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C o q u ille V a lle y VOL. XLVI. NO. 3«. THE COQUILLE VALLEY SENTINEL. COQUILLE. OREGON. O r*» o „ THURSDAY, 10 Cento a Copy SEPT. 21. 1858 Drastic Shortage Of Water Fall Festival Draws 3,000 People To Help Coquille Celebrate, Parade, And Dedicate New $60,000 Swim Pool QUEEN OF THE FESTIVAL—Marilyn Atkinson ruled the tw e- lay Fall Festival as Queen of the Festival last week-end after being .elected by a group of four Judaea. The contest was close and the raet that Miss Atkinson led In ticket sales helped make her the winner. — (Coquille Studio Photo) Shrub Planting Topic For Meeting Tests taken on the water of Laurel lake in preparation for »me fish planting have brought >ut the unusual fact that this lake a one of the few in the lower toastal plain area that seems to je free from ail bacteria. The first project leader meet ings of the year on ‘‘Landscape Planning” or ‘Landscape Uses of Ten Basic Shrubs” w ill be given September 28 and 27, according to Mary Agnes Ainiey, county ex tension agent. Project leaders in the south end of the county w ill meet at M yrtle Grange hall in M yrtle Point, Tuesday, Sept. 26. The leaders from the north end of the county w ill meet at Empire Civic center Wednesday, Sept. 27. Meetings w ill be held frpm 10:30 a. m. to 3:00 p. m. w ith a sack lunch at noon. • • Coquille has lots of man and vife partnerships and not so long igo we ran a sefies on them. We isppened to th ink o f It when we topped in fo r a pleasant chat w ith drs. Spike Leslie the other day vhlle she was capably operating he Leslie Insurance agency. • With one o f Coquille's school eachers livin g in the basement of he Valley View’ school, it appears • i w m w % m w ■ . w . . v w V hat the Valley View building A -» ■ « .t the uld well be a ‘teacherage*’ ------------— < for istric 8-C. I t would be a m agnlfl- -- -— A nt place fo r a teacherage Look- Community building Junior audi g over the green Coquille Valley. ; torium Monday evening at 7 JO igh. Dry,- And on a good high- P- m. Sept. 25 w ill name anie ay J i tion slate for a mayor, city record- er. and three councilmen fo r four Toughest spot of the week was year terms. Political dope points to both M judging of the Queen contest- n ti last Friday night. Not more Dr. L. B. Gould and George Burr, nan ten points separated a ll of ciuncilmen. being named on the aem. Final winners won m ainly first ballot for the top post of n their ticket sales— that be- mayor now held by Ray Jeub, lg the difference between them who it is understood, w ill not ac cept nomination again. -j the fin al addition of points. For the council Clarence Bar • Pleasant surprise today was a ton, John J. Pickett, Ivan Smalley Stan Sherwood are all ote from Mrs. Morgan of the and named as possible candidates, he Soroptlmist club to thank The ientinel for our mention of the plus Mrs. George Maynard, Ernie lub In the past few weeks. It Smith and Clarence Osika. The Coquille city charter al /as pleksant to receive, but unde- erved. The Soroptimists are one lows a second caucus to be held t CoquiUe’s finest groups and we following the first citizens’ meet iave been constant admirers of ing at which time an opposing heir work on helping the swim- slate can be named to appear on the November 7th ballot. nlng pool. • • New City Heads To Be Nominated At Caucus Monday And speaking of helping the vimming pool: Soroptimist Pres ent Mae Barton of Miss M ay’s »ve George U lett a personal leek for 81,000 as her personal onation to the Coquille swim- ling pool last Saturday afternoon >llowing the official dedication »remonies. Mae is out of town > we can’t give you an interview n her gift, but needless to say, ie ’s going to have a lot of young- ters growing into fine young ’omanhood and manhood who re going to think of her as a real -tend. attacks Earl rcnsing buildings and office!, the 'use of the Democrats has not lined much. Most people like « ease w ith which they can ansact the business of buying ates fo r their cars and trucks; hile others think the saving in ioney is also w orthw hile in this »y of mounting inflation. Aus- n Flegel won’t w in a governor- tip on this point of attack. Ellis Selander w ill be