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About Port Orford post. (Port Orford, Oregon) 1937-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1940)
o o THIS PAPER BNDBAVOBS TO SBRVK T« PUBLIC INTEREST« IN THE WUNE ITELD OF WHICH PO KT ORFORD WITH ITS GREAT NATURAL HARBOR IS THE IN DUSTRIAL CENTER VOLUME IV PORT ORFORD POST FACTS — N TO GIVE THE FAC 4J P PORT ORFORD, ITS "j AND THE VAST E UNDEVELOPED RES <U SURROUNDING THIÍ > THE AIM OF THIS Pi HIGH MARK »UT »M, OH HH Iff P NUMBER 22 PORT ORFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1940 Subscription For R.E.A. Power SHIPMENTS OF flOOO Awaits LUMBER REACH They Appear " Gets Underway In North Curry A4 O U. S. Engineers Will Conduct Final Hearing Here Thursday Children under 12 years old, if they are twins or better, will be recipients August Consignments of cash awards made on children s day, Sept. 7, at the Oregon state fair in Sa Sixes, Persons Sign to Largest for Any lem, Fair Manager Leo G. Spitzbart Month in History announces. Awards „will range from Join Coos Cooperative Largest lumber shipments in the hit- $2.50 to $1000 cash. At least the fair manager says if any tory of Port Orford and Curry county! , . The movement to obtain Rural in one month were dispatched during quintuplete-boys or p s or Electrification A d m i n t stration the first three weeks of August, ac- P~r ’ sponsorship of a new power distri cording to an announcement this week »7« bution system in Curry county got “We’re going to see just how many by the Trans-Pacific Lumber company. under way last Tuesday at Lang I So far this month, $4,300.000 feet of of these twins or better’ we can gather lois when R E A. officials appear in one spot”, he declares. । lumber has been shipped. ed before a meeting of Northern All children who seek the special I Thus record will be further increased Curry citizens to explain the set- | prizes must be accompanied by one 1 next week with the sailing of the S. S. In-'allation of officers and accept- up to them and to sign them to I ri' c/ -I—I E)na whifh brin(! tbe total ship- , parent, must be under 12, must be able ana of a new member w ai- efiected one year contracts to buy power to show proof of age, and must regis- last Tuesday evening by the Curry The United States war department board of en from the already organized Coos | Washlngton. D C., Aug. 22 -This ' menu for August 1040 to an excess of l ter at the administration building ou Part No. 76 of the American Legion at gineers for rivers and harbors, composed of nine officer« week-end Senator Charles L. McNary 6.000,000 feet Electric Cooperative of Coquille the grounds before 2 p. m that Sat its 'egular monthly meeting in the Port will flv to Oregon for his notification The largest previous shipment for Wednesday evening the same of urday; and of course they must attend of the U. S Army Engineer Corps, will hold a public hear- Orford Legion hall. ceremonies as republican nominee for , any one month from the local port was 1 the fair Here's the list of awards: ficials Including Merrill Bunch and ceremonie* as Past Commander David E, Baird was ig at 2 p m. Wednesday at the Leutwyler Hall in Port It will be the first in May, 1939. when 4,761,528 feet of B A. Conarn. met at the Sixes vice-president. Therefore, in charge of the installation ceremonies Orford in order to hear any new facts, information, and time that the senator has been in a , lumber was shipped out- Therefore, 1 Twins under 12, »2 50. Triplets under 12, $5. Grange hall to repeat the proedure and the following were recognized a» plane for more than 20 years, when he j shipments dunng the first Quadruplets under 12, $10. of explaining the set-up and sign- flew in an open crate over the nation- 'of this month were over 100,000 feet leaders of the post for the coming year developments in regard to the proposed harbor develop Youngest child present, $2.50. ing up prospective customers. W L. Montgomery, Commander; Rob- ments for the Port of Port Orford. With all arrangement« .1 capital with other togamen. The larger than .n ans prex-ous month Quints under 12, $1000. Cheaper rates and as much pow- following da, the plane cracked up with ' The Steamship Elna sailed las Fn. £4 b S’ s JX ^Sm“Xr; virtually completed and a full program mapped out, mem- from farthest Youngsters under 12 er as Curry county can use will re several t.uUtie» The evolution of the ¿«7 rven.ng for Lo. Ange£, Uking Harry Briggs, Second Vice-Commander sult from the extension of the R plane in 20 year» is .omparabk to the . '«th her a total of 1.280,685 feet of point in Oregon, $5 oidest grand- Lawrence v Koch, Adjutant; William bers of the various committees in charge of the prepara- Child under 12 with o est crdn |J. Leith, Finance officer; Ralph w tjons for the important harbor hearing have expressed E A. lines to thia territory, ac advance from the Model T to the