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About Port Orford post. (Port Orford, Oregon) 1937-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1937)
THIS PAPER ENDEAVORS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC INTERESTS IN THE WIDE FIELD OF WHICH PORT ORFORD WITH ITS GREAT NATURAL HARBOR IS THE IN DUSTRIAL CENTER. PORT ORFORD POST FACTS — NEWS TO GIVE THE FACTS ABOUT PORT ORFORD. ITS HARBOR, AND THE VAST REGION OF UNDEVELOPED RESOURCES SURROUNDING THIS CITY IS THE AIM OF THIS PAPER. Port Orford, Orgeon, Friday, OCTOBER 29, 1937 EDITORIAL Council Appoints Budget Board The city council appointed a bud- t board at the meeting held Mon- iy night and met with that board ! pn Tuesday night to consider a ten tative budget Tor the city which Will be considered in more detail at a meeting to be held next Tues day evening. Members of the bud get committees are: C. A. Brigham, chairman; Roy Babel, secretary; John G. Lyle, A. L. Quick. John Marsh, Fred Jamieson and Wm. Dobbins. How It Feels To Get Wrecked NUMBER 32 COMMISSION USES MERIT SYSTEM Presented The selection of personnel for present or future vacancies and necessary expansion of the Unem- By An Editor Who Was ployment compensation commission wifi be made from eligible lists es The Port Well, it was this way. It had tablished fropi open competitive 1 Port breakwater to commercial been some day, last Thursday, when i raerit examinations. would holding a bucking linotype machine had to one arm now on file A merit system of selection af- urry state be humored and coaxed and the fords each applicant an opportun for consideration of en forms had to be torn to pieces to ity to qualify for an examination our officials, members Washington. We are all familiar correct an ad. and all that sort of dependent upon his edcuationai : United thing, but somehow the paper was background, previous employment arguments on our and but especially to United States printed, bundled and placed safely experience, and individual abilities It was ordered that an ordinance of — in the car about 7 P. M. and “we” and characteristics. be drawn for consideration at the unnecessary next meeting to provide a license started home in the little fliver. . Those persons who, upon submt- The most refuge in the of international It as a nice mild night and the ' ting applications for examinations requirement and fee for itinerant little car was running like a top. j meet the minimum requirements f ‘ trades people and vendors such as Protected Cape Japan the to further the shoe shop and photo outfit “We” had spent more money that aspecifled fr each position and sue-! S « and it be designs a flung empire, -which done business in the city last could easily be spared to get the | cessfully pass a written test and made from points to turmoil and strife along every week. The fee will be $2 as a min car fixed up for winter driving but I oral interview, will receive a rating/ there were no regrets as we purred । 1 on "" the is it revive imum for one day or a week. eligible list ... in accordance’ me engioie navy and patriotic 1 ‘ Strewn garbage deposited else along, for the paper was out and ; with grades received. One having too-long for development a would say: Here present for o position nrii' i . on . — *1- . • • « • - list • - — ’ would be ready for the mailing in a the eligible shall where than over the bluff south of at in occasion. •town on the Knapp property will the morning. So the goose hung then be subject to certification for term, inclusive of defense against a position in accordance with his incur a fine of $25 hence forth ac- high and all that. Just it and A few miles from Bandon I top relative rank on the list. enemies. 'cording to an ordinance passed at it for future Sam. ped a little rise and saw the confus this meeting. Eeach examination to be given Puget Sound useful for ed lights of several cars some dis- November 26 and 27 is open to both I refuge and for north. The Golden tance ahead of me but they lined men and women who are citizens ' E. out about that time and approached ’of the United States and a resident! Gate defense at Lumber Congestion - me in a string and I was soon oc- , of the State of Oregon for six ft south, until ambitious of cuppied with watching, my side of months immediately preceeding the ? Closes Down it bridge of beauty. that bridge the road as I met them. After pass- j final date of November 12th for • ing the last one. as I lifted my filing applications. 2 Leave wrecked to har A little forecast of winter condi- i ®yeS *° 1?ok ahead there loomed up ! Application Wanks, qualification I bor would with its debris. At Saturday .