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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1946)
qirilíe Jifeflfij AN IN D E P E N D E N T N E W S P ^ 1** COQUILLE. COOS COUNTY. OREGON fHLRSDAY, JUNE IS. 194«. NO. 22. Council Grants Tentative Okeh On Building^ Retirement Funds Set Aside In New County Budget A feature new this year in the county budget is the »10,00.00 set aside for a retirement fund for county employees as provided under a state law recently enacted. This, together with a general increase in salaries augurs well for the future of the em ployees of Coos county. Keith Leslie, certified public ac countant, in reporting the budget as proposed fdr the coming year, stated that the total bonded indebtedness of the county as of M ay 31 was only —Coquille Studio Photo »*2,000.00. UNDER MRS. A LICE LA FFER TY, junior high school music instructor, this group of girls making up the Junior , One ot the highlights of the budget High Double Sextette has made an outstanding record o f real musical achievement that has attracted widespread p or this coming year is the provision attention throughout Southwestern Oregon. Reading left to right back row are JoAnn Newton, Nancy Godard. for maintenance of a f i l l health unit, Carrol Ann Creager, Joan Peart. Donna Mast. MaeDean Greene. Arlene Kellrtiberger; front roy, Julia Cattar, consisting of health officer, health nurse, sanitarian and office assistant. Jeannie Van Patten, Nancy Marney, Barbara Kuhnhenn. Peggy Stewart, Lois Monger, Junior High Double Sextette Makes Real Record Not so long ago listeners on Rose burg's radio stetion’s Starlet Revue tuned in on their fam iliar Umpqua Valley Grange and Supply company hour and were pleasantly thrilled with the sheer joy of singing and ex cellent performance of a group of young girls whose clear voices came over the air. It wasn't a recording of profession als, but rather another appearance of the busy little junior high school girls of Coquille who, under the ex cellent direction of Mrs. Alice L affer ty have made their double sextette with 18 members, and ten substitutes, one of the outstanding small musical groups in school and civic bodies in this part of the state. Appear 11 Times In the last two months o t school the girls have had 17 public appearances with two radio broadcasts. They have sextette is made up of half altos and appeared at women’s clubs, farmer half sopranos. meetings, civic groups, and service Member Honored cluba. Everywhere they have met Nancy Godard, a member of the with acclaim for the fine skill they sextette group, was voted the most exhibit and the artistry they display. prominent junior high school girl Doing their own announcing, they in vocal music, this spring at Lincoln introduce the members of the sextette, ■ i and their director and accompanist, On graduation day fellow students Mrs. Lafferty. of Lincoln school helped to honor Under Mrs. Lafferty the double their group of talented musicians by sextette was started as a regular sex taking part in the honorable, mention tette and as Interest grew was en awards given each of the girls. larged. Only one singer w ill leave the group The young singers have a repertoire next year. Nancy Godard graduated of well over a dozen songs both old from the 8th grade and w ill enter and new. high school. Entirely on their own time, the The group started in 1944. During sextette has practiced every Thursday ¡the summer months they are meeting noon during the school year without eVery Wednesday evening for prac school credit. Practice is non-com - tice, and w ll make some appearances pulsory but everyone turns out. The this summer. Clark To Head Fire Department Swedish Chemist, Wood Expert, Visits Here A t the regular monthly meeting, June 8, of the Coquille Fire Depart ment the' following officers for the fiscal year, 1946-47, were named: President w ill be Lonnie Clark; Vice-president, Guy Mintonye; Sec retary-treasurer, Everett Robbins, and Sergeant-at-Arms, LeRoy Swin ney. A little international understand ing was set up last week in Coquille at the Coos Bay Lumber company's Plywood plant when Nils Jul Ogland of Modomsjo Treetex company from the city of Ormskoldsuik, Sweden, paid a visit to Manager Ernest H ar rington? It was understanding in Swedish and American processes of the manu facture of plywood. Boy Scouts of Troop 63 under Scoutmaster Fred Bull are still out bringing In old magaxines, papers and discarded books, it was announced today. Pickups started again Wednes day and are on today, Thursday, and tomorrow, Friday, I f you have paper, phone Fred Bull Insurance company or George F. Burr Motors. The need for paper Is even greater today than It was during the War with paper products be ing listed as one of the searoe articles. Get your paper together, tie it, and phone Fred Bull or George Burr, and a pickup with Soouts w ill be right out. A ll proceeds go to the treasury of Troop 63 for their annual ac tivities. The Coquille Junior American Le gion nine w ill tangle with the hard- playing club of Drain, Oregon, on the local baseball field a t 2:30 Satur day afternoon, June 15th, Coach Jess Barton announced today. Still smarting a bit from their de feat at the hands of a Coos Bay Le gion team, the local diamond artists have been out in full force all week running through practices and new plays. H arry Slack, Jr., is expected to be on the mound to open the game, with Bob Dykes behind the bat. The Junior Legion has had to guar antee the Drain team expenses and the public is urged to back up this team