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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1946)
Army Officer Gets Service Discharge L t. Col. H arry R. Türkei received hi« honorable discharge at Santa Ana, California, A rm y A ir Base on January 31st after 43 months of over seas service. The Turkels are well known in Coquille. Mrs. Türkei is the form er Margaret Stauff, daughter of Mr. and Mr». Charles Stauff. Mrs. Türkei and two chUdrjen lived in Coquille fo r a year a?id a half while Mr. Türkei Was in Europe. From July of 1942 to November of 1943, L t, Col. Türkei was in A frica where he was Chief of Intelligence fo r A frica and the Middle East A ir Ttransport Command prior to the in vasion of Africa. From the w inter of 1943 to the summer of 1945 he was in Europe as Chief, Signal Intelligence of the 9th A ir Force, based on the continent from the invasion of Normandy to the close of the hostilities. Here he re ceived the Legion of M e rit Before entering the service, Mr. Türkei was Senior Divisional assist ant in the State Department in Wash ington, D. C., and has now accepted a position as Assistant Chief, State Department, Division of Commercial Policy. A fte r his return from Europe, Mr. Türkei visited in Coquille and took his fam ily to their new home at 3046 P. St., N. W., in Washington, D, C. Girl Scouts Sell $60.50 Of Cookies Mrs. George Johnson entertained the “ Ecadriens” for one o’clock lunch eon Monday. The table was attrac tive w ith spring flowers. The after noon was spent in ¿ewing and chat ting. Members present were Mes dames Earl Nosier, Theodore Clinton, F. A. Robb, L. A. Lundquist, W. E. Bosserman and two guests, Mrs. Leo J. Cary and Mrs. Saima Cuughell. LambsEnjoyVacotion Word was received from M r. and Mrs. J. A. Lamb who are enjoying their vacation in southern California and Phoenix, Arizona. Sunday/ March 10th, M r. and Mrs. Fred Slagle of Hollywood held open house for Coquille friends, among whom were M r. and Mrs. Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hazard, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hazard, M r. and Mrs. Ben Lawrence, Mrs. Julia Johnson, and Calvin Slagle of San Francisco, a nephew of Mr. Slagle. Mr.and Mrs.Widmark Return To Coquille M r. and Mrs. Elvin Widmark, nee Jessie Sherwood, returned Monday from a three weeks vacation spent in Colfax and Mukilteo, Wash. While in Colfax they visited Mr. and Mrs. Guy Beals and fam ily. Mrs. Beals, the former Georgia Sherwood, is a sister of Mrs. Widmark. M r. Wid m ark recently* received his discharge from the navy and has gone to work fo r the R.E.A. in Coquille. Fairview Social Notes Net proceeds from the G irl Scout The Fairview Extension U nit w ill Cookie sale, held Saturday at the Purkey Furniture Store, amounted to meet at the Fay Holverstott home $60.50, according to the report given Tuesday, March 26, for an all-day by Mrs. V. R. McCurdy, general meeting. The subject fo r demonstra chairman, Tuesday evening at the tion w ill be “ Cakes and Icings." There G irl Scout Council meeting, held at w ill also be lessons on corsage mak the Guy Ma une y home. In comment ing. Those who wish to take advan ing on the success of thé sale, Mrs. tage of this are to bring flowers and McCurdy said that much apprecia materials to make their corsages. The Sliver tea held at the Wm. tion is due the mothers of' the G irl Scouts, who contributed dozens of Fanno home Thursday afternoon, fine cookie*. Sacks for packaging the March 14, and sponsored by the Ex cookies were given to the G irl Scouts tension Unit, was also the occasion fo r a bridal shower for Mrs. Elmer by Steve’s Grocery. Mrs. Mauney, council president, an Goodwin, Jr., the former Lorraine nounced that contributions totalling Norris. The Fanno home was beau |35.00 for the G irl Scout General fund tifu lly decorated w ith spring flowers. had been received from Mrs. Vera Games were played t ill three o'clock Perkins of the Modern Beauty Shop when' the bride was presented w ith many lovely and useful gifts. Re and Safeway Stores, Inc. In reporting on Day Camp plans. freshments of cake, tea and coffee Mrs. F. A. Robb said that while no were .served to the following ladies: leader has been secured as yet, the 1 Mesdames Evalyn Stock, Pamelta camp w ill be held during the last two Hatcher, Roxy Frye, Elba Barton, weeks in July, probably