Port Orford Deep Water Harbor = The KEY to the Development of the Vast Natural Wealth of the Mid-Pacific Coast Empire PORT ORFORD NEWS VOL. III. Scenic Roosevelt Highway; Veritable Wonderland Port Orford, Oregon, Tuesday, January 8, 1929. Two II. S. Students The Baltimore Colony Installation Held by The recent death of T Manuel To Attend Conference Hermann of Broadbent, Coos coun Ladies of Woodcraft U niversity of Oregon, Jan. 7.— ty, recalls m any of the Interesting Tuesday night the Ladles of No. 10. State Budget Slashed; Patterson Plans Reduction The Port Orford high school will points of history of this noted fam Woodcraft held their annual in send two delegates to the ninth ily of southwestern Oregon pio stallation of officers at the Wood annual high school conference to neers. In 1858 Dr. Henry Her man hall. After installation a be held at the U niversity of Oregon mann, father of T. Manuel Her most delicious and bountiful sup I January 11 and 12. More than mann made a trip to the Pacific per w as served by Mrs. Harold 600 delegates, representing over 11 coast looking for a region desir Johnson, Mrs. Frank B. Tichenor (Southwestern Oregon News) Salem, Or., Jan. 6.—Oregon'? T. Bennett Dies thP 'arger high schools of the able to colonize, coming by way and Mrs. Ella Knapp. The follow PORT ORFORD The Roosevelt coast highway is Atty. T governmental requirem ents for th< Attorney T. T. Bennett of Marsh state, will attend the event. of the Isthm us of Panama to San ing officers were installed: estim ated to cost $18,000,000 when LOCALS year 1929 and 1930, as recorrtmend Special discussion will be formed P ast guardian neighbor, Sylvia I completed. Of this stupendous sum field died Friday last as a result for high school student body o ffi Francisco and thence to Port Or ed by Governor Patterson, state Quigley; guardian neighbor, N ests of influenza. Mr. Bennett was 42 ford and overland to the Coquille nearly $13,000,000 has already been cers, editors of annuals and new s Johnson; advisor, Mary Tichenor; | Wilbur Ponting spent Thursday budget officer, aggregate $23,155.- expended in its construction. The years of age and a son of J. W. papers, heads of girls’ leagues and valley, which he decided w as the and Friday in Bandon. 951, according to the biennial budg clerk, Ella Knapp; banker, Maude money for this great highw ay has Bennett, a pioneer attorney o f Coos faculty advisers. Experts in all section desired. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Tichenor, et of proposed expenditures com Lynch; managers, Myrtle Forty, county, and a grandson of the W hile he was on this trip to been appropriated by the state of Grandmother Knapp, Francis Sutton, Syneva Lindberg; who recently arrived here from pleted here today by Sam A, Koz Mr. these fields will give addresses, and Oregon, Oregon, aided by federal and coun founder of Bandon. Oregon. much time will be devoted to talk m other of Louis Knapp Sr., now attendant. Adda Porter; inner sen Texas, returned last week from a er, state budget commissioner. Bennett was well known in Cur ty funds. When this 412 miles of ing over various problems. Of this am ount $520,150 will be living at Port Orford, learned that tinel, Mrs Aiken; outer sentinel, short visit In Portland highway is completed, the Pacific ry county, having successfully D elegates from Port Orford are he was in Oregon, and as the Mabel Mather; captain of guards, Mrs Mary Robinson's sister. Mrs. raised by fixed appropriations, and handled the bank case of the coast will have one o f the most Floyd Wright, president of the stu Frank B. Tichenor; flag bearer, Huntley, of Illinois, is spending $1,952,856 will be received through scenic thoroughfares in the whole } Brookings State bank versus the dent body, and Edna Miller, edi- Knapp fam ily had known the Her manns in Baltimore before the Kate Leneve; musician. Marlon some time as Mrs. Robinson’s m illage levies within the 6 per world. 