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About Port Orford post. (Port Orford, Oregon) 1937-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1940)
THIS PAPER endeavors to serve the PUBIJC INTERESTS IN THE WIDE FIELD OF WHICH PORT ORFORD WITH ITS GREAT NATURAL HARBOR IS THE IN DUSTRIAL CENTER. PORT ORFORD POST VOLUME III PORT ORFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1940 BLACK SAND MINING AROUSES INTEREST DRIVING SCHOOL AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL A seven-weeks course in learn ing to drive an automobile will be offered students of the Port Orford high school beginning Thursday, Jan. 11, it was announced today by Earl Snell, secretary of state, who sponsors these schools as a part of his state-wide program in traffic sa fety. Classes will be held each Thurs- day afternoon during the seven weeks of the course, students 15 years of age or older being eligible to enroll. Registrations may be left at the Port Orford high school. Pu pils must furnish their own cars and driver’s licenses are not re quired. Cars must be driven to and from the school by licensed opera tors however. Instruction is given in the prop er method of starting the motor, use of the clutch, shifting gears, turning and backing, parallel park ing, stopping and starting on hills and driving in traffic. At the first session the instructor discusses rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of motor vehicles in Oregon, but all subsequent classes find the students at the wheels of their cars, actually going through the maneuvers as they are explain- ea. The instructor is on the grounds at all times during the classes and between sessions, students are urg ed to practice what they were taught at the preceding class. The schools are based on the theory that drivers who learn to operate their cars under the eye of com petent instructors become better and therefore safer drivers than those who pick it up by the hit-or- miss manner, Snell declared. Parents are invited to attend the classes at any time. We bring together selections from . the sands in question carry a con various articles in the way of new tent of 22 and 25 per cent chromium year’s comment to show renewed a sufficient volme to assure fine interest in black sand mining which returns for a plant that would re- is practical in potential develop duce it. The only doubt left to dis- ments along large scale lines. We courage proceeding with the in are familiar with the romance of dustrial scheme is whether or not the gold rush when thousands of the chromium can be extracted by miners came in the early fifties to the processes now being used. This garner the riches found in the black information will be forthcoming sands which had been accumulat soon, as samples have been sent ing minerals through the centuries East for experimentation. of the past. Many miners however, have be- The old-time miners worked the । lieved there was gold and platinum black sands through their sluice- sufficient to pay for dredging; ___ for gold exclusively. many small inventions have been boxes After millions of dollars worth \ tried out in the past 25 years under of gold was panned out of the sands hope the fine gold could be saved during the rush days, small scale in paying quantities. All failed to operations have been carried on for save gold in a volume to warrant continuing larger operations. Two both gold and platinum. But now there is a persistent dredging concerns lost their ap quest for a scientific method to paratus which they operated on the handk these sands. To make it beaches, destroyed by the breakers, commercially profitable, other min in the district north of Bandon. Vicinities suitable for prospect erals besides the gold and platinum would have to be extracted during ing under Deemy’s idea, reach from seven or eight miles north of Ban the processes. The following is a quotation from don, to Gold Beach. CURRY COUNTY CHROMIUM the Oregon Journal and will help shed some light on the black sand A survey by the Oregon State s situation: College gave out recently, states “W. J. Deemy, representative of , that Curry county has 70 per cent a large Eastern timber holding !cf the known chromium deposits in company, became interested in the United States, but the chrom- learning if something could be done ’um makes up only 15 per cent of with the sands, and has been con the black sand which it is found in. ducting an investigation on which । An industry awaits discovery of a may result in a new deevlopment. I way to increase the concentration Deemy’s investigation started on to 45 per cent, or else a way to work a theory that, as mining for gold the 15 per cent ore. and platinum does not pay concerns Senator Hufus Holman states in which make large investments to sn interview that Harold L. Ickes, obtain the two metals, if a third Secretary of the Interior, is inter element could be