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.
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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
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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
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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
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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