missed at e county assessor’s office. As lief deputy for the past eight ?ars he has done a real job, no iubt why Clarence Barton hired im to go to work fo r the West oast T itle company. Taylor street isn’t" a b it safer an it was a month ago. How any people have to get mangled •fore » m e action is taken to ow 'em down, stop racing, ,uirreling and the et cetera*»? Coquille is fortunate In hav- g Noble Chowning’s little FHA »proved subdivision going at the id o f 5th street on Spurgeon hi», ousing is critical. People are eeping in cars and some in cold isements. (Continued on page 8) Osika Plugs New Freedom Crusade There never was a doubt in the minds of over 3,000 people from Coquille and the surrounding Southwestern Oregon area that Coquille’s First Fall Festival was a success. From the opening of the Festival with the crowning of Queen Marilyn Atkinson, with a lovely style show featuring new clothes for both tiny tots and oldsters as arranged by Mrs. Helen Holmes, and the clever showing of Jantzen Knit ting Mills period old-fashioned bathing suits to the final night of dancing and concessions, Saturday, the affair was an un qualified success.. . , ~ . „ vi Queen Marilyn I was crowned by President Noble Chowning of the Coquille Chamber of Commerce, follow ing the appearance of the six girls on the stage of the com munity building. Lloyd Wood acted as master of ceremonies and was assisted by Bobbie Burns at the Hammond Electric ¡"Sneak" Irrigators Using Up Vital Water y oqui e ron9e Siipply Dwindles With NoRain In Sight Booster Night Set An outstanding program is be ing arranged, by Coquille Grange members for booster night sched uled for October 13. A ll Grang ers as well as a number of guests have been invited to the affair which w ill be held In the junior auditorium of the Community building at 8 p. m. Included on the special program w ill be an agricultural outlook review, a resume of Grange ac tivities of today and highlights of Coquille Grange history. A hu morous skit, readings and musical selections w ill add spice to the entertainment. “It might be anyone’s neighbor,” said City Engineer Joe- Kuffler today, “who is using up the last drops of water this city could need desperately tomorrow." He was talking about the fact that Coquille faces a sudden emergency unless it rains soon for there are only 16,000,000 accessible gallons of usable water left in the city’s reservoir. And at the pres ent emergency use now allowed that means*at the maximum only twenty-four days supply. City officials in commenting on the shortage of water said that the irrigation by various people in the city without regard to irrigation restrictions and hours was one cause of the shortage at the pres ent time, though Coquille has been xt periodically short of Water for the past th irty -fiv e years. “ A lot of mighty swell people observe the irrigation rules re li Salt water ends near Riv giously,” K u ffle r stated, “ but a lot more don’t, and that is one erton. That was the result thing that leads to more violations. of extensive tests taken last °rgaFollowing this ceremony, Mrs. Patsy Barkwell acted as One fellow gets away w ith it, and week by the firm of Cornell, commentator for the style show which had been arranged by Coquille will be the gather another tries i t ” Howell and Merryfield of W ith no rains forecast in the Mrs. Holmes and a committee-from local stores. ing spot of county assessors, future, Coquille is not far Corvallis who are conducting During the showing of the J an tzen Bathing suits, which September 26 and 27, when near from a- serious state of water an extensive and exhaustive brought long and loud chuckles andjaughs from the audience the assessment and taxation shortage, the city said today. research program into all pos x no lead acted as master of some thousand or more people, Bill division of the state tax com They emphasized the fact that sible sources of water for the of ceremonies. , ... mission, gives its thij-d in- if you have a neighbor who does Saturday, too, was a big day with the parade, said by service training program this n’t play the game, why not ask city of Coquille upon orders him to consider the safety of all of the Coquille city council. many to be