found, heavy min ested in the coordination of Oregon ing operations could be made pos mineral and other resources with BLOOM sible, and so he chose chromium for | ar, anticipated great industrial ex- the investigation. HERE ! pansion program linked with Bon Information he has assembled in neville. To this end, a really ex that avenue has surprised him. haustive survey of the mineral Working with Earl K. Nixon, of wealth of the state will be made if it was noted in the Oregonian re- the Oregon bureau of geolgy and Mr. Holman’s present plans are cently that a women wrote in from mineral industry, it developed that realized. z^ortla-.d telling about how she had already one flower growing in her garden. ' the meat eat. I go home now. Good Dot Sauers of Port Orford notic Bye.” ed the article and then made a ‘ Last week it was not the old gang quick survey of her garden and list- SHE COMES i that sang out, “STEAMER, here she | ed all the flowers that were already comes.” This time it was one of the in bloom. Ihe following is wnat THE CALL OF 60 YEARS AGO. ; city dads (Port Orford is a city now) she louno: that sang out “here she comes” and Manzanita, snapdragon, gallardía, By FRANK B. TICHENOR this time it was a wire from the White petunia, sweet williams, scabosia, Father's big house at Washington that Sixty years ago the youth of Port Or cariapsis, carnation, c a la n d i a, ford could hear that familiar conversa said, “here she comes.” Some of the climbing roses, tushia, veronica, old gang have gone to their happy tion “The Breakwater is coming’’ and wall flower, mums, scotch bloom, how that dirty seven would watch for hunting ground and left yours truly and shasta daisy, california poppy, anu the coming of their old friend the S. S. Franz Nordberg on guard. We sit on violet. Arcata and when she was sighted and the east side of the Centennial build ing watching the sea, ever ready with The weather has been unusually the yell would go up "Steamer, Steam er, here she comes, and here comes the the old yell “Steamer, Steamer, here she mild this wintej- which probably ac- comes.” ccunts for the early blooming of all Breakwater”. the above flowers. What a breakwater was we did not FLOWERS EARLY STEAMER, STEAMER, HERE know, and whatever it was, it must come on the Arcata. One afternoon when the seven of us were watching from Fort Point. John Tichenor, Will Blacklock, Franz Nordberg, Ed Jensen, Will Bates, John Blacklock and Frank Tichenor. that was sixty years ago. Again the yell went up “STEAMER as the old faithful came steaming inside of Island Rock. This time we knew that the Breakwater was on board for we had overheard some of the grownups talk about hearing from some Congress man at the big capital and that work on the harbor would start soon and we would have the breakwater. Port Orford Jakey was standing near and we explained to him what we were looking for. Jakey «poke in his own tongue; some of the gang had mastered the jargon a« well as mastering the fine comb, an instrument much used by our mothers each evening to comb out the— we had no delousing stations 60 years ago. Jakey was much at sea about this breakwater and it took us some time to make him understand. "Klahowya cahka chahoo, mamook chuck. Kah mika marsh okoka. Hyas till akok. Nah skookum mika lolo ok- oke. Lecasset mamook alta tomolla, mamook tenas tell. Ihtah mika pot latch, dolla nika chahoo weght tomol la. Chohco slio sun Chahco yahkwa tahkum tintin. Klap sapolil. mamook piah choke itwillee muckamuck. Nike illahee. Klahowya." “Good snr come. Break Water. Where shall they put it. Is it very heavy. Can you carry it Help get work tomorrow, make little tired What will pay I Dol lar Come again tomorrow. Come very early at six o'clock, catch bread, cook ESCAPES INJURY IN AUTO ACCIDENT BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON LATE CHAS. H. BAILEY George Miller of Chehalis, Wash., escaped injury when his coupe went Charles H. Bailey was born at off the road north of Arizona Inn and plunged over a 90 foot bank. Gold Beach, Oregon, May 24, 1864. The accident happened after dark He was educated in the schools in Gold Beach and New Orleans, or Tuesday the 2nd. Louisana. From nearly manhood Miller reported that he was he has been identified with the de climbing the hill north of Arizona In when an oncoming car forced velopment and growth of Curry him off the road. A passing truck county and southwestern Oregon. Married Katherine Lehnherr, June driver noticed his .'ights, which j were undamaged and shining in a 1, 1916. They have two daughters, vertical position, and discovered Mary Eleanor, now teaching in the the wreck. It was reported that Port Orford High School, and A’; , Miller w’as unhurt except for a toe student at the University of Oregon. Charlie Bailey was one of the ear injury. Miller is a professional photographer and operates a photo ly postmasters of Gold Beach, hav- fir, ishing studio in Chehalis, Wash. ing served in that capacity during 1888-89. County assessor, Curry county, 1890-92. He spent several DECEMBER years in Alaska and Yukon during the gold rush at the close of the BREAKS last century. Afterwards he came Rainfall during December, 1939 back to Curry county and spent the broke all previous records for the rest of his life there on his ranch vicinity of Port Orford with a fall or in an official capacity. Sheriff, of 18.21 inches, recorded by Frank Curry county. 