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PORT ORFORD NEWS
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P u b lish e d w eekly a t P o rt O rfo rd , O regon.
GEO. W. SORANSON, Editor.
place an d th e n fell to
c h afin g
th e " m b s of th e se n se le ss g irl.
A p p licatio n p e n d in g fo r th e ad m issio n of th is p u b lic a tio n to th e m alls
W hen she opened h e r eyes a s h o r t
a t second class p o stag e ra te s.
tim e la te r, h e r firs t q u e stio n was
fo r "U n cle J o h n .”
S U B SC R IPT IO N R A T E S :
" H e is dow n a t th e riv e r,” said
One Y e a r ___________________ $2.00
Bill a s he h u g g ed his p recio u s
M olly to his b re a s t and t u r n 'd
Six M o n t h s __________________11.00
his head aw ay th a t sh e
m ig h t
A d v e rtisin g ra te s 25 c e n ts p er co lu m n Inch.
n o t see th e te a r s w hich
w ere
sw im m in g in his keen b lu e eyes.
Tuesday, December 21, 1926.
W hen Molly w as th o ro u g h ly
w arm an d d ry Bill d rew his w ar-
r a n t fo r old J o h n ’s a rr e s t from
In men whom men condemn as ill
an ln n e r p o ck et, to re It ac ro ss
I find so much c f goodness still,
an d th re w It in to th e d a n c in g
j flam es.
In men whom men pronounce divine
S h o rtly a f t e r Shep
sc ra tc h e d
I find so much of sin and blot,
, on th e cab lu d o o r, a n d as Bill
I hesitate to draw a line
I th re w It o p en , h e . w alk ed
in,
Between the two, where God has nut.
‘ sn iffed a ro u n d th e cabin an d th en
j lo oked up in to B ill’s face w ith
—Joaquin Miller.
’ a puzzled q u e stio n in h is
elo-
. q u e u t bro w n eyes.
I “ H e ’s gone, S hep, th e way of
a ll re a l m e n ," said Bill.
Cis-
“ W h ere h as h e gone, d a d ? ”
a sk e d Molly.
CURRY’S LITERATURE
“ To h eav en , g irlie , if th e r e Is
The scenic grandeur of the Hermit Empire un- a n y su ch place. “ He w as too
doubtedly is conducive to excellent literary p ro d u ct A d r i f t V s tu m b lin g
tion, as is evidenced in both prose and poetry of local the rocks w ould h av e h am m ered
authors reproduced in other columns of the News, PVen u younK man ,0 nieces He
and the more effete Indiana may well look to her | Z V T s h S V u w X e S
laurels. With modest pride we proclaim the Poet of there now you sta y h e re and
the Sierras as a native, although coming into the ri,l ,yo
what 1 can flnd He
world in Hoosier land. L iterary inclined folk will
find in Curry the inspiration of a character th at pro- Moiiy started to°™>b"
duces masterpieces.
a c a re fu l su rv e y of th e riv e r
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b a n k s fo r h a lf a m ile below th e
On behalf of the citizens of C urry county the .u7hn.\ohrTou1d7heiXnke<
0n nos.'
News extends Christm as Greetings and Best Wishes ,ln<1 anv trace
th e scen t
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for ” a Happy and Prosperous 1927, to the * public e g e n -,’”v
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Big Bill now h u rrie d b a rk to
erally.
th e cabin w ith S h ep a t h is heels,
to find M olly w arm and d ry , but
w ith a v ery so b e r face.
"N o tra c e , b u t fo r S hep h e re
, ............
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you
w ould he
in th e riv e r w ith
him," m il a n sw ered h e r u n ask ed
‘""",lon Moiiy knelt by th e dog
A pertinent question: Why should taxpayers
generally assume the responsibility of a burden ere-
ated by bondhouses and banks whereby they profit-
ed to an abnormal degree? The rule is those who
do injury shall recompense the injured. $12,000,000
wept” my" in™ ^ “tVci
is no small sum to saddle onto those who already car- fur of his neck B in ru led and
ry the load. Ask your Senator and Representative llgh,,d h,B p ' p ®.
stood
ay th e c ra c k lin g
fire.
w hat stand he is going to take on the question—and m In oodily
w ard ly c u rs in g th e S carecrow
do it now.
as th e cau se o f all th is d isa ste r.
