The Coquille Valley sentinel., January 21, 1954, Image 5

Thursday, Jan. 21, 1954
COQUILLE VALLEY SENTINEL
Edison Bricker,
Missing Trucker
Found In Oakland
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Krewson of M yrtle Point.
group are Mrs. L yle K nox and girls enjoyed gam es and group
M embers
attending
included
Mrs. Clyde C lark.
j singing. R efreshm ents w ere served
G ladys P ointer, Della Wilcox, ‘ Follow ing th e cerem ony, th e I by Mrs. Clark.
Priscilla Mast, H elen Mast, Ruth
Clark. Ethel A bernathy, E lna K as­
per, Jessie Mast, M artha M cCarthy
YOU SAVE
and M arie Churchill.
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MORE IN
P enney ’ s
Basketball Prices
Given Reduction
Closing c h a p te r in th e m ystery
' of Coquille’s m issing tru ck driver
j has been w ritten and Edison C.
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A dm ission prices for basket- .
Bricker, m issing since his lum ber
A ttention all 4-H Club L eaders:
ball gam es at Coquille high j
truck w as w recked October 13 H ere’s a good w ay to s ta rt your
I school will be reduced for th e t
I near Gold Beach, is on his way 1954 club year. A ttend the a n ­
’ rem ainder of the season accord­
. home from O akland, Calif.
nual election m eeting of th e 4-H
ing to W ayne McMurray, priii- j
B ricker hed been th e object of L eaders’ Association this m onth.
City action will be forthcom ing I cipal, an d th e p rogram w ilt
! a w ide-spread search by sta te and The m eeting will be held a t 8 p.
this week to barricade th e side­ sta rt F riday night with Fam ily |
■ local officers follow ing his dis- m., Thursday, Ja n u ary 21, in the
walk running out to the Coos Bay Night.
! appearance. R ecently, the state ! conference room of th e new c o u rt­
The price w as form erly one
Lumber company on highw ay 42.
H ighway D epartm ent received a house.
The w alk is in a dangerous con­ dollar. N ow it will be 75 cents.
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| le tte r from him requesting a 1953
dition and until the state highw ay Friday night any ad u lt couple
tax w ithholding form . The le tte r
The an nu al 4-H Leaders Con­
departm ent repairs the highw ay, atten d in g th e Bandon gam e may
was postm arked O akland and the ference is being held on th e O re­
the city is unable to hold a safe bring th e children gratis.
police officers relayed it to the gon S tate college cam pus at C or­
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sidewalk.
authorities there. W hen located. vallis from Ja n u a ry 26 to 28.
It recently repaired the w alk at
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Bricker was em ployed by the
a cost of several hundred dollars,
W estern U nion T elegraph Co. as
4-H Club O fficers will w an t to
and the w alk now needs fu rth e r
a m em ber of a cable laying crew. m ake note cf this m eeting a n ­ care.
As to how an d why he “v an ­ nouncement especially for th e m ’
Mrs. L uella Allen, pioneer resi- j
ished” afte r the accident in Octo­ There- will be a special O fficers'
dent of Coos county, died Ja n u a ry
ber, no one seems to know. S tate T rain in g
School on S atu rd ay
13 at th e hom e of her daughter,
officers "assum e” th a t he h itch ­ m orning, F eb ru ary 13. We will
Mrs. L orena M. Sm ith at P ortland I
hiked to C alifornia.
have sessions for each club officer
His w ife left im m ediately for 1 and some g en eral m eetings to
F uneral services are scheduled for
WHERE YOU PAY—A nice sm ile alw ays greets people in th e
O akland and is accom panying h er help m ake your job as an officer
10 a. m. F riday at Schroeder’s
office of the Sheriff w here Mrs. E dna L ittle w as photo­
J easier. B etter put a red “X ” on
husband home.
Funeral C hapel in M yrtle Point.
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graphed at h er desk busy on duties of h er office. (Sentinel Photo)
A circuit C ourt jury returned a Final interm ent will be at the N o r-|
your calendar, so you w ill be sure
I to rem em ber th e date.
verdict Ja n u ary 12 in favor of E l­ way cem etery
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Mrs. A llen w as born Ju n e 5,
m er C. Johnsen, defendant in a
National 4-H Club Week th is lawsuit filed by the Rev. Albert 1870 to Mr. and Mrs. C harlie Lee I
y ear will be March 6 to 14. All Kunkel who was seeking judgm ent as they w ere crossing the p rairies !
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. over the country 4-H clubs w ill be of $60,000 general dam ages a n d . of K ansas by wagon train on th e ir |
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way w est. T he family settled at j
: planning special activities during $601.80 special damages.
Kunkel alleged in his suit th a t Long Creek, Ore. where she grew I
this week.
