 members organisations.
Within three months
in all. The Junior High attendance
iths |ime a revolv-
was one hundred per cent. • -
“Student Loan Fund” was estab-
The Rev. Bennie Howe offered an ' IMrfred. raised and controlled entirely
address of .welcome, with Supt. of b> the local club, to assist accredited
Schools Carl E. Morrison responding hi«h «chool girl graduates in acquir-
for the teachers. Mrs Oscar Carlson ' ln< advanced education. In lorn than
sang two solos, accompanied by Miao one F** a loan of 3409.00* had bean
Leona Ingman. Miss Ingman also ««*Ptod and to d^te 15 different
led group singing, with Mtos Olivia students have taken advantage of this
Olson at the piano.
offer, bringing the total amount
A special decorative feature was lo*n«d to 33,395.00.
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the amusing Skule Daze Shop, with ' Besides being active in assisting in
a splendid array of old-time school *rving needs of the community, in
pictures. Most entertaining was the eluding tie Public Library, a very
skit depicting a Friday afternoon in , substantial sum has been invested in
a country school.
The “teacher,’’ u- 8 bonds by the club.
Georgia Richmond, had her hands
Of the fourteen different members
full with the roomful of pupils who who have served as president of the
included: Rollie Newton, AT Geiss, local club, six were charter mem-
Edna Slater, Noble Chowning, Sr., hers and all fourteen are active in
Esta Ellis, Dora Oerding, Laura *he club except one who moved
Brandon, Walter Oerding.
Buth «way from here and one who to
Beyers and Orville Newton.
deceased.
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After Three Years In
to preparing1*a^ltot at all service
men who went from this community
and ask that any one who has a rel-
‘
ative
or friend ; in ..
the service to send
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pi—— write
and address end leave it
the name and addrere and leave it
Twenty yean ago this month of October, fifty-six business
and profettlonal women of Coquille filled the long-felt need
of an organization for thia group of women who were de
prived of the privileges of attending daytime club meetings
because of their business and employment.
This need brought about the organization of the Coquille
Busineas and Professional Women’s Club at a hotel meeting
Teachers' Reception
Held Tues. Evening
Returning Service
Men's NamesWanted
-¡Lloyd Grego Out
National Business Women's Week October
7 -13—Local Club Now Twenty Years Old
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Manager Change
At Penney Store
The new manager of the J.
Lloyd Gregg, CM 2/c, Construction
Battalion, who
would have ow
been m
in more complete
Information as to the
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the Navy for just three years on route thelr Propose to follow, when
Tuesday this week, arrived home that line gets in operation, between
8an
1 He had been in the Asiatic Pacific
theatre for 28 months and was dis-
charged at Bremerton on Monday
last week. He met Mrs. Gregg in
Portland and they came home to-
gether.
Lloyd said Monday that he “is
lazy,” and that he doesn’t intend to
take an active part in the manage
ment of the store on Front street
for some weeks yet, but that even
i’
tually he will.
In appearance he to just about the
same as when he left in 1942, per
haps a little thinner, and while
h« wfo not stationed at any fighting
front, he had plenty of experiences
tha< M dW
feel nke ulUn< iot
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Mayor Wood’s Proclamation
For Business Women's Week
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Besides allowing bills, the directors
Whereas, October 7th to 13th in
votod “»*» the Chamber should send boys, aged six, four and two, and
^Tes Albom to the annual meeting the family will come over from olualve, of the year 1945, has bee-
at Ge«rhart, on Oct. 21-22, of the Grants Pass as soon as he to able declared as National Business Wom
Dr. Dillon was in Europe studying —
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en's Week; and
. Coast Highway Association.
economic and political conditions ÇjrQfltS F OSS
to finid a place for them to live here.
Whereas, ft to fit and proper that
when Hitler started his drive toward I
David E. Rackleff reported that
The former manager, Frank W.
naziism and had an opportunity at ■ : While the Coquille Red Devils lost
s°me store owners on First street Martin, to going into business for said Week should be set aside as
first hand to observe the struggle the gamy under the lights at Grants
'are ««itating for a 5:30. evening doe himself, up in the Puget Sound coun- ’ National Business Women's Week,
between labor and capitalism and ( Pa* *«st Friday night, 20 to 8, and
ing instead of et six o'clock, and he try, as soon as a building can be , and that every individual co-operate
to the fullest extent in making said
the race hatred between the Ger- made a good many mistakes, Coach
was requested to have them make a «H In U» aw «1 M, M. UP ^.
