The Coquille Valley sentinel., April 21, 1949, Image 1

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Osika Presents
Brief Urging Action
On New Courthouse
C O Q U IL L E , COOS C O U N T Y , O R EG O N
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T H U R S D A Y . A P R IL 21, 1949.
Powers Senior
Ball Saturday
Cyclist Touring
United States
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Colorful May Day Program To Be Given
As Benefit For Library Light Project
The high spot of toe season at
Powers w ill be the annual Senior
This year’s May Day Festival will be one of the most color­
ball which wUl feature this year ful and spectacular ever presented in Coquille, Mrs. Ardis
Johnny Lush and his University of Sherwood, chairman, states.
And lending interest to the
Clarence Osika, Chamber of
Oregon band. The affair is sched­ May Day fete which is set for Saturday evening, April 30th,
Commerce secretary, presented a
uled for Saturday evening, April is the fact that it is a benefit to help pay for the newly in-
complete brief on the need of a
23. There w ill be dancing from ---------------------------------------------------- stalled lights in toe Coquille pub-
new courthouse for Coos county
9:30 p. m. to 12:30 p. ra. and ad­
lie library.
Monday when the official hearing
mission w ill be $1.50 per person,
as set by law was held on the
The lights which are modern
tax included. The dance is held
proposed $100,000 addition to the
and extremely efficient were re­
in the Powers gymnasium and is
Hall of Records.
cently placed in the library by
a colorful affair.
Termed by Judge L. D. Fel­
toe
Coquille Woman’s club.
Officers of toe recently re­
sheim as one of the finest briefs he
Muriel Dae Ardath who has
has heard, Osika’s report listed the
organized young adult group of directed so many successful pro­
results of his study and investiga­
toe Methodist church are Herschel ductions in the past is again pro­
tion into the need of a new addi­
Mrs. Ardath’•
Lay, president; W illard Morgan, gram . director.
tion to the Hall of Records.
professional training lends to her
vice
president,
and
Mrs.
Bob
H
ar­
“Immediate action should be
presentations a polish which is
ris, secretary-treasurer.
taken to protect the present rec­
Meetings of toe group w ill be outstanding.
ords now stored in the “old” sec­
The theme of toe colorful show
held on toe third Thursday of
tion of the courthouse,” Osika
w ill be “Apple Blossom Time."
eaoh
month,
and
plans
are
under
stated.
Queen Virginia Corrie w ill be
way for special summer activities,
Over fifty men and women were
“Deposits of $4,422,631.44 and
crowned against a background of
including pincics and
beach
present at the hearing represent­
riotous blossom, and the members
loa.is and discounts of $1,607,339.- parties.
ing the Coquille Chamber of Com­
of her court, in their brightly hued
89 are reported by toe CoquiUe
On Thursday evenng, A pril 21,
merce, the Coos-Curry Bat asso­
costumes w ill add to the scene.
a
potluck
dinner
w
ill
be
held
at
ciation, long pluggers for a new
branch of The First National bank
Betty Maxwell w ill present
building, and residents of M cKin­
of Portland,” according to Lewis the church. A business meeting members of her dancing class in
and program w ill follow and a
ley, Dora, Brewster Valley, Dan­
C O Q U IL L E S T R IP E D BASS— Pte'.ured above is the first (as
many beautiful dances, featuring
Wiltshire, the manager.
moving picture w ill be featured.
we kn o w ) striper to be caught above the Coquille rive r bridge. iels Creek, Sumner, Catching In ­
both ballet and tap numbers.
‘The figures were compiled In
let,
Fairview,
Lee
Valley,
and
This 28 pound striped bass was eaught by M rs. W alter Krants on
Soloists w ill be Joy Brown,
accordance
with
the
A
pril
11
caU
the Coquille rive r from the fls h in ; bank on the Krants dairy farm Myrtle Point.
Kenneth Talley who w ill sing the
by the comptroller of the cur­
Main point of discussion settled
on the Fish trap-A rago road. She was using light tackle and It took
theme song and other vocal selec­
rency. A t toe same time totals
on the condition of Coos county
nearly an hour to land the bass.
(Sentinel Photo)
Lots of water, in fact' more than
tions. Accompaniments w ill be
tor toe First National Bank of
roads, and the questions pertaining
by Wayne Smith.