of Coquille youngsters who are developing in to some fine baseball handlers. t ' — Coquille Studio Photo C O M M AN DER-ELECT of American legion Post Not. »8, Slg Peterson, who w ill take the position as leader of the active Coquille Legion outfit following Commander Bill Head who Donna Moomaw returned home this w ill retire- Peterson* was elected at week from her first year as a student W. B. Dunshee’s Have the meeting of the I-egion post Mon at Oregon College of Education at Second Daughter Monmouth, She is a graduate of day night. M yrtle Point high gehool. Drusilla Nan Dunshee is the name given to the baby girl born Monday, M r. and Mrs. Raymond Vanderburg June 10, to M r. and Mrs. W. B. of Arago are ths parents of a baby Dunshee at Berkeley, California. She boy born June 4th at the Stark hos weighed six pounds, eleven ounces, pital and named Charles Raymond. and is their second daughter. Mrs. M r. Glenn Compton and his wife, Dunshee is the former Carol. Young form erly Miss Avia Ricketts, are vis of Coquille. The baby's grandmother iting her mother, Mrs. Jack Scorby, is Mrs. H. A. Young now of Bend, and other relatives here. M r. Comp Oregon, and her great aunt is Mrs. ton has recently been discharged from the navy at San Francisco. They Alton Grimes for whom she is a are enroute to Brigham, Utah, where naihesake. they w ill make their home. Legion Really Working On Queen Campaign As Other Clubs Name Their Candidates The American Legion with Com mander B ill Head doing the intitlal steamrolling, has some attractive white placards with 11 by 14 photo graphs of Candidate Jackie Hansen around the city of Coquille as their first spurt in the election of a Queen for the 1946 July 4th celebration. Tickets went on sale this week and candidates from the other cluba are now named and In the field. Now named are Eagles, Iris Wolga- mott; Boroptimists, Roberta Mason; Business and Professional Women, Pat Yarbrough; Rotary, Margaret Hughes; Lions, Sally Gable; and Woman’s Club, Phyllis Brady. Tickets giving vote« to the candi date« sell for »1.00 and are good for one admission to any of the dances to be given three nights of the cele bration. Sales campaigns are planned all over the valley. Cave Men Wild-Eyed A t 4th Prospects Chemist Ogland, who is 28 years of i age and an expert already in his ’ field, is on a tour of America and ! Canada, according to M r. Harrington, i to study the various processes in use here He spent a day in Coquille and time on the bay, __ He bad planned to visit the Red wood section but due to the strike gave that up. Paper Drive Still On Junior Legion Nine To M e e t Drain Club G ER A LD MASON, chairman State of Parole and Probation, who w ill discuss Juvenile Welfare and Child Welfare Legislation under the of all clubs of Coquille Friday, night June 14, at I y. a . In the junior auditorium of the Coquille Community Building. i An increase was allowed in the He is also chairman of the Eagles’ fund for control of Bang's disease and Youth Guidance Institute. T. B in cattle. Last year $12,000.00 was allocated for this purpose and for the coming year »14,000.00 has been set aside. x The road work reserve was redueed by »10,000.00 in order to keep under These rough and tough, meat the six per cent limitation. It is an loving, ticipated that for county roads, $157,- conniving. 000.00 for general expense, »85,000.00 from' Grants for bridges and market roads w ill be bedecked in all expended. Also at least part of the their hairy skins and ready for reserves built up for post war spend whatever happeoa, are frothing ing ,will be utilized. * with excitement. Looming as a large item for the Reason they may be able to he coming year is Coos county’s share present at the Coquille 4th .of of the relief program. The funds July celebration, and if they ailoted for this and the coming year are: - j come. they wUl really tear tease. In a telephone conversation Fund ' 1045-8 1048-7 with the chief of the elan of Indigents _______ „....» 1,000 » 500 NeoliUw. they report that they Dependent children ...- 2,000 2,000 are attempting to gut a pack to 1 institutions) gether to descend on Coquille Aid to children through and steal a few princesses. If not Welfare Commission 8,800 0,000 the queen Old age assistance .... 41,000 49,000 : General assistance 10,000 8,500 Food Handlers Told To Take Exams Food handlers are expected h r make appoinfments at once with the Coos County Health depart ment for x-rays when the state tuberculosis x-ray equipment is in Coquille Monday, June 17th, it was announced todpy. A ll reports are confidential and are not made public. The large modern mobile x-ray machine w ill be at the Coos Bay Lumber company, while a port able x-ray will be set up in the Coquille Community Building. The general public, as well as food handlers, are urged to have x-rays taken also, and may make appointments by phoning the Coos County Health department. Forty Children Seen A t Crippled Clinic Forty children were examined Monday at Washington School at the clinic held for the crippled children of Coos and Curry counties. The examining physician was Dr. Lawrence Noall of the University of Oregon Medical school, Portland. ‘Eleven new case« were seen, and specific recommendations for each case w ill be mailed soon . Assisting with the clinic were Miss Alyce Bloom,crippled children’s work- er of Portland; Mias Johnson, Port land; Mrs. Gladys Nollner, of North Bend; Mrs. Inez Langrell, Coos Bay; C. Eugene Fields, County sanitarian; Miss Hannah Sandquiat and Mrs. Iris Elrod. J Tentative permission