V-«. | ‘“mber for Southern California lumber parents present, $5. cording to figures released by the chaptain w K Sibi^ Hist- themgelves ag satigfied with the progress made so far. Being a dirt farmer and champion of yards. Largest family children under 12, $s orian; and Coos Cooperative. Bernal V. Forty, Sergeant-1 agricultural relief. Senator McNary has | The S. S. Port Orford arrived Mon- Child with most relatives present, $5. .. leered the Oregon state fair grounds d*y to take a full cargo of 'umber for at-Arms. ENGINEERS WILL VIEW ALL another meeting to be Major C. R. Moore. H. S. Schlinger, formerly of Gold PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS a, the location for the notification. The the San Francisco Bay region. She HELD HERE THURSDAY R. E. Hickson. Beach, was inducted into the post as | fair ground, in any county or state i. ( »»>1* tonight _ According to the approved itin a new member. Thursday night. Port Orford the rallying point of farmers; it is not । The S. S Elna is due again on Tues- erary, the visiting board of engin- ATTENDANCE AT MEETING citizens met with Conarn and a magnet for dty folk; the county or day, August 27th, to take af ull load । eers, together with the divisional IS ESPECIALLY URGED Bunch to sign up people who wish state fair is essentially for the fanners, . for San Diego and Los Angeles. and district board of eagineers Members of the rivers and har to come in with the R E A At where they meet, talk and view the ex- 1 nTNP VPFCTFn froqi Portland and members of the bors committee of the Port Orford the meeting It wan announced that hibits It is a perfect background for NEW BUILDING ERECTE Port Orford Chamber of Com- Chamber of Commerce have been another meeting at Port Orford a candidate selected because of his FOR GOLD BEACH .. .......... . in danger for several TH rANFER After being . merce, will tour the sites of the working on arrangements for the will be held next Thursday to allow knowledge of agriculture and his iden- ßUILDING SUPPLY ’ hours of washing up on the rocks be-! * W Wil A three proposed plans for develop- coming hearing very hard for the thow who were unaware of the tifìcation with farm legislation. A new two-story building, 45 feet, yond Graveyard point, a fishing boat. • m ' ment of the local harbor, and will past two or three weeks and have previous meeting to come and sign by 56 feet, was finished in Gold Beach piloted by Cecil Sather and owned by । j x UXlU visit the local docks, Garrison lake, authorized the following state up for cooperative distribution of Henry A Wallace, secretary of agri- last week witb a]| interior finishing Ralph Sturdivant, was Uken in tow bv | and the Trans-Pacific Lumber mill. ment: power In Curry county culture picked by Mr Roosevelt to off ct)rnpleted for Joseph Bailey, Gold George Korkan's Imp and taken to i Arrangements are being made o, After completing the tour, mem “Every single person in Port Or A second meeting at Langlois set Me. aryV popularity in the farm Beacb |umber and building supply man {safety of the inner harbor. |hold another meeting of the Emer- ext Tuesday will be held for Lang belt, will have h!s notification in his ‘ Th(. buildin(: wil] be used for both । The Port Orford Coast Guard made gency Conference of Southwestern bers of the board will be served a ford and surrounding cities should The building »ill be used for both । • luncheon at the Administration make it his business to attend the lois and Denmark people who did native Iowa following the republican living quarters and business, with the , an emergency dash to aid the beleagur- | regon Mayors in some city in the building at 1 o’clock. While at the hearing on Wednesday afternoon not get to the last meeting. Sixes ceremonies at Salem, Ore. Despite Wal- jajegrooms, office and storage space oc- ed boat but arrived just a little too [ southern section of the state, pos- luncheon, the members of the par- | aj 2 p. m.. August 28. Remember, people may attend either the Lang lace’s connection with the tall com stale - cupying the first floor and the Bv- lale after the Imp had gotten the boat sibly Medford. ty will be able to get an excellent ( tbja hearing is being held by the lois meeting Tuesday or the one at surveys indicate that Iowa will be io into safe waters. I The Executive Committee of the mt quarters on the upper floor view of the Port Orford harbor war Department board of eng- Port Orford Thursday. the republican column in November The fishing boat's engine stopped League of Oregon Cities will meet and the site of the proposed Grave- ¡neers for rivers and harbors com- The new structure is located on the Ophir citizens will be able to hear Only explanation is that “people are highway between Gold Beach and the ' while it was coming into the harbor.' ¡n Portland within a few days to yard Point breakwater. j ing here direct from Washington the proposal