the finest even seen in Southwestern Oregon, month. A Coos Bay lumber company , a giant free barbecue, and the dedication of the C oquille Other ‘‘schools’’ have been held by conserving water. boat was used to make the tests of • • swimming pool during the daytime, and the concessions and at Baker and Bums. The final water up and down the Coquille school is scheduled for Portland, BERGS RETURN FROM TRIP river, and a second set of samples a dance that evening. ----- r TO CALIFORNIA POINTS The barbecue, arranged and prepared by Stan Sherwood, immediately fallowing the ses Mr. and Mrs. J. A rth u r Berg was sent to a private laboratory at Coquille. for tests and reports for the city. general chairman of the Festival, saw 2,600 people having free sions The in-service program is spon returned this week from a trip The Corvallis firm which is steer beef and there was still enough on hand to feed another sored to Northern California that saw by the legislature fo r the the survey has spent much 400, Sherwood said. The beef which weighed oyer 1,000 benefit of the assessors. The state them visiting the San Francisco making time in the field making studies, pounds dressed was especially selected /o r the barbecue by is so large, that it has been ad Bay area and taking their son, Joe, land" this week a te again checking- ■ the University or Sarfta" Clara RoberkBones of Coquille.- and it was delicious---- -------- visable io 'd istrlb u le the meetings. to the North Fork of the Coquille. where he enrolled as a freshman. Under the direction of Chuck Adam* the parade was a For this area, fo r example, at They also visited their daughter, They have contacted A. N. “ Bert” thrilling sight, and the Rotary club gave away $34.00 to tendance is expected from Coos, Martha, who is a laboratory tech Gould for information, and state Curry, Douglas. Jackson, Joseph that their report w ill be unbiased, over 90 entries in th® «^nsored, as ine, Klamath, Lane and Lincoln nician in Mt. Zion hospital in San and toill have fu ll information Francisco. Weather throughout their contribution. t nt counties. The Coquille Lions blub won the sweepstakes prize of Commissioner Robert D. Mac- the entire trip was lovely and en about all sources. It is expected that it w ill be fin 515 at the parade. Judges were Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. lean has selected some of his joyable, Attorney Berg said today ished soon. upon his return to Coquille. Meier, Coos Bay; Dr. V. E. Smalley, McMinnville; Henry heaviest weights fo r the Coquille program. For example, he is Schroeder, Myrtle Point, and Mr. Gasner, Fairview. The Coquille fire department, with an ancient fire truck bringing his two top chief ap- and long red underwear, won the comedy division. F arrs praisel engineers, Harry J. Loggan and Jease S. Gilkey. They w ill was second and the Coquille Food Center, third. The J. L. discuss Sunday morning you can turn tax lot methods and build Sport» Editor Plan» Penney company won the commercial-industrial division, ing appraisal. Robert V. Nelson, back your clock one hour and with West Coast Telephone company, second, and the Bootery, research engineer, w ill present an though you get up at nine, DST, Exten»ive Coverage third. For organizations, the Active club was first, high appraisal program fo r a city, and you'll actually be able to eat an Plans are under way to give school Stinkers club, second, and the junior grange, thircL Mrs. Mildred A. Roos has been as eight o’clock breakfast at 8 a. m. minute, colorful coverage of afl sports activities of Southwestern Cooper’s Gardens took the prettiest float award The signed the subject of uniform pro PST. Eagles auxiliary won the marching groups division, followed cedure In assessment and collec Mayor Ray Jeub announced that Oregon and particularly the south of ad valdrem taxes. Ber he was issuing the order to put ern end of Coos county and north by the junior high school drum and bugle corps, second, and tion Shevach, assistant attorney into effect the regulations set last ern part of C urry county covered the junior high marching group, third. The Lincoln ele nard general, w ill handle legal ques summer when Daylight . Saving by The Sentinel by The