for minor re modeling was granted Anton Biescke and Mrs. Amy Britton at a special council meeting Monday in the city 'hall chambers. A plan and proposal submitted by Mr. Biescke and Mrs. Britton was re jected. However, the property own ers were given permission to remove the old kitchen on the rear of the building; to put a glass front on the part now occupied by the porch, to put a platform from the sidewalk to the street the fu ll width of the porch, and to clean up the property The subject of work on the house behind the Roxy theatre building on 2nd street has been a question be fore the council since March 12th when the first plan was submitted by M r. Biescke in behalf of Mrs. Britton. ‘ Bridge Boy Kills Father With Gun Tommy Coleman, 15, shot and killed his father, Dolph Coleman, on o'clock Monday evening, Sheriff W il liam Howell reported Tuesday. The boy shot his father after he had warned his father that he would shoot if tlte elder Coleman did not stop choking his mother. An inquest was expected to be held late Wednesday at M yrtle Point. Coquille Leading In County Ball League With a hard-earned win of 11 to 10 over a fighting Bandon team last Sunday Coquille's Indians kept their lead in the. South western Oregon bell league with a perfect 1000 rating. The game at Bandon was played in a high wind and iota of dust made errors frequent on both sides , Sunday Ute victorious Coquille Guy M auney w ill bo put up ae a playe rs w ill tarfgle with a strong candidate for school director o f dis Cape Arago Lumber m ill team on the trict No. 8 Coquille, June 17th, It bay. was announced today. He w ill be placed in nomination for the posi tion now held by J. L. Smith who has signified that he no longer wishes to A Father’s Day program Will be serve on the school board. held at the Church of Christ Sun Mr. Mauney who is now a lumber day at 9:45 with R. G. Macdonald as man and m ill operator was formerly soloist. principal of Lakeview high school, Prizes w ill be awarded to the oldest Lakeview, Oregon, and principal of father of the Bible school, father hav North Bend high school. North Bend, ing the largest number of children in for five years. He is a graduate of attendance, father having moat chil the University of Oregon and did dren and grandchildren in attendance, his graduate work towards a masters and father of child who regularly degree at the University of Washing comes the greatest number of times to ton, Seattle. Sunday school. ' Guy Mauney To Run As School Director Father's Day Program Ray Jeub Elected District Governor <e* Ray Jeub was elected district gov ernor of the Lions club of district 36-E at the annual state convention held at Doorchester House, Ocean- lake, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Wew governor Jeub w ill take office at once and w ill preside over activi- Ueg of all the ciubg comprising this district. The contest for the governor was a spirited one with the outcome being a nip-and-tuck affair up to the last voting. Jeub has been one of the most prominent Lions in the Coquille club, has been active in state and na- tlonal Lions affairs. Bonita M iller visited in Portland for a few days recently with M r. and Mrs. Archie W alker and family. While there, hey attended the ice follies. Mias M iller is working this summer for the Coos County Abstract office. Active Club O fficer Meets Wednesday Howard Miles, organizer for the Active International, was present at a meeting of local young business men interested in forming a chapter of Active International in Coquille Tuesday night at the Hotel Coquille. Junior Legion Boys Find Gold Ring While practicing for the Junior Legion Baseball ru n e to be played at Coquille this Saturday, June 15th, at 8;3O p. m. between Coquille and Drain (admiesteo 40c and 10c for children 14 and under); the local Post No. 36 boys found a beautiful, undoubtedly valuable gold wedding band at the local park (where the Drain game is to be played Saturday). Loser of this wedding band can recover the same by calling and identifying at the office of the Coquille Valley 8entinel. O ut-of-State Tourists Descending Here On Way To See Scenic Sites of Oregon Coast How’s your geography this week? I f you have any questions just stop and visit w ith the hundreds of tour ists going through Coquille with some of them stopping off to rest up and look around. America is really rolling and no one knows it better than Claude Perkins at the Mobile Station, Stein metz Motors, the Hotel Coquille’s L IN E D UP FOR FREE X -R A Y pictures are these smart yeung ladies who genial manager Bob Thompson, and the purveyors of cabins at the Ko- know It’s a smart thing to take part in the tuberculosis x-ray _ which w ill be held in Coquille Monday, June 17th, at the Coquille Keel Village and the Coquille Auto munity Building and the Ceos Bay Lumber plant. Appointments may he Courts— when they have vacancies. From AU Over made at the County health department office this week. AU Cara last week rolled into town is confidential. from New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Minnesota, Illinois, Nebraska, Utah, Idaho, add of course California. The people were sold on the mild, fresh air, the clear dust free sky, and the friendly western spirit of Coquille. Many of them who parked near The Sentinel came in to get a copy of The Sentinel to mail to the editor of their hometown weekly. In > reading over the last week’s issue one New Englander said, "Peo ple are sure active around here. I ’ve noticed that they a ll seem .to enjoy living here.”
