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COQUILLE. COO8K2OUNTY. OREGON THU RSD AY, AUG UST Z V 1847.
NO. 32.
Western Condensing Company Closing
September 1 For Six Months Or More
Closure of the Coquille plant of the Western Condensing
company, manufacturers of dried milk, on September 1st was an
nounced today by Ed Parent, manager of the Weal plant.
Mr. Parent said today that the large inventory of dried milk
now being held by his company plus.the slowness with which the
product was moving necessitated the a*
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shutdown.
! Penney Stores Hold
there are
the «hut- Annual Dinner
A t • the present time
eleven men affected by
down. ,
Payroll of the company,has run
around 25 men, but at the present
tim e only 11 are working.
Condensing officials hope to open
the company next spring it their
present inventory is sufficiently used
up and demand increases. *
Western
Condensing
company
opened their Coquille plant about
twelve years ago in Coquille.
It
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considered one of the
best operated compaiues
both
pro-
working personnel and the
ducers.
Ed Parent, present manager, came
here from Ferndale, Calif., to man
age the local company.
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Coquille and Coos Bay Penney
stores held their annual banquet last
Thursday night at Ripper's Cafe in
North Bend.
The store employees
and their families enjoyed an even
ing of dancing, following the dinner.
Announced at the dinner were the
winners of the blanket contest held
during July. Winning prizes for sell
ing the most blankets in both the
Coos Bay and cequille gtolefi were
Mrs. Fred Lafferty. Mrs. Ada How
ard. Mrs. Elsie Stnith, Miss Myrtle
DeLong and Miss Colleen Ireland.
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Coos Home Ec
Committee Meets
New York Pastor
To Speak Sunday
The Coos County Home Economics
Advisory committee met at the home
of Mrs. Burton W. Dunn on Tuesday
for its monthly business meeting.
Mrs. Dunn served a one o’clock
luncheon to the following committee
members:
Mrs. William Jacobsen,
Glasgow; Mrs. Alex Maskev. Coos
River:
Mrs.
Robert
Esselstrom,
Greenacres; Mrs. Wesley Frazier, Co
quille;
Mrs. James Schoolcraft,
Greenacres; Mrs. Jalmar Alto, East-
side, Mrs. Iv y l Frye, Fairview; and
Mrs. Helen Abrego, Coquille.
The Rev. William Thompson, pas
tor of the Second Street Christian
church of New York, and Instructor
in the Eastern Christian institute,
w ill be the guest minister at the
Christian church of Coquille Sunday
evening, Aug, 24, at 8 p. m_ the
Rev. Earl So ward announced today.
Rev. Mr. Thompson is a graduate
of Northwest Christian college and
the University of Oregon.
Mrs.
Thompson who is in Coos county
with her husband is the former
Edythe Farr, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Farr o f Coos Bay. »nd a
brother of Donald Farr of Coquille.
Cucumbers Now
On Display
I t CENTS PER COPY
Legion Picnic
Set For Sunday
It w ill be picnic time Sunday for
On display at the Sentinel office
this week have been two cucumbeis, all members of the American Legion
grown by J. C. Hall inside sms 11- and the Legion A uxiliary when the
neck bottles.
Inserted when they annual Legion picnic is held, starting
were the size of a pencil, they grew at 10 a. m at LaVerne park.
. Ja<-’k Hansel and Ben Barton, mem
to fill the bottles within a week.
bers of the arrangement committees,
announce that anyone not having
transportation to the picnic site
should be at the county court-house
flag pole at 9:30 where cars w ill be
available to pick up passengers.
On the program are games, music,
free refreshments, and contests.
Dired Air Mail
Service Started
The Coquille Chamber of Com
merce "has been notified by Post
master M. O. Hawkins that Coquille
w ill have a direct air mail connection
with North Band, starting August
22nd.
On that date all air mail deposited
in the the Coquille postoffice by 4
p. m. w ill leave on the West Coast
Airlines plane at 7 p. m. for Med
ford, and there distributed to all
points.