1 Federal R eserve bank, and enjoyed cent limitation Millage levies out a large practice throughout Coos tor o f the school news Knapps settled in San Francisco in Tichenor; press correspondent. An- I guest, The national highw ay will be a side the 6 per cent lim itation to Charles F. Dlenst, noted educat- 1856, she w as on the lookout for na Tichenor. and Curry counties. At the time Mr. and Mrs. Orris Knapp were fittin g monument to President tal $6,195,273. The am ount recom Mrs. H aw kins, organizer for the Bandon visitors this past week. o f his death he was associated with or of Boise. Idaho, will deliver the ; him when he returned to the Gold- Theodore Roosevelt ' for whom it Dr. Ladies o f Woodcraft, will be In Col. J. C. Johnson as attorneys principal address of the session 0B o ate city en route home Mr. and Mrs. Hans Adolphsen mended by Governor Patterson for was named. for the local port comm ission in Students will also hear Dr Arnold Hermann told the Knapps about Port Orford in the very near fu have moved Into one of the Rob appropriation to the legislature The Roosevelt highway will pre the case of Geo. E. Dix et al ver- J Bennett Hall, president of the Uni- the wonderful country of south- w ithout the 6 per cent limitation ture. inson cottages on the highway. sent to the tourist an ever-chang is $173,952. Aid from license fee.- sus the Port of Port Orford, now versity, and Joe McKeown, presi- J western Oregon while he w as in Mrs. Adda Porter of Bandon ing panorama of wooded hills and and other incidental revenue, In on appeal to the supreme court, i dpnt of the Associated Students. ' Frisco and that he was going Port Orford's spent the week end visitin g friends ocean scenery. This highway pass addition to appropriations or mil back to Baltimore to bring out a in town. es through stretches of forests, December Weather and Mr relatives lage levies, was fixed at $7,494,141 colony, composed of the Hermann Hunter Resigns and Mrs. Harold Sauers, who with giant trees, centuries old. Former Resident Inquires According to the weather sta L egislative appropriations for Elm er E. Miller, predatory ani- i family, consisting of Dr. and Mrs. Mrs. W. S. Smith and her daugh have been living in one of the P assing over the highw ay in Coos tistics kept by United States Co the years 1929 and 1930, as recom mal hunter In Curry county for ; Hermann, and children, Binger. T. ter, Mrs Oerding, of Coquille were Scofield cottages for the past few and Curry counties one is in the at mended by Governor Patterson, ag Cass M, operative Observer Johnston weeks, have returned to Agate gregate $6,854,660 heart of the fam ous Port Orford in Bandon Saturday afternoon, I the United States biological survey, | Manuel, W ashington, Total govern Port Orford there were 14 clear Thrusenalda anu Franklin P .; Hen- has resigned. He left the service Beach park. white cedar belt, found nowhere Mrs. Smith consulting Dr. H. L. mental requirements for the year? ry Schroeder and wife, Dora, and 1 days' seven Partly cl«»r, and ten January 1 and hereafter will de Houston. Mr. Sm ith was former Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fromm of else in the world In this same 1929 and 1930, as approved by th< their children, J Henry, Augustus cloudy days during the month of „,1.1, „ . Brushes creek motored out to Sixes governor, are approxim ately $4,200 belt grows the myrtle tree of bib ly the pastor of the Community vote his entire tim e to his farm December, w ith a precipitation o f - . . . . . . . . . H„ J. Frederick, Louisa A., Geo. on upper Pistol river. His suc I, U— mu j ,, lical lore, centuries old. antedat church here. Mrs Smith's recent II. oa 98 inches. The daily range o . f 1 Saturday to the home of John 000 less than during the years 1927 Fromm. ing the discovery of America. illness has severely afflicted her cessor has not yet been named. William, and Charles E.; W illiam temperature was as follows: and 1928, and $1,200,000 less than D uring the period in which Mil- C. Volkmar and w ife and child; Miss Ena McKenzie motored to during the biennium 1925 and 1926 These beautiful trees are a source eyesight and her numerous friends D ay Max Min Day Max Min Augustus Bender and w ife and _ _ _ . . ler has been predatory animal Bandon Friday afternoon. here are hoping it may be rem- of interest to the traveler. 56 42 The appropriations for 1927 and 16 51 36 edied. Rev. and Mrs Sm ith are hunter in this county, a very large ! son. Edward; David Holland and 1 Creighton Sauers of Oakland, Splendid. Hunting. 2 55 192R totaled $27,359,457, as again«: 34 60 17 32 still very interested in Port Or- "umber of coyotes, cougar and 1 wife, Sarah, and three children; Calif., spent the holidays with Mr 58 $24,456,346 In the years 1925 and 34 18 57 34 The primeval wildness along the ford and asked concerning their sheep-eating bear have been d e -1 Mrs. Edward Pagles and children; 3 and Mrs. H. L. Sauers o f Agate 1926. 