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will begin immediately after the son resiae at the home of her par-
firs t of the year w ith Mrs. Ernest ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Foote,
Strong as instructor. A t least one Coquille. Airman McNeil was re
member in every household should called to service in September.
O
learn First Aid.
Contact Mrs.
Sheldon James Storm FN, son
Strong, telephone 3631 or 301, Co of Mr. and Mrs. Alam Storm, Ban
quille, to enroll.
don, is serving aboard the U. S. S.
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COQUILLE, OREGON.
DECEMBER 21, 19».
Bairoko, an aircraft carrier in the
LET’S REMEMBER THEM
Far East
£ id Mrs. J. L. Hansen, Hospital
While you are addressing those
hairman o f Coos Bay.
Christmas cards, why not send a
•
kindly note o f encouragement to
F irst aid
the familes of the men who are
• Many former Red Cross First serving in Korea? Perhaps you
are not acquainted with the fam
Aid Instructors who served during
ily, but we grant you,z they w ill
Of The Red Cross
the World War II are volunteering
never forget your thoughtfulness.
their services again to conduct
In the midst of the Christmas fes
First Aid classes— in line with the
HOSPITAL CHEER
tivities, there are hundreds of b r
The Coquille G irl Scout Troop cooperative planning between Red ents and wives covering tneir
Cross and C ivil Defense.
Mrs. Lyman Purviance of Se
No. 13, under the leadership of
Plans are being made for a heartaches w ith a firm brave smile. attle is a guest at the home of Mr.
L
et’s
remember
them.
Mrs. Ralph Stuller and Mrs. E. J. National Red Cross Instructor to
and Mrs. C lifford Gulseth.
Throckmorton, are making Christ conduct a course fo r F irst Aid In PREPAREDNESS
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A little pamphlet entitled “ Sur
mas garlands to brighten the structors in the very near future.
M r. and Mrs. Ralph Apperson
vival
Under
Atomic
Attack”
shoilld
wards of patients at Roseburg Anyone who has satisfactorily
and son, Jimmie, w ill spend the
Veterans Hospital. .This is a Jun completed both Standard and Ad be placed with the current reading
Christmas vacation w ith relatives
ior Red Cross project
vanced F irst Aid courses or who m aterial in every home. It is the in Modesto, California.
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may have taught such courses in hope and prayer o f everyone that
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More than a hundred Christinas the past and wish recertification it may never be necessary to use
such
knowledge,
but
i
t
’s'
a
good
„
Spending
a
month’s
vacation in
gifts fo r hospitalized veterans, in may do so by contacting Mrs. E r
idea to become informed. The se-! £ allfo5 n‘a are M r- and Mrs. W il-
addition to nuts, candy, hooks and nest Strong, Coquille, or by n otify
other items, were delivered, Mon ing the Chapter Office in Coos crets of survival are (according to ' m Ruhmann-
day, to the Roseburg Veterans Bay. Many instructors are needed the pamphlet) “ Know the bomb’s
Mike Burke of Coos Bay visited
Hospital and Camp White Veterans to train several thousand people in true dangers and know the steps friends in Coquille this week.
you
can
take
to
escape
them.”
Center at Medford, through the ef Coos county in First Aid and your
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The pamphlet may be obtained
forts o f Mrs. J. A rth ur Berg, Red interest w ill be welcomed.
Mrs.
Madge
Heaton of Olympia,
Cross Volunteer Service Chairman,
A class in Standard First Aid from the Superintendent of Docu- Wn., renewed acquaintances in Co
ments, Washington 25, D. C. at a
quille this week.
| cost of 10c each.
o a
ABOUT THE SERVICEMEN
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Alvey of
, Ft- Albert O. Thompson, son of Coos Bay were Coquille visitors on
Mrs. Frances Thompson, Coquille,' Friday.
is, at present, stationed with the
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636th a ir squadron at McChord
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fetch and
ai force base, Tacoma, Washing- J two children, Ronald and Nancy, of
ton. Sgt. Thompson has been w ith Newberg, are expected to visit at
the air force eleven years, serving the J. W. Ruble home during the
during World War I I and was later holiday season. They expect to
stationed fo r sixteen months in arrive just after Christmas to
Germany.
spend the Christmas week-end
M.-Sgt. Laurie Robison, son of w ith relatives in Riddle, Oregon.
o o
Mrs. Spencer Radcliffe, Coquille,
has been w ith the air force fo r ap-
Miss Francine Hisler leaves this
proximately eleven years and is week to spend a ten-day vacation
now serving w itb a flig h t training w ith her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
squadron at Chanute air force base, Paul Hisler at Heppner.
