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CATTLE DIE IN
BARN FIRE ON
Statehouse, Salem, March
In the wee sraa’ hours of Sunday
morning, 3:01 to be exact, the
speaker’s gavel banged down a si
ne die adjournment ending the 41st
legislative assembly.
The law
makers had been going since 9:30
Saturday morning. With the ex
ception of two short recesses for
lunch and dinner, they were in
continuous session for 17 ta hours,
which is a real day’s work. Many
bills were passed during the last
few hours of the session while
many of the solons were snoozing
or too tired to know what it was
all about. Scores of bills were
killed by letting them stay in
committee and many others met
the same fate by the well known
“lay on the table” motion.
The lawmakers spent many
hours of the last day and night
on two bills, the 2-cent a package
cigaret tax, which Just did get by,
and the Burke wine bill, that went
down to defeat by a close vote in
the closing hours of the session.
There is still Borne question among
the legal minds as to the validity
of the cigaret tax bill, inasmuch as
the title of the bill is under ques
tion, which would rule it void if
such is the case. Then, on the
other hand, it is believed the gov
ernor will veto the bill. Consider
able pressure is being brought to
bear on Mr. Sprague by the tobac
co manufacturers to do just that.
NUMBER 52
PORT ORFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1941
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FLORAS CREEK
Geo. Edwards Loses
Stock and Equipment—
Hay Just Unloaded.
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Plans Made
For '41 Sale
3 0 0 ,0 0 0 Pounds Are
Sixteen head of cattle, sets of
harness and other articles of farm
equipment were destroyed when
fire of unknown origin consumed
the large barn on the George Ed
wards farm on upper Floras creek,
Monday, March 10, according to
information brought to Bandon
later in the week by a neighbor
ing farmer.
In the late afternoon Edwards
returned to the farm with a truck-
load of baled hay for his cattle.
The hay was unloaded at the barn
and Edwards went to the house for
supper. It was while he was eat
ing supper that the fire was dis
covered, but the entire barn is said
to have been aflame and the cat
tle could not be reached.
The Edwards farm was formerly
known as the old Gallier place,
having been the home of one of
Bandon’s pioneer families.
Estimated in Year’s
Choice Wool Crop
MARY RICE GETS
HIGH SCORE PRIZE
AT PINOCHLE PARTY
Mrs. Mary Rice, principal of the
Port Orford grade school, was the
recipient of the grand prize award
ed for highest cumulative score
made during the winter at the Le
gion Auxiliary pinochle card par
ties.
The prize, a quilt made by Aux
iliary members, was awarded Mrs.
Rice Thursday evening at the card
party. Playing will continue on
alternate Thursday evenings at
the Legion hall.
GIRL SCOUT LEADERS
Local Mill
Operations
Resumed
Opening Relieves
Unemployment as 80
Men Return to Jobs
DECLAMATION CONTEST
WILL BE HELD APRIL 4
IN LANGLOIS GYM
Anouncement was made this
week by Miss Ruth Clark, Port Or
ford high school principal, that the
county declamatory contest sched
uled to be held in Port Orford Ap
ril 4 will be held In Langlois.
The meeting place was changed
to Langlois because acoustics are
better there and there is not the
difficulty in making seating ar
rangements that there is locally,
Miss Clark stated.
HARBOR GRANGE
IS HOST MARCH 15
TO CURRY POMONA
City Forum
Discusses
Problems
Next Meeting Is
Scheduled for Night
Of Tuesday, May 6
Views, opinions and hopes in re
An estimated 300,000 pounds of ORGANIZE THURSDAY
Nearly eighty men were back to
gard to present and future prob
wool will be included in the 1941
work
at
the
Trans-Pacific
mill
this
Girl Scout leaders met Thursday
lems affecting the welfare of Port
Curry County wool pool according evening
at the home of Mrs. Roy week. Sawing operations began
Orford and its residents were
to plans made by the wool pool Corson for
on
Monday
morning,
and
the
plan
Henry Adolphsen and the Curry
the purpose of organiz
committee early this week, accord ing the leaders into a regular lead ing crew was put to work on Wed County Pomona Grange matched brought into the open at the meet
ing Tuesday night in the Legion
nesday.
dollar for dollar in providing three hall of the Port Orford City For
t0
ers’ association.