— a ~ hu^® ve- ! rquirements, and information may I tions arrived in Port Orford this directly in front of ' me Port has harborage these ¡week. With all available space hide with lights burning. i be obtained from Supervisor of Ex- primary needs of for our west coast. crowded with lumber, the mill has Instinstively I turned toward the aminations, 305 Old Post Office it will be decided Saturday of been running with a six hour shift rght and stepped on the brake—; Building, Portland, Oregon, The teachers in practically all of anchorage for of ships this week at Eureka whether or not then crash and splintering sounds. ! for the past week. The arrival of Examinations are to be held for the rowing crew of the Port Or- the schools of Curry county left the time. It is obstructed a bar. * What did I think about in that . the positions of Referee, Assistant latter part of this week to attend the S. S. Port Orford was depended ford coastguard station are Pacific protection along its southwesterly on to relieve the situation some split second? Home and loved ones Accountant, Junior Accountant, . clast champions when the local institutes. The g -ade teachers art what by rtting her usual cargo in or childhood scenes? Not a thought. Field Auditor, Senior Claim Depu/ ' boys go to Eureka as the top crew gathering at Eugene and the high sweep school teachers at Ashland. The excess of a million feet. The boat Did I repent past sins? Not a re- ty, Junior Claim Deputy, Senior, Guarding it mountain with its arrived ■ of district No. 12, inclusive of the schools in Port Orford closed for Tuesday on schedule but pent. The only mental state com- Intermediate and Junior Account Oregon and Washington stations, feet sea, placed nature be Gibralterl storm conditions prevailed which ............ parable in my own experience ¡ng Clerks. the rest of the week on Wednesday ’ to meet the champions of the Call- nade it prudent to anchor outside come® fdom playing end in football • The Commission will hold exam- ! fornia stations in districtc No. 13. to allow the teachers opportunity It feet of rock to make these trips. o await more favorable weather where a J fellow himself in- ¡nations for Statistical, Stenograph- : . . throws . it would a of The local crew, composed of londitlons. to masesd interference and grabs ic, Typing. Filing and Clerical po- Arhur Hinteriing, Leonard Stursa, enemy water war! 5 On „„ account of this acute lumber as maay e8s as a*c available ge- sitons in the near future. EniOVS ( -rnose applicant, who meet the (Jack Ellis, Selden Williams. Larry piuinC^ COllld destroys d. it beesroe necessary to I B *he avalancha .V^end. Eastman and Robert Tichenor, with xziijvys have pled for a of lclose Wednesday afternoon , By the impact I was thrown for- minimum requirements 'as set forth ! Capt. - N. S. Nilsson as « ixswain. ward and flung over the wheel ln the specifications of positions in Feed assistance to our pro-¡fr?? balan tba week, on which broke into numerous pieces the announcements will receive r- ' ■ will leave for Eureka on Friday of an , this week to race there the follow- and my head took a foolish flop in- * tection commerce Surveys pd on a six hour shift. admission card to the written test: ¡ing day. It is understlod that the to the windshield, fortunately hit- Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Hill of Hon- those applicants who are rejected j crew to be defeated will be the delays all I Reeves Taflor, resident manager ting the knob on the swiper instead wip be notified olulu, Hawaii, accompanied and Of the Trans-Pacific Lumber com- Humbolt crew who will have what- jpany, states that the Port Orford of the glass. I straightened up eper advantage there may be in guided by Arthur J Farmer of the Why not ask for loaf, Portland chamber of commerce, prill henceforth discharge cargo at ■ and with blood gushing from the racing in familiar waters. wound over one eye and even in j R. R. came to Port Orford Monday on a a mighty, of and defense? a single port whenever possible, j that nine tenths knocked out con- : sight-seeing and fact-finding trip cutting down the time on round LADY GARDENERS ask for ourselves for NOV. 24TII and especially and particularly to trips and that the Daisy Gadsby dition my ideas ran something like INVITE HUSBANDS this — ‘ There goes the car; now , future of whole western coast of I eat crabs fresh from the salt water. will resume the run to this port how am I going to get the papers j Mr. Hill is president and