VA.
“HST” is becoming quite as fa
m iliar in type as ‘ FDR" and for
different reasons. H arry Truman
has a penchant fo r going off in fits
of temper, and his most recent in
cluded a letter now reputedly
worth $20,000 to Music Critic VOL. X L V I.
Hume of the Washington POST.
Castigating those who disagree
w ith him iea w artlcularly Truman-
esque quality and during the
Christmas season we note that
editors around the country are
calling it a good ‘safety valve.”
A fte r Christmas perhaps we should
A rich
call it by its rig h t name.
NO. 49
Churches, Town Plan Christmas Program
fC ith Tiny Tots Taking The Yuletime Stage
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I t ’s a sad commentary that we
face one of the most critical peri
ods in our history w ith a man
who lags so far behind the people.
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General M acArthur is getting
the blame for Korea now that his
m ilita ry strategy has lost the firs t
major U. S. battle for us. I t ’s a
defeat. It w ill go down in history
along w ith a ll the various other
major m ilita ry catastrophes from
Tactituaon down. B u t . . . a gen
eral can’t w in a battle when the
political calls the signals and he is
a leading character in a Punch and
Judy show.
and full Christmas, season is in store for all the
youngsters of the Coquille valley, and the churches and the
town have planned a full program for this week-end.
Sewage Disposal
Poises Problem
First off, the Lions clnb’s an- make their communion at that
nual Christmas party is scheduled time may come Wednesday, St.
for Coquille Saturday afternoon at John’s Day, at 10 a. m.
An interesting and varied pro
Problems of building a sewage
the Community building. A t one
gram is being arranged by the Co
p. m. the youngsters o f the area quille Eagles a uxiliary fo r the an disposal plant were discussed by
w ill be special guests o f Lloyd Cla- nual lodge Christmas party sched the city council Monday night af
ver and O rville Wood at the L ib uled fo r Friday evening, Dec. 22. ter that group heard a letter read
e rty theatre to see the free Christ Regular meeting of the lodge and from the state board of health.
mas matinee. This is a spcial g ift auxiliary w ill not be held that
It was voted to turn the letter
to all youngsters and is an annual evening. Highlighting the enter over to the Mayor-Elect, Don Farr,
tainment
w
ill
be
a
visit
fixup
Banta
eustom of the local theatres. - - ~
Claus who w ill have treats for forTiis new council to study.
A t the conclusion of the matinee, all the lodge children stowed away
I t is understood that both M yrtle
about three o’clock, Santa Claus in his bag. »
Point and Coquille w ill be forced
w ill be ushered into the Communi
to put in a sewage disposal plant
Something new has been added
ty building by Coquille Lions un
. . . one contributing factor being
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der the leadership o f Jess Barton, to the local union scene w ith the the new proposed filte r plant to
Andy Anderson has had his Jr., chairman of the Christmas beginning of the firs t annual take water from the Coquille river.
Christmas party Friday evening,
name added to the great and val party.
A t present the city has $49,000
Dec. 22, by Union 2691 of the Coos
iant heroes of the Coquille mud
in a reserve sinking fund for the
Here
after
a
short
program
of
Bay Lumber company plant. A ll
puddles!
Friday evening while
project. Total cost w ill be over
going to Spurgeon h ill he sank his Christmas music, gifts of candy workers at the CBL and their fam $200,000.
and
fr
u
it
and
nuts
w
ill
be
given
ilies are invited, whether they are
Chevrolet Aerosedan down in the
Free
muck of the 4th street fill. The out by Jolly Old St. Nick to a ll union members or not.
cookies, ice cream, coffee and I
barricades had been removed, and youngsters.
Holy Name Catholic church w ill oranges and apples fo r the kiddies..
not put back. In the mist and
darkening gloaming it
looked have a special Christmas mass and According to Dean Brown, b u s i-'
ness agent, and G ilbert Ice, presi- j
driveable. I t wasn’t.* A wrecker other observances this week.
The Pioneer Methodist church dent, this w ill be a real party.
helped pull him out. His name is
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now added, according to our in w ill feature a Sunday school
formants who maintain they are Christmas program Saturday eve
also members, to the long and he ning, and the Christmas Festival
roic list of people who have mud service w ill be held Sunday at 11
I
baths everytime they w alk home a. m. A N a tivity service has been
The Christmas motif has un-
(they can’t drive.) Such is prog set fo r 11 p. m. Sunday evening.
| usually beautiful application
ress. Hey, who wanted that sewer This w ill be a candle-lighting serv
ice.
this year in the homes and
anyway? Gene Fields?
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' Friday night at 7:30 the Bible
The annual Christmas concert yards of various local citizens.
