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Page 2. Port Orford, PORT ORFORD NEWS Tuesday, November 9, 1926. The Last Frontier P u b lish e d w eekly a t P o rt O rfo rd , O regon. GEO. W. SORANSON. E d ito r. SU B SC R IPT IO N R A TES: O ne Y ear __ :___________ 12.00 Six .M o n th « ___________ ______ |1 .0 0 A d v e rtisin g r a t e s ____ 25c p e r inch Construction of Roosevelt Highway Opens to Easier Access Territory Noted for Abundance of Wild Deer PORT ORFORD NEWS Garrison Lake Bennett’s By O regon B u s in e s s -^ P u b lis h e d by S ta te C h am b er of C om m erce So m uch hae been w ritte n c o n -s ta te th e fu lle s t u tiliz a tio n of e a rn in g 'th e la s t f r o n tie r ” th a t th ese reso u rces A lread y th e th e r e is d a n g e r o f c a u sin g t h e b en eficial effe c ts of th e flow of p h ra s e t-> lose its pow er, b u t if to u ris t tr a ffic th ro u g h th e t e r r i th e re re m a in s a sh re d of su g g e s to ry is e v id e n t, a n d th is w hile tio n In th e w ords, th e y a re a p p li th e h ig h w ay is u n co m p leted a t cab le to C u rry co u n ty , In th e ex b o th th e n o rth and s o u th ends. of tre m e s o u th w e s te rn c o rn e r of Or-1 L ogging of P o rt O rfo rd ced ar. 1 egon. W ith 63 p e r cen t of its a re a en- ' w hich flo u ris h e s in th is p a rtic u la r sectio n of O regon, an d the tire ly w ith in fe d e ra l fo re st re p a y ro ll re s u ltin g from th e com serv e, w ith o u t an in c o rp o ra te d ' city w ith in its b o u n d a rie s w ith m*rCial f ‘8hlng ° n th e R ogue riv er, a re th e p rin c ip a l in d u s trie s, th e m o st fa s c in a tin g re c r e a tio n w hile sh e e p an d c a ttle ra isin g al o p p o rtu n itie s in th e P acific c o n trib u te to th e a g ric u ltu ra l N o rth w e st an d th e m ost scen ic w ealth . , h ig h w ay in th o s ta te , C u rry c o u n ty is a stu d y in o pposites. The R ogue riv e r, fam ed in and fis h e rm a n 's R ich beyond e s tim a te in m in prose, p o e try e ra l w ealth th a t lies a lo n g th e ! lore, h as been h e ra ld e d to the fis h beach es of th e P acific ocean an d w orld as th e " s p o rtin g e s t th ro u g h o u t th e fo o th ills of th e ing riv e r in th e f a r w e s t." Add co ast ra n g e , end o w ed w ith som e to th is w ild boar, b ear, d eer, elk. 1 5 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 feet o f tim b e r an d p a n th e r a n d c o u g a r h u n tin g and fav o red by n a tu r e w ith th e w ide«’ th e m ost a rd e n t fo llo w er of o u t ra n g e of w ild life know n in any d o o r life can sa tisfy h is d esires sectio n of th e s ta te , C u rry c o u n in th is county. ty is a v e rita b le sto re h o u se of T he to u r is t can choose his ric h e s a w a itin g d ev elo p m en t. sp o rt an d w ith th e g ro w in g sy s C o n stru c tio n o f th e R oosevelt tem of ro ad s, tr a ils and h ighw ays c o ast h ig h w ay , now n e a rin g c o m it Is becom ing less of a ta sk to p letio n in th e co u n ty , p rom ises reach th e virg in tim b e r w h ere the to b rin g to th is sectio n of th e w ild life ab ounds. MERCHANDISE PATIENCE REWARDED Bill Bennett, Prop. For seventy-five years Port Orford has anxious ly awaited the time when its deep water harbor would Port Orford be recognize? commercially and the vast stand merchantable timber tributary to its ports started on its way to the world markets. Its faith and hopes are at last to be fully realized and the town itself will rapidly assume the growth to which it is entitled. Lumbering is the basic industry of Oregon, and SEASIDE with the ever increasing needs of the United States and foreign countries for an adequate lumber sup HOTEL ply, the Pacific Coast states are rapidly coming into their own, and with a stand of upwards of 15,000,- E. M. Pitner 000,000 feet of commercial Port Orford cedar, fir, Prop. spruce, hemlock, myrtle, oak, yew and alder, tribu tary to the deep water harbor of Port Orford, the cutting of which on a large scale is about to begin, Port Orford need have no fear of the future. Fortunate, indeed, is the community that has large areas of merchantable timber yet to cut, and PORT ORFORD doubly fortunate is such a community that is located DEATH OF REAL ESTATE A. A. JAMIESON LOCALS on the seaboard with a natural