outlined tonight at the voting different this year.” Iowa went Rogue River bridge. Remaining at anchor for quite a while,' consider the means by which reso- to give us another chance to dem- Gold Beach Ophir grange hall democratic in 1932 and 1036. Mr Wal- On the first floor are two large sales- Sather tried to coax the engine into ]uuons passed at the meeting of HEARING IS SCHEDULED onstrate the justification for any people will be signed up next Mon lace, as everyone knows, was a repub- rooms an(j an office for Mr Bailey. ' starting When he failed of this, he june 21st and 22nd at Port Orford FOK 2 O’CLOCK 1 of the suggested harbor improve- day at the Curry county court lican until shortly before his appoint- -phere is also one room showing a full , called for help . , which . ■ . came almost . . im- be given statewide support After the luncheon, the board of menta here ’’ house. )inf of oj Fuller's Fu]|er? paints. ment ' to the cabinet by Mr. Roosevelt. line ‘l and sufficient official influence to egineers will be escorted to the paints A large storage mediately. qf HEARnfG CHANGED space on one side of the building for I have something accomplihed at the Leutwyler Hall where the all-im COOPERATIVE TO FURNISH TO LEUTWYLER HALL J next meeting of the legislature. In portant harbor hearing will be con the coming election the new deal kiln dried lumber of all kinds is pro- | POWER AT COST I reporting to the city council recent- vided ■ , u he'd ra both Con ducted. Because of the large number of At meeungs already Con j and the republicans are fighting for the A large workshop is provided, fully lly on his trips to Portland for this According to present plans, the persons expected to attend the am and Bunch exphuned to b«r Mf ? equipped for carpentry work, and there . purpose. Mayor Gilbert Gable said, hearing itself will be made as short hearing to be held Wednesday, the tending that the R E A requires tnree "I believe there is no single mem as possible, and, in order to do this, committee on arrangements decid but Vermont and Maine, but analysis is also a glass cutting room. customers to the mile on the average Over the entire building is a modern j ber of the legislature or the state the local rivers ad harbors com ed .0 change the meeting place of the vote in that contest discloses for the entire distribution system and senate who does not feel that mittee of the Chamber of Com from the American Legion Hall to that a few thousand votes properly and up-to-date apartment, containing । that it was possible in Curry county in distributed would have told a different five rooms and bath The large liv- something should be done to re- merce has arranged to have all in the Leutwyler Hall, which will be some districts to get many times that | duce the burden of taxation to the formation and evidence presented able to seat more than 200 persons. story as to the number of states carrind ing room commands a fine view of the number. On a tour of the entire Coast bigh- property owners and increase state by Mr Poosevelt In 1896 Bryan was ocean and the mouth of the Rogue nv- quickly and orderly so as to avoid Leutwyler Hall is directly back Those who sign up for power for one ay. the Oregon State highway com- funds to the local communities for defeated by McKinley, yet a handful confusion and a lengthy hearing. of the Battle Rock Park and is year by paying a $5.00 deposit to the visited all points along the of popular votes scattered suitably j In the yard, back of the building, are mission much needed improvements. Here Each person called upon is expect the largest and most modern build R E A automatically become mem would have given Bryan tne election. election shingles of all kinds and stored rough I highway in Curry county last Sunday in Port Orford.” the mayor said, ed to present his facts or to sub ing available for the meeting. ber» of an electric cooperative extending to plan improvements and re- avol<jed PXpenditure for . in order io The y tar Cleveland ran and was de lumber stantiate needed information quick A sub-conrmittee of the roads from the Siuslaw river to Gold Beach I location of f various sections as HghUng ,treet ¡mprove- feated he carried the popular vote. It ly and efficiently in order to speed and harbors committee of the local which is now known as the Coos Elec anses was the big city vote that gave the COOS CUURY COUNTIES I menta and, many other things the hearing of all persons inter 1 chamber of commerce, composed of tric Cooperative. As members, all lo-. result to Mr Roosevelt four years ago. Relocation and reconstruction of the j which would greatly improve the ested. Roy Babel, Morris Kelley, and L. cal people will have voting and parti RANK HIGH IN STATEWIDE 21-mile highway from North Bend to city, but we do not feel that we cipation privileges the same as all mem- j and this year the powerfully organized ' R. Pugh is in charge of the ar- BOARD TO LEAVE political machines in the large cities will BACTERIA CONTEST | Coquille was agreed to Sunday by the j _______ __ should ask the taxpayers to carry bers now belonging to the cooperative i 1 angements for the hall. AFTER HEARING be in the new deal camp once more Dan Young, district representative of j I state highway Under the present set-up, the R E —....... . ....... " commission. The . ’ program . . 