This special service is for air mail
only and does not interfere with
present mail service schedules.
This culminates the Chamber’s t t -
forts for improved air mail service,
according
to Secretary Clarence
Osika
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Cranberry Tour Set
For Bandon Sunday
' A to u t of cranberry bogs of the
Bandon area w ill be made on Sun
day. August 24, beginning at 8 ft. m.
by studanta and Instructors of the
veterans’ cranberry school, being
conducted at Bandon, according to
Jack Hansell, assistant county agent
Bogs visited w ill include those of
Rupert Boak, H arry Storm and
James Casey. On Monday evening a
meeting of the students in the school
w ill be held at the city hall, Bandon,
to summarize findings of the tour
GRANDDADDY OF THE FOREST— This huge Douglas fir cut by the Stanley Brothers Logging company of
Powers is the granddaddy of the Western forest and these pictures token at Powers lsst week prove It.
< onsiderrd the largest tree cut in recent years, this tree has * solid measurement of 20.590 feet, or ss BUI Bos-
serman of the Coquille plywood division of the Coos Bay Lumber company figured it, over 1,550 pieces of
4 by 5, id-inch plywood. In the photos appear Dutch Clinton, Coos Bay Lumber company o ffic ii: Bob Bushell.
truck driver, arid No We Stanley. The log w u cut eight mllee south of Powers and scaled by Charles Pullen of
Coquille,
Tahitian Banquet
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Given Hosts
School Bells To Ring September 8th;
All Staff Positions Filled, Hunsaker Says
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A real Tahitian banquet was the
surprise treat Monday night of the
N. L. Springer family when Miss
It will be back to school Monday m im ing,' September 8th
Phyllis Reynolds of Tahita prepared
for
some
960 Coquille youngsters when the 1947-48 school year
a South Pacific sea island fish dinner
complete with poi and ah .the various opens under new Supt. Ray Hunsaker.
exciting additions.
All staff positions are now filled Supt. Hunsaker says and
Miss Reynolds, who Is a Tahitian, the complete staff follows:
has been in the United States only High School
dates is asked to contact Mr. James
three years.
She Is visiting the
Ernest R. James, Principal.
before Sept. 2.
Springers with her father, Newton
Imogene Cusac, Librarian
Students not registering before en
Reynolds of San Franclaco. Mrs. N.
Idyle Godard, Commerce.
tering high school w ill have their
L. Springer is a half-sister of Mr.
Enoch Jungling, Mathematics, Sci schedules arranged for them by the
Reynolds.
ence, Coach.
high school office.
Mr. Reynolds is a former business
E. E. Leslie, Boys’ Physical Educa
Classes in high school w ill start
man in the South Pacific, and likes tion, Coach.
with the regular schedule Monday
the people and the country very
Jacob Moomaw, Social Science.
morning Sept. 8th, following a gen
much. He is planning now on re
Paul Snider, Industrial Arts.
eral assembly at 9 a. m. A ll students
turning.
Ralph
Staffer,
Science.
must
obtain textbooks the opening
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Thora Watson, Ehglish.
morning, Principal James stated.
Carroll E. Nickels, Instrumental
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Music.
Wilma Hefner, English, Latin. _
Don Pearson, Mathematics, Assist
ant Coach.
Mary Lou Slade, Home Economics.
Four units of a modern motel were
darted
Thursday
morning
by
Madeline Morgan, Girls’ Physical
Clarence Summers on North Henry Education.
There w ill be no meeting of the
street. The houses w ill be made by Lincoln School
American Legion A uxility
this
Wayne Smith, Principal.
the Coquille Prefabricated Homes,
month and, Instead, the members of
Marie Stewart, Social Science.
Inc., and w ill be erected under the
the A uxiliary w ill participate In the
Alice Lafferty, A rt, Reading.
inspection of City Building Inspector
annual Laverne park picnic and pot
Vera Moomaw, English.