general early next month and will probably | Gilbert E. Gable, president of the i The Garden club of The Hamlet manager of the Hawaii Brewing arrive about November 5th or 6th j t 1 ugh. I ask you. if that was not like a Gold Coast Railway corporation, i are inviting their husbands to at- company of Honolulu. Mr. Hill said to lift a cargo of fir and cedar. ’* , tend a Hallowe’en party Saturday that his curiosity about this part Weather conditions permitting, | darn fool newspaper man? All statea that the br|efs from the newspaper men are goofy that way. ticipants fn thp bparf befor/the .' i night at the Gorman residence. -------------- The of Oregon had been aroused by the boats should be available to relieve Charter Is the ongestion and permit resump- c°"s,dH’ation never count ice held last week in Portland are , °nS read ,hat this wi" be « praises of Judge Coke, formerly of tion of full time operation of the I a.Ba’nSt ge“,ng the paper up’ be handed in by Nov. 24. He is i d, .“meS party Guesta are ad- Marshfield, now chief Justice of Two inquiries were received at ting it out and getting it in circu-' now engaged in preparing the brief , V'Sed ‘° Wear thelr work clothes’ Hawaii. the Port Orford Chamber of Com plant. laton. As I happen to be the edi-'for his organization i ----------------------------------------- -------------- L Commander D. E. Baird has been merce this week asking about a tor, advertising manager and cir-1 He also said that the data and ' _ source of supply of Port Orford notified that the charter of the new cedar. One came from Mrs. Bertha American Legion post recently or Tires Blow Newberger of Bottineau, N. D., who ganized in Curry county has been asked where a supply of material approved by the state board and might be obtained for art craft forwarded to national headquart- Geo. Mateer, Gold Beach con- । sitions to send me to the hospital, which did not work in national sanitarium con- I ers. The committee on new organ- not involve involve costly costly con- con- I j News culled from The Port Or- , - I tractor and apartment house own- , declared dor'laron I I would xxz / a »»1H nn all oil right «« ... • . dent in the county, and he, (Dr. be as struction ducted, by the American Legion izations meets on November 14th i er has bcen drawing coa] of a line with steep ford Post, dated October 7, 1880, Von der Green) it chiefly engross from ’ soon as I got my wind, and had and it is expected that formal ap- where it was planned to make Ve Riverton recently on an old trailer j the wound on my head dressed by grades over the mountains and that published by J. H. Upton * Son. ed in the management of a stock netian blinds. The other was from provai of the new post will be re- suggested financing I ranch, and in mining operations, behind an ancient car. used only ' SOme good Samaritan in the illumi- lng ln tnc twenty mile Involved turn- I the Fryer Trading company, im- ceived very soon after that date. ing in the twenty miles of old track POST OFFICE ON for rough work. In the vicinity of ; nation provided by a flash-light I „m from c^m p He is a good physician and essays The next iiitmiiig meeting ui of the Curry Langlois a few days ago a tire on | had to get the paper through, didn’t porters ana and cxpuiiers. exporters. oousz 5369 Wilt- wm- * me vuiiy at the cost of FLORAS CREEK I professional services by way of in- shire Boulevard. Los Angeles who County Post, which has been as- । the trailer blew out and Mr. Ma- jv construction and a rather nebulous Steps have been taken some time j cident, rather than as a resource I had orders to fill asking for a list signed the number 78, Oregon, will | teer loaded the coal in the rear of ' Here we will Interject the news | P °f 8e"ing 8t°Ck' since with a view to the establish’ f for — livelihood. of the manufacturers of separators be held in the Women’s club house ment of a postoffice at Floras Creek, 1 11 e car and rolled a few rods when I story angle in the fidst of a pie-1 in Port Orford on the first Satur- in the Port Orford district. GRANGERS PLAN PARTY I hut, for some reason, the object of GREGGS CREEK MINING DITCH the car all thora of human interest stuff. An-j day on November, the 6th. Plans ! l'b'T 77' accompliahpd ' A preliminary survey was made happening in about fifteen minutes, jother accident had occurred at this [ It very seldom occurs to a boy of for the ceremony of receiving the | which seems to be some kind of a The Hallowe'en party of Sixes hy Engineer John Fitz- i mTdramaVX^^ X Denmark‘next Xu'rdaT r”11" P°lnt’ Wh'Ch W°U'd h’’gh 17 that some