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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1945)
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER 7 Company Promises Continual Run Of Former Smith Woods Operation COOS LOGGERS ITO TAKE PART IN BIG MEH Coos Bay Lumber company announced today that it began hiring for its new Coquille plant, through J. W. Forrester, com pany manager. Since the purchase of Smith Wood-Products, the union contract is now nullified, and a future contract depends upon certification of a union by the National Labor Relations board. According to J. W. Forrester, the plant wilf resqme operation immediately following the hiring of a crew. Final papers closing the sale of the Smith Wood-Products company at Coquille, and^he extensive holdings of the Laird, Loggers from Coos and Curry coun- ties are urged to take part in the logging confab to be held at the Os born Hotel, Eugene, November 16 and 17, it was announced today by H. J. Cox, secretary of the Willam ette valley association. C. C. Jacobsen, Toledo logger, will Benham and Laird Logging company lead a discussion on logging tech on the East Fork of the Coquille niques. Victor Torrey and Bert Ross, river were signed late last week. former Coos Bay loggers, will also Arrangements had all ready been lead panels on new logging methods. made with the O. and C. Land Grant Greeley Main Speaker division of the state for perpetual Colonel W. B. Greeley, nationally yield cutting when a special delega prominent forester, will give the tion of local citizens, led by .Mayor main address at the loggers’ banquet Orville Wood with Coos Bay Lumber Friday night, at which Ray Morse, company officials, visited the O. and lagging superintendent from Long C. offices in Portland and arranged view will be toastmaster. , for selective cutting on the timbered New logging equipment and road i areas in this section. building and construction will be dis President Issues Statement cussed by Walter F McCulloch. President H. F. Chaney of the Coos A strictly ladies' banquet for wives of the loggers will be a new feature of the banquet this year. Bay Lumber company today issued an exclusive statement to The Co quille Valley Sentinel in which he pointed out the policy of his com pany and alluded to the possibilities for great industrial expansion that residents of the Coqliille Valley can expect from the new ownership and selective harvesting of.forest prod ucts. President Chaney Stated ' “This company has borrowed the money and bought the mills of the Smith Wood-Products company, at Coquille, and its timber and timber lands available to the Coos count/ operations, and has also bought the timber, camp and logging equipment of the Laird. Benham & Laird Log ging company, operating on the East Jack Moore, H. S. Norton, and Jack Fork of the Coquille river. Gunderson of Coos Bay put on a “These operations combined with Temple degree for the Roseburg (Continued on page seven) Commandery of Knights Templar Tuesday night. The Roseburg Com mandery sponsored a dinner for lit The cast of the skit, given by the local team. Coquille Extension Unit, on Home makers' Day, under the direction of UNION 8ERV1CE8 North Bend walloped Marshfield Mayre Laird, wee as follows: The The Coquille Ministerial Associa- beautiful daughter, Of a cannibal king, tion is sponsoring a union Thanks- 25-0 in a sea of mud Friday night at Marie Haase; the king. Doris Aahen- giving Service, which will be held Coos Bay, schring in every quart«*-, feltsr; the shipwrecked sailor, Dor at the Church of God, North Henry to remain undefeated and in line othy Arnold; the vlUian, Mary Hatah- and Seventh streets, Wednesday, No- to play the Black Tornadoes from for the DistriCt<fl champioij- er. and the narrator, Mayre Laird- - vumber 21st, at 7.30 p. At the request of the Oddfellows, mon i will be delivered by the' V. W. Anglin, pastor of the Church fos 3:00 P. M. Friday on the North Local Shriners Put On Degree 4 Cast of Extension Play Repeats Play at I.O.O.F; Coquille Eagles Ritualistic Team Takes First Plate % when th* ritualistic team Bishop Dagwell To Hold Confirmation Fairview On Wednesday evening. November 21, at eight o’clock, the Rt Rev. Ben jamin D. Dagwell, Bishop of Oregon, will administer the sacrament of Coa- firmation at st.,. James' Episcopal Church. A class of twenty-five will be presented by the Rev. Robert L. Greene, vicar of the local church. Bishop Dagwell will preach. Following the service, a reception will be given in the Parish House, for Bishop Dag well and those who will be confirmed. The public js welcome to attend the service end the reception following.''1 I Saturday Evening -, tiens North Bend Plays Medford Friday FAIRVIEW (Correspondence) »IrvieW. Grange jnet Saturday night with a targe attendance, in spite of the storm. The annual election of officers was held and following are the names of officers elected. Lau rence A. Ryan was re-elected Master; Frank Schrag, overseer; Lottie Fan- no, lecturer; Charles Gaslin, steward; Robert Schrag, asst, steward; Lora Holverstott, chaplain; Charlei Geit- ner, treasurer; Bethel Norris, secre tary; Wm. Fanno, gatekeeper; Char lotte L. Smith, Ceret; Charlotte M. Qlfl ScOUtS CICQII Smith, Pomorta; Madeline Croy, i Flora; Violette Geitner, lady asst, steward; Wm. Judd, Ray Norris and k The Giri Scout, of Troop Two have • Rumell StWwelL members of the ex- cleaned Memorial Yard on Spurgeon j ecuUwe committee. Hill for their first project. They have t Mrs. Ray Deadmond served chili also selected their small group pro- beans, crackers, and coffee. jects. Their next meeting will be On Nov 24 there