1912-1917. County Tichenor. The following list pre Judge. Cur.y county 1924-1937. Pres pared by Mr. Tichenor shows the ident Curry County Bank, director comparative rainfall of December Peoples Company, Gold Beach. 1939 with the Decembers of the pre Democrat. RAINFALL RECORD ceding five years: December. 1934—15.78 inches. December, 1935—11.27 inches. December, 1936 10.94 inches. December, 1937—9.18 Inches December, 193Ä- 5.28 inches. December. 1939—18.21 inches. COUNCIL MEETING The regular Counci’ meeting will be held on Tuesday of next week. Important busines is on hand so complete attendance is urged. AS THE WORLD WAGS FACTS — NEWS TO GIVE THE FACTS ABOUT PORT ORFORD. ITS HARBOR .AND THE VAST REGION Off IN DEVELOPED RE8OUBOM SURROUNDING THIS CITT ■ THE AIM OF THIS PAPER. NUMBER 41 WIRES ARE CROSSED ON HARBOR PROJECT ’ On Thursday of last week, a tele- | gram from Senator Chas. L. Mc Nary to S. A. Laurence, city re By FRANK FAY EDDY corder was received as follows; Letter and resolution advocating “FINLAND’S WASHINGTON’’ development and expansion of your such phrase may be used as a com harbor facilities at Port Orford re parative title to be applied to Fild ceived. Have just communicated Marshall Mannerheim. TTis is the with the board of Army Engineers brain and iron will which is in and they advise that the report of spiring the heroic war of defense the division engineer is on hand I of his nation against Russia. He is have very great reason to feel it is the only towering personality, com- favorable. The board will hold its bining military genius and shrewd meeting on January 29 to consider statesmanship, in the murk obse- this project and I have made ar- curing the carnival of strife in the i rangements to represent at that time and urge this deveolpment up European scene. on the board board best wishes. CHAS. L. McNARY, HIS CAREER parallels that of U. S. S. Washington, D. C. George Washington, maiked only Much favorable comment was by the shift of scene and time as a setting. Like Washington, he was aroused among citizens of the town but a wire arrived from Senator born with the advantages of envir McNary making a correction which onment and background provided in substance stated that a mistake by nobility and a wealthy family. had been made and that the hear His family originated in Sweden ing to be held January 29th referr and later moved to Finland, acquir ed to Crescent City and that the ing a vast estate during the per hearing for Port Orford will be held iod of the numerous wars between in Washington on Feb. 15th. Sena Sweden and Russia, followed by the tor McNary stated that he will at semi-independence of Finland under tend this hearing and will do his the Russian crown. best to secure favorable action. KNOX COMMENTS ON SEED SALES Each lot in the 84,000 lbs. of seed Farmers w’ho sell their own seed distributed in the 1939 Curry Coun on their farm need not have a li ty Seed Pool was sampled and cense, which is the only exemption checked for purity and germination bj the State Department of Agricul allowed farmers under the seed law. ture at the request of County Agent Samples of seed will be analyzed R. M. Knox, who was in charge of at the state seed testing laboratory the pool, Germination was good at Corvallis for a small charge, and and weed tolerance was within the farmers who sell their own seed at limits of the law according to a their farm usually send their seed letter just received from Hans Sel- to this laboratory to obtain the fors, field representative for the di data required in labeling. vision of plant industries. The laboratory will test gratis a The following is quoted from the State Department of Agriculture certain amount of seed for farmers bulletin for December by Frank Mc- who plant their own seed. All farmers should turn thumbs Kennon, Chief Market Enforce ment, and is of conisderable inter down on unlabeled seed and should est to practically all Curry County make sure that seed they purchase is completely labeled. Regulatory farmers: analyses of seed samples taken in "Warning that the department of Oregon have been published in this agriculture will make a drive bulletin in recent months. against seed that does not comply The necessity for care in selection with the state law when seeds go on the market for the spring sow of seeds is evident in this case, ings is given by Plant Division which is an extreme one, found in a recent