•IT WAS REALLY HOT’ "— DEAN BROWN
to the roads were answered by could be bailed out was struck at Portland, Head Office and 45
Carroll Nickels, high school mu­
County Judge L. D. Felsheim, fifty feet on the well;test hole on branches were: Total resources,
sic instructor, w ill present toe
County Engineer Floyd Robb, and the high school football field, and $507,365,745.70; deposits, $469,-
high school band and toe much
! the commissioners, Fred True and at 100 feet when drilling was 082,363.09; loans and discounts,
publicized glee club in specially
$162,580,882.6$.
Totals for toe
I Fred Kruse.
prepared concert Items, including
Commenting on the roads and stopped, a continual flow of crys­ First National group, including all
numbers from the colorful “Stu­
the new building as projected tal clear water was pouring into branches and the 15 affiliated
An additional program to sup­
dent Prince.” A special feature
the
hole.
banks
were:
total
resources,
$610,-
j were Alvin Hunt, Daniels Creek;
port the price of m ilk was an­ will be the appearance of the com­
According to City Engineer Joe 859,522.00; deposits, $566,620,915,-
I Mrs. Harold Velure, Sumner; Mrs.
nounced this week by the USDA, plete majorette group from the
When “Gung Ho,
1 Harry Krantz, Lee Valley; Alfred K uffler he wiU take samples of the 46; loans and discounts, $186,482,-
according to this week’s Dairy three local schools.
opens Friday night, tomorrow, at
Johnson, Daniels Creek; Mrs. water this morning at ten-thirty 892.69.”
A May Pole dance w ill be given
and send them immediately to the
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Review,
prepared by the O.S.C.
Walter
Leellng,
Greenacres;
Mrs.
the Liberty theatre in Coquille,
by the children from Washington
Oregon State Board oi Health of­
Sam
Flint,
Greenacres;
Lloyd
Dav-
extension service from U R .D A . school, has been cleverly arranged
Mrs. Dean Brown (the former Joy
! enport, Myrtle Point; Howard fices for official testing as to pu-
reports and other data.
This by Valda Heenan..
Norton) is going to be there
Dr. George Ulett, son of Mr. Leatherman, Fairview; Fred > ru n -
program w ill apply to milk going
Climaxing toe affair w ill be toe
learning Just how tough her bus- and Mrs. George Ulett of Coquille, , neil. Coos River.
No metered te*^. FJnp Whs
into manufacturing uses during dance given for the queen and
Favoring the courthouse addi­ placed in the hole as toe water
band Marine Veteran Dean Brown ( a staff member of Bond hospital,
1949. The support gstee w ill be princesses which w ill be under
at the national average ot 90 per the direction of Wayne Smith.
—
, St. Louis, and doing work at tion in their talks were County supply was'actually “heavy,” city
really i-
is.
And because the marine raid on Washington university's medical Clerk Lloyd W. Oddy and Coun­ officials said. The first hole was
cent of toe parity equivalent price
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a
test
hole
and
if
the
water
Makin Island, one of the Gilberts school, wiU address the Coquille ty Assessor Charles Forrest, A t-
for manufacturing milk.
The
pure
at
this
depth
a
city
well
w
i
( Continued on page 8)
just north of the equator, occusred Lions club today at noon.
parity equivalent price has been
be sunk at once.
determined as being 88.5 per cent
on the fateful day of August 17,
Dr. U lett w ill talk on psychiatry |
The well will be concreted and
Members of the CoquiUe Cham­ of the U. S. average parity price
1942, ex-Marine Brown says he and problems related to this im ­
encased and the purity of the wa­ ber of Commerce received some of all m ilk sold by farmers at
is going to be able to enjoy the portant but comparatively new
ter maintained at all times. The
acting of Randolph Scott and the field of medicine.
first-hand information about low­ wholesale to plants and dealers.
water was found below a heavy
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The support program, w ill be
others.
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cost housing plans as they are be­
bed of fine sand and gravel.
“Gung Ho” is the story of the
carried out by toe UJSD-A. in
Indications at present are that ing developed at North Bend wh^ji purchasing nonfat dry m ilk solids
Twenty-four entries were made
first American raid from sub­
in the Lions club essay contest this the well w ill more than bring the civic group met in regular ses­ when necessary. Spray type non­
marine on an enemy-held island
week, according to Wayne Smith, Coquille's Rink creek Crater sys­ sion last Monday noon.
base.