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mans and Jews that enabled Hitler Spike Leslie says it was an experi-
proposal to the Chamber for help in there, and he can get hto stock of
successful annual
Now Therefore, L O. L. Wood,
to play each against the other and , ence they needed and that they will
establishing that evening closing merchandise assembled some time
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, Mayor of the City of Coquille, Coos
hour.
he sounded a serious warning that play better football from now on.
next spring. He and Mrs. Martin
He
mention«®
particularly
the
show
Another matter brought up was shipped their household goods to Se- County, Oregon, by and though the
this \ country was rapidly drifting
authority vested in
do hereby
ings made by Bobby Taylor, Bob
Coquille High football, and it was
toward such a situation.
a mora *«®an<i '*/’ ,or proclaim and declare October 7th to
Itated the only home game on the
The doctor to a splendid speaker Dykes and Jack Buckles, who were
C. H. 8 schedule, which does not
and held his bearers to pin-drop at playing their*flrst game and who
did exceptionally well for green
come on a holiday, will be played od
tention.
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Saturday of next week, Oct. 13, with
Rotarian guests from out of town players.
publication.
The Red Devito scored in the sec-
North Bend High, as the opponent.
were Judge James Coke and Chas.
Frazier, of Honolulu, and J. D. Carl, °ndu?Uar!^<f
World-Wide Communion Service It was suggested that business houses
of Arago. Others guests were Ed ¡Tartan *D«ve also got away for Next Sunday, Christian Church close from I to 4 o’clock that after
Claude W. Perkins, who previously
noon «nd the directors voted to ask
Barnett, Howard Coburn, of Med
The Christian Church will join its the merchants to close for that pe had had five years experience in a
ford; J. C. Aiken, Dtot. U. S. Marshal, other fine runs during the game but
O. L. WOOD, Mayor.
—hands with thousands of churches riod and help boost the local foot service station and for the oast four
and Jesse A. Bell, U. S. Probation of- ' could not score again,
fleer, both of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, ’ Grants Pass got a lot of breaks for around the world in the obeervance ball teem by attending the game. years had been a Southern Pacific
¡office employee, recently purchased Had Lots Of Trouble In
and guests of Lou Holimen; Tom their first touchdown, the worst for of World-wide Communion Sunday
from A. C. Schultz the Gilmore Serv Seeing The Golf Tourney
Young, of Eugene, and Geo. A Ulett, Coquille being a 15-yard penalty next Sunday morning, at the morning
On this day the
ice'Station, corner of Front and Wil
I which put the ball on the 3-yard worship service.
of Coquille.
When Mr. and Mrs Russell Holi-
llard streets here. He has renamed
line, from where the Cavemen made leaders of all the churches around
I the station the ’’Perkins Mobile Sta- mon, Oscar Hendrix, Andy Richard
the touchdown in the first quarter. the world are attempting to get every
They made two more in the fourth. Christian to be at a communion
1 tion” and will handle General Pe son and U mi Holimon attended the
The Coquille Red Devito t will troleum products.
Open Golf Tournament held in Port-
Two fumbles by the Red Devils eervtoe. This will bring • closer
The buildings at the station have land* Thursday through Sunday of
Myrtle ^Point Bobcats up
also helped the Grants Pa* boys feeling of fellowship between the
afternoon,
all been redecorated ano repainted last week-
were privileged to
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and Spike says the poor lighting sys Christian people around the world. there this coming Saturday
The annual Coquille Lions Club
tem was probably responsible for A specially planned service has been Oct. 8, and a tough game is antici white since his purchase and the *** Benny Ho«an Hna«h th« Previous
Fish Derby will be held on Sunday,
Red Devito’ missing of several passes arranged for the day and the pastor pated—it always to a hard-fought entire set-up is most attractive in|wor,d record ,nd «•* • n,w oM
Oct. 14, George A. Ulett reports.
We are told the Holimons experi
appearance.
All in all, though he thinks they will bring a message in harmony game when these near rivals meet.