Steve Spoerl, Por Orford chair
The
mill
is
using
but
one
shift
scholarships to 4-H club Summer
Mrs. Bruce Cawley, Mrs. Charles
man of the committee which was Brooks, Mrs. Marvin Cooley, Mrs. at present, but it is believed two School, according to Fred Adams, um.
After calling the meeting to or*
named for this purpose at the an Norman Morsing, Mrs. Donna shifts will be employed in the near master of the Pomona Grange, who
der, Mayor Gilbert E. Gable turned
nual meeting of the Curry County Churchill, Miss Helen Lindberg future.
announced a very successful meet the chair over to Charles Haines,
Livestock assoc iation.
ing of Pomona as guest of the representative of the Port Orford
PORT ORFORD TAKES OUT
and Mrs. Corson were present.
A membership agreement very
Harbor Grange at Harbor laat Sat chamber of commerce, who acted
MILLION FEET OF LUMBER
similar to the one used last year,
The S. S. Port Orford was load urday. Good attendance from all as chairman.
but with some improvements was
ed last week and left late Satur parts of the county made this JUDGE TICHENOR TALKS
drawn up. It is being placed in
ON WORK OF LEGISLATURE
day for the south with nearly a meeting a success.
the hands of last year’s pool man
Judge F. B. Tichenor, who re
million feet of lumber. Opening of The invitation of the Sixes
agers for circulation and signatures
the mill was set earlier for March Grange was accepted for the next turned early this week from Salem
in each community.
4 but was delayed because of dlf- meeting which by unanimous vote where he was doorkeeper at the
SHEEPMEN WILL SIGN
ficuly in shipping lumber in stormy was changed from the regular date state legislature, recounted his
of June 21 to June 28 on account impressions of "behind the scenes
MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT
weather.
of
a conflict with the State Grange at the state legislature”.
James White, Langlois; Bob Mc
Although full details have not
Of interest to Port Orford peo been released, it was announced the convention being held the week of
The future of the fishing indus
Kenzie, Port Orford; Geo. Fromm,
16.
try in Port Orford as it may be
Gold Beach; William Crook, Pistol ple will be the following letter re last of February that the mill June
ceived by the Port Orford cham would open under new ownership The three scholarships will be changed and determined by the
River, and Joseph Pedrioli, Harbor, ber
of commerce from Represen and management. The mill, dock awarded on the basis of outstand Japanese current as it comes clos
have copies of the membership
tative Mott. The letter was re and shipping facilities, including ing 4-H club records and all club er to this coast was reported by
agreement and will contact sheep- ceived
members in the county are eligible Mayor Gable. The mayor has been
by the local organization in
Here is a short summary of the
The T. B. and Bangs Disease I men in their respective commum- answer to an inquiry regarding the the steamer Port Orford, were re to compete for these awards. 4-H making an extensive study of the
activities of the 1941 session up to testing program now being carried ties. After this sign up has been commencement of highway work ported to have been sold to a new club summer school will be held as
current's change and contacted Dr.
the time of adjournment.
out by federal veterinarians in completed in each community ac between Port Orford and Hubbards group with continued participation usual at Corvallis June 9 to the Rogers of the Smithsonian insti
of some of the former owners.
House Senate Curry county is progressing slow cording to the membership agree
20th, according to County Agent tute who has been directing a sur
. 562 408 ly in the northern part of the ment, Spoerl will call a countywjde creek.
A. 'A. Dimmick, who for several R. M. Knox who also attended the vey of the current’s change along
Although
Mott
gives
no
definite
meeting
before
May
1
for
the
elec
years has been manager of the Pomona Grange meeting at Har the California coast.
House bills passed......... 344 275 county with only two veterinari
tion of 1941 pool managers. The assurance that this section will re Standard Battery and Separator bor.