day he will know as ! charter and other activities of the I record. He wobbled into Langlois: evening , accomodate a large scope of terrf-j ditch tV suppT'^ter‘for m!n!nf I nw post will be made at that time. little as his father. I where he left the trailer for repairs I ' p1 m Pn Tned ,by C'' ins‘ead of at the Sweet ranch meh on on tcry tory more more or or less less thickly thicklv ppulated nnni«»«H . m,n,ng ¡and the old car in the bone-pile be- ,F. Noble, both of Bandon, slowed Sixes. A regular old fashioned . ‘ . settlements tributary - • • are be -- 1 operation on the of Frank Joi-‘ • And A. Stewart, Jas grounds Warren Tho^ , hind the garage and called it a day. down to cross the highway to en- liflcatlon is planned, I J ** ** i ing augmented by newcomers who Coin well and M Riley. The length ter the roadway leading to the | are making homes with a view to MYERS ENTERTAINED Treacy place. A Union Oil truck. | of the proposed ditch is one and permanet occupation and improve three fourths miles; grade six feet, Stanley Furman driving, --------- Mr and Mrs. Walter Myers who j Oved Io passVhr ¿"when R Mow’ “ y°Ung ment. four Inches to the mile. The ditch k&tnt» x.a.x;x~>< left Tuesday morning for Portland . ed down and a collision resulted man by the name of Ostrander, a will discharge at an elevation of former resident and still a proper AT SHANGHAI the long battle considerable prestige, essays in re- were guests at several farewell af- with some damage done FROM ELLENSBURG 72 feet above the beach Wth aug- to the ty owner in Port Orford. He rages with renewed fury this v’eek cent conference and speeches to be- fairs before --------- — , A party consisting of Mrs. A. H. ............................. ^.. iBa naon car. The t their departture. Mr.; Bandon truck was left waited with me till the wrecker Moore, Miss Dora Moore, Miss Lilly menttd water facilities such as the endangering the foreign conces come the Moses to lead the repub-1 Myers has been employed for some parked facing north on the wrong m w ditch will afford them, these sions. Both Japanese and Chinese lican party out of the wilderness. । by Helnie Dolge and Is now leav- I .ide of the highway. The lights arrived, loaded the papers into his Langevin, paid our town a visit, ar gentlemen expect the products of car and took me homeward. ‘ riving Friday last and remaining planes have shown too little re His appeal seems to be directed, ing for Aberdeen. South Dakota, were left on but were dimmed. It ' Denmark. over till Tuesday, visiting among their operations will be greatly en At tea, Donaldson’s , in ................. — ‘ ’• ' ....... .... — gard for foreign flags. Both Brit toward a revival of the republican ; where he has accepted st'Zted by 13 has accepted a a po- DO- | I w^s was stated hv bystanders, WhlU r u- swuin; M Eddy waa wad*nK for me to j friends and acquaintances It Is a hanced. Beach mining has proved ish and American forces are shoot organization to meet the dangers of sition. Saturday evening they were was .Mmsshls; th. T. tolerably renumeratlve in the past was approaching the driver was pick her up and did I ing back at offending planes. The dictatorship involved in the new entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Bruce give her a I characteristic trait of the people in this county, and with improved somewhere back of the truck dis- shock when she looked stoical disregard of death shown by deal policies. at me dis- ( of Curiy county to extend ” ‘ Cowley at the Hamlet and were cussing the previous accident with hevelled and bloody, standing in cordial facilities for prosecuting operations, the mases of Chinese infantry has ( welcome to visitors, and d r.izens the guests of Mr and Mrs. Hairy owners of the damaged car. This the doorway returns will pan out in proportion. astonished the world and particu of Port Orford are no exception to Johnson at their Garrison Lake i8r °f ‘he Hess To bring this thing to a close J. D. ROSS, administrator of larly the armies of Nippon home. Monday evening they were Service Station about three miles and leave a little room for news, | the rule. And the same may be SAD BEREAVEMENT Bonneville power, announces that said with equal truth of Ellens Mrs. Hammerburg, sister of Mrs. so °f Ba"don- J we arrived at the office In Port Or- burg. the investment for development guests of honor at a sumptuous farewell dinner given by Mr. and A D Wolcott, died In childbirth DEADLOCKED is the state of will be charged 3*4 interest and After waiting some time, a rep- ford and left the papers ready to in Coquille Friday