wln be a pot luck held at Molly Werth’s house at 4:00 j Thanksgiving ■ dinner at the hall at P. M., November 14, at which timer 6:30 p. m. they will discuss the other projects. —Scout Trdbp Two, Editor, Lois Elk Killed By Huhters Duncan. Memorial Yard ritualistic work for the state of Ore gon. The Medford Aerie made sec ond plaoe and Klamath Falls, third. Eighteen delegates and several other members from Coquille Aerie, No. 2196 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles attended the Eagles State convention at Eugene. Large delegations from early every Aerie In the state were in attendance at this first post-war convention held by the F. O. K Attention Sawmill and Plywood New Officers Elected Workers! New state officers elected at the convention were: A. C. Friesen, la- __ A special meeting will be held al the Union Hall Friday evening. lew. President; M. L. Shepherd, Nov. 10th. at 7:30. Everyone Klamath Falla, Vloe-President; A C. be present. (Continued on page seven) SPECIAL MEETING I Of Coos County The large 800 pound elk recently killed near hare, was the result of the hunting prowess of Stanley Stevens and. Eddie Stepanek of Coos Bay. _________ ___ On November 7th, Stanton Stevens, I b*< •* Rrd Devil Casey Mast and Charlie Gill shot an I ****“b“01’ starting tonight at the K eljt up Minnow Creek. Sentinel offtae and ntok Red Devils Batter Bobcats 45-7 Before Huge Crowd Here Monday players a break, the sun shining most GAME STATISTICS Myrtle Ft. Coquille of the game. Coquille’s brilliant offensive was really clicking, in the air and on the ground, sparked by Capt. Dave Kline's selection of plays, George Johnson’s accurate left-handed pass ing to sticky-fingered Stacy Johnson and Bob Jenkins, and last but not least fleet-footed Tom Boots who himself made 171 of Coquille’s 236 31 yards from scrimmage. The Bobcat backfield crippled by the loss of fullback Ray, ran into plenty of "Spike’* Leslie’s Coquille * trouble against the Coquille forward scoring at will before the largest wall consisting of S. Johnson and home game crowd of the season. Jenkins as ends, Williams and Chez- ¿+.1« the Myrtle Point Bobcats a em as tackles, Blum and Dykes as crushing defeat of 45 to 7, in the guards, and Aasen as center who was traditional Armistice game Monday. It backing up the left side of the Red looked like another wet day to every Devil line. one after a week of rain but old man Baeta Sprints M Yard. Coquille's initial play of the game weather gave the spectators and gave the crowd their first thrill of the afternoon and completely baffled the Bobcats, four of whom almost tackled Kline thinking he had the ball, when it was actually tucked un der Boots’ arm while he sprinted 58 yards to pay-dirt. The lead was short-lived, however, for • the Bob cats, shoering plenty of power, marched 82 yards in 14 plays, includ ing a ,37 pass from Don Sutphin to Wilson, for their only touchdown of the afternoon, Roper scoring it from the 3. Sutphin's pass was good for conversion putting the Point in the lead 7-6. Coquille’s sec ond bid for a touchdown came early in the second quarter when Sutphin quick-kicked from fits own 2, after being set back thereby Kline’s beau tiful punt; Boots taking the kick on the Bobcat 45 and returning it to the 30. On the next play Boots picked up 15 more around end and four plays Bobcat« marching goalward only to , IO. In «ix plays, including a 30-yard r WI — — . intercepted 1 M 4 a «* am 4 .-.-4 pass —— F from —zawt Johnson T a «a m ä 4 T a . I.U«. later punched it over from the 3. ■ be stopped when Pierce to Jenkins, who Kline went through the middle for ' Sutphin’s pass. went another ?0 yards before he was the point, which put the Red Devils Bobcats Kick Out downed, the Red Devils went 80 out in front 13-7. yards to score, the touchdown com Coquille’s aerial attack went into ing on a pass from Johnson to Stacy Midway in the third period, after Johnson. action on midway in the second pe Quarterback Johnson's riod to give the Devils their third . intercepting a Coquille pass the Bob toss to Jenkins was good for the point. score, it started when Coquille took cats quick-kicked out to Boots on Aasen stopped the following Myrtle the ball on downs on their own 32. their 40 who returned it to the 31. Point drive when he recovered a McKinney advanced the ball five Then in two plays, Boots carrying on Bobcat fumble on his 10-yard line, yards and on the next two plays, a both, the Red Devils did it again, to just as “Spike” sent in his second 31 yard heave by Johnson to Jen uptake it 31-7. Kline then, kicked off team, who managed to gain 20 yards kins, and a 26-yard pass to Stacy to the Bobcats and on their first play in three plays against the Bobcats. Johnson on the 6-yard line, who went he intercepted Brown’s pass and was End Harry Slack made 11.. yards on over standing up. The Red Devils downed on the Myrtle Point 42. Boots a pass from Johnson and freshman came back again for another touch then went to the 10 on a pass from down, when Bob Jenkins recovered Johnson, from where end Bob Jenkins line for seven. Myrtle Point then in on an end around pass play tossed] halfback Bud Buckles hitting the Kline’s kick-off on the Myrtle Point score. . ball for the tercepted a Red Devil pass and 40-yard stripe, making it in three the The last to Red Stacy Devil Johnson touchdown j:ame plays, the ' scoring coming from about midway in the final quarter Sutphin had Just completed a pass to m a I Johnson's pass to Jenkins. The clos when Boots intercepted a Bobcat Wilson on the Coquille 20 as the ing " minutes of the half found the Dass on his 10 and returned it to his