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Coquille Schools
Close Monday Due
To Flu Epidemic
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Coquill* school* cl<M*d Monday af-
.teumon after a series of conaultMtann
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enza and cold* in the school*, Carl
Morrison, superintendent, announced
this week.
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In h|gb school OVWT hi) per cwt of
th* enrollment was absent. The jun­
ior high and grade school* showed a
somewhat leaser amount of absence*,
but «ven their classes were small and
limited due to th* inroad of the epi-
demic.
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In th* hope-of allowing it to run
It* course during th* vacation period,
th* school board decided tojto** un­
til January 2.
The w**k miaaad now will be made
up at the end of the spring semester
to bring th* total days’ attendance up
to th* required number for the state
school law.
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Chamber Planninn
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Dinner Meeting
(Fish You All
A Merry Christmas
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Plan* for th* January Chamber of
Commerce dinner meeting are being
started under the committee direc­
tion of Cart Morrison, Orville Wood
and L. H. Craven.
Th* committee
plans to set a date convenient to
everyone, and to possibly hold the
banquet on a Tuesday late in the
month of January.
Plan* call for it to be in th* Junior
auditorium of the Coquille Commun­
ity building. Special caterer* will be
called in to serve th* meal.
Speakers from outside will be
brought in for the evening.
The Staff of the
Coquille Valley Sentinel
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Oratorio Group
To Be Permanent
Urge Audience
Attends Messiah
Over 650 Coquille valley residents
packed the available seating space at
the Pioneer Methodist church Sunday
evening to hear the first Coquille pre­
sentation of the famous “Messiah"
by George Frederick Handel.
The choir was directed by Elois
Wilson Carlson through the difficult
choruses with the solos in beautiful
execution.
An appreciative audience stood at
the last chorus of th* Hallelujah
chorus, a custom started by* King
George II after the first presenta­
tion of this saerpd oratorio by the
composer.
A reception was held following the
concert in the rooms of the church.
Soloists were Kenneth Talley, the
Rev. David Seaman. Aileen Wilson
and Elois Carlson.
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Get* Navy Discharge
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th* flu.
Vernon R. Kissell, CM2c, of Catch­
ing Creek. Myrtle Point, ha* been
honorably discharged from the U. S.
Navy, the office of Naval person­
nel informed The Sentinel today.
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Electric Cable Need
Now Being Studied
Lily Growers Io
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Need for electric cable to replace
£able that is flow wearing out is be­
ing studied by the council and the
Mt. States Power company, it was an­
nounced today.
The present cable on the streets,
some of which is now out of order,
was put out in 1934..
During the war, cable was not pos­
sible to secure but Bob. Stewart and
Mayor Orville Wood feel that fl is
possible now to get new cable to
replace the old.
To Elect Officers
A special meeting of all Croft lily
bulb growers <?f the Coquille valley
district has been called by Guy
Torrey for Friday evening, December
21st at Eaton’s Feed store to effect a
local organization.
Thi* will be a unit of the larger
county group that is now being
formed.
Th* meeting will elcet officer* and.
set up organizational rules
They
plan to explain certification stan­
dard* that will be enforced by the
state.
Lieut. Comtndr. Marshall Kennedy,
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associated with Dr. Rankin, will re- !
turn to Coquille around the tenth
the Southwestern Oregon
of January, Dr. Rankin informed The
in bringing about a per-
Sentinel today.
satisfactory Jbasi* to lily
At the present time the
of hi* release from th* medical corp*
of imported bulb* from
of the U. S. navy and will resume
need* study.
practice in January.
The group will also cooperate in
While here he was one of the most
selling organization to bring about
popular professional men in Coquille
valley.
more suitable marketing of bulb*.
Former Physician
Will Return Here
Coquille Challenges
No.- Bend to Contest
Chandler Services
Held Here Monday
Coquille post of the Veteran* of
Foreign Wan ha* challenged th*
North Bend post to a membership
contest, and candidate* for th* local
poet are being lined up to add to
the 70 fully paid up member* now
a part of Coquille’* active group.
Th* winning past wil be treated to
a full sumptuous banquet, according
to John Shilling, poet adjutant, at
the end of the contest.
• To add spice to the local contest,
Harry Oerding ha* offered * ten
dollar pair of «hoe* to the member
bringing in the most new member*,
land if over 100, a brand new five
1 dollar hat.
Alton Isaac Chandler died at Eu­
gene. Oregon, December IS, after an
extended illness.
Funeral services
were conducted in the G-mo Funeral
Home Monday, December 17, at one
o’clock, with the Rev. Robert L.
Greene officiating and member* of
American Legion Post 36 of Coquille
a* pall bearer*. Interment was in
the cemetery at Fox Bridge it* the
Lee district.
Mr. Chandler was bom at Lee, Ore­
gon, March 11, 1M7. He was a vet­
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eran of the First Wold War and a
member of the American Legion of
Powers, Oregon.
Survivors include six sisters. They
are Mrs. Lee Mast and Mrs. Blanche
A census of the population of the
Baker of McKinley, Oregon; Mr*.
May Clark, Mr*. Emma Ingram, Mr*. newly incorporated city of Powers,
Flossie Johnson and Mrs. Ruby John­ I* underway with result expected
to be announced today, according to
son, all of Eugene, Oregon.
Adam Lefor, special representative of
the secretary of stat*’* office. Mr.
Lefor ha* been engaged in taking
new population counts in numerous
Oregon town* under 2,000 a* an aid.
in securing a mor* equitable distri­
bution of state fund* ba**d on the
newly grown population*.
Powers Census Survey
Being Taken by State
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