last. The sad the labor parley in Washington be- payment will be made on a W year Mrs. Harold Crowthers at the resentative of the Union Oil comp- mail the next morning Ye« sir! SALMON EXPORTS tween representatives of the A. F amortization plan. He also states Knapp hotel, followed by a thea any who had been notified of the We got the papers through news reached her relatives here by The current export statistics of Saturday’s mall, who Immediately of L. and the CIO. The proposal of ■ that a tie-up will be made with tre party at the Colonial where previous accident arrived and wax ! Then I turned my attention to Oregon fixed up at Portland, pre- “ Big City" was on the program the CIO is to be given autonomy , Bculder Dam and that juice will be completely flabber-gasted to find personal Injuries and conveyed bp startd in a hack for the scene of sist In Ignoring the Rogue river the mourning. within the federation seems to be mareted at a common rate. two wrecks instead of one. After Friend Ostrander routed out Dr salmon interests The products of APPRAISERS APPOINTED rejected as might have been expect waiting a while longer to see what Baird, who fixed up numerous the Ellensburg fishery and cannery ed. In fact, the whole parley seems — . „ if anything definite could be ar- A REAL JOB wounds and contusions and ax- are on no Inconsiderable magni STEIWER announced thlg week Fra p k ® haw ’ Wright and : ranged on the spot I hobbled up to be a gesture for the benefit of that he would not be acandidate for Who thinks it is not just a trifle sured me that I would fsel worse tude. and the export of canned sal like work to survey lines and pros the public rather than a genuine re-election to the United States Eloi Landry have been appointed the road to the service station and the next day, and I did. mon Is greater than at any other Art Aldrtpp of attempt to find a basis of cooper senate and Representative Mott appraisers of the estate of John ; telephoned Well, you received your , . -- Lang- 1 paper point on thee upper coast. If wo ex pect for long lost corners in this William Swetnam of Silver Springs country, let him walk over the ation. state« that he is content w'th his P. E. Swetnam. brother of the de- Iola to come mi th his wrecker to in time didn't you? Sure. And I cept the Columbia river. ground traversed during three days present office and is not seeking a ceased, is administrator and C. W j take the car and the papers that have been wobbling around this much farther toward Port Orford. week getting out another which lately by John Fitzhugh, Joe Nay HOOVER, as ex-president with nomination for this office. ONLY ONE ; Returning a friend in need ap- you are now perusing Master Arthur and we”, and be There Is but one physician resi- undeceived. HARBOR FOR DEFENSE * application of Orford for adequate protection safeguard shipping from of the harbor is further with the board army gineers in with the based own observation knowl edge the facts which support this application. So it is to repeat them. i Now, in light developments, with lustfully raping Orient her of far yellow when every thing shore washed by the Pacific ocean, not time to the ignored plea of port of refuge here Port Orford the larger sense of the attack from po tential Mighty is a wide haven, defense at the was such a port of refuge and the the dream was realized spanning with a If were by explosives the entrance the be littered Orford a answering protection Here is hundreds the largest at one not by It requires only breakwater side when storms from the south. stands Humbug in the. by to the of the Pacific coast. rises 2,000 into! the air. Fortified, be guardian the har- i bor from which fleets in the or be We long few crumbs Federal give a small part of harbor the its growing justifies. and. more surveys, sugared by half-promises, is we have received. now the whole the devel opment of harbor refuge For we not alone, but protec tion of the the th nation. Cedar Supplies Wanïecl**' To THE NAVY he Orford Chamber of Commerce celebrate Navy Day by out to the citizens of C county, our chamber of commerce, state our of Congress, our President of the whole btates, the i\avy westerly harbor of our continental United States. by 1 0 Mou"t Humbug, is, or could unapproachable the ocean. Io the all citizens, we is a you on this birthday come and take help us develop the security of Uncle D. BAIRD, President. Mill Stake . Teachers Institute for : Hawaiian Visitor the mi|1 6 ?e of Crab BRIEFS ON DUE American Legion Approved Three 'AS THE WORLD WAGS” Out ORFORD 57 YEARS AGO 4