Paul Snider.
luck at the Coquille river recreation
Wm. Poferoy, Mathematics.
Harvey Slade, Science, Boys’ Phy area Sunday, Aug. 24th, it was an
nounced today by officers of the
sical Education.
Auxiliary,
Ethel Hatter, Fifth Grade.
Members are urged to make plans
Washington School
to attend the picnic wheih w ill start
Mrs. Hazel Hanna, Principal.
at 10 a. m.
Members not having
Helen Thomas, First.
Mrs. Gertrude Ulett has received
transportation are asked to meet at
Dena Pierce, First.
the
flagpole
on
the county court
word that her son, Gerald, w ill leave
Pauline Harvey, Second.
house grounds where transportation
Chicago on August 27 to spend 15
Arlene Robertson, Second.
w ill be available.
days at home from his duties at Great
Althea Harrah, Third.
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Lakes, Illinois. This w ill be his first
Ida Mintonye, Third.
visit at home In a year and a half.
Lavjnia Peart, Fourth.
Following his discharge in Novem
Jane Creager, Third-Fifth.
ber, he w ill enter Oregon State col
Valda Heenan, Fourth - Physical
lege at the start of the winter term. Education.
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Wanda Cochran, Second.
Mary Christensen, First.
It was party night Friday, August
Vivian Plummer, Music (Vocal), 15th, at the Club Midway for the em
AU Schools.
ployees of the George Burr Motors
The Coquille Volunteer Fire De
Lela Elrod, Nurse, All Schools.
partment was called to the old Tway
Ray C. Hunsaker, City Superinten comparty when the local company
place at Cedar Point on Wednesday dent.
gave a dinner and dancing party, and
afternoon of this week.
High school registration will com also a farewell party for Waunda
A machine shop shed was com mence Sept, 2 with seniors and jun Kintzley who is going 'to Eugene.
pletely destroyed by fire starting
Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Stan
from gasoline that was stored in the iors signing up, and sophomores Sept. Sherwood, M r. and Mrs. Max Pow
shed. The fire department was hin 3, and freshmen Sept. 4th. The high ers, Mr. and Mrs. Arlan Fischer, Mr.
dered by the lack of water, but man school is open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. and Mrs. Don Gasnell, Mr. and Mrs.
aged to save the ham and another each day, Principal Ernest James John King, M r. and Mrs. Kenneth
Baker, Irene Burr, Waunda Kintz
shed close tq |h« lire.
ley, George Eckholm and Ross M in
Th? Owner, David L. Stitt, has not announces.
Any student not in town on those tonye.
estimated the loss.
Clarence Summers
Starts Motel
ANSWERS QUESTIONS— Frank Belgrano. »Jr*. president of the First National bank of Portland standing in
this candid news photo token last Thursday at the luncheon meeting of the Coquille Lions club, gave club
members a concise and thoughtful picture of world economic conditions and the part the U. S. must play
in the present post-war world. President Belgrano termed the question concerning the V- S. part In supplying
the world with funds and goods a “884.M” question, but started answering It at onee. Pictured with Belrrano
from left to right are Lion Ernest James. Präsident Irvin g Larson. Osear H. Keller, vice-president and cashier.
Ward Kelley, assistant trust officer, and Lion Burton W. Dunn. The entourage of bankers was on a six
weeks’ tour of Oregon visiting the various Oregon communities in which the First National branches are located.
Also with President Belgrano was D. C. Silverthorne, assistant vice-president, and John Richardson, public re
lations director. This is a trip to familiarise Belgrano with Oregon as he was recently appointed president of
the Oregon banks, having formerly been a prominent California banker and financier.
(Photo token by John Richardson)
Eleven Year Old Coquille Miss Makes
Plane Trip To Coquille From Chicago
Miss Tamaraleo “Tammy” O’Doll,
eleven year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest O’Dell, returned home
Monday from a month’s visit with
her grandparents and other relatives
in Illinois.
Tammy boarded a “Chicago and
Southern” airlines plane in St.