1 thje ¡oa<j . Immediately after the local hear LOCAL PEOPLE EXTEND There are no republican political ma the state department of agriculture , will — be • carried * * out over a period _>. j oi six | wm take a lot of time and A is required to bring power at cost chines, as they expired for lack of pat with headquarters in North Bend, rep j years, it was indicated. Cost is expected patience and it may be a long ing, the engineers will leave for AID LOYALLY to the member » doorstep and even to Marshfield where they expect to see 1 fight to accomplish proper state resenting Coos and Curry counties, won to be $l,o00,000. install the meter and the fuse and ronage A group of Port Orford women, With the city machines for Mr. the quarterly state-wide contests fot । This was one of three major project? ‘ anotrnents to schools and other the recently completed North Jet switch panel, at no cost to the home Mrs. Ed Moyer and an Roosevelt, the republicans are striving the dairy bacteria count in his district, ( discussed a* the commission continued I nee(jF(i improvements but the unl- ty at the mouth of the Coos river headed by owner The only co»t to be incurred committee, has taken to increase their strength in rural areas the department announced Thursday. i its tour of the Coast and Pacific high - I vergaj support we have been ac- at Marshfield. The rest of their it executive by the member is that of wiring his charge of the (ask of preparing in the hope of overcoming the metro Young, whose territory covers all of fways. • | Corded by other cities is at least inerary will take them to Toledo, and serving the luncheon. It is own home and out-buildings and pro politan majorities. Oregon, to the Willamette flood - Coos and Curry counties made a high Tentative agreement was reached encouraging.” viding the various electrical appliances | planned that a strictly Oregon and control project, to Portland, and ______________ _ rating 13.06 He received a trophy for with the national park service, repre- ’ that he needs a typical Port Orford meal will be finally to Yaquina Bay, where an Political observers in the national his good work in reducing the bacteria tented by Conrad Wirth, for establish- ] served for the engineers. 'mint of a national seashore park It J ALL FIRE CASES ARE INCLUSION IN PRESENT other public hearing, similar to the capital ate unanimous in agreeing that 1 count in this area. . . , , 1__ ... Because of the lack of space, the ALLOTMENT WANTED i would cover an irregular district from I DISMISSED, REPORTED one to be conducted here will be “ " “ events in Europe between now and the | —--------------------- luncheon will be limited to about ’ Brookings north to Gold Beach, but । ^|| cascs involving a charge of not held. The R E A hat made arrangements end of October will have an important lqq ^L PEOPLE ATTEND | not including dairy lands. I petroling fires in Northern Curry com- Prior to their arrival here, the thirty in all and will be by invita- - SPFFCH with the Coos Electric Cooperative un influence in determining the issue be tion only, according to present tween Mr. Roosevelt and Mr Willkie HEAR WILKIE bFEELH Taken under advisement was acquisi- niun iti es which came before the justice board of engineers will visit Cres der the present allotment of funds to They do not particularize, but state it | Mr. and Mrs E D. Danielson of tion of an area on the Chetco river for | court? Ust wefk were dismissed Tues cent City, California, and the Rogue plans. extend the wires and power facilities as a fact. These observers intimate. . Port Orford were “among those pres- 1 a myrtle park. Co-operation of the day by the Coos county district attor River at Gold Beach in order to I The use of the facilities of the of the R E. A to Northern Curry which Administration building, however, that invasion and seizure of ent" last week at the acceptance speech forest service in building a seven-mile ney in Coquille. view proposed improvements in county If people are slow about sign- overlooks the harbor, was extend- of Wendell Willkie at Elwood, Indiana, highway is expected to be necessary be- England by Herr Hitler will make Mr Tom Wilson and B. V. Bement were these two places. ing up for inclusion under the present ed to the roads and harbors com« according to word received here Wed- j fore this project can be approved. charged last week with not patrolling allotment, (he entire project will be de- Roosevelt's election for a