series of seed analyses: Chief McKennon. A lot of pasture grass mixture All seed, whether sold in a store or on the farm where it was pro tagged by the company as 97 per duced, must conform to the state cent pure tested out with impur labeling requirements and regula ities totaling more than 25 per cent. tions, which stipulate that the label These impurities included 15.05 per n ust show: Variety of the seed, cent weed, 7.52 per cent inert mai- place grown, name and address of ter and 2.80 per cent other crop vendor, germination, percentage of seed. other cropseed, percentage of weed The analysis of this same seed seed, percentage of pure seed, per showed that there was les than 1 centage of inert matter, name and per cent Kentucky blue grass in the number per pound of noxious weed mixture though the tag said 7.5 per seeds which may be present; per cent; that there was 12.07 per cent centage of hard seed, if any; and red clover as against the label of if a mixture the label must show 5 per cent; 7.16 per cent red top the percentage of each variety of against the labeled 12.5 per cent; seed in the mixture of more than 5 and 20.40 per cent rye grass against pei cent of the total. the labeled 30 per cent. Only exemptions to the labeling Even seed that i«- completely pro valions are seed sold to be re labeled may, as the above sample cleaned before being sold for seed shows, be out of line, so farmers ing purposes; seed held for re- should be careful to see that seed cleaning; and certain seeds when they buy has been analyzed and, if sold for milling, food or feeding there is any doubt, send a sample to purposes only. jthe seed testing laboratory. LIKE WASHINGTON, Carl Gus- tave Mannerheim received his QUESTIONS ASKED BY training as a soldier in the armies of the nation he was to oppose lat COMMITTEE er. Mannerheim went to the swank Russian cadet and cavalry schools and in the Russo-Japanese war, led Preparatory to making a financial a cavalry raid on the Japanese canvas to sustain the activities of communications at Mudken. When I the Port Orford Chamber of Com- the Bolshevists took Russia, re re-1 merce for the present year, the bud- signed from the Russian army on . get committee has circulated a list. the grounds that he wa s a citizen ¡ of questions among the business of aonther nation, Finland. “ " I firms of ‘ the city. Questions asked were the following: INDEPENDENT FROM K « u . ' Dou you think the town of Port Red Russia three months later Manner- ’ Orford should have a Chamber of heim became commander-in-chief of ' Commerce? Has the Chamber been the Finnish army and won the vic- ’ of any benefit to you in its work in tory which was achieved with the । the year past? It has been the pol- aid of Germany. Under the terms । icy of the Chamber of Commerce to of the peace pact following the ( maintain a twenty-five dollar ($25) World War No. 1, Finland became ( membership in the Coast Highway an independent nation. Manner- J Association. Do you favor the con- heim became regent of the new I tinua .ce of this policy? Formore? state. The government was mod- j Less? Same? Would you like for eied as a kingdom, in form similar the Highway Association to solicit to that of Sweden. But this step 1 you for individual memberships or was taken preliminary to the form-1 would you prefer to have the Cham- ing of a republicangovernment, un-1 ber of Commerce handle the sup- der a constitution adopted in June, I port for this organization? What 1913. Mannerheim, after making i changes would you suggest in the this change, was the wise leader setup of the Chamber of Com ft sCSCRD« IKfHliXW who willingly stepped down from merce? Do you favor the idea of News reprinted from the Port sheep sailed over also, but lodging the ruler’s throx^e. Like Wash monthly luncheon? How would you the brush were not killed. ington, he declined a crown and handle the details to make it a Orford Post, dated Thursday, Jan returned to his estates. We can success? There are approximate uary 12, 1882, published by J. H. Up The Clackamas county members describe him too, as "The Father of ly forty-four (44) business houses ton & Son. His Country’’. last Senate and Assembly in Port Orford and adjacent Silver PLAYED HIM BACK AT US lately felt called upon to rise and Springs. What do you consider a The people of Port Orford til st 1 explain why the present oppres- NOW AGAIN, Mannerheim has proper membership for these busi pilot and tug laws were not been called to lead Finland in this ness houses?? For individual men. | then of Ellensburg, contributed I money to send the bummer and I modified. The Senate blames the luthless war waged by Soviet Rus- bars? sia. His genius is writing an epic I The budget committee consisted I dead beat Richardson, who had so House argd the House blames chapter in future chronicles of this ‘ of Dr. L. R. Pugh, S. A. Laurence,, long imposed upon the Langlois’ to ' Senate. The