Senate bills passed ...... 236 284 ans working.
REPORTS GIVEN ON
ceive
federal
funds
for
relocating
membership agreement can be
company's operations in Curry
House bills defeated ..... 66 14
The lecturer’s program was very LUNCH, HEALTH PROGRAMS
Doctors Russ and McQueen,
9 33 making their headquarters at Kel amended at this general meeting and rebuilding the highway, many county, is general manager under well conducted by Mrs. Docia
Senate bills defeated ....
Other reports were made by Mrs.
H B. died in committee... . 57 39 ly’s Villa Auto Court north of Port by majority vote of those attend local persons believe that construe the new ownership.
Sweet. Henry Adolphsen and Les Lawrence Koch, who spoke as a
tion
will
begin
within
30
days.
61
ing.
.
15
S. B. died in committee...
Improvements are being made Hutton made their debuts as solo
Orford, estimated that it will take
Mott’s letter of March 4 is re- on the dock and the dock yard is ists with marked success, it is re representative of the Legion Aux
The membership agreement com-
Other meas. introduced... . 51 65 two weeks more to complete the
iliary to ask for donations for the
Memorials, etc., passed... 64 62 testing in that community. ___
being planked, it was reported ported. The very excellent pot school children’s hot lunch project;
Local mittee met at the county agent’s printed below:
Bills signed by gov........ . 167 121 small herd owners are advised to j office in Gold Beach Monday af- , port Orford chamber of Comerce, this week.
luck noonday luncheon provided the Mrs. Ed Maloy, chairman of the
1 file their request for testing with ' temoon.
3
Bills vetoed by gov........
usual good feed enjoyed by all health group, who reported upon
| port Orford> Oregon
Bills becoming law without
good Grangers. .
these men to make sure that their
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health activities in the county, W.
SURPRISE
PARTY
11 family cow is not overlooked. There RESIGNS POSITION
governor’s signature...
: Dear Sirs:
C. Bullis, who requested that an
Mrs. Pete Knorr has resigned , Thank you very much for your HONORS MISS SWEET
You will probably remember is no cost to the owner in connec
ordinance be passed regulating the
CURRY LEGION POST
her position in the county agent’s ' ietter of February 18th. inclosing
this column, under date of Febru tion with the testing.
size of loads of wood.
MEETING HELD IN
ary 6, predicted a total of 975 house
Additional federal veterinarians office in Gold Beach to move to an Associated Press dispatch in ON HER BIRTHDAY
W. C. Bullis and Mac Sauers
Oregonian of February 16th
Miss Effie Sweet was honored GOLD BEACH SATURDAY were appointed as a committee by
and senate bills would be intro will be sent into the county to com Marshfield where her husband is j
employed.
She
left
Sunday.
1
quoting
me
on
the
proposed
defense
Tuesday
of
last
week
with
a
sur
duced and that the session would plete the testing in the central and
Curry County Post No. 76 of the the mayor to make improvements
Miss Frances Miller, formerly of . highway legislative program.
prise birthday party at her home. American Legion and the Auxil at the pre-school.
last 59 days. Well, folks, we came southern part in the very near fu
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commissioner
of
Public
Guests were teachers from the iary met Saturday night in Gold
mighty close. A total of 970 bills ture. according to County Agent ' Gold Beach, who has been living
Next meeting of the forum was
Roads has filed a report recom Port Orford grade and high schools Beach for a regular business meet set for May 6, at 8 p. m., at the
were dropped into the hopper. We R M Knox, who has released this , in San Francisco, has been
mending appropriation of $287,000,- and the Sixes school.
1 Pl°y«l
Mrs- Knorr's Place’
missed it by five bills; and the ses progress report.
ing followed by a social hour.
Legion hall.
000 for the purpose of building ac
sion went to 62 days. We missed
Attending from Port Orford
Present were Mrs. Mary Rice,
cess
roads,
tactical
roads
and
post
this guess by three.