For this raid Carlson’s
fat solids of extra grade quality
Big news among the fishing
chairman of the Lions club educa­ tem up to a place where the en­
Raiders chose 200' of the most
A. Rinar Mattson of Common­ w ill be purchased at 12.25 cents a fraternity was made this week
tire
city
w
ill
enjoy
a
fine
supply
tional committee.
courageous marines from some
Roller type solids are
wealth, Inc., a guest of Noble pounds.
City
Attorney Tallant
The topic of the essay is, “If I of water every month of the year. Chowning at the Chamber meet­ priced at 11 cents a pound. These when
200,000 for the audacious move.
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Were a Lion, What I Would Want
And Corporal Dean Brown of
ing, spoke about the need for a prices apply to purchases made Greenough stepped into toe lead
My Club to Do for My Commu­
Coquille was one of the 2'*'! men
low-cost housing program that before September 1. After Sep­ in all salmon derbies, present ra t­
nity.” Judges for the contest are
who were packed into stripped-
w ill provide $6500 homes that can tember 1 prices are increased a ing at least, with a 45 pound, five
down submarines and taken to the
be bought for $500 down and half cent a pound.
Boy Scout Court of Honor w ill Mrs. Ray Jeub, Mrs. J. Arthur
island at night to land from rub­ be held in the Junior auditorium Berg and Rev. Robert Lessing.
This program is to supplement ounce, Chinook caught on the
payments of less than $40 per
Judging w ill be completed by
ber life-boats on the heavily for­
the
butter purchasing program Rogue river Saturday.
month. This is the program that
The huge salmon was weighed
tified Makin Island housing a at the Community building Mon­ May 1.
is being forwarded at North Bend which was announced on Febru­
in for the Rogue river salmon
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Japanese airstrip and Jap seaplane day, A pril 25, at 8 p. m.
\
where, according to Mattson, fif­ ary 8.
The city council went on record
The two support programs, derby at Gold Beach and then
This w ill be one of the finest
base.
,
■
ty homes are under construction
this week as favoring en extension at the present time with the pros­ both have seasonal price differ­ packed in ice and shipped to Port­
“It wasn’t so bad,” said Brown Courts of Honor held in Coquille
land where it became the object
today, “as we went in. There was for several years. Twenty Merit
of Beach street to Tenth street and pect that one hundred and eight­ entials. This is to encourage nor­ of envious glances from Portland
a heavy surf and our boats made badges w ill be awarded to mem­
mal
storage
of
dairy
products
dur­
the vacation of a part of Holly een w ill be developed by next
no noise, but then it got hot as bers of troops 14 and 63.
ing the flush season in spring and sportsmen checking the state-wide
fajl.
,
street.
-
Oregonian-Meier and Frank sal­
we landed and the guns started
Anyone interested in seeing how summer. These storage products
A request for a fiU on Fourth
The public is invited and the
going off. AU of a sudden we parents of Scouts are especially
are then used in the fall and win­ mon derby.
this
program
is
being
carried
out
and
Taylor
street
was
okehed
by
Close of the school year was a
The Chinook was caught on
knew what we were in for.”
ter. By encouraging commercial
urged to be present.
present thought at the Coquille the council if the plan is favorable are urged by Mattson to visit the
ShaUow R iffle .above Lobster
By the next day there w e re ,
storage
toe
programs
are
expected
fl I I
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high school this week, and with it to the state highway commission. North Bend development.
295 counted dead Japs . The island
to stabilize the dairy markets. This creek on a No. 5 Copper Stanky.
Dave Biegger asked that the
came
the first announcements of
Today Attorney Greenough was
was in American hands, and
is aided by preventing drastic de­
sidewalk
from
Henninnger’s
cor­
honors to outstanding students of
complete demolition was going on
clines in- butterfat and manufac­ in receipt of a letter from the
ner on Taylor to the corner on
the school. .
of all enemy fortifications a n o .
turing m ilk prices during heavy Shrine hospital in Portland thank­
Named as valedictorian was which the Biegger Furniture store
producing season, and subsequent ing him for “one of the finest,
equipment.
Mary GaunOett, daughter of M r. is located be widened. A request
And then it happened.
Two
sharp price rises during months largest apd most delicious salmon
was
also
submitted
asking
for
the
and Mrs. W. W. Gauntlett. Bev­
to ever be given to them.”
Japanese troop ships hove to on,
of low production..
improvement
of
Heath
street
from
the horiton coming in to the
Preliminary grading and bull- erly Davis, daughter of M r. and Eleventh lo the ball park and at
island to discharge troops.