At the Schroeder Mortuary
A local teacher who has been school of Coquille Christian church was presented Tuesday night in the
adding to his check from school | w ill present a colorful Christmas Coquille high school gym. Under a lovely church Christmas
district 8-C w ith a minor b it of ' pageant under the leadership of the direction of Mr. Carroll Nickels. scene is drawing much admir
Santa Clausing on the side, tells i Mrs. Paul Simpson and Mrs. Eu- Coquille H i’s band and chorus pre ation. It w « constructed and
us that he has a new understand ‘ gene Nosier. White gifts w ill be sented a program of Christmas lighted by Elbert Schroeder
ing of the understanding of chil I presented and there w ill be treats hymns and carols.
Most outstanding on the pro with the aid of his family.
dren. For the most part they are i for the children.
Mrs. Ernie Wallace on North
Special music w ill be presented gram was “ T’was ths Night Before
now reasonable in their demands
for Christmas present, and express I by the choir, entitled “ A Savior, Christmas” sung by the mixed Henry street has made one of the
much concern over the pocketbook Christ the Lord,” Sunday morning chorus and ‘‘Sleigh Ride,” played most beautiful life-size creches
at 11 o’clock. Don Farr is the choir by the band.
of their pater and mater.
The girls triple imaginable w ith all the N ativity
director. The pastor, I. M. Nelson, trio offered the selection ‘‘In Da figures life-size and enclosed it on
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ill speak on “ Christmas Sym vid’s Town,” w ith a solo by Corkie her entire front porch. It is effec
riome cnowning is opening his w
bols.”
Horton. Arlene Kellenberger jo in tive and beautiful.
Spurgeon H ill houses for inspec
Mrs. Donald Auer has a life-size
A
Christmas
candle-light
service
ed
Miss Horton and they finished
tion next week. These FHA ap
gingerbread
Christmas
church
at
6:30
Sunday
has
been
planned
in a duet. Those singing in the
proved houses are the firs t such
which has dawn much praise, and
project to be completed (or w ill be so that a ll w ill have the opportun trip le trio were: Garnett Cochran, Mrs. Julius Ruble has done a lively
completed soon) in this area. ity to attend church and s till be June Sypher, Corkie Horton, Bon job of handpainting a Christmas
nie Stoermer, Bobbye Jean Harris,
Noble, the retiring Chamber of home fo r the fa m ily parties.
St. James’ church w ill celebrate Jo Ann Newton, Joan Walton, Le-- window at her home on 2nd street.
Commerce president, has done a
Also not to le ft out is Joe Yost
great service to Coquille the past the Feast of the N ativity o f our cla Barklow and Arlene Kellen of C arroll’s Electric who has made
two years in adding new houses Lord w ith a Solemn Eucharist on berger.
a remarkable Christmas scene, all
to this area. W ithout him we hes Sunday, December 24. The service
Those singing in the mixed cho electrically operated on a tu rn
itself
w
ill
begin
at
11:30
p.
m.,
but
itate to say if they would be many
rus were: Corkie Horton, Lulu- table.
houses built. You'll enjoy seeing the choir w ill sing carols before belle Siedel, Velma Burcher, Bon
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hand,
beginning
at
11:15
p.
m.
The
them. And on another page of to
nie Stoermer, Jo Ann Newton, A r Afra. Hanna Named
day's Sentinel appears the com Holy Communion w ill take place lene Kellenberger, B ill Wilkinson,
plete story on how little it takes to shortly after m idnight
Richard Rankin, Sam Duncan, and O. E. S. Head
Sunday, the 24th, is the fourth
move into one of these houses.
Mrs. Hazel Hanna was named
Lynn Purvis.
Already Mr. and Mrs. Jim David Sunday in Advent and there w ill be
Worthy Matron of Beulah Chap
Accompanists
wre
Sandra
Mc
son have purchased one of these the usual celebration at 11 a. m.
ter, No. 6, O.E.S., at an election
Also, at this time, the new Curdy, girls’ chorus and triple meeting which followed a fam ily
modem houses fo r themselves.
trio
;
and
Donna
Mast,
mixed
cho
And there are still some more to church school program w ill get
dinner on Thursday evening.
under way with a Christmas party rus.
Other officers elected were E l
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fo
r
all
church
school
people
of
a
ll
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bert Schroeder, worthy patron;
INJURES
HAND
irious G irl Scout troops have grades. This program is under the
Vesta Johnson, asociate matron;
W illiam Keck hurt his hand Rudolph Johnson, associate patron;
i out caroling the last few direction o f M r. and Mrs. Lud
lings and it is a pleasant and Scharfer. From this Sunday on, the while w orking at the National Viola Norton, secretary; Edna Rob
ill thing to hear. They enjoy entire church school w ill meet at Cranberry canners this week. His ison, treasurer; Helen Lundquist,
hand was caught in a conveyor conductor; Garnet Gant, associate
most as much as do the people 11 a. m.
There w ill be no service on belt which broke several fingers. conductor.
hear them sing.
Christmas day except the mid- He was taken to the Falk hospital
&
Chairman of the dinner was E.