Sentinel's mentary school Indian Summer group won the schwis di tions. Time in Coos county and Coquille newly appointed sports editor, Jim vision, with the high school band, second, and the Washington • • would end Suhday, September McMahon VISIT IN COQUILI.E 24th. McMahon w ill take over next school, third. I t ’s good news to the farmers, week on a part-time basis. He is a AND RENEWS SUBSCRIPTION Winners of the Rotary Pet Show: Mrs. Alma Halter of M yrtle lots of workers, and the people form er sports editor of the Lewis Seven year and under group: 1st, Joe Point was a Coquille shopper who like to attend the D rive-in ton, Idaho, Tribune and in addition bulldog; 2nd, Colleda Couch; 3rd, D’ane_1R" P hi . 4th’ to his teaching duties is handling Christiansen; 5th, Marlene Jaskari; 6th, Flicky Starrett, 7th, Wednesday and While here renewed theatre. Change in time will cause the public relations fo r the local school her subscription to The Sentinel. local postoffice mailing hours Zoe Eight year old and over: 1st, Judy Haumschilt; 2nd, Gail Visiting here w ith her was Mrs. to system. change too. Postmaster Don Eva Morgan DeSimas who is a “ However,” says Editor Mc Schroder; 3rd, Cecil Flesher; 4th, Ardie Shenvood; 5th, former newspaperwoman having Estes said today. Outgoing mail Mahon, “ we’ll w rite ’em as they, will need to be in the postoffice Ronald Mauro; 6th, Esther Johnson; 7th, Elizabeth Alderson. been associated with the old Port play ’em.” by 4:50 p. m. PST if it is to be C Eugene Fields was chairman of the pet show, held in land News-Telegram. Messages and news tips for Mc sent out the same day, he stated. • • connection with the parade. Ed Hughes assisted in listing Mahon may be le ft at The Sentinel Under Daylight time merchants winners, while judges were Fred True, Elbert Schroeder and Mrs. Docia Sweet of Sixes was could get their mail in by 5:40 office. a Coquille visitor on Wednesday, • • guest at the home of M r. and DST and catch the mail. DINNER MEETTING SLATED Street races, held under the direction of Carl Hooker, a Mrs. • • F. W. H ilton A dinner meeting w ill be held included regular sprints, 3-legged races, potato relays and at the Hotel Coquille to tell inter w^th winners listed l„ order as «rst, ested lay people about the C hil dren’s b ill which w ill be on the November ballot to give an addi S€C°Boys and girls under seven: Shirley ^ rr2“ >. tional $30.00 per chool child to Mints and Shirley Stevens; boys and 10: Rob each district in Oregon. Fred County Commissioners _ ------- True and Fred Kruse, County Road Superintendent Floyd Robb, and County Forester A. F. Moore- head inspected forest roads and bridges and looked over county timber in the area south of Pow ers on Monday. W ith the four county officials were Hershal Obie. superinten dent of Siskiyou National forest, and Don Cameron, road engineer of Grants Patou The party tra veled the Wooden Creek over road the to Eden Ridge and looked over the Johnson Iron Mountain and Mountain roads . Tax Assessors Set Coguille Meeting To Talk Problems Standard Time Comes Batk To Town Clarence Osika. acting fo r City Chairman John J. Pickett, told the story of the Crusade fo r Free dom, and urged Rotarians to take part in signing the freedom scroll which w ill be hung near the L ib erty Bell at the Templebof a ir field in free Berlin this coming month. Osika gave a stirring and ex cellent presentation and said that erts, Darrel Sanders and Philip Clark; boys 10-13. Allen in the psychological war w ith Drews, Tommy Johnson and Ronald Paul, girls 10-13. Gayl ■RussiV’ wë ïfîUSt use such mean» V/Tnh Shirley'Hane«5ck'aT«t Velma S chneider -- ——— as the Crusade fo r Freedom to Three-legged races, girls under 10: Betty Cotter-Carol prove to the people of the world Jones; ^hodyThrift-Shirley Roten, and Elaine Spaugh-Char that America is a united group of lotte Spaug'h; girls 10-13: Nola Ice-SandraVolk; Shirley Han working people. The scroll is on his desk in the cock-Gayla Winn, and Jeanette Johnson-Verna Frenier. Three-legged races, boys under 10: Dickie Hancock-Jeffie Hotel Coquille and can be signed Wood; Billy Cleiand-Dicky Roberts, and Michael Pea^ * ^ " here. Treasurer Lud Scharier of the Londize; boys 10-13: Gene Simpson-Allen Drews; Ronald swimming pool committee re Paul-Tommy Creager, and Ronald Haddix-Gary Rhule. ported that $1300 was still needed Potato relay, girls: Betty Cotter-Gayla Winn, Jeanett to finish paying for the swimming Johnson-Shirley Hancock, and Nola Ice-Sandra Vol£ h o ^ pool. Jimmie Fughatt-Allen Drews; Gene Simpson-Dicky Roberts, County Roads Viewed By Experts Salt Water Ends Near Riverton, Lab Tests Show County Court To Ponder Public Housing Commission For Low Income Groups Being studied this week was the proposal which will be iFnt -Coos- Courrty -court afcking them. to., set up.a five.