monopoly’s coin did ■ Crescent City where he represented 'it. World War No. 2. He anticipated 1 and M. E. Kelley. I his family to be residing. Appar- the plans of bungling Stalin and.his I I ently not appreciating the compli- ' On the trip to Bandon Tuesday, advisers. His "Mannerheim Line’’ ■ mint, the Crescent City folks con- while crossing New river, the horse has stood ' ’1 attacks. Countless ASHLEY | trlbuted of their substance to send which Mr. Moore was leading and thousands of Russian soliders are | him back, and back he came. The on which the mail was packed, sank slain. His planes have shot down SERIOUSLY INJURED I County Coui t then shipped the in the quicksands and was drown- the massed raids of the Russian । w retch to San Francisco on the By the use of a boat the mail. bombers. His army has proved to Arthur (Red) Ashley, a Brookings rHume”- He will probably be back saddle and bridle were saved. be one of the most effective in mili tary history. His ski-soldiers have high school boy suffered severe injuries , a8ain. The schooner “ Two Brothers** shown capable of performing feats Sunday afternoon when he fell down a THE TRIAL bound foi the Coquille, came into 60-foot bluff to some rocks along the beach near Brookings. Both arms and 1 The Guiteau trial drags leisme- port Tuesday for water and is still most unbelievable. a leg were fractured, his head was cut ly along, the prisoner, on account of in the harbor. ALL THE WORLD has respond open and it is feared that there may be his insufferable insolence in Court ■ having been kept in the dock for John Vale went down to Crescent ed to the example of Finland up internal injuries. some days past. John Guiteau says City last week and on returning He had gone to the beach with Bruce there on the edge of the Artic cir cle. Finland stands out in the strug Jordan when the accident happened, h< thinks there is no hope of his swam every stream on the route. gle against brutal force, in defense Bruce summoned for help several 1 g - brother escaping the gallows; pub He did not mind the floods so much of all the ideals cheiished by free cal men who worked with ropes for an lic opinion is so strong against him as the mud. He says next time dom loving people vereywhere hour before the injured boy could be that the jury will surely find him he tries that road in winter, he will mount his horse on snow shoes. Field Marshall Mannerheim is the । put on a stretcher and taken to the ' guilty, right or wrong. Crescent City hospital. If the tide had hero of this historic hour. been high he would have been drowned A RELIC OF ‘OLD DEC ENC Y" Judge Woodruff says he is taking Mr. Doyle has the $75 saddle and as it was, the men had to WGl X in too many papers, and is going to water to their knees to effect his res- I what is left of it - sported by Joa- stop them all except the PORT ED OFF f quin Miller during the days when ORFORD POST, the National Po cue. I he went a wooing. The young poet- lice Gazette and the Paniti Christ । aster sold the horse and rig to a Mr. ian Advocate. NEARLY Baldwin, who sold thorn to another Ed Moyer didn’t get a very good party, and after going to Arizona Several hail storms within a day start in the new’ year. He was at- UP AVERAGE pnd then revisiting Ireland, return or so. What do such phenomena tending a New Yeai’s Eve party to the Coquille country and augur? held by several members of the brughi both back. Afterwards th»* "Petty larceny poker”- four-bits Hamlet families when the clean-up Despite the dry summer exper- aadle a very complete one limit. committee found out they hadn't fenced this year, the total rainfall into Mr. Doyle's hands where they any soap. Ed volunteered to fetch for Port Orford during 1939 was not still remain, BEWARE some from his house and started far behinkl the average. Frank MY WIFE. SUSAN CHAPMAN, cut to do so. When he failed to Tichenor has recorded the rainfall IN BRIEF 1 aving left my bed and board with if turn promptly other members of for the year and announce! that The night of the heavy thunder out any cause or provocation on my the party started out to investiga'e. the 1939 rainfall totaled up to 63 and lightning a short time •in*'«-, a part, all persons are warned They found him just outside th” inches compared with the yearly fin#» colt belonging to Judge Blakp against trusting her n my account, White house where he had slipped average of 66 70 inches. Probably hetco, took flight at thp unus a» I solemly disclaim all responsi and fractured his leg just sb ve the the unusually wet December w» ual phenomena, nd leaped over a bility for anything she may do. ankle. At the present he is In the hevc just experienced had a lyt to forty foot precipice and was dash Ellensburg, Jan. 4, 1882. hospital at Bandon. * do with it. , ' w. • ed to pieces. Quite 4 cumber of JOSEPH CHAPMAN BUDGET PORT ORFORD 57 YEARS AGO ARTHUR MOYER GETS TO BAD START RAINFALL TO IS
