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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1953)
Rotarians' Big "Buy A Bargain Sale” Will Open Tomorrow At Burr Motors Looking fo r a bargain? T hen the place for you is th e R otary clu b ’s •’Buy a B argain S ale” w hich will be held F riday and S atu rd ay at B urr Motors. H ours of the sale for both days w ill be noon until 8 p.m. Rotary m em bers have spent th e week repairing and renovating the many item s tu rn ed in. T he sale m erchandise w ill include baby scales, m en’s, w om en’s and chil- NEW 'VtMcy Sentinel d re n ’s clothing of all types, stoves, radios and electric tie presser, etc. Anyone w ishing to co n trib u te some article to r tn e sale are requested to call Don F arr a t 161 for p ick -u p service. COQUILLE VALLEY SENTINEL T h u rs d a y , M ay 21? 1933 » Iris Elrod is general ch airm an of th è sale and R otary club m em bers will act as salesm en. All proceeds realized will be used for th e R o tarian s’ com m unity service project. High School Students Become Members Of Quill And Scroll Honorary Tuesday O ld Kinks Ironed O ut; M iles Saved T hirteen in itiates to the E lijah P arish Lovejoy chapter. Quill and Scroll of Coquille high school, 1 w ere instructed in the challenge of journalism as a profession and I th e im portance of preserving fre e dom of the press in a dem ocracy Tuesday night at the first formal initiation service an d dedication of th e chapter held a the school lib rary . Ulla Bauers, assistant m anaging editor and editor of the editorial page for th e Coos Bay Times, p re sented these twin challenges to m em bers of th e ch ap ter and guests following a can d lelig h t initiation HOURS Beginning Friday, May 22 WE WILL BE OPEN T IL 1 2 :3 0 A.M. BEGINNING MONDAY. MAY 25 WE WILL BE OPEN 5 A.M. cerem ony w h ere pins w ere a w a rd ed th e young journalists by Jam es I.. McMahon, advisor. Initiated into this international honor society fo r high school journalists w ere Leola Barklow, H ubert Bonde, Gayle Ghesebro, Ja n e Gould. Bobbye Je an H arris, P atricia H arsh, Lon K ellenberger. Nancy P errott, Diana Schroeder, Darla Sm ith, G eraldine Smith, Don Taylor and Helen Taylor. In an area less than th a t of New York City, Hawaii grow s 25 p e r R iverside Builders Supply can cent of all sugar produced under o ffe r the best plum bing service. the .. U nited , _ S tates flag, says the Phone 3521. I5t4c N atlonal Geographic Society. - X . Y CAFE ^I nterstate r Highway 101 North In Coquille Carbon Maintain! C O Q U IL L E FOR GOOD ROADS , . . Fran cis V. Dupont, Federal public roads commissioner, testifies be fore House public works subcom mittee on nation's highways. S T U D IO The Jones R anch-M itehell paving job in Eastern O regon on the Ochoeo Highway, 22 feet wide esti mated to cost S8Î1.000, is scheduled for com pletion A ugust 31, 1953. Old road is in foreground The new cuts eurvatur- from a total of 1,621 degrees to 404 degrees. It w ill save tim e and gasoline. M oving and stockpiling - a mountain cf CARBON AT PORTLAND G A S 5 C O R K G O 's . LINNTON.ORESON plant is atough job that their C A T-D O ZER -SC R A PER .-TR A C TO R COMB INATION t a k e s in s t r id e .1 T he CATERPILLAR. D -4 OPEkATFS the N o .4 0 CAT S C R A P E R and 4 - S DOZER HYDRAULICALLY,GETS IN AND OUT O P TIGHT PLACES VYITH 4 -> i VP. L O A P S , (Slate Highway Commission Photo.) IS TEMPORARILY LOCATED AT THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S RESIDENCE TELEPHONE 724 COQUILLE VACATION-IZE y o u r next* trip J u s t about any Greyhound trip can be a low-cost vacation. In many cases you have a choice of scenic ro u te s... go one way, r e tu r n an o th er, a t no ex tra cost! / n addition, hotel rooms, s ig h ts e e in g an d sid e tr ip s can be a d d e d ...to really "vacation-ize” your journey and make every m inute and every mile even more enjoyable. W hy not see us soon about th is service? "Vacation-ize” w ith Greyhound! GREYHOUND There'/ a Greyhound Agent N ear You Roxy Corner Ph. 2341 F & M Fine Meats OPEN TILL 7 P.M. EVERYDAY LOCATED IN KR ALL’S KASII AND KÄRRY 378 FRONT STREET SNAPPER FILLETS Fresh Not Frozen lb. PICNICS Ready to eat or Regular lb. TURKEYS lb 4 9 c 39c 49c AGED CHEESE ,b 5 9 c Over A Year Old BACON By the piece lb 4 9 c GROUND BEEFlb 3 9 c Always Fresh — No Cereal SAUSAGE F & M Country Stvle KIPPERED SALMON TIPS lb. 4 9 c PURE LARD 2 lbs. 3 3 c Surprise Shower Time to M ake a “ B ig Splash” We can Fresh Young Hens At^ Riverton Given Mrs. Fetch 505 S. COULTER Wm. H. Barrow ¡N EW PO R T VISIT ENJOYED Mrs. Mary B urns and M rs. Cora i Steele spent a few days visitin g in i Speaking of delivery diffi N ew port at the home of M rs.1 culties in our overgrown city Steele's d aughter, Mrs. Louis Var- just imagine yourself, if you will, l i. r. M rs V arrier’s hom e is on the in the predicament of Churk beach and th e ocean was particu- J Adams who this week received larly lovely at this tim e of year, j A surprise stork show er was a letter asking that flowers be Hobby Burns drove his m other and held for Mrs. Jo e Fetch last F ri- | aunt up to N ew port an d th en ' day evening at the Phil W illiam s delivered to a certain party. The letter said, “—This house, brought th em hom e at th e con- home in Coquille. Mrs. Ken i Owens was co-hostess. I understand, is a small cottage elusion of th eir vacation trip . in back of some larger resi * * A fter the honoree opened her Need a plu m b er? Call River- many lovely gifts th e guests w ere dence. Please sign the card from — and —.” side B uilders Supply, 3521. 15t4c | served refreshm ents of cake, ice So armed with the names, and j cream and coffee. these directions, Churk sallied See "S pike” Leslie for insurance A ttending the p arty w ere Mes- forth to try to deliver the posies. ■ f all kinds, phone 4891 tfc dam es Dee Capps, H elen W hite, C lara Emerson, D orothy G iam - brone. Margie W illiams, H. M artin D rivin g T h rou gh W ater is N o t th e dale, E tta Ragland, Doris Caudle, Carolyn Johnson, L illian Q uivey and Hazel H udson and Miss Polly M artindale. Those who sent gifts but w ere unable to attend w ere Iva Brian, Helen Finley, Bonnie Fetch, Ja n e t P eart, VV. B aker and Shirley W ill- ijtfcns. The R iverton C om m unity club held its m onthly m eeting last T hursday evening at the hom e of Mr. and Mrs. Jo h n Heffley w ith 26 m em bers present. It w as reported th at $23 65 was I raised from the candy sale for th e ! Boy Scout fund and th a t a food sale n etted $23. The group voted • to raise $235 for a new projector for school movies. A “trav elin g ” basket will be passed am ong the m em bers during the m onth to raise money. A “w hite elep h an t” sale was held at the m eeting and $7 raised The n ex t m eeting will be in Sep- I tem b er at th e hom e of Mrs. Fred ‘ Sell. Follow ing th e m eeting, a s u r prise hand k erch ief show er was held in honor of Mrs. Shirley Dwight who is moving to Em pire. She will teach at Coos Bay next year. Mrs. Ju stin a Rice, Mrs. O. K. Allen, Mrs. H ait Allen and Mrs. John H effley w ere hostesses. They served th e refresh m en ts of salad, sandw iches and coffee. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Holbrook — R M O T O » B Y C H E V R O L E T M O T O R D IV I S IO N and fam ily w ere d in n er guests Although today's automobile underneath p a rt of the car. At S atu rd ay evening of Mr and Mrs has progressed fa r beyond the 3 m.p.h., the forw ard motion of Ellis Holbrook. point where a severe spring rain the car creates a small wave Jam es B a rn e tte an d grandson of will stall the engine, it still is running ahead of the front not an am phibious vehicle. , bumper, with control of the ve- G ard n er w ere guests of Mr. and i ailure of the engine to bring h id e greatly improved. Mrs. G eorge H u th er last w eekend you through normal flood waters, Whan you encounter an inun Mrs. Ella F onner and V erne re which m ight cover highways, can dated highway, slow your car tu rn ed hom e F riday from P o rtland be attrib u ted mostly to w ater on down and approach with caution. ' w here they have spent th e pa<t the ignition system caused by As a safety tip, on driving m onth on business. splashing. Today’s engines are through flooded areas, remember better equipped to combat exces- to try out your brakes a t slow C ongratulations arc being e x sive m oisture and driving through ! speed immediately a fte r reach- tended Mr. and Mrs. R obert Mosley w ater, by the use of such things I ing dry ground. When wet brakes on th e b irth of a daughter, B e as improved rubber housings on j do not respond to pedal action, linda. the spark plug term inals. ■ hold brake-pedal down moder- Mr. and Mrs. T. Lockler of Co These pictures show the splash ately with left foot, while right quille w ere S unday guests at the effect when a car “plows” into foot feeds enough power to carry hom e of Mr. and Mrs. Ira B aum a seven-inch depth on a flooded car forw ard and dry out brakes, gartner. hijfhway. This action, over a few hundred V 20 m.p.h., the w ater shoots yards, should restore your brakes V era Johnson and Mrs. Ronald h < h. completely drenching the to safe driving conditio- Holbrrxjk and boys w ere d in n er guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Hol brook last T hursday evening. Mrs. Lydia C a m e r and Mrs. M. S ta rr spent the w eekend w ith H ow ard C a m e r at Bridge Mrs. C arrier is ill and is still there. Both of th e budgets voted on M onday evening passed and a good n u m b er got out and voted. Who Lives Where Confuses Florist lb. fteaember When Luncheon MEATS lb. 5 9 c COQUILLE 8 3 0 1 VISIT OUR NOW IN COOS BAY SAMPLE HOMI’, AT SALES SITE d re a m in g of ow ning yo ur ow n hom e a t LESS THAN ’/a OF TODAY’S PRICES... H E R E ’S T E R R IF IC W EW <9! ECONOMY HOMES can n o w be d e l i v e r e d ^ your lot in e a s y -to -e re tt sections See ou r 2 bedroom sam ple home on display a t Coos Bay Site CAN BE EASILY ERECTED O N YOUR LOT w ith in a fe w DAYS w ith unskilled h elp . Aj on answer to the many requeit« for homes in areas beyond our normal house-moving range, we are now in a position Io offer a lectionalized home, delivered right fo your loti We dismantle these federal project homes in marked easy-to-erect sections and deliver them anywhere by truck. INVESTIGATE...your new home is awaiting delivery...and you con erect it in just a few days. Send for free foldtr. ®ont hom e* « rt,.., '«»me - •'••or«o .l>uDlex terms 'P/e* *395 «2295 «27»« «2795 bu BLY A DUPLEX . . . live in one . . . rent the other OPEN ECONOMY HOMES Co., Inc. OPEN EVENINGS Highway 101 at Edward St.. Coos Bay (■« mile south of city limita) By Appointment D A IL Y AND S U N D A Y . . . 10 A .M . T O 6 P .M . MERRY XMAS "SPECIALS ” 1 TRESH COLORED FRYERS - ROASTERS - STEWERS S tentate T ractor Biegger's Reminds You . it was a big job getting a car started in those days; it ran be a big job now. too. with a weak battery . . . let us make sure! 39c 9 SIZES OF CAT SCRAPERS U P TO 3 S'TONS CAPACITY A RE AVAILABLE A T INTERSTATE . OPEN BOW L, FAST LOAD ING, POSITIVE D U M P IN G , R U G G E D STRUCTURAL STRENGTH M AKE IT GOOD BUSINESS TO OWN C A T S C R A P E R S " 6AYS WILL CONTINUE (WHAT’S LEFT OF THEM) JUST ONE MORE WEEK PHONE 4201 Open Evenings by Appointment G. I. MOBIL SERVICE W. Front Street Coquille Phone 1571 y Y Thrifty Shoppers Buy At Biegger’s” T? kuj/penk. In Coquille Free Parking In Our Own Lot