third term mitte for the ocasslon by Herbert The matter of oiling the road to Cape fires on ibdr farms, and were released MEMBERS OF THE BOARD • nesday. inevitable. kryed for Jeveral months until another several montns unin »numi ( S. McDuffee, who is its owner. The Danielsons went directly to El | Arago park was taken under advise- after a hearing in Coquille. They were ARE LISTED allotment is secured from federal R E l Members of the government Industrialists in Oregon and Washing wood after visiting the World's fair in ment. formally arraigned, however, before A. Therefore funds " according to local power-i ton employing mechanic» are atatmed > New York. They reported having ( Sunday the commission, inspecting Judge F. B. Tichenor of the local jus board of engineers for rivers and MAP RECEIVED harbors ate as follows: 1 < a it i. necevtarv to ex- ' at thr flight of skilled labor to Cali- passed through two hurricanes in as a proposed secondary federal aid high tice court. A map of the general plan of tha Brigadier General Thomas M R E A set-up to as manv | fornia and Puget Sound, where nation many werks. The first hurricane hit I way to Cape Blamo, found wind and Oregon 3tate Fair grounds, show Robins. Louisiana and they arrived in South water erosion threatening to cut off the people as i>o»sible witbin the next | al defense contract* require mechanic», ing places for the different pa Ulysses S. Grant III The inneasing shortage as mechanics Carolina in time to get in on anather lighthouse from the mainland. If this month and to sign them up as custo- vilions and buildings, was received Colonel Jarvis J. Bain. i ate tempted away from their present one. They report having an excellent happens, what is now the westernmost mers oí the cooperative. by the Post Wednesday. It Is night's I iobs cause plant managers to wonder vacation and are enjoying it very much point of continental United States will Colonel John N. Hodges. Conarn was careful at last i posted on the bulletin board in Colonel Edwin H Marks. become a rocky islet out at sea. Poet nrfnrH to explain tb it I where they can obtain replacements ---------------- — All is set for the annual Dew Valley front of the office of the Post . mee .tmgmlort protll, Jhev vi-ion in a few month« only the RECREATTON ASSOCIATION Oiling of the Myrtle Point-Powers Colonel Malcolm Elliott. under the coOiierative system, no Community Fair to be held at the Dew William F Tompkins. secondary highway is to be considered Colonel are paid to anyone, and any excess ( of older mechanics remaining, and while ^ILL MEET MONDAY Valley clubhouse Saturday of this week. MARY TICHENOR VISITS Colonel Robert E. Coughlin. ’ are .ompetent their years slow. Community in next year's budget. revenue automatically goes back into I these Booths are being built for exhibits and down and they requ.re more time । *„oclation bc held Accompanying the engineers will Mrs Mary Tichenor of Portland ar I them a larger display of agricultural products the system to reduce rates signed up at the 1 in which to perform a task; and this, CHURCH BROWN and livestock than ever before is cx- be J. Ren Walker, executive secre rived in Portland early this week in .Among those who —- 1 . . «c .a t j next Monday. Allouât 26 in the pre- H 'of course, ncreases the cost of produc- r nex' «»""““y- "u * tary, and H S Middlemiss, official company with Edward Ro.viand, who "• i ’ I— u—1 quarters in in *he Community WEDDING AT COQUILLE Langlois and Sixes rm tings school reporter. stayed several days here visiting friends B Smith, Robert O Hildebrand. Ever tion. The fair opens to the public at 10:00 ord ing to an d Sadie Frank Brown of Langlois It is a situation which may prevent Church building, a Members of the divisional board and then continued on to his home in ett Strain, Vern Chesley, frank Ken a. m. and the exhibits will remain opi n married by Mrs Church Bandon Sidman, A. A. A Thorha-1 , assignment of government orders to Or- announcement this of engineers from Portland are as j Oakland. Mrs Tichenor plans to be worthy. C ’. R K Sidman. A Thorh.i- in Coquille Rev. until 8:00 p m. A potluck picnic din Florence Ponting. The meeting Thursday of last rep, Hillis Perkin», John Zuppe, Sea - egon and^most^of Washington outside here several m-ire visiting friends ner will be enjoyed at noon, the Dew follows: everyone will start at 3 p. m. and d Puget Sound Colonel J. C. H Lee. and relatives. View Ranch, Zumwalt Bros., and J W Valley club furnishing the coffee. church officiated at the ceremony. is welcome to attend. Continued on page eight Tyson. Langlois, Port Orford For Improvement of Harbor LEGION INDUCTS HEW LEADERS TUESDAY FISHING BOAT IMPERILED OFF ìmav ARQ PT AN GRAVEYARD POINT MAIUHÒ FLAK lUfmrAUTl £ ITU U COMMISSION VIEWS ROADS AND PARKS DEW VALLEY FAIR SATURDAY Meeting Place Changed To Leutwyler Hall To Accomodate Expected Large Attendance
