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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1951)
¡Historical Caravan To Show In Coquille Two Days, Saturday - Sunday, This Week C o q u ille i« y ... The story of Oregon—its discoveries, explorers and set NEED IT BE SAID “ IT ’S GOOD ters—is on wheels and will be shown in Coquille Saturday to be back in Coquille?” Really it and Sunday, June 23 and 24, in front of the Coquille com- is a statement that is a fa m iliar munity building There is no charge of admission to the _1 . ~ le ™ J'esWent o f the green mobile caravan containing mementoes of Oregon history as Coquille Valley for over a year, fo r after that length of time, no place it is sponsored as a public service by the United States Na compares to our great Southwest tional bank of Portland. Showing will be from 10 a. m. to ern Oregon empire. And w ith fu ll VOL. XLVI1. NO cognizance of the fact that i t is 9 p. m. on Saturday and 1 p. m. to 5 p. m. on Sunday. THE COQUILLE V A LLE Y SENTINEL. COQUILLE. OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNE 21. 1951. Many priceless objects are in - * trite and sentimental we had a eluded in this traveling museum good feeling Sunday when we went out to the Fortier Field ball which w ill be driven from the Pa park and got the “ glad to see you cific ocean to the Snake rive r back” greetings from our own valley and from the Columbia r iv people. So after two weeks o ff to er to the C alifornia border. explore the open spaces of British Sponsored as a public service Columbia, we’re satisfied to pick by the United States National Starting July 1st will be Coos county’s first widespread ?uT,.°’J,r ceme^*r y Plot and say this Bank, in observance of Its 60th an- attack on the problem of Bang’s disease in the county’s 18 niversary, the Oregon Historical valuable beef and dairy herds. Caravan w ill tour the state, giving SEATTLE AND T A C O M A the people an opportunity to se< A tentative agreement has been reached with Dr. Samuel went all out fo r the National Edi and understand the social, eco Foster .of the Federal Bureau of Animal Husbandry which to ria l association convention to nomic and geographic develop- would have his department place a man in a cooperative which some six hundred editors) ment of Oregon, and supervisory capacity. and publishers and wives came. A As pointed out by Governor This man would also assist the- special Puget Sound ferry was run Douglas McKay in an official county veterinarians in blocking through the locks and into Lake 1951, “ the caravan v ivid ly portrays o ff their territories for the com Union and fo r a fu ll afternoon the the visten and pioneering spirit of ing year; check the testing of the newspapermen saw the Seattle city Oregoivs early settlers. Its many county vets, and direct or actually area from a ferry. A t noon the objects of incalculable value brand all reactors. two Seattle papers, the P. I. and-; should be regarded as the ingre- The federal official would super the Times p ut on a gorgeous feed, dients that have gone into the vise the cleaning and disinfecting and that evening Governor A rth u r making of a great state." of the premises where diseased Langlie o f Washington was host The priceless historical items, cattle have been removed and and speaker. The follow ing Mon ranging from the letter in which THE OREGON HISTORICAL CARAVAN, with exhibits depicting early history and — of the use a pressure tank and personnel day the U. S. navy took the editors Abraham declined the governor' state, is sponsored as a public service by the United States National bank during its 60th anniversary to be provided by the Coos county STANDINGS on a day’s trip which ended up a t' ship of Oregon te rrito ry to rare year. The Caravan is absolutely free. No admission is charged and no contribution» are accepted. court. Pet. w L Tacoma where the Indians put o n )Oregon ^OUUi are ^ g 0 M000 Medford .. 4 Under the county program, The showing w ill be in Coquille Saturday and Sunday at the Coquille community building. a salmon potlach on the beaches' taken ,-i— around the «1- state in two 1 .750 3 Judge James Harrison states, each Broekings of the sound. And here’s a note specially constructed steel buses. Roseburg 3 1 .750 veterinarian would confine his of interest to Coquille citizehs. Geos Bay-1 Rd. 2 2 .750 These buses are so designed as activties to the te rrito ry as One or two Oregon publishers said, Coquille .. 2 .. . 2 .500 to form a single display unit when signed by the federal supervisory “ This was a nice party, but th e . . . , .. ,,, ... . Bandon __ ........ 