Mrs. Lorraine Dunbar, Mrs. Donna were Mr. and Mrs. William Dob
war roads and for building up to Churchill, Mrs. Dora Grant, Miss bins, Mr. and Mrs. William Mont
the military requirements the sub- Ruth Clark, Miss Alice Mulloy, gomery, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Senate bill 53, the steelhead fish
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Britton o f' standard portion of the highways Miss Frances Weaver and Miss Koch, Dr. and Mrs- D. E. Baird,
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ireland and
bill which has been signed by the
Tony Luchene, member of the
governor, will have the referendum Coast and Geodetic Survey, now Coquille, former residents of Port ¡which the War Department has Audrey Barbee. Mrs. A. P. Sweet Mrs. Leila McClure, Harold Rob their daughter, Corabelle, recently
inson and Harvey Shindledecker. returned to Gold Beach from Port
tacked on it by the commercial stationed at Newport, spent the Orford, are the parents of a nine designated as roads of primary was hostess.
land. The Irelands are making
fishermen. This means a state weekend in Port Orford visiting and a fourth pound baby girl born military importance.
ready to reopen their restaurant
March 15. The young lady has I The House Committee on Roads,
wide vote on the measure by the with friends.
been named Margaret Ann.
I of which I am a member, will meet
and auto court for the spring sea
people a year from this coming
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Wilson
Miss Frances Weaver and Miss within the next few days to con-
son.
November. In the meantime the have a new 1941 Chevrolet coupe.
Official word has been received
Audrey Barbee, Sixes school teach sider the Commissioner’s report
commercial fishermen can keep
Don Douglas was here last week ers, spent the weekend in Salem. and to frame a bill putting his rec ANNIVERSAY IS OBSERVED quent trips to Curry county to col that the town of Wedderbum was
right on fishing until the people
lect
antiques.
Campfire
Girls
in
Langlois
are
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Morsing ommendations into legislative ef observing the first aniversary of
have said yes or no. However, the to move his family up to Seattle
Mrs. E. W. Black was a Port Or sold laat Friday, March 14, to L.
Lloyd of the Lloyd Corporation of
were Sunday callers in Coquille fect. Just what formula will be their organization this week with ford visitor last Friday.
night clubs were not so lucky. where he now is employed.
worked out or what roads will be
Loa Angeles. It is reported that
Alma Leith has been working at and Myrtle Point.
Their bill had the emergency
many
activities.
On
Friday
night
Judge
Bolce
was
in
town
from
Mr. Lloyd will not do aay devel
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Strahan included in the initial phase of the of this week the girls are honor
clause tacked on it, which makes Perkins’ Variety during the past
it operative when the governor week while Mrs. Nick Perkins and drove George Tribbey to Hamil- program has yet to be determined ing their mothers with a banquet. Gold Beach to spend the week end oping on the property for at least
a year or so.
signs it. So the “hot night spots" daughter Jane have been in Myr ton Field Sunday. They were ac- ' Highway No. 99 obviously must Miss Lucille Lambert is the guard with his family,
The Silver Tea held last Friday
companied by Mrs. George Collins ' receive immediate consideration in
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Queen and son
can’t invoke the referendum. From tle Point.
Norman moved Thursday to Port- at the Sunset Inn turned out very
now on they are under the control
Harold Crowther spent the week and Georgenia and Roderick Me- any program adopted because it is ian.
Kenzie.
j a road of first strategic import-
] land where Mr. Queen will be em- successfully. About sixty ladles
of the liquor commission, who can end here from Gardiner.
Jane Perkins returned Monday j ance from' the military angle and MARCH HARES CELEBRATE i ployed in the shipyards. Mrs. were present, and about fourteen
say whether or not they are to re
A large number of Port Orford
Host3 and hostesses to friends Queen Is the daughter of Mr. and or fifteen dollars were collected
ceive a license to operate; and it’s people attended the dance in the from Myrtle Point where her fath- in event of war, it would have to
towards the fund for rebuilding
a cinch the said commission will Riverton high school gym Satur er is seriously 111 in the hospital accommodate the bulk of military and townspeople at a card party Mrs. Tex Breedlove.
to continue her school work.