in the C ity Kathleen Lindsay, Florence Simpson, park. Mrs. Robb also announced that Frances Gaslin, Thelma Jensen, Iris M arjory Kafer from the Seattle G irl j Holverstott, Ambie Hendricks, Mc Scout headquartrt'i w ill be here d u r Cue, Bethel Norris, the hostess, Mrs. ing A p ril to assist local leaders in Fanno, and the guest of honor, Mrs. Goodwin. Those sending gifts but program planning. unable to attend were Mrs. Virginia Churches O ffer Rooms Both the W.S.C.S. of the Metho S tillw ell! Mrs- Nell Teters, Miss Fran dist church and the Church of Christ ces McCarthy and Mrs. Violette Gelt- have offered their basement rooms ner. Achievement night was held at the for the use of G irl Sjout troops when ever a meeting place is needed. _ school house Friday night, March 15. A1 Gelss, assistant county agent, and Mrs. Alan Smith reported that she Mrs. Cecilia Van Winkle, home dem had received a letter from Camp attended and Cleowa directors in which they ex onstration agent, brought w ith them several moving pressed th eir pleasure over the num ber of Coquille Scouts who wish to at pictures as part of the program for tend the camp in Lane county. Rates the evening. Refreshments of sand wiches and cookies were served. are >13.00 tor one week and >23.00 fo r two weeks at Cleowax. Your neighbor uses the Classified. Through Mrs. Robb an invitation Just ask her how effective a little ad has been extended to Council mem is in The Coquille Valley’s Greatest bers, leaders, and others interest, to Shopping M arket — The Classified attend the International Tea to be Section of the Sentinel. given A p ril 10th by the North Bend Scouts, who are participating in a Floyd Smith, Mrs. Elmer Davis, Mrs. national movement to raise money for LeRoy Swinney,Mrs. V e rrill McCurdy, the rehabilitation of scouting in w ar- Mrs. Craig Perrott, Mrs. E. L. Perrott, torn countries. A recent issue of the Mrs. Alan Smith .Miss Priscilla Hick- Christian Science M onitor features am, Mrs. E. E. Benham, Mrs. George this Scouting project. Maynard, Mrs. Amzy Mintonye, Mrs. Attending the meeting were Mrs Ivy Plieth, Mrs. F. A. Robb and Mrs. R. F. Milne, Mrs. George Taylor, Mrs. Guy Mauney. Oregon Citizens Asked To Save Food Oregon citizens will be asked to eat less of some foods, pre vent waste and endure a few shortages to make more wheat and food fats and oils available to save lives in famine-ridden countries. The voluntary support of every man, woman and child in the state will be sought in "a comprehensive program being initiated by couty USDA councils, E. Harvey M iller, state director of the USDA Production and Marketing adminis tration and chairman of the Oregon USDA council, hds announced. M ille r and county A A A committee chairmen have been named by Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson as state and county emergency food program managers. Voluntary food - for * fam ine-relief committees, made up of representa tives of all groups who can help in the program, are proposed fo r each county in plans adopted by the Ore gon USDA council and sent to each county emergency food program manager. Goals For Each County Food conservation goals w ill be set up fo r each county. Subcommittees representing consumers and trade groups, such as restaurants and bak eries, w ill be formed to put into ef fect specific food conservation meas ures. As proposed by the national Ï Ecadriens M eet For One O'Clock Lunch famine emergency committee, these measures w ill Include such wheat- and-fat saving steps as substitution of potatoes fo r bread, serving fewer fried foods, open-face pies, and one slice of bread w ith restaurant meals. “ The world food situation is ex ceedingly serious. M illions of our fellow human beings in other lands face the terr^Jle disaster of famine. Every once of food we can spare from our abundance w ill save the lives of starving people,” M illa r com mented. A sub-committee of the state USDA council in active charge of organiza tion of the statewide e ffo rt consists of C. R. Tulley, assistant director o f the PMA field services branch, Portland, chairman; Ralph Morgan, state super viator vocational agriculture, Salem; W. L , Teutsch, assistant director O.S.C. Extension service, Corvallis, and John Denny, fieldman PMA, Ccp- vallis. Coquille Valley Sentinel COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY. ORE., THURS., MARCH 21. 