2 2 .500 office and not deviate from that luncheon and tour of the plywood ' vlew*d by 016 public' YIsltor’ « *- M yrtle Cr< 4 .000 • area. plant in Coquille was every b it the caravan through a n a w n - Reedsport 4 « .000 as fine as anything up here.” I ^ -c o v e re d ramp, pass through Meetings w ill be held between Biil Fortier’s Coquille Log _______ & — ! on€ kus intn another w ithout the county court and the county VANCOUVER, BRITISH COL- alighting and fin a lly exit down a veterinarians and the county gers, a hard-hitting team of agent at regular periods and the baseballers despite their rec umbia, w ill go down in our book _ , . ... . Federal Bureau o f Anim al Hus ord, will take one of the tough • as one of the finest cities in th e' 7 ? ' im prf 5sl,veJ w bite’, blu* and Coquille now has one of the bandry man would be present to est nine’s .on the coast here Northwest. We enjoyed our - stay1 K° Id . toclude !he Ute* SC1‘ there and were, needless to say. I ^ U<lc assuring maximum most attractive community act as a coordinator. Saturday night when they sold on the manner in which the ' aPd f ‘ re building landscaping yards in Set for monthly reportings w ill meet Crescent City under the people of Canada play. Every around-the-clock detail of special the state. Plus the most at be the county veterinarians do lights of Fortier Field. Cres Wednesday the stores a ll close and has^ , n assigned to pro- tractive community buildings ing the testing w ork in which they cent City in nine games has the people take o ff fo r the beaches, tect the exblblt Pieces. w ill set forth the progress being in the state, Coquille owes its made. hot had a loss, and they’ve ' parks, bpys, and public play- Selection and arrangement of thanks for this second civic been playing in a tough grounds. Everyone plays, too, the exhibits in the fourteen panels A ll negative herds in infected project to the members of the areas from the age of six up. were supervised by a committee W ill be tested semi-annually, league in Northern California. Coquille Valley Garden club the second test being paid for by On Sunday the Loggers meet _______ & __ ' composed of Lancaster Pollard, INTERESTING TO NOTE IN chairman, superintendent of the who sparkplugged the pro the county, Judge Harrison stated. Reedsport in a league game. This ject. » B ritish Columbia is the manner in Historical Society; Dan E The program which begin*. July comes following the defeat at the Which motels are licensed by the Clark, head of the department of The w ork was done under the 1st is the first decisive step to hands of the Reedsport nine here government. They are rated by bUt° 2 ’ University of Oregon; and direction of W illard Morgan, land ward making Coo6 county a Bang’s Wednesday night 2 to 1 in a tight stars, fo ur to one, w ith the f o u r Rex Putnam, state superintendent scape architect and member of the free area. I t comes followingxxm - and tense game on Fortier Field. Tough luck dogged the Loggers stars getting the top rating. A , of PubUc instruction. Coquille Stationery firm . John siderable w ork by the presehtCoos special booklet put out by thei The historical objects and doc Levinson of the Norway Nursery ■county court to start an active the past week w ith a strong Rose province tells you what you can uments were loaned to the Oregon put in the lawn at cost, and the program fo r Coos county. I t also burg aggregation getting swamped expect and how each oncoming Historical Caravan by many mu- shrubs were donated by Cooper’s follows a recent b ill introduced in 5 to 2 on seven hits and two errors seurn», libraries and private c iti motel is rated. Gardens . _ __ ? _ the legislature by Rep. Ivan Land Saturday night in an exhibition White in the pitcher's ------------ A _ zens in various parts of the coun An entire new lawn was put of Sitkum, which was an attempt game SOME 7.00® SHRINERS TOOK try. In, and the rose border was moved to make it more important to have mound tossed a 5-hit ball game for the Loggers w ith B urr catching. Among the rare items visitors over Vancouver the week end we to the front of the pioneer museum. disease free herds. Batteries fo r Roseburg during • • were there and they had fun. But to the caravan w ill see are an o ri- Also set near the museum was a the exhibition game that saw the so did the Canadians. The Van- ’ ginal letter book o f Dr. John Mc- large holly tree. grandstands packed were Coen couver Shrine was host to th e ! Loughlin, chief factor of the Hud- The Garden club which sponsor and Ritchey, and Jack Taylor, Northwest Shriners and we met son Bay Company at Fort Van ed the project donated $250.00 Logger third baseman, was the many of our friends from H illah couver, a hand - carved rosary Which they raised by sale of bou hero of the night when he h it a temple and a most spectacular found among the Indians prior to quets and other projects. The city A gala opening of a new location long- drive over left field fence and beautiful colored ceremony the known a rriva l in the Oregon park commission gave $200, and w ill be held Saturday by the Co w ith one aboard to lead the Log country of Catholic missionaries; was put on in the Lost Lagoon in the Lions club of Coquille gave quille Sationery w ith special in v i gers in their win. the beautiful Stanley park one a rifle belonging to Joe Meek, $75.00 fo r the work. In the league game Sunday—one early mountain man; a copy of tation issued to a ll Coquille valley evening. This month the Coquille Valley citizens to come in and take part that really counted— a pitching “ The Spectator,” the first news ------------ & — battle developed between Sporer of Garden club w ill sell bouquets and in the “ open house.” BR ITISH COLUMBIA IS