W hat has become of the game refuge proposition
fo r all of Curry county west of the Roosevelt high
way? Have Coos, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Clatsop,
and those counties on the Columbia and Pacific high
ways concluded th a t it is such a good thing th at they
are willing to make it a blanket proposition? If so,
C urry will not object.
Soon th e y w ere on th e tr way
to th e ford w h ere B ill, w ith som e
d iffic u lty , c a rrie d th e g irl acro ss,
w hile Shep sw am b re a s tin g th e
sw ift c u rre n t an d k eep in g up by
din t of m uch h a rd lab o r
\\ hen th ey had s ta rte d dow n
th e cro o k ed m o u n ta in ro ad . Mol-
,Y r * 1 HnhPP„ u ,erP
s e a t, w h ile B ill sat
th o u g h tfu l
an d sile n t, p o n d e rin g th e p rob-
lem b efo re him . as he guided th e
c h u g g in g little c a r a ro u n d
th e
a g a in a s a n o th e r th o u g h t d ro v e H. A dolphsen
th e b e w ild e rm e n t from
th a t
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fig h ttn g m ind.
"H o w the
hrl1 Admirably Adapted
did S carecrow k n o w ? ”
" T h a t'a w h at I c a n ’t
figure
for Sheep Raising
o u t. b u t he told m e an d e s p e ^ a l- < T h „ m ,ld a l, y ear .ro u n d cll.
ly cau tio n e d m s to
rem em b er ,n a t e of th e P acific slope in C ur-
him w hen, th e re w a rd w as paid.
ry co u n ty m a k e s th e cu t
over
"T h e old sk in flin t lik es m oney la n d s of th a t larg e a re a a d m ir-
w ell e n o u g h , b u t he h as alw ay s a b ly a d a p te d to th e
p ro fita b le
been a good sq u a re tim e k e e p e r ra is in g of fin e q u a lity of m o h air
an d g e ts on w ith th e m en. W ell, a n d wool.
W ith a d e q u a te m ois-
coine on, w e'll go see w hat he tu r e to keep v eg eta tio n at
Its
know s, a n d how he found o u t.” b est th r o u g h o u t th e y ear, g razin g
said Jo n e s , as he g ra b b ed a h an d - Is a ssu m in g a p ro m in en ce th a t Is
ful of c ig a rs from a hex on th e a ttr a c tin g th e a tte n tio n of e x p er
desk b efo re he push ed it over to- ienced c a p ita l from a d istan ce.
w a rd s Bill
an d th e re a re g razin g lan d s suf-
W hen
c „ m bed
tb e fic le n t to m a in ta in u p w ard s of a
g a so lln e 8,)eerter
PORT ORFORD, OREGON
w hich
Jo n e s h a lf m illion g o ats
an d
sheep
used on his trip s of in sp ectio n w ith in th e co n fin es of C u rry ,
a b o u t th e d iffe re n t cam ps, Shep,
H a rry B. S te in e r o f B andon,
trie d to follow him . B i’l pulled' fo r m any y e a rs a su ccessfu l mo-
ih e dog o n to h is lap, saying, "A l- h a ir g ro w e r of C u rry co u n ty and
rig h t, old tim e r, It’s close q u a r- s e c re ta ry of th e O regon M ohair
DANCE
FUN
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JAZZ
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te rs, b u t I guess we can m a k e asso c ia tio n , in a re c e n t a rtic le in
room fo r you n ow .”
th e A ngora J o u r n a l p ro n o u n ces
(T o be co ncluded next w e e k .
co n d itio n » in C u rry co u n ty ideal
Let’s Go —
fo r th e ra is in g of fin e m o h air
g o a ts a n d long wool sheep, and
CHURCH CALENDAR
says th a t th e r e Is no reaso n why
Good Music and Good Time
Com m unity Church
th e co u n ty sh o u ld n o t su p p o rt a
Rev. S m ith , p asto r.
Guaranteed
h a lf m illion a n im als. Mr, S te in
S u n d a y school a t 10 a. m.