deep water harbor. If, in addition to these blessings, we add the possibil A t h is h o m e In P o r t O rfo rd . M r. an d Mrs. Geo. S u tto n vis- ities of deep sea fishing, the vast deposits of min- Nov. 1, 1926, a f te r a lin g e rin g Red th e co u n ty s e a t last W ednes- Notary Public i . , j. . . , I illn ess o f o v er 18 m o n th s, d u r- (jav erals, niviuding coal, iron, copper, gold and platinum, ing the last tw o of which he was' ....................................................... - ’ 'c o n fin e d to h .s bed A lvin A. 1 J * 6? RpO*rl a “ d L K n^ ‘> R*aCh Visi,or8 W e d ’ and excellent s ate built and operated highways, we Ja m ie so n , fo r m an y y ears a r e a J have assembled the fundamental factors that pro d en t o f P o rt O rfo rd an d vicinity, W. T. White passed from th is life, aged 69 S everal b e rry m en h av e been duce thriving cities. d e liv e rin g a fall crop of d elicio u s ' yearH, 9 m onth« an d 25 days. b e rrie s to th e to w n sp eo p le These factors are all present at Port Orford and Alvin A. Ja m ie so n w as b orn In s th tra e w past t I w eek. Can you beat It. C a n te b u ry S ta tio n , New B ru n s with its wonderful climatic conditions, fine beache«, w ick, Ja n . 6. 1 ,5 7 . W hen tw o T he new A tw a te r-K e n t rad io in s ta lle d a t th e P o rt O rfo rd S e r a wide variety of resort possibilities, sportsmen’s y e a rs of ag e he w as ta k e n by h is vice s ta tio n d raw s a crow d of r a p a re n ts to th e s ta te of M aine in I hunting and fishing which cannot he surpassed if w hich s ta te he g rew to y o u n g dio fan s ev ery evening. I • G eorge W . S oranson, s e c re ta ry equalled, Port Orford is destined to become a thriv m an h o o d . of th e In m an L u m b er a n d D evel T , i A t th e ag e o f 22 y e a rs he BRUSHES CREEK ing city of no mean size. its time has arrived; the [m o v ed to M in n eso ta, w here he o p m en t com pany, re tu rn e d from G ra n ts P ass la st S a tu rd a y , b rin g m a in e d u n til th e y e a r 1891, In faith, hopes and patience of its citizens are to he re re in g Mrs. S oranson and th e ir tw o SERVICE STATION w hich y e a r he m oved to 'h e s ta te c h ild re n , M ary C a th e rin e and warded; its future is assured. o f O regon, w h ere h e h a s since Hill, also Mrs. R o ran so n ’s fa th e r. 1 lived. W ym an E ato n . T he fam ily a re THE SC ENIC HIGHWAY OF AMERICA T h e g r e a te r p a rt of th e 35 in s ta lle d in th e ir new h om e, the H Miles South of y ears sp en t in O regon w as on th e Ames * — J o h n s to n resid en ce on O r Roosevelt Highway to be Open Sixes «mil a t I’ort O rfo rd . Koi egon ssreet. . Port Orford [a sh o rt tim e a f te r com ing to O r- for 1927 Tourist Season H a rry S te in e r w as in P o rt O r • j ■ I egon, Mr. Ja m ie so n m ad e hi3 ford from his F lo ra s cre e k ran ch • T h e R o o sev elt H igh w ay , d e ov<o- th e R oosevelt h ig h w a y from hom e a t M yrtle P o in t a t w hich la s t M onday. - • s c rib e d by m an y as th e m ost C rescen t C ity to R o seb u rg next place he a ffilia te d h im se lf w ith Mr. and Mrs. J o h n H aak en sen ♦ weenie h ig h w ay In A m erica, will y ear. th e M asonic o rd e r, b ein g a c h a r be opened from M arsh field so u th to C rescen t C ity, w h ere It will c o n n e c t w ith th e R edw ood H ig h w ay, fo r th e to u r is t season of 1927. T he g ra d in g w ork will b e «done a b o u t th e rirst of th e y ear a n d sam e w ill he g rav elled by e a r l y sp rin g T he c o n tra c t for th e long liridgo ac ro ss R og u e r iv e r has n o t been let vet, a n d f o r a seaso n o r tw o th e s ta te w li. b e co m pelled to m a in ta in a d e q u a te fe rry fa c ilitie s at Gold R each to ta k e cu re o f th e e n o r m o u s tr a tf lc p re d ic te d to flow Orford .................................. . I ! AMERICAN BANK : Marshfield ; • » Ì A General Banking Business I A CHAS. HALL, President GEO. WINCHESTER. Cashier an d ch ild re n v isited frie n d s in P o rt O rford last T h u rsd a y . R everend W. S. S m ith was On O cto b er 30, 188« he w as at called to B andon W ed n esd ay to B ran d o n , M inn., u n ite d In m ar-1 conduct th e fu n e ra l se rv ices of rlag c to Miss E u n ice C o rb in , and a young m an of th a t city. th e co u p le c e le b ra te d th