On dozjng on the site of the new Mrs. Elmer Davis of Coquille, was North Schroeder street between
Incomplete and unofficial re­ WOMAN OF THE MONTH_________
the unit*
other wuv
side of the Island
were seven-room school building at the named salutatorian. and third Fourth and Sixth streets.
turns
from the various school dis­
uie
—
Peti­
the two little subs with six-inch north edge of the city was started highest in the class whs May tions w ill be submitted in this con­ tricts of Coos county showed that
toe people who make up the
Tuesday by Malarkey and Moore, Queen Virginia Corrie.
guns mounted.
Given the coveted honor of the nection
On the top center of the island Portland contractors, who last
schools served by toe rural school
L.
L.
Bonney
was
elected
to
the
stood Colonel Jimmy Roosevelt, Wednesday received the bid to American Legion Girls’ State can­ budget committee to replace Dave board were voting in favor of
son of the late president, and one erect the modern new sevefi-unit didate was Nancy Godard, daugh­
exceeding toe six per cent lim ita­
ter of M r. and Mrs. Harry Godard.
of the 200 marines that made the school building in Coquille.
The date for the dedication of tion for their new school budget.
Miss
Godard
w
ill
attend
the
Girls’
Amount to be in excess of toe
spectacular raid as the executive
The Portland builders expect to
“Outstanding” would, indeed, characterize Mrs. James
State camp at Silver Creek Falls Fortier field has been changed statutatory limitation is $536,938 -
complete the building in Septem­
officer of the foray.
from
May
22
to
May
29.
R
Richmond,
the American Legion Auxiliary’s April choice
in
June
with
other
girls
from
Ore­
“Col.
Roosevelt coolly and ber in time for use at the start of
Bids w ill be asked on the pur­ 30. Total amount of the 1949-50 for WOMAN OF THE MONTH.
gon
high
schools.
calmly gave orders and directions the school year.
levy is set at $848,052.83.
As candidate for the Oregon chase of a police car as well as
She was born in Douglas county, the daughterof George
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for firing the subs’ gdfcs over the
More teachers, more improve­
State college Mothers’ club schol­ on the purchase of a flusher and ments, higher salaries, and a big and Harriet Gould and one of nine children. The family
top of the Island,” Br° wn
arship, Warren Jenkins, son of sweeper..
growth in school age children moved to Coos county when Geor­ as her husband’s surgical nurse
“and we stood around and knew
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County Agent and Mrs. George
he had to do it right. He did. The
caused the rural school board to gia was three years old.
Her from the time they were married
Jenkins, was chosen today by a
two submarines sank th e ‘wo fo o p
raise their proposed budget.
father resided in Coos county for until his retirement a short tim e
faculty committee. The scholar­
ships, and we held the Island. Fo
Following is the report from toe over forty years following farm ­ ago. In the early years of his ca­
ship is valued at $150.00 for co -
The
35
tapered
light
poles,
es­
districts
sending in results to date: ing and cabinet making, .later reer when country roads were d if­
our money, and for any
money, Jimmy Roosevehmay have pecially shipped from Spokane, lege studies at. the Corvallis
District
V«
N° moving to California where he ficult to travel, they answered
calls both day and night, by horse
been a president’s son, but he was Wn„ for Coquille downtown M er­ school.
worked as a machinist.
A park planning commission Broadbent ----- ■,------------
J
®
one
ene of the best ana
and niu=>*
most courag- cury v vapor
a p o r s street
u e « lights have ar­
.
Georgia attended public school and buggy often going as far as
w ill meet with the CoquiUe park Arago ---------------
Mius fighting men you’ll ever find, rived in Albany, Manager W . J.
commission under the chairman­ Riverton ----------------
“
10 at Coos River, later teaching for Eckley.
Dr. and Mrs. Richmond have
Ana
„ a number of years in Coos and
ship of Ray Hunsaker tonight and Parkersburg -- ---------- — }
And as an officer, everybody B Head of the Mt. States Power
two
children and two grandsons.
Kentuck
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---------------°
knew he was what a real officer is company says.
Douglas counties. She then en­
outline plans for a development
The poles w ill be erected imme­
tered nurses’ training in Marsh­ Their daughter. Barbara, who at­
Millington
—
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*
”
of
Patterson
Grove,
CoquiUe
s
m And'that’s why Dean Brown has diately and the lights put into use.
field, later going to California tended Willamette university in
Riverside — —------------- “
An “open house” in honor of lovely firred hillside park area.