P erh ap s your club
As |
would like to plan a w indow d is­ on Ju n e 20, 1952, the defendant up in pioneer surroundings
play in one of the local stores, i was driv ing his loaded truck and a young girl, she was interested in i
have a special 4-H program on the trailer on the w rong side of the music and ta u g h t piano for m any I
• A ppointm ent of Councilm an Ted j radio, or some o th er activity.
Myrtle Creek road and failed to years.
DeGroat, City E ngineer Mile H ud­
She was la te r m arried to A lbert |
If you would like to plan a ! give th e right-of-w ay. As a r e ­
A RECENT SURVEY made to where the war begins. If it comes dleston. Ed Lund, Ray Williams, radio program , contact th e 4-H sult. K unkel charged th at he was G eorge A llen and they moved to
determine U. S. attitudes to­ in Europe, 81 per cent believe we Clyde Mitchell, P aul Bany, Mrs. ■ office, and plans will be m ade to forced to drive off onto th e soft Coos county to homestead. F ol­
ward the great issues of U. S. cannot possibly avoid joining in. Ida Sm ith, and Mrs. E arl Nosier m ake one.
shoulder of the road which gave lowing her husband's d eath in
participation in international or­ If it comes in Asia, 61 per cent to a com m ittee to facilitate both
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aw ay. His car overturned and he 1921, Mrs. A llen continued to live |
ganizations, war and peace, and feel we m ust get involved.
th e sewer and street building pro­
received painful injuries.
in M yrtle Point until eight years
In general, most Americans feel jects on Sanford H eights w as made
our relations with the rest of the
H earing th e ease was th e H on­ ago wiien she moved to a son’s
world, brought announcement of we have made three constructive this week.
orable Dal M. King. Ju ro rs w ere home at S utherlin. F or th e past
the fact that nearly three-quarters moves to avoid World War III:
T he m ayor m ade the appoint­
K atherine Brady, forem an, G race four years, she has lived w ith her
of the people in the United States our program s of foreign aid; our m en ts w ith th e approval of the
Stem
m ier, Ju lia Beeson, G race d au g h ter in Portland
efforts
to
support
international
feel that the surest and wisest
W illis G reen W hobrey of B road- Dible, M ildred Rodgers, Helen
city council.
S urvivors are: th ree daughters,
way to strive for peace is either organization; and our rearm am ent
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bent, pioneer Coos county re s i­ Bolster, H. K. Cruzan, V irgil W at- i Stella McKelvey, Mina J. P arry
to work along with the United program. However, 28 per cent
dent. died Ja n u a ry 15 at M ast hos­ kins, Jo h n McCracken, Je an n e tte and Lorena M. Smith; tw o sons,
Nations or to strengthen It. A say we are not to be successful
pital follow ing a tw o -w eek ’s ill- ■
Asplund, Clifton Brenim an and Edw ard R onald Allen and A lbert
scant nine per cent of those polled in our efforts to avert war by
ness. F u neral services w ere held Loeta Marcum.
Allen; a sister, Mrs. May W ain­
believe we should pursue a strict "giving away too much to other peo­
M
onday
afternoon
from
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ro
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ples,” "cutting m ilitary strength”
scott; a b ro th er, W illiam Lee; and
isolationist course.
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d e r’s F u neral H om e at M yrtle
The study was underwritten by "Too much appeasement to Rus­
th ree g randchildren, F red erick
Point.
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Rev.
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an anonymous m anufacturer of de­ sia,” etc.
P arry, A llen A. Edm unds and A n ­
ficiated
and
final
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term
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t
was
Where the atom bomb is con­
fense products who did so in the
na Lou Allen. Five g re a t-g ra n d ­
V erne E stelle of M yrtle Point i at th e C atching C reek cem etery.
express hope of "finding out, if It cerned, 82 per cent agree that
children also survive.
was elected vice p resid en t of th e
W hobrey w as born F eb ru ary 19,
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is possible to do so, what the another war will bring the United
S outhern Oregon T ru ck ers league 1867 at Pow ers and was 86 years
P lans for a V alentine p arty
American people can and will do States serious destruction from
a t a recent m eeting held in M ed­ f>t age. He moved to B roadbent in F eb ru ary 13 w ere m ade by m em ­
that will help to put me out of atom bombing. About 34 per cent
ford, Oregon. T he new president 1918 and waa a retired farm er.
bers of th e Polly Anna club of
feel that the Russians have enough
the arm am ents business.”
of th e group is B ruce Blew of
S urviving a re his wife, M ary j NtcKinley G range 582 w hen they
Of the 73 per cent who favor atom power to launch an attack;
M edford.
P earl W hobrey; tw o sons, H enry met Ja n u a ry 14 at th e hom e of
the United Nations in its present 39 per cent feel they do not.
T rustees chosen w ere Roy G ar- and E lm er W hobrey of B roadbent; Mrs. P ete A lford.