Louis, Missouri, Friday afternoon at
5:30; flew from St. Louis to Chicago,
where she changed planes and board-:
ed a “United Airlines” plgne fop
Portland. They took off from Ute
Chicago airport at 8:$7 p. m. Friday
evening ana Tammy stepped d“ the
plane the nept morning, |2 hours
later, in Portland- She was met at
the airport in Portland by her par
ents and brother and sister.
She was all excited about the many
things she bad seen and done. See
ing Chicago from the air with al) the
lights oq was one thing she was very
thrilled about. Also lying past Mount
Hood in the morning,
Shp says the stewardesses were
very nice to her on both planes. Be
fore she took off from St Louis, her
aunt took a picture of her and the
stewardess together. She had a grand
time but was very glad to be home
again with her family and the cool
coast weather.
While in Portland the O’Dell’s vis
ited many friends and the Washing
ton Park zoo, Jantzen Beach and
some of the big .downtown stores
They also drove over to Vancouver,
Washington.
On their way home
they stopped over night with fri<
Vote Consolidation
Patrons of Prosper school district
voted In favor of > school consolida
tion between that area and the Ban
don public schools, it was announced
today by Mrs. Martha Mulkey Purdy,
county school superintendent.
Also approved this week was a
consoliadtion of North Lake and
Lakeside schools.
Gerald U lett To
Visit Mother
Burr Motors Host
To Employees
Fire On Tway Place
ROM A T 1(7 HISTORY O f COASTAL COUNTIES
Putting together a colorful, his their coastal lands to the U. S, gov
toric picture of the days of 1855 in ernment in an Unratified treaty.
Southwestern Oregon, is Miss Nadie Court Favors Indians
Strayer of Baker, Oregon, who this
Last year the U. S. Supreme Court
week was completing research work rendered a decision in favor of the
In the dusty pages of Coos county Indiana by which they are to receive
records. Miss Strayer la checking payment for these vast acres upon
Coquille Elks, their families and
the earliest mining records and other appraisal of their value of almost 100
friends enjoyed the Elk picnic which
old documents to establish the value
was held Sunday at McCloskey grove, (by virtue of being mineral-bearing years
Counsel for the Indians who tried
near Norway, I| was estimated that land) of over two and three-quarter
the case are the firm of Sanders,
over 1500 people attended the gath million acres in Curry, Coos, Lincoln
Gravelle, Whitlock and Harvey with
ering, which is an annual affair of the and Tllamook counties.
Elks. They have recently leased the i* Appraisal of these acres of Indian offices in Washington. D. C. Oregon
McCloskey grove for 20 years, so 'trib al land is being made to estab attorneys in charge of the tribal
that each year the picnic can be held lish the value as of Nov. 9, 1855, lands case are John G. Mullen, North
there.
at which time the Indians gave up Bend and E. L. Crawford.-Salem.
1500 Attend Elks
Picnic Sunday
Legion Auxiliary
Cancels Meeting
around her home in Baker, Oregon,
Miss Strayer's part in the appraisal gave Nadie Strayer her specialized
consists in working in conjunction background, but as she states,
with and assists geologists, Dr. delving out facts in this research
Warren D. Smith, retiring head of project is made easier because she is
the department of geography a n d ' a newspaperwoman by profession.
geology of the University of Oregon! During the w ar she edited Baker’s
and Dr. Lloyd Staples, a member of I Record-Courier and carried on as
that department The two geologists news editor until all the men re
are on a trip into interior Curry turned to the staff from the armed
forces.
county by pack train at this time.
Minerals most valuable at time Timber Also Considered
Beside the survey and appraisal of
of the survey were gold and coal,
and the minerals produced from the the tribal lands based on their being
land through the years enter into the mineral-bearing, complete appraisals
are being made to set values as to
mineral appraisal.
timber, agricultural and other re
Has Mining Hobby
Her hobby at gold prospecting sources, Miss Strayer commented.
Works With Geologists