•
e r gives It as his opinion th a t as
C h u rch service a t 11 a. m.
soun a s th e R oosevelt h ig h w ay to
$5 Cash Prize to Best Costumed Couple
E v ery o n e w elcom e.
th e so u th Is fin ish ed ,
in
th e
sp rin g of 1927, m o h a ir ra ise rs
$3 Cash Prize to Most Comic Couple
PORT OR I ORD POSTOFFICE
from all o v e r th e w est u n d o u b t
O ffice h o u rs: 8 a. m. to 12:15 ed ly com bine business w ith p leas
Supper by Mrs. W. T. White at
p. m .;
1:15 p. m. to 6 p. m. u re an d in v e s tig a te
fo r th e m
S u n d ay :
9 a. m. to 10 a.
m. selves th e p o ssib ilities of th e in
Western Cafe
M oney o rd e rs not issued on S un d u s try here.
day.
G eorge K erle o f C an ad a,
an
TICKETS $1.00
M alls a rriv e from N o rth : 8 :3 0 ex p erien ced sh eep ra ise r, Is now
a. m .; 1 1 :1 5 a. m. F rom S outh: In C u rry
c o u n ty
In v e stig a tin g
1 0 :0 0 a. m.
co n d itio n s w ith view to lo catin g
M ails leave fo r N or^h: 10 a. fo r th e p u rp o se of c a rry in g on
m
fo r S outh 1 1 :4 5 a. in.
p ronounced ra isin g th e fin est gradeB of wool
h is chosen line of business, ?nd, m e etin g la s t w eek,
Jessie E. H o g g att,
a t th e c h a m b e r of com m erce the v eg e ta tio n of C u rry id eal for p ro d u cin g sheep.
P o stm a ste r.
DANCE
Masquerade Ball
SUNSET STUDIOS
December 24, 1926
PORT ORI ORI)
LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. C laren ce W right
of th e S easide h o tel a tte n d e d the
b a s k e tb a ll gam e a t B andon W ed
n esd ay n ig h t.
Mr. an d Mrs. H ans A dolphsen
a re sto p p in g a t th e Seaside hotel.
Mr. an d Mrs. N. I). M arsh w ent
to P o rtla n d last T u esd ay w here
th e y w ill spend a week or ten
days.
C a p ta in Ed S kogg w as dow n
from E m p ire W ed n esd ay m ak in g
a rr a n g e m e n ts to begin
b u ild in g
a cold sto ra g e p la n t. T he P o rt
O rfo rd F ish com pany expect to
in c re a se th e ir fish in g crew m ate-
rla lly next season and it is neces-
sa ry th a t th ey have a p acking
and h o ld in g p la n t fo r th e catcli
M rs- A1,a
an d Mrs. A.
p Sw pet
t „ p A rfzona , nn
vls-
1(pd ,B andon F r id a y .
C layton S a u e rs tra n sa c te d le
gal b u sin ess in M arshfield F r i
Those who leave public thoroughfares unnro- rut" nnd rocks
day.
T he follow ing o fficers fo r th e
tected when doing construction work thereon are le-jfrom his desk as mu came thru
com ing y e a r have been elec ted by
gaily responsible for injuries occasioned therebv
,he
offlce
d,’”r
,he
next
mornine-
¡g la n c in g a t him fro m
b e n e a th P o rt O rfo rd L odge No. 152, A.
....
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, th e h eav y b ro w s w hich had e a rn - F. & A. M.: W o rsh ip fu l M aster,
VVhat a trea t the 1927 tourist on the Roosevelt pd nim th e n am e of "O ld Eve- J o h n V ail; S en io r W arden, Da-
highway in C urry county is going to have in feedine hrpwR” fr,,m pvpry m“n hp pm- vid Jj . n k ’ : :’“ n l° r W ard p n '
on the luscious rock o y stir and other shell fish h f t , •”? & ,
the shore line.
s n o rte d ns
K IM ) WORDS
By IM. T. W B IG H T
How fond re c o lle c tio n p o rtra y s th e d e a r faces,
<>f frie n d s th a t h av e gone long ago;
How d e a r to o u r h e a rts a re th e k in d w o rd s sp o k en
O nly th e A ngels of h eaven can know
T h e y ’ve gone fro m o u r vision, fa r o ’e r th e horizon.