FEEL- paper published west of the Rocky Roseburg Chiefs and Pete Peterson hold a rummage sale to raise ing growing pains and houses go mountains The new modern fireproof store of Coquille with Sporer giving the enough money to pay the slight Other priceless historical exhi for just as much money as they do amount they s till owe fo r land which w ill have the most modern Loggers 12 good hits that failed to bits include the tomahawk re in the States. The only catch is features of a stationery store is on Wet spaced closely enough for scaping and planting project. that wages are lower. That w ill puted to be the one used to k ill 1st street between Taylor ano Hall runs. • • be changed slowly though as the Marcus Whitman ; a Jefferson, and directly across from the J. C. During the game there were _ medal, one of those given to the tim ber industry w ith a strong Penney company store. 19 Loggers on the bases but they union is getting the buckers and 1 Indians by Lewis and Clark as a Mrs. Effie Morgan and Mr. W il failed to get in and fin al score in fallers up to wages sim ilar to Coos token of friendship; map made by lard Morgan have been busy this the top o f the tenth inning was Henry M ille r w hile crossing the county. And w ith that happening, week getting the CoqpUle Station 6-5 in favor of Roseburg. the w hite collar people are feel plains, showing the route the Funeral services for Pearl E l- ery in readiness for the grand During the game Peterson gave ing the pinch and asking fo r more. wagon trains followed. lingsen Richert, a resident of Co opening Saturday. up only 7 hits and Roseburg They’l l get i t sometime. A “ piece” of Abernethy money is quille for many years, w ill be held For the interest o f their many copped a lucky decision on firs t ------------ & _ displayed in the panel on com at Schroeder’s Funeral chapel, customers and friends a novel from the umpire w ith two errors WHEN IN BR ITISH COLUM- merce and banking. To meet the Bandon, at 2 p. m. Thursday, June guessing game w ill be a feature of chalked against the Loggers which bia, i t ’s amazing the amount of i need for some form o f exchange, 21. Rev. Clyde W. Everton, St. the day. For further details see sewed the game up for the Chiefs. Panel No. 7 LIFE AT HOME— Oregon Historical Caravan combined w ith i George Abernethy, who served as American capital John’s Epicopal church, Bandon, their advertisement in today’s Sen In other games in the league ■■ ' I I ............. Canadian money that is opening. firs t provisional governor in thé Will officiate. tinel. Coos Bay—North Bend Lumber up big $15,000,000 to $40,000,000 ■ Oregon country, took a small stone The daughter of John and Susan jacks eked out a th rille r from paper, wood products, etc., plants, and pasted on it a piece of paper Sweet, Mrs. Richert was born at Reedsport 1 to 0 while Bandon beat Lumber is booming But so is re w ith the words “ Abernethy — ■Pleasant Point, Humboldt county, Zcben Grjys se» vqw* !» iMlî.'Te r<f*i!rabon wit i Oidi tfiC4 Brookings 6-2, and Medford leads change 35 cts.” forestation. Up there you get esttfcüSMiwrtf. of fo t Aston,, w !»l pr.v tlv ttaked Suies t m to ikrtoa California, December 13, 1886. the league w ith a 24-9 victory over tied down when you buy lumber Two beaver coins, currently val The Sweet fam ily moved to Coos M yrtle Creek. from the crown, and you plant ued at $10,000, are exhibited in a county in 1902. In 1908, Pearl • • trees, by hand. Stands are as specially constructed safe. The was married to Edwin P. Ellingsen, thick as hairs on a dog’s back. dies and molds used in making the son of the pioneer Captain But they are beautiful stands. We the ‘'Beaver money” are also on Peter Ellingsen. Ellingsen lost his saw one of the finest up the display. Early in 1849, eight Because the street improve life in an automobile accident in Campbell rive r country on the In prominent citizens formed the 1925. ment project bids ran around land Passage to Alaska. I t was Oregon Exchange company and Mrs. Ellingsen resided in Co 15 per cent higher than the something. began m inting five and ten-dollar quille u ntil her marriage three estimates for the work, the George Howe, local Standard Oil gold coins to meet the problem of years ago to Chris Richert of Ban Porter W. Yett company fig company distributor, and father of SPEAKING O F F I S H I N G , what to use fo r money. Although don. For twenty years she served three children, one now In high as librarian at Coquille Public l i ures will be discussed at a school, was elected to the five- Campbell River country has i t about 6,000 five -d ollar coins and special council meeting. brary. She was a talented mu Just up the Island of Vancouver 2,850 ten-dollar coins were minted, The Portland firm bid $3,045 year post of director of school dis sician and artist and illustrated a 200 miles you find this famous spot few o f these early pieces are in for work on 3rd street; $19,035 for tric t 8-C Monday at the regular fam ily book recently published. and many Oregonians have found existence today. Their ra rity is school district. Surviving are the widower, the Tenth street project, and $9,126 it. The day we were