e 40th At the r e g u la r m o n th ly high a n n iv e rs a ry o f th e ir u n io n ju s t school m e etin g th e b u d g et co m wo day s b efo re ills d e a th . F rom m itte e failed to a p p e a r in s u f fi th is u n io n th e r e w ere b o r r fo u r cie n t n u m b e r fo r a q u o ru m so a c h ild re n , a ll of w hom , with the new c o m m ittee w as a p p o in te d , w ife an d m o th e r, w ere a the com posed of C arl W hite. L. B b ed sid e o f th e ir loved one ai th e H atto n . A. B. H o g g a tt and Susie tim e of his d e ath . W hite. A sp ecial m e e tin g was T u esd ay a fte rn o o n , Nov 2 , e s 1 'lied fo r M onday n ig h t. The E. ,1. B a k e r fam ily of co rte d by a ta rg e d e le g a tio n of th e I’o rt O rfo rd lo d g e o f M asons, C hinn.B p’n iRidge had th e p le a sp^oeb follow ed by an im m en se th ro n g of s u re of lis te n in g to a so rro w in g re la tiv e s an d frien d s, b ro a d c a st by rad io , given in P o rt th e re m a in s o f th e well loved one lan d by Q ueen M arie of R oum a- w as ta k e n to th e c e m e te ry on I ' nia. W agers a re b eing freely o ff e r th e hill e a st o f tow n, w h ere they w ere laid to rest. As th e b e a re rs 1 ed th a t th e p o p u la tio n o f P o rt o f th e c a sk e t, c o n ta in in g all th a t O rford on J u ly 1. 1927 w ill he Also th a t by 1930 re m a in e d on th is e a r th o f th e la te o v er 500. d e p a rte d , ap p ro a c h e d th e open th e r e will be a p o p u latio n ex ceed g rav e, a s e x te tte o f sin g e rs co m in g 2500 people. D on't fo rg e t to ta k e y o u r fam posed of M esdam es M abel G il lin g s. A lta L a rso n , S usie W hite, llv to 'lie 1 a d le s Aid su p p e r and eve and M essr- W. T. JV hlte, J r .. W fancy w ork sa le S a tu rd a y J. Rabin an d C raw fo rd S m ith, n tn g , l»ecem ber 13, a t th e B lue! re n d e re d th a t b e a u tifu l old hym n. B ird. Mrs. A. V. D ietd erlch . w ho has R ock o f Ages. R e v eren d W. S. S m ith th e n o ffered a v ery to u c h been sta y in g a t th e In m a n m ines ing p ra y e r an d th e s e x te tte sang fo r the p ast ten m o n th s, re tu rn e d ! la s t F rid a y to h e r h om e In P o rt N e a re r My God to T hee Mr. S m ith th e n p re a c h e d a O rford Mrs. E d ith R o llard . w ho • has fu n e ra l se rm o n , g iv in g a s i r t h is to ry o f an d to u c h in g v ery fe e l been cooking at th e E n g in e e rin g in g ly upon th e life of th e d e a n d M etals m in es, h a s been em ployed as cook fo r th e fn m an p a rte d . com pany. T h e M asons, u n d e r d ire c tio n of T h e L adles Aid of P o rt O rfo rd th e ir m a s te r. H e n ry A dolphsen. th e n to o k c h a rg e o f th e c e re a d jo u rn e d th e ir r e g u la r m e etin g I la s t W ednesday to m eet w ith the m o n ies an d ex em p lified th e ir I m o th ers o f P o rt O rfo rd a t th e b e a u tifu l ritu a lis tic b u ria l service, ' club room s w h ere th ey e n jo y e d a clo sin g w ith th e h y m n . S olem n splendid a d d re s s given th em by S trik e s th e F u n e ra l C him es. C ounty H ealth N u rse Miss M arg a B esides th e widow th e re a ie re t G tllts. M any ex p re ssio n s of le ft 15 to m o u rn his loss: fo u r p le a su re fo r th e in s tru c tiv e and c h ild re n a n d se v e ra l g ra n d c h il helpful ta lk given by Miss G illis d re n , th re e b ro th e rs an d tw o sis- * c r e h eard . T h e g e n e ra l ex p re s te rs: F red J a m ie so n , M rs E th e l '’l<’n of ,hoMI Pre ’ e n t w “-' th a t all M ath ers. W a rre n Ja m ie so n an d ’ ” " 1J ,d ” ’.‘” .5 p ro m o ,in g . 'b e sale o f T u b e rc u lo sis sta m p s. Mrs E u n ice A k in , h is b ro th e rs . , ! l t , ceBt o f procee<u J W ith tin* w o n d erfu l sea sh o re -« n ery . fin e b each es, r e t o r t op p ert u n itie s, fish in g , h u n tin g , b a th in g an d b o atin g , (h e C u rry co u n ty sh o re lin t p ro m ises to be com e th e Mecca fo r th e 1927 o u rlsts an d a rra n g e m e n ts a re b e ing m ad e all alo n g th e lin e for l lie c o m f o r t unit w e l f a r e o f the tra v e le rs. U n like th e in te rio r h ig h w ay s, tie c i'm a te a lo n g th e i ' * ol in su m m e r an d th ' p » t u n i t y to ta k e 9 real vaca Lion is o pen to all. 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