T h o u g h in m em o ry hey seem to be n e a r.
i \\ lo n w e a re lonely and o ftitn e s in d re a m in g ,
W tlh th e c h o irs o f h eav en th e ir voices we h e a r
No luuigs of
No sig h s fo r
K ind frie n d s
W h ere tim e
re g re t fo r h a rs h w ords sp o k en
th e d eed s th a t m ight w ound th e h e a rt.
th ey w ere to th e end of life 's Jo u rn ey .
h as d ecreed th a t all frie n d s p art.
L e t’s try an d w ith h o ld th e po iso n o u s sh a fts ,
T h o se d ead ly d a rts , th a t A n g er lets fall;
T hey only e n sh ro u d o u r m em o ry in so rro w .
F o r h a rd w ords sp o k eu , we can n o t recall.
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FACILITIES FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING CARGOES
CHARLES ZUMWALT, Pres.
LOUIS KNAPP,
S. J. SPOERL,
Commissioners.
J. F. GILLINGS, Secy.
ROBT. R. SMITH
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th o u g h t- ~
W u e ‘ lla n ; A ppointive
he n o ted th e
ful cast of B ill’s u su ally jo v ial
I c o u n ten a n ce.
"W ell, Jim . 1 h av e fo u n d w h ere
a ll th a t 'sh in e w as m ade
and
I ’ll give you ten sh o ts in w hich
to g u ess w h ere it w as."
"G u essin g is p o o r b u sin ess.
W h ere w as it ? " can te th e reply.
T h e fam o u s ey eb ro w s b ecam e a
b ris tlin g red b ru sh ac ro ss
th e
freck led fo reh ead , b en e a th w hich
tw o sn a p p in g blue eyes b ecam e
silts w hich alm o st blazed
w ith
th a t fig h tin g u rg e w hich had sent
th e ir o w n er from th e ra n k s to
th e to p of one of th e
b ig g est
lu m b e r co n cern s on th e ro a st.
"Y ou re m e m b e r th a t slit in th e
face of th e cliff above Old Jo n r.
M u rre l’s cabin, w h ere th e riv e r
m a k e s th e s h a rp tu rn
to
th<
rig h t? ”
"N o . 1 d o n ’t.
N ever saw an y
tim b e r tip th e r e .”
"W e ll, it's th e re .
A n a rro w
slit ab o u t a foot h ig h an d e lg h '
lo n g
W lo ti v o n look in you see
w h at looks lik e th e back o f th e
eav e a b o u t six feet from
you,
h u t If you lie dow n you ra n roll
tn u n d e r th a t an d yon find y o u r
se lf in a fa ir sized cave. T h e re
Is a sp rin g o f c le a r w a te r an d a
cra c k big e n o u g h to th ro w a car-
louxl of re fu se 'n to .
T hey had
a b ig p la n t fixed up an d
h ad
been ru n n in g fo r m o re th a n
a
y e a r, I sh o u ld ju d g e . It w as th e
slic k e st p la n t you e v e r saw , or
th a t we h av e e v e r u n co v ered , b e
c a u se th a t w e a th e re d s h a le
in
fro n t of th e place m oves e v ery
tim e th e su n d rie s th e fog off,
o r w h en ev er It ra in s, an d co v
e re d up all th e b ra c k s
N ever
w ould have fo u n d it If S c a re
cro w G ibbs had n o t given m e a
s tr a ig h t tip .”
"W h o was m a k in g th e s t u f f ” '
Bill lo oked s tr a ig h t in to J o n e 's
ey es fo r a long m o m en t,
th en
s a id q u ie t l y . " O l d Jo h n ”
F o r once Jim Jo n e s had
no
reply- read y to sh o o t lik e an ex
plosive bom b a t his liste n e r. I n
s te a d he lo o k ed fo r a long m o
m en t In to H ill's ste a d y eye nnd
re a d in g h o n est co n v ictio n th e re ,
said so ftly , " I t d o e s n 't seem pos
Bible, Bill. Good God. I ’d as soon
h av e su sp ected my own m o t h e r "
"T w o of u s." said B i ll .
T h en th e b lue eves
flash ed
o fficers as
follow s: S en io r D eacon,
Craw
ford S m ith ; J u n io r D eacon. J. F.
G illin g s; S en io r S te w a rd , A. C.
T h o m p so n : J u n io r S tew ard . Bay
C ooley;
T yler,
R.
L eu tw y ler;
M arshal. W. J. S ab in : c h a p la in .
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