! transportation between San Diego Saturday night in the W. O. W.
Velda Messenger, of Coos River. ( the belfry tower on the church at
say “no” in many cases.
day night.
building In Langlois will be a was a visitor Friday morning at Gold Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Miller of ' Bay and Puget Sound.
Frank Sutton returned the first
The lawmakers worked 22 days
When the Committee begins its group of local citizens who have the Langlois high school.
I Miss Frances Hoskins was dls-
overtime, and received a total of of last week from Panama where Gladstone visited with the Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Charleg Wooley and charged from the hospital recently
Johnsons Wednesday. Mr. Miller hearings we will have testimony their birthdays in March. They
$120, which is $1.93 per day for he was enlisted in the army.
Mrs. Clarence Campbell spent is the district attorney of Clacka from both the War Department have anounced that the party Is niece Mary Lou Sorenson of Co- anc* *s now recovering quite rap-
their labor. The single exception
witnesses and witnesses from the open to the public and everyone j qU,ne visited Sunday with Miss id*y at the home of her Parenta'
mas county.
to this average remuneration was the weekend in Gardiner.
Mary Sorenaon of Langlois.
I M' 8« Hoskins had been seriously
Mr. and Mrs Charles Haines Bureau of Roads as to the compar- is welcome.
Pat Moyer and Faye Crowther
Harris Ellsworth, Roseburg news
Mr. and Mrs. Lex Cope were Co-,UIJ®r VAP“ ! “ ,0" 1
?'
paper man, who was appointed to went to the show in Coquille Mon- were Coquille visitors on Wednes- ative military strategical import-
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Todd of Se-
day.
! ance of all roads on the west coast. L oool?io STARTS ON FLORAS quille vllstors on Saturday.
succeed Senator Clark, deceased. day night.
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Dorothy Johnson is home from
Mrs. Clarence Campbell was . , Whether tne
the m
military
ilitary im
importance
portance ( j
operations were begun
Ellsworth arrived at the capitol at
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Llndbloom I attle were In Gold Beach recently
to spend the hostess to the Tuesday Bridge club of Highway No. 101 is found to . charleg Brooks and Paul Wag- and Vern Perry have moved to to attend to matters pertaining to
3 o'clock the afternoon prior to Oregon State College
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adjournment, was sworn in and, Spring vacation with her parents, this week. Luncheon was served at warrant the immediate expenditure ( ner on upper Floras creek last Langlois from Roseburg. The two their property at Squaw Valley.
the Seaside Grill. High score was upon it of defense highway funds week. Hauling will begin soon it men are working In Curry logging | Mrs Edith Smith of Agness wag
under the law, was entitled to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Johnson
a Gold Beach visitor over last week
Frank Tichenor returned Mon made by Mrs. Nick Marsh and sec-' or not. I can assure you that the is reported.
draw mileage, at least a day s pay,
campa.
end.
a set of Oregon codes valued at day night from Salem where he ond high by Mrs. Charles Brooks. ! enactment of the proposed defense
Mrs. Ellen Strowbridge, R. N.,
K. V. Lively of Bates. Lively and highway legislation -will be of con-
$60. stationery and stamps. Not a was doorkeeper at the state legis
STUDENTS GET AWARDS
has
given up her duties at the
SIXES
NEWS
Pearson
insurance
agency
of
Port-
slderable
benefit
to
this
road,
be-
bad wage for one day's work.
lature.
County Agent R. M. Knox was at
Gold Beach hospital for the next
Mr. and Mrs. James Croxall of land was In Port Orford on busl- cause If the major portion of Ore- Langlois high school Wednesday of
Eight members of the Sixes three months- She plans to take
ness Wednesday.
I gon’s allotment of defense high-
The writer of this column has Bandon were Sunday afternoon
week to give pins and award« Grange attended the Pomona 1 a poet graduate course in Port'
Herbert Lopez and family moved ( way funds should be expended on last
visitors
of
Mr
and
Mrs.