56 35 19 61 35 highway in Coos and Curry coun m any friends here. stroyed by him. He has had the Hermann Wilde and w ife and 4 j Beach park. 56 35 Total requirem ents to be pro 20 57 35 ties furnishes the hunter some of hearty cooperation o f stockmen ! children; Hermann Leeke, John A. 5 S. J. Spoerl and N at Perkins 6 63 35 vided for In 1929 and 1930 through 21 58 42 the best large game hunting to and local hunters , Bothe and Charles Lindermann. i were business visitors in Bandon property tax and other revenue.- 62 40 22 57 34 be found in America. Bear, elk, Port Orford Wins Again D uring the past two weeks Mil- . After Dr. Hermann left for the 7 1 during the week. appllcable to the payment of th< 67 48 23 56 34 deer, bobcat, cougar and wild boar 1 Saturday night the local high ler killed two cougar and three j east Louis Knapp Sr., then a lad 8 Henry Adolphsen motored in general governmental expense- 56 49 24 53 are plentiful. I school team took on the 45 well wildcats on a hunting trip in t h e ) about 16 years, came to Port 9 from his logging operations on the was fixed at $15,696,891. 10 52 45 • 25 .53 46 The Roosevelt highway passes known Rogue R iver team at the upper Pistol river country, ; Orford and settled, where he was middle fork o f the Coquille river 53 39 26 54 41 over some of the best fishing wa- ' local gymnasium and won with a He started his work as preda- I Joined a couple of months later by 11 Saturday afternoon to attend port 54 41 27 53 39 m eeting tors known to the angler. The fam- | »core of 33 to 28. There was a tory animal hunter on October , Grandmother Knapp. Since 1859 12 New Club to 50 39 28 53 45 ous Rogue river is noted for its large attendance and the game jg, 1927, and worked until June 1, , the Knapp fam ily name has been I 13 Mrs. Alta T.arson and daughter, 14 54 32 29 55 ;ugged beauty and fine steelhead , w®s thoroughly enjoyed, 47 Elect Officers 1928 He began again on October I Indelibly written in the history of Virginia, were guests of Mrs. Anna 53 31 fishing The Coquille, Coos, Ump- , The girls' game between 30 54 47 Adolphsen, of Denmark, the first the 15, 1928. and continued until his j Curry county, and Ixiuis Knapp Sr 15 At a recent m eeting of the Civic 31 56 qua and Siuslaw rivers are fine girls’ high school team and the resignation became effective on ] at the age of 85, still takes great 47 of the week. club and the Port Orford Socia’ —. — fishing waters, Where steelhead. Coquille girls’ high school was can January 1 o f this year. interest in public affairs. Louis Mrs. E. L. W hite of Oakland ar club It was decided to Join the Average celled owing to illness of many of 55 39 Chinook and silverside salmon are Miller has slaughtered 14 cou- , Knapp Jr., joint representatlve- rived in Port Orford Tuesday to State Federation of clubs. The caught. In Coos bay are caught the Coquille players gars, 8 wildcats. 9 bear and 10 1 elect from Co-is and Curry coun-1 attend the funeral of her mother, name of the new organization Is striped bass, one of the gam est coyotes Of the latter six were | ty- w i>l leave the latter part of the Woman’s Club of Port Orford Ml W. R Hurst . week v e for Salem D . Ponting Honor Man of fish. N earby stream s along to attend the _ , ... " . .. Token of Appreciation poisoned, two were trapped and this Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vail and and its activities are to be along session of the state legislature I ™ W ° nMr this highw ay furnish small trout At the high school Christmas ' two were caught by dogs Report children of Coquille motored to standard club lines. A meetin fishing, principally steelhead and entertainm ent given by the stu- I er. The Hermann family, and oth- h u I town Sunday to visit Mrs. V ail’s will be held Thursday afternoon ai er fam ilies of the Baltimore col- ' ? "* ^ ' ¡ f a t h e r C C Inman cutthroat. dent body Friday before Christ- I ------------------- - 2:30 at the library when electlo' ony, also assisted In clearing the ‘*“d S'-*"8 n“™ ', tra,nln* 8chonl at ' ' ° * Flanked by Forests. mas, the students presented Coach Mr. and Mrs. A. P Sw eet and of officers will take place. It 1« Fielding „ Mrs. „ - Dies , way for the civilization and de- D ie*°' Ca"f " hae been 8elect’ This beautiful highw ay for near Delm ar B. W right w ith a very sub Mrs. C. A Fielding, w ife of C. | Vcl„Pment ()f southwestern Ore-! »» honor man of his company. children of Arizona Inn