there some explained by the faact that they Howe polled a total of 120 votes fo r Heath street project. actually contained more gold than Chris Richert of Bandon; two five Oregon parties including a w ith Clarence Osika, Chamber of Other work of the council Mon daughters, Mrs. Grace Greenough, state supreme court justice were their face value and were bought Commerce secretary, receiving 43 Coquille, and Mrs, Pauline Van day night included calling the votes in the election. on the lake. You catch the trout up and shipped to California Zant, Sausilito’ California; three special election on Monday, July by tro llin g or flies, an i t ’s ac where they were melted into 50- Howe’s petition naming him fo r sons, Herman of Springfield, Ore 2nd, to vote on the budget fo r the cording to how many you want, dollar gold slugs. the race was filed shortly before city and to bring the city charter Also included in the Oregon His gon, John, of Two Mile, Theodore and how fast. You miss more by the closure of official filin g time of Coos Bay; three brothers, Alfred up to date. flies, but every tim e a fly hits the torical Caravan are many old by Mrs. Floyd Peterson. He w ill Sweet of Langlois, W illiam J. The charter amendments set a take the place of Chairman Guy water, there’s a fish biting. We photographs and lithographs, early Sweet of Bandon, A rth u r Sweet of fee o f 15 per cent as that allowed used G il Zaddach’s "special” and implements, trade items, famous Mauney who completed his term Sixes, and three sisters, Mrs. for engineering, advertising, and that’s the name we gave i t to our letters and other documents. of office this month and had sig Maude Danielson of Coquille, Mrs. preparing a project fo r bidding; nified his desire not to be a can Canadian friends, fo r want of an Oregon history has been divided Panel No. 2 OREGON EXPLORATION—Oregon Historical Caravan Jessie Treadgold o f Santa Ana, and would make i t possible to ad other, Ted Foss hadn’t told us what into 14 different themes, each one didate for re-election. California, and Mrs. H arriet Mace vertise city bonds on the market it was. the subject of a special panel. • • of Santa Barbara, California. Mrs. A re Cantrell who has been at current interest rates. A t pres COOS COUNTY BUYS -----------A — These include Indians, Oregon ex • • ent the charter provides that they $57,577 WAR BONDS INSIDE PASSAGE SCENERY ploration, fu r traders, settlers, visiting in Coquille w ith her are advertised a t six per cent communications, brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and w ith the snow covered Rockies transportation, Sale of defense bonds in Ore while bonds can now be sold at gon during May amounted to $1,- shining up across the Straits of life at home, government, educa Mrs. U. E. McClary, has left fo r much lower figures. tion, agriculture, comtnerce and Georgia is something to see. 809,537, most of which was through A special meeting of the city banking, industry, recreation, Ore her home in Inglewood, California. Two sets of ballots w ill be pre the automatic payroll savings plan, -----------A — council w ill be held Monday night pared fo r the election inasmuch according to word received by Mr. H AD TO M AKE IT BE- gon today. ■ • A demonstration o f weaving w ill To facilitate viewers of the cause we believed everything we In planning the caravan's itin e r exhibts, the street in fro n t of upon a call of May Don F arr at be given Friday at the Labor Tem as any legal c ity resident may Ralph Moore, chairman fo r Coos read, but after a trip around the ary, officials of the United States the community building w ill be which tim e all petitioners for ple when the Coquille Valley A rt vote on the charter amendments, county. Total fo r this county was Olym pic Peninsula of Washington, National Bank have tried to make closed Saturday and Sundav sewer improvements w ill be heard. association has Mrs. A rth u r Allen but only bona fide tax payers can $57,377. vote on raising o f the budget In the national picture, out of we agree w ith everyone who says the exhibit available to everyone. w ith the east side o f W illard to Discussed w ill be the bids on here from Portland. A letter was w ritten to the own the firs t 12 places qualifying as the Oregon coast w ill always reign The caravan w ill visit more than be used fo r two-way traffic, the 10th and Heath streets which are A potluck w ill be held at noon, ers of the Laird building calling to 100 communities and w ill actually city police stated. supreme fo r sheer beauty. around 15 per cent higher than the and painting w ill be done during their attention certain repairs that defense bond flag cities, two aro from Oregon. They are Salem and (Continued on page eight.) be showing fo r 225 days. ... .. estimate coat the day. Grants ] • Bang's Disease Program To Start July I With Federal Program Tied In To Work Loggers To Meet Crescent City Here Saturday Landscape Work , Now Completed By Garden Club Stationery Will Open In New Store Services Today For Mrs. Richert OREGON EXPLORATION' Council To Hold Special Meeting Street Bids High; To Be Mulled Over Weaving Cldsses Seton Friday Howe To Serve In School Post