-, man, county-wide commission on Public Housing which would make a survey to determine if the need exists in this area for a public housing project. W hat’s B uzzin’ Fri., Sept. 22: Coquille Grange, jun ior auditorium, Community building, 8 p. m. I t is unofficial, but understood, — BONNEY’S VISITING IN Fri.. Sept. 22: Regular meetings o f that various veterans’ groups on Coquille Eagles lodge and aux the Bay plus several unions and SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ilia ry, Eagles hall, 8 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Luckey Bonney private individuals are to take ac Sun.. Sept. 24: Coquille Soroptim tion this week petitioning the Coo« Southern California where they ists’ Com Feed, Frank Burbank county court to appoint a com w ill visit their daughter, who flew home at Arago, 6:30 p. m. mission, fo r Coos county. down a week ago to resume her Tues.. Sept. 26: Mamie Rebekah The present housing problem is lodge meets Oddfellows hall, 8 acute in Coos Bay-North Bend studies at Scripps college. The p. m. Bonney’s plan to attend some areas and the action follows a pub and Ronald Finley-James Famey. . Tnea., Sept. 26: Coquille Sorop At the swimming pool dedication, Ralph Stuller acted lic meeting there at which Roger football games while in California tim ist noon luncheon, Coquille as master of ceremonies. The program opened with Ow Spalding, Seattle, regional direc and w ill also visit in Portland be hotel, Ray Hunsaker and Father of the public housing admin fore returning. Robert Lessing, guest speakers. high school band playing the Star s P®n8ledr ^ " " ^ Osika tor appeared and spoke. Toe».. Sept. 26: Coquille Toast- Rev. Robert Lessing gave the invocation, ^ a r e n c e Osixa istration, The housing, i f put into effect, ELKS SET INFORMAL DANCE mistress club meets city hall, chairman of the Rotary 5 °mm‘ttee con. would be concerned with low in FOR SATURDAY EVENING 7:30 p. m. community organization, talked briefly. He cr^“lt .. come groups. Coquille could have An informal dance wtli be held Wed.. Sept. 27: Fat Elk Duck struction of the pool to all the people of * ating a public housing development I f in the Elks lodge rooms in Coos club meets at Lamb’s Hardware that no organization could claim credit for itself alone the commission fe lt the need jus Bay w ith music by the 10-piece store, 8 p. m. George A. Ulett, chairman of the ™rn1mumty tifie d IL band of Monte Brooks Saturday Wed., Sept. 27: Brownie Scout or then told of the committee members who had done the^woric ganization meeting, Community- evening. building, 8 p. m. A ll Invited. Admission is one dollar per per mentioned that $2,500 is still needed to clear all debt from SSSSSSSSSëSSSSS^SüSSSëSSS» T * L I __ Thnr.. Sept. 28: Coquille Am eri son. the pool, valued at $60,000, and turned the ke^ t o t ^e bath- can. Legion A u x ilia ry w ill go to- houseover to the city. W. C. Mason represented the city m Powers. Members wishing to Walter Schroeder, Coo« county accepting the pool, and the pool was opened to public in Telephone Operator (To new agent go, contact Mrs. Ed Hughes. for 4-H, left Coquille on spection. The pool was officially open for the first time g irl she is breaking in ): “ No, Friday for Corvallis, where he Thnr., Oct. 5: Mamie Rebekah Sunday for swimming, although swimming had been per- honey, you say, ’Just a moment, w ill spent a few days at his home lodge “ Three Links Club” meets at home of CJiristina mitted earlier on an unofficial basis before necessary licenses please,’ not ‘Hang onto your pants. before reporting for active duty Today's Tickler were obtained.