1946. Page Eleven Dorcas Society Send Clothes To Europe The Dorcas Society of the S e v e n th ^ —............ .............• t— ----------------- Day Adventist church packed a con- /■'I L C s. *, • J signment of cleaned and mended gar- : AelU D C n t e r t O i n e d ments for shipment overseas when they held their meeting this week at the home of Mrs. Earl Nosier. Tuesday night Mrs. E. L. Ander There were many useful woolen garments in this shipment which is son was hostess to her bridge club at F *. '* sent to a central warehouse, then contract. Mrs. A xtell won high score sent on fo r distribution in occupied and Mrs. Schroeder, second. — Re lands. Included were ladies’ woolen freshments were served by the hostess coats, men’s overcoats, bedding, men’s to the following members: Mesdames Wm. Barrow, Elbert Schroeder, W al suit and other woolen garments. Over 22,500 tons of clothing sent ter Litzenberger, Ted F< ms , Ralph Cochran, L. B. Gould, and three WHO IS GOING TO WEAR THE M AY QUEEN’S CROWN THIS YEAR? by Dorcas societies throughout the guests, Mrs. J. E. Axtell, Mrs. Birdie United States have reached their des May 4th is the night some charming high school Senior g irl w ill reign Sommers and Miss Madeline Mc as Queen of the May. She, too, w ill wear the crown, made by Mrs. Ruth tination, and the local group plans Keown. to send out monthly shipments. Beyers in 1938. Present at the meeting were Alma Sermon at Pioneer Methodist The firs t queen who wore th«crow n pictured above was Maxine Knight. Wilcox, Lela Mason, Gussie Johnson, church Sunday, March 24th, “Is Her princesses were Lucille Sherwood, Beatrice and Lorraine Sanders. Pa tricia Peart, Bonnie Gage and Imogene Hickam. Queen Maxine is now Georgia Bennett, Etta Robertson, Bread Enough?” Everyone cordially Elizabeth Couch, Mary Gage, Lois Invited. The Rev. Bennie Howe. Mrs. Efnest Detlefsen, She lives in Eugene and has a small son. Bunch and Dell Nosier. MtnUter. 1941c Queen Fauneil Moore, who is living in Long Beach, California, wltere By Mrs.wAnderson she has been working in a jew elry store, wore the crown In 1939. Her princesses were Ann Hawkins, Yvonne Kern, Jane Kramer, Dorothy Mattoon, Esther Ronning and Margaret Smith. Queen Venlta Farris (Mrs. Lance Rhodes) was crowned in 1940. In her court were Eunice Howe, Jeanne Claterbbs, Mary Jane Dunn, Shirley Nye, Frankie Edgmon and Carene Kolla.r. Virginia Young (Mrs. Bruce Lattin) was the next queen and her yourt included Donna Dunn, Pat Holverstott. Eileen Guffln, Rheo Walker, M arvin Myers and Helen Nelson. In 1942 Anabel Martindale (Mrs. James Shearer of Seattle) reigned. Her princesses were Alice Howard, Betfy Jo Thorp, Evelyn Alborn, Er nestine Batty, Glenda t lin t o n and Dorothy Ritchie. Geraldine Howell (M rs.'John Waisanen of Astoria) was attended in 1943 by Kay Leslie, M arilyn Sage, Betty Emery, Doris Ann Wood, Avis Ricketts and Marybelle Yarbrough. Attending Queen W inifred Van Fleet in 1944 were Jeanne Boyle, Gwen Rogers. Claudia Varney, Louise Butler, Glenda Richardson and Maxine Whereat. Last* year. Queen Gloria Haga, who is now attending Beauty School in Eugene, numbered among her princesses Vera Bishop, Mildred Mc Carthy, A riel Crook, Jeannie Griggs, Lou Livengood and Donna Chapin. WHO W ILL BE QUEEN OF THE MAY TH IS YEAR? Bicycles Water Coils For your Range $18.50 to $27.00 Baby Beds $4.95 to $12.50 ■ $4,50 and $5.50 j Heaters p New and Used Upholstery Material r Two patterns now on hand. We need Ranges, Beds, Springs, Mattresses, Linoleums, Electric Ranges Brooks Used Furniture „ Coquille ANNOUNCING.... For The Finest, Most Modern Portrait Studio It's no secret For you've seen our contractor busy building us our new Portrait Studio on First Street next to the F. R. Bull Insurance Company office. It will be one of the largest, most modern, attractive Studios in the Northwest, PLUS, every facility including modern, new equipment to give you the finest in Portrait and Commercial Photography. We can't set an opening date today, but hope . . . Our Gala Opening Will Be Early In April -■ ” __ • Watch For Our Open House Celebration We, Who Are Established Members of The Community Appreciate Your Patronage In The Past And Are Confident T h at You W ill Profit By Post poning All Photographic Work Until, April. T/ie Studio Ed and Marge Throckmorton