Myrtle Point this week saw the
a date with Mrs. Brown for F n -
Sunnyside H ill ---------— ®
where
she graduated from the San Salem, is now Mrs. Vem er “Putts'
Patterson
Grove
has
been
used
Ames of Tigard and their son,
day night and “Gung Ho
He first of their vapor lights going their golden wedding anniversary widely by the G irl Scouts and is Powers — ----------— — J®
Jose
Training
hospital.
‘
wiU be held at the home of Mr.
James G., known as Jimmy, a
wants to show her why he s sort up.
In
1907
she
came
to
Coquille,
the scene of an anuual week day Dora
graduate of the Univeristy of Ore­
North Bend is also considering and Mrs. George, Steward at 581 camp.
of proud of that Marine undorm
accepting
toe
position
as
super­
A
modern
out-of-doors
Catching
Creek
when he gets it out on Armistice the new 21,000 lumen mercury North Henry Saturday evening.
intendent of the hospital of Dr. gon where he is now studying law ,
The Coquille couple who have fireplace was erected for the G irl M yrtle Point —
Day. He did his share in earning vapor lights for that city, it is un­
James
Richmond and Dr. Culin. w ill receive his degree in June.
Allegany
Scout
day
camp
last
year
by.
toe
been married for half a century
derstood.
The
hospital
was at that time Both theirs son and son-in-law
the proud colors it wears.
were united in wedlock at a log­ CoquiUe Rotary club and is also E a s ts id e ----------
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known
as
toe
old academy, later were members of the armed force«
Remote ------;-----
used by evening picnickers.
Sunday In Bandon — M r. V isit In Portland and Salem— M r ging camp up Fishtrap on A pril
the Knife apartments. She’ had during the war.
Also under study tonight w ill Bandon ----------
Although her home, fam ily and
and Mrs. Stanley D ornathspent and Mrs. H arry Rogers and their 23, 1899.
planned to become a physician
Mrs. Steward was the former be toe type of arch to place on Bear Creek -----
hospital work occupied much <rf
Easter Sunday in Bandon, visiting son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
but
gave
up
this
ambition
to
be­
Fortier
Field.
The
University
of
Bunker
H
ill
—
b ro th e r-in -U w a n d Mrs. Kenneth Rogers, spent the Lillian Thomas, daughter of M r.
come toe wife' of Dr. James Rich­ her time Mrs. Richmond has been
Oregon park adviser is bringing I -s (reside _ -------
(Continued on page $)
sister, M r. and Mrs. Lloyd W ag - week-end visiting in Salem and and Mrs. W. M. Thomas of Coos
mond in 1908. Georgia has acted
Valley View _
a proposed drawing and sketch.
county.
Portland.
W alter E. Devine of Portland
who has been bicycling across
the United States landed in Co­
quille on Tuesday on bio return
trip to Portland.
Devine left
Oregon M ay 18, 1948, and has
been on the read almost a year.
His trip east took him to D e­
troit, Michigan; Boston, Massa­
chusetts. and New York City.
He visited M iam i and K ey West,
arriving In Key West Just as
President Trum an was leaving,
lie returned via Georgia, A la ­
bama, Mississippi and LousUna.
and visited Texas, New Mexico.
Arisons and California.
In all Devine has travelled
better than 7,9M miles, oa good
roads making as much aa 73
miles s day.
Loy Elected Head
O f Church Group
Bank Call Shows
$4,222,631 Deposits
In Coquille Branch
Lots Of Wafer
Struck At New
City Well Hole
Unde Sam Will
Add More Support
For 1949 Milk
'Gung Ho’ Participant Is Coquille Veteran
Who Took Part In Actual Marine Raiding
Dr. U lett Talks
To Lions Club
■ ■ ■ ■ T
Low Cost Houses
Can Be Built
I Chamber Body Told
Greenough Lands
"Big One" To Lead
Salmon Derby Rate
Lions Essay Contest
Has 24 Entries
Many Merit Badges
To Be Awarded
At Court of Honor
Beach St. Extension
Favored By City
Honors Given
At High School
; School Building.
Project Started
Returns Favor
Increased Budget
Mrs. James R. Richmond Honored With
"Woman Of Month” Legion Nomination
New Light Poles
Expected Soon
Park Commission
Discuss Patterson
Golden Wedding
Open House Set
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