Rantoul, Illinois. During World
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W ar I I he saw service in the A fri-
M n . C. J. Blair and Mrs. Frank
can and Sicilian campaigns w ith Pook of Sixes shopped in Coquille
the air transport command.
on Thursday.
Jack Homer Gardner ENFA, son i
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of Mr. and Mrs. John G ardner,1
SHOE SHINE now at Coquille
Bandon, is stationed aboard th e 1 Hotel.
, 48t4c
U. S. S. Boxer, CV-21 which has '
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returned to the Pacific Coast after
a tour o f duty in Korean waters.
Sgt. Donald J. Merchant, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A lb ert F. Merchant
of Bullards, is w ith the 1500th air
squadron stationed in Hawaii. Sgt.
Merchant enlisted in 1947. His
wife is making her home in Ha
waii.
Hugh G. McNeil ADE3, Bandon,
DENNIS MORGAN dances with Betsy Drake, his “Pretty Baby,** in form erly stationed with the U. S.
a scene from the Warner Bros, comedy-romance which comes to nav-1 fleet air service at Alameda.
the Roxy theatre Sunday. Mon., Tues. Edmund Gwean and Zachary California, was recently assigned
to the U. S. S. Valley Forge on
Scott round out the stellar cast.
foreign duty. His wife and small
«Jëntlnel
N EW S....
Mainly
About
People
mr. ana Mrs. George Gould have
returned to their home in Arizona
after visiting relatives and friends
in Coos county. Mr. Gould is
the twin, brother of Mrs. James
Richmond and a brother of A. N.
Gould.
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Mrs. Stanley Fitzgerald returned
on Wednesday from
Portland
where she visited at the Donald
Gillespie home.
s
Their W o rk W ill
M a k e Your
Christmas M e rrie r
Telephone people say" Merry Christ
mas” to you with service. Everyone
connected with furnishing service
expects their busiest time o f the
year, handling your Christmas
greeting calls. They’ll work gladly
through the holidays knowing that
your telephone is performing one of
its happiest services at this time.
If you’ll try to place your long
d is ta n c e c a lls e a r ly and a v o id
"bunching" calls on Christmas day,
everyone can make their calls, and
ringing telephones w ill truly rival
Christmas bells as traditional holi
day sounds.
James Grocery
Mr. and Mrs. D elbert Jam es
C o m e i n a n d s e e <H e
^*il>’ev*xWnni«’ersar«'
P o n tia c
In all sincerity-
the fullness of
joy be yours
this Yule.
(J) A look a t th e Car proves its Q u ality
® A look at th e Price proves its V alue
D o u b le
D roof
FURNITURE
northb Ë no ^
JOH N PURKEY
FRANK MERTEN
RUSTY BRUCE
In the short time since it was presented, thousands of
people have flocked to see the great new Silver Anni
versary P o n tia c -fe w care have ever ha'd a reception to
equal this. M ost people came to admire, which is natural
enough But a great m any people do more th an admire
they s ta rt f a r i n g - t h e y begin to compare this wonder
fully beautiful and desirable car with the m odest price
tag it bears. The conclusion is obvious—no car, at any
price, offers more for every new car dollar you invest than a
great new Pontiac! D rop in any time and look a t the car
- t h e n look a t the p r ic e -y o u ’ll Be doubly sure th at
dollar for dollar, you can’t beat a Pontiac!
Oia/ D o l l a r f o r P o l l a r
faifa P o n t i a c !
^ c Ô q ÛÎ lle
WAYNE SCHROEDER
MONROE SWINDALL
CHUCK STEVENSON
*8« W. Front
CHURCH
P O N T IA C
Coquille, Oregon
Phone M l