Carol G lenz becam e presid en t
• But, does Russia want war?
or strengthened form, 11 per oent
o u tte of W ilderville an d Vic T ay­ a daughter, Mrs. A rlyn B arklow , I A potluck luncheon w as served of g rn w n ie Troop 11 at an in v esti­
feel we should continue to work Most observers and w riters feel
with all international organiza­ that Russia does not. The princi­ lor and P age S tau ffer of Medford. M yrtle Point; a brother, Jo h n M at noon and following th e business tu re cerem ony held J a n u a ry 19 at
O bjectives of th e league a re th e W hobrey, B roadbent; and th ree session, th e afternoon w as sp en t [ W ashington E lem entary school.
tions in the present vein; 19 per pal reason, they say, is that the
prom otion of safety, obtaining grandchildren.
visiting. Mrs. Elna K asper w as
O ther new officers are Ju d y
cent feel our best chance for peace Soviet will never risk a war she
b e tte r highw ay legislation and
I Taylor, secretary ; and J u d y B q V-
He belonged to th e W oodmen o f; Winner of a hostess prize.
lies in a stronger United Nations; is not certain to win.
th e W orld and Odd Fellow s Lodge.
And. m ilitary weapons and troopa*, im proving public relations.
A guest present was Mrs. Zelpha | ster, rep o rter. Leaders of the
11 per cent feel we should work
fot a form of* world government are net the entire reason for this
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sueh as a federation of aS nations attitude. Russia Is afraid of her
to constitute a single government. ewn people. Millions ef Red sol­
The nine per egnt who l« H r iso­ diers either deserted e r allow ed^
lationism feel we have already themselves te be captured by the
gone too far, should pull out ef Nazis la World W ef*tt. Two m il­
all international alliances and lion ef these refused repatriation
after the war, although many were
commitments.
• American people are net com­ ferelbly returned.
The Soviet cannot afford war at
pletely pessimistic, but 13 per cent
of the people feel that another this time. Too many citizens might
w ar is certain—a t least within the sympathise with the enemy and
next 25 to 30 years. Our chances only during tim e ef war could a
of becoming Involved in another successful people's revolt be ca r­
world conflict vary according to ried eut behind the iron curtain.
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Lawsuit Settled
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Council Appoints
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People On Project
Funeral Services
For Pioneer Man
League Chooses
M yrtle Point Mon
As Vice President
Polly Anna Club
Schedules Party
Caro, Glenz Named
Brownie President
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o f the 1954 C h ie fta in jP o n iia e
Coos Chapter O f State Republican Club
Elects Mrs. Minnie King As President
Mrs. M innie K ing of Pow ers
has been chosen president of th e
Coos county chap ter of th e O re­
gon S tate R epublican club.
O th ers elected a t a recent m eet­
ing w ere Ted P etersen of Coos
Bay, vice president; Mabel Daley
of Pow ers, secreta ry -trea su rer;
an d C larence N ew m ann of Coos
Bay, serg ean t-at-arm s.
T h e club w ill hold a Lincoln
D ay d in n er F eb ru ary
13. The
g u est speaker w ill be some prom ­
in e n t Republican.
D uring 1954, th e m em bers will
m eet once a m onth.
Final Rites Held
For H attie Bowers
Mrs. H attie Ja n e Bowers, 77,
died J a n u a ry 15 a t Mast hospital
follow ing a lengthy illness. Final
rites w ere held T uesday a t 2 p.m.
from th e chapel of th e P oole-L ar­
son M ortuary in Eugene.
S he w as b om in L ane county
an d moved from E ugene to M yr­
tle P o in t tw o years ago. Mrs.
B ow ers w as a m em ber of the
C h ristian church.
T h ree sons, L ester Bow ers of
W ashougal, Wash., C hester M.
B ow ers of Coos B ay and C harles
Bowers of Remote, a re am ong
the survivors. O thers include a
brother, G eorge M orford of Salem
and eight grandchildren and fo u r
g reat-grandchildren.
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Salem Columists
M urray Wade, V eteran Salem
colum nist and political pundit,
has urged in his colum n th a t
local pressure be put on Ivan
Laird, Dem ocrat of Coos county,
to ru n again for th e state leg ­
islature.
C. C. C hapm an’s O regon Vo-
to r echoed the appeal in the
Jan .
16th issue. C hapm an’s j
fam ed political w eekly said:
Coos county - farm er - logger, 1
Ivan L aird, whose good ju d g - i
m ent as show n on the tax com ­
m ittees qualifies him for in ­
creasingly useful service.”
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ATTENDS ACTIVITIES
OF FLEET
Yokosuka. Japan (FH IN C )— At
th e U. S. Fleet A ctivities h ere for
d uty is D onald A. C hristiansen,
electrician’s m ate firem an, USN,
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. C h rist­
iansen of B ullards, R oute 1, Co­
quille, Oregon.
Before entering th e Navy, hq
w as graduated from Coquille High
school in 1952.
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NEW POWER BRAKES add the final toneh of
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pressure, yet you “feel” the brake» as before.
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