With him on the committee in charge
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enced a great deal of difficulty in
Following to the Coquille schedule
will make a better showing the with the occasion. We are urging
of the day are L. W. Claver, and Stan
reaching Portland. The car they left
rest of the season as a result of last every Christian to be in church on for the IMS *
Sherwood who specialized and took
(Sat.)
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Myrtle
Point
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with,
broke down on the first lap
October
e
that
day.
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Rev.
Ltoton
Parrish.
Friday’s game.
a course on the fishing industry I Six carloads of pepsters from
of their journey and they bought a
there.
when he attended college.
new one, which was soon incapaci
October 13 (Sat.)—North Bend-
C.H.S. wdht out to see the game.
“Bud” Gaffey, Jap Prisoner
As was the case last' year, the
i here.
tated by a faulty oil line.
They
Two Years, Back In U. S.
Open house was held at the Den called home for aid and Cliff Gul-
prize for patching the first female
October 20 (Sat.)—Open.
Rev.
and
Mrs.
M.
D.
Rempel
ton Ellingson home on Knowlton seth came to the rescue by sending
jack Salmon has been boosted >500
At long last, Hattie Gaffey has
October 27 (Sat;) — Reedsport
Heights last Thursday evening, zand his own car to them. They continued
over last year’s offer and now stands Are Enjoying Vachtion Trip
heard from her son, Wilford, “Bud,” there.
at 21000.
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The Rev. and Mrs. M. D. Rempel Gaffey, S 3/c, who became a Japan
November 2 (Frl.)—Marshfield— 85 celebrants were there during the peacefully on their way until they
evening to rejoice over the re-open- had a flat tire on the return trip.
The Lions have invited many write friends that they are greatly ese prisoner at Ktoka on June 10, there.
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guests, including the Coquille Ro enjoying their vacation with his 1943. On Tuesday afternoon, Octo
November 12 (Mon.) — Myrtle ing of the Beach street bridge, which
had been closed for a month and a
tary Club, to participate with them mother in Vancouver, B. C. On their ber 2, Bud called his mother by tel Point—here.
Joe Sayre Opens Building
half.
in the Derby.
way to Canada, they stopped at Mt. ephone from Oakland, California, as
Supplies Stere On Taylor St
The
only
regret
heard
expressed,
Vernon, to visit with the Rev. Mr. suring her that he to well and ex
Carl Gilbert Had Reason
over the affair was by one of those
Another well-known Coquille man
and Mrs. Swanson, • who formerly pects to be home in about thrqp or I
First Grade Rooms Can
Sr« ss;'r-
who uses the bridge daily that Sam launched a new venture in the home
were in the local church. Mr. Rem
Accept No More Beginners
pel and Mr Swanson ; ttended one received from him was a letter writ- I No one could help noticing how Epperson did not accept the invita town when J. W. Sayre’s Builders’
Supt. of Schools Carl E. Morrison
His mother Carl Gilbert’s chest had expanded tion and attend “that we might Supplies establishment was opened
term of school together. The Rem ten in April, 1944.
announced this week that the schools
pels plan to be home for church serv hasn’t seen him since he entered the about a foot Tuesday morning The have broken a bottle of champagne for business recently at 355 No. Tay
would be unable to accept beginners
Although, for obvious
Navy four years ago.
¡reason? A 7% pound baby boy was over his head. We had the bottle.” lor Street.
ice next Sunday.
in the first grade after this week,
reasons, the stock to incomplete as
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' t born to Mrs. Gilbert and himself at
unless they have previously enrolled
to handle a full line
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Currie, of Eu- , the Belle Knife Hospital that morn > Mrs. Hallingstad, of the Hallingstad yet, he expects w
Helen Martindale, of the Penney
in some other school.
Store, spent the week-end in Port- gene, spent the day in Coquille on ing. The young man has been named i Apartments, to reported to be very I of builders' supplies, including lum-
Friday of last week............................... ¡David James.
ill at her home.
. ber and Dutch Boy paints.
Hand and Astoria.
Red Devils Lost To
Perkins' Mobile *
Station Now Open
Coquille Plays Myrtle
iPoint There Saturday
Lions Fish Derby
Set For October 14
Sam Epperson
Dodged The Bottle
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