Continuad on page eight)
night service. Those who cannotfor treatment.
L. Perrott, worthy patron.
Christmas Motif
Lovely In Homes
Christmas Concert Of Local Residents
Is Well Received
It doesn’t pay to be a council
man. Only report heard so far
about outdoor Christmas lights
being stolen came from Dr. L.
B. Gould who reported to city
police today that his outdoor
lights, all of them, were stolen
Tuesday, night from his home on
Knowlton Heights.
Sentinel Will
Print Financial
Outlook of '51
Roger Babson Famous
Economist To Appear
In N ext W eek’s Paper
The Coquille Valley ‘’ Sentinel
w ill publish the BABSON BUSI
NESS AND F IN A N C IA L OUT
LOOK FOR 1951 on Dec. 28. You
w ill find it on page 1.
We bring this article to your at
tention because we know that our
readers w h o
have followed
these Outlooks
in the past w ill
be v ita lly in
terested in Mr.
B a bso n ’s
views on 1951.
Also, we feel
that Mr. Bab
son’s uncanny
a c c u r a c y in
Kegrr W.
predicting fu
ture Business Trends makes his
Outlook for 1951 w orthy of presen
tation to our reading public.
Mr. Babson’s 1951 Outlook w ill
contain 50 Forecasts covering such
important topics as:
General Business
Commodity Prices
Taxes
Retail and Foreign Trade
Labor
Deficit Financing
Farm Outlook
Stock Market
Real Estate
Politics
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Parental Warrants
Ready For Violators
A crackdown on parents of
nine w thirteen year old young
sters who sleep while their chil
dren foam the streets of Co
quille all hours of the night,
was ordered by the city council
Monday night.
Chief Athel
Dudley was told to arrest par
ents on the city law which makes
it a misdemeanor for parents to
allow their children to violate
curfew laws.
The local police
have many times taken small
children home near midnight sad
had to awaken sleeping parents
to tarn the youngsters over to
First FHA Housing Project Opened
For Public Inspection Next Week
Coquille’s first FHA homes, eight of them, will be opened
for public inspection between Christmas and New Year’s
Noble Chowning, president of the Riverside Lumber com
pany, said today.
The houses which are modern two-bedroom homes will
sell for $8350 w ith $1440 down and
approximate monthly payments
of only $52.15 a month.
The
monthly payment includes taxes
and insurance.
A ll assessments on the property
nave been paid which includes,
water, city sewer, paved streets,
sidewalks, and paved drives.
The homes have insulated ceil
ings, hardwood floors, electric hot
water heaters, and automatic floor
furnaces.
The kitchens have lots of b u ilt-
ins and the entire house is most
attractive.
Two of the homes have been
sold. A ll w ill be completed and
ready fo r occupancy by March 1st,
1951, Chowning states.
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City Signs With
State Highway
An agreement w ith the state
highway commission accepting the
route pf the new highway through
Coquille was signed Monday night
by the mayor and city recorder on
order of the city council.
The agreement eliminates park
ing for 50 feet on 3rd street to
Hall, and parking on W illard
street from Front to 2nd street.
Some m inor changes, however,
are expected to be made after the
city and state confer again.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. Russell Morgan
and nephew, Bub Joy, of Hillsboro
w ill spend Christmas in Coquille
Gay Cefjarquish Coquille high guests at the home of Dr. and
school senior, received the district Mrs. E. C. Hamilton.
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Daughters of the American Revo
lution citizenship award, it was
announced last week by Mrs. A r
thur Fox, regent fo r the Coos Bay
chapter of the DAR. She was Thur., Dec. 21: Past Noble Grands
chosen by a DAR committee and
Christmas Party, Masonic hall.
was selected on the basis of her Fri.. Dec. 22: Christian Church
reply to a questionnaire, which
School program, 7:30 p. m.
each contestant must f ill out and Fri.. Dec. 22: Local Union 2691
submit accompanied by a picture
First Christmas Party for AU
o f herself.
Employees Coos Bay Lumber
Miss Cedarquist waa chosen as
company, and families.
Labor
the outstanding high school stu
Temple.
dent o f the Coos county schools, Fri., Dec. 22: Eagles and their
and her questionnaire w ill be sent
families’ Christmas party, Eagles
to the state contest to compete for
hal, 8 p. m.
the state prize of a one-hundred SaL, Dee. 2$: Methodist Church
dollar war bond and an expense-
School program, 7:30 p. m.
paid trip to Washington D. C., as SaL. Dec. 23: Lions’ Club Christ
guest of the DAR.
mas party fo r the children.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Community buUding, following
Mrs. Frank Cedarjuist and has long
Liberty Theatre matinee.
been active in CoquWe’s school and Sun., Dee. 31sL New Year’s party,
social affairs.
Coquille Valley Country club.
Gay Cedarguisf
Coos DAR Choice
W hat’s B u z z in g
V.