Norman
.
.—
.
for
outstanding
- - Saturday.
-
to local studenti
enjoyed the opportunity afforded
meeting at • —
Harbor
land.
j into the Hamlet on Tuesday.
j Highway No. 99 that will enable 4-H club work.
by it to report the highlights of the Morsing.
An
extra
large
crowd
enjoyed
A. W. Strowger of Portland haa
Reeves Taylor and W. W Funk. | the State of Oregon to expend more
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
B.
Voss
have
legislative sessioii and trusts sub
the old time dance Saturday night. been In Gold Beach for the past
Sacramento, were business visitors of its Federal Aid funds on other
moved
to
Port
Orford
from
Tuc
LANGLOIS LOCALS
scribers to this paper have found
Another will be held March 29
several days in connection with the
in Marshfield Wednesday.
j roads within the State, including
Mrs. Frank Brown has returned
equal enjoyment in reading it. son, Arizona, and are residing in
The regular business meeting of sale of the Wedderbum property.
Mrs.
Ollie
Dobbema
entertained
Highway
No.
101.
the
MacDonald
house.
from
the
Gold
Beach
hospital
Here's hoping we may have like
Among those home from Oregon
High bowlers during the past her bridge club Thursday of last < I am very glad Indeed to have where she recently underwent a Sixes Grange will be held Satur
opportunity in the future
day night of this week.
State College for the spring vaca
week at the Pot o' Gold were Dor- week with a dessert bridge lunch- i your letter and the information major operation.
The Sixes teachers made a bus tion are Miss Maxine Sutton, Son
othy Baird, 169. and G. L. Steven- eon. Mrs. Roy Babel received , contained in It and you may be as-
Mr». Bertha Weber of Denmark
GINGHAM, OVERALL
son, 198. Frances Moyer and ’ “ S. high score and Mrs Charles Wea- sured I will do everything possible wa3 honored Sunday with a fam- iness trip to Salem over the week ny Buffington and Jim Grim».
end.
Joseph Parker and his two
to see that the roads in your sec
A Laurance were second high and ver, second high.
DANCE IS MARC H 26
lly
birthday
dinner
Miss Weaver and Miss Barber daughters, Naomi and Ada, re
tion
of
the
State
receive
due
and
Mrs.
Loma
Lacey
returned
early
,
The Rebekah social club of Gold Dorothy Marsh and Tracy Corbin,
Mrs. C. R Sydnam and Dick and I were guests at a surprise birthday cently returned from New York
this week from a three weeks' va proper consideration under any
Beach will hold a Gingham and third high.
Johnny BJerg spent the week end ! dinner at the Art 8weet home In City where Mr Parker went to at
legislation
which
may
be
adopted,
Grace
Edwards.
Crescent
City,
cation.
Overall dance on Wednesday. Mar
honor of Miss Effie Sweet’s blrth- tend to business affairs.
The A. A Dimmick family mov-1 and I trust you will continue to In Roseburg visiting relatives
26 Festivities will begin at 9 p was accompanied by Mrs. Ernest
Richard Buffington recently re
keep in touch with me on this mat Mrs. Fred C McNelly of Co- day.
ed
Saturday
into
the
White
House
Philpott
to
Portland
last
week
m. in the Masonic hall
turned to Gold Beach after an ab
quille, head of the Coos county
in
the
Hamlet.
ter
where
they
spent
the
weekend.
Admission will be twenty-five
Old Bonrpuss uva; if Its too sence of several weeks.
He had
farm, was a Langlois visitor re-
Very cordially yours,
Mayor Gilbert E. Gable left
Ptercy Sweet of Bandon was a
cents and refreshments will be
been to New York on busineee.
JAMES W MOTT
cently. Mrs. McNelly makes fre- pleasant It alni good for you.
Wednesday for Portland.
Port Orford visitor Wednesday
served. Everyone is welcome
Mott Writes
On Highway
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