returned especially desirous that all ladle ly Its entire distance is flanked stantial token of their apprecia A. Fielding, who lives between the according to the following letter from E ugene the latter part of the ’ Interested attend week They spent the holidays as on one side by evergreen forests tion of his services in athletics to Elk and Sixes rivers, died Friday gon, principally in the Coquille received by The News: valley section, and Binger Her guests of Mrs. S w eet’s parents, and on the other by the restless the Port Orford high school. after being taken to the hospital mann served as representative in Guests from Marshfield Mr. W right gives his time and Mr and Mrs. G H. Smith Pacific. In many places the road U. S. N aval Training Station j for treatm ent of a serious case of Mrs. Cart Tichenor and passes around torturous cliffs and services without remuneration o f ' pneumonia. The funeral was held congress from this district for sev Earl Mr. and Mr». H. L. Sauers o' San Diego, Calif. Tichenor of Portland have been ' Agate beach perk had as theli from these vantage points one has any kind and the students and | Sunday a t Sixes w ith interment eral years. Dec 28. 1928 cuests of Mr and Mrs. Frank B. guests over Sunday Mr and Mrs a view of the ocean and miles of friends took this way o f express I in the Denmark cemetery. The Editor, sandy beaches, or rugged coast ing their appreciation. Tichenor Theodore Keltner of Marshfield Buys Leutwyler Home Port Orford News, Mrs W hitsett’s brother, Mr Co- Sunday evening Mr and Mr? line. From ocean scene one pass Last week Orris Knapp pur- - p ort Orford, Oregon School Opens ______ , ___ __ ____ 11 hum, had the m isfortune o f a bad Sauers entertained at dinner. ha\ es through a wooded road banked Laurence Tichenor chased the Rudolp Leutwyler home 1 Dear D Sir School opened Monday morning 1 near the Masonic hall, considers- ! ft gives me great pleasure to i fall. Injuring his hip I |n g Mr and Mrs. Keltner and Mr: w ith rhododendrons and azalea. Proves a Hit’ with a splendid attendance after i tion not given. Mrs. Mary B Rice and Miss Ruth Mabel Gillings. There are many beaches along inform you that Fred W Ponting At the recent ’’hard-tlme” party I . , , , , , , _________ - , - the highway. Bandon beach is a 1a two w eeks’ holiday vacation, the son o f Mr, C. C. Ponting, Port j Clark spent a few hours In B a n -' given by the freshman class of the ' ' don Monday afternoon. i ,, . very picturesque spot and popu Goes to Salem Orford, Oregon, has been selected high school at which everyone ap m i s s Ruth ciark was shopping in Basketball Practice lar summer resort. Near Coos bay Joint R epresentative-elect Louis weekly honor man o f his company peared in country clothes. Laur Mrs. Masterson Dies , Bandon Friday afternoon. All during the holiday vacatio: are several beaches: Bastendorf ence Tichenor proved “the h it” of Mrs. Alice Masterson o f Sixes L. Knapp plans on leaving Friday »* this station. Mrs. H. L. Sauers motored to the high school basketball team and Sunset bay. These beaches This means that this man stood the evening, he being dressed as died at Leep hospital. Bandon, at for Salem to attend the session of ' Bandon last Saturday. George continued their praotice. prepare are visited by thousands during the a “hick” sheriff Some very am us 2 o'clock today (Tuesday). Fu the state legislature which con- ' out in a group of approxim ately Sauers, who spent his Christmas tory to the strenuous gam es whlc' summer months. ing costum es were in evidence. neral arrangem ents are not yet venes the following Monday. Jan- 10,1 men in his company. Honor vacation at home, has returned to follow shortly. uary 14. men are selected because of their Many Shell Fish. Delicious refreshm ents were serv- , completed, his studies at Stanford. neat appearance. Initiative, and Practically all the beaches in ed. Miss Vcva Anderson spent last their ability to profit from Instruc- Coos and Curry counties furnish j Port Commission Meets week In Marshfield. Managing Store monthly m eeting of ” ”n8 recelv,‘d during their period a large variety of shell fish, among A. W Britton and fam ily of GillingS Improving ! Mrs H V Sau ers is m an avtn v The regular -------- of training. which are clams, rock oysters and Mrs Mabel Gillings returned Dunham's store during the ab 1 P° rt rommlM,on waa h<>ld Sat- t » 1. u-ii j a . a . . ( I-anglols were In attendance at the , *n,orm a i Port Orford-Crescent City game mussels from Crescent City Friday after ! sence of Jesse Sutton who Is In urday and adjourned until Tues tion Win ¿ 7 , day afternoon at which tim e a von -n d a , tO '»»t Saturday. Deep-sea crabs are easily obtain spending the past two w eeks at the Portland. W alter Roybln(Ion haa rH an i„ , successor to Louis L. Knapp will you and your readers, and it Is able and tourists passing along bedsides of her son. John F Gill requested that, if possible, some be appointed. this route take great pleasure in ings, and Miss Jean Gillings. Mr. from a trip to Southern California, note of it be made In the colum ns SARAH JA N E H l'R ST securing their own sea food. W ith Gillings is slowly recovering from + going as far as San Diego PIRATES' W EEK I.T Mrs Alice Masterson of Hughes of your paper. out question, there is no other a very serious attack of pleurisy « Sarah Jane Hurst, w ife o f W. R Roy B. Corson o f the Inman Edna Mlller * Sincerely yours, highway in the world that will fur Miss Jean is still very ill of flu * * + H urtt of Port Orford, w as boi 4, * # * * * * brothers' ranch. Sixes, entered mines w as In town Sunday. C. W. COLE, Leep hospital last week and Sun nish the varied recreation for the pneumonia Mrs. Chapman motored to town In Missouri June 20, 1864, and dir We are glad to report that Don- day Dr. Shoot of Portland and Captain, U. S. Navy, Commanding from Denmark Saturday afternoon. Sunday, December 30, being 6' motorist that the R oosevelt high I aid McKenzie is again In school Dr. Leep performed a major op- w ay offers. This last great west Miss N ettle Toole returned Sun- years, 6 months and 10 days t> Sheridan Returns The junior class especially Is glad oration. At last report Mrs. Mas- After Port Orford Cedar day from her holiday vacation age She wag married to Willlai; along this scenic route contains W. H. Sheridan has returned terson was getting along as well Sam Shum ate of the White Ce- ! spent at her home In Oregon City. R. Hurst at Granada, Colo., or vast natural resources in timber, from Sacramento where he went to have him with the members Two new students have enrolled I as could be expected. Her daugh- dar Sales company visited Port Or minerals, game and fish. Carl White of Brushes creek has Christmas day, 1881, and short!< recently to engage In the contract W hile the motorist is travelling ing work Mr Sheridan has been to finish the last sem ester at Port ter, Mias Mary Masterson, came ford Monday In connection with been doing som e work at the D. thereafter cam e to Curry count; They are Margaret S n y -' from Philadelphia. Penn,, to be the work of getting out Port Or D McGill shop for several days. over the highw ay from Bandon to ill several weeks of flu. it later de Orford and settled, where they have live der of Sixes, who is a freshman, ( with her mother during her III- ford cedar on China mountain Marshfield he passes over an area veloping into pneumonia. Dr. and Mrs. U R. Pugh of Port since, first for tw o years on th< and Carlos W hite, of Oakland, 1 ness. underlaid with sub-bituminous coal Orford left Sunday for a few days' Sixes river and thereafter on El' Calif., who is a senior. There are t — - - , . estim ated to contain one billion visit In Portland river and In Port Orford. O' ( hange of Church Hours Mr. and Mrs. Allen Belieu passed This is j G. W Axtell, middle Elk miner. short tons. Adjacent to the port through Port Orford Friday en now 10 seniors enrolled The hours of church services are David McKenzie, John McKenzie Christmas day Mr. and Mrs. Hur? of Coos bay are billions o f feet route to the telephone construc the largest class o f seniors that 1 is spending a few days In town changed as will be noted in the ®on McKenzie were business celebrated their 47th wedding ar. We -------- . of big timber. On Coos bay are tion camp at Smith River. Calif. Port Orford has ever had church calendar. 1 visitors In Bandon Friday. nlversary. w ith their children and hope that both students will enjoy Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Sw eet and located large mills, shipping tim L B Hatton spent Monday and m any of their grandchlldre pres school here. | fam ily of Arizona Inn motored up ber to all the leading foreign mar today at his home, having come ent. Return to Corvallis Last Saturday evening. January i to Port Orford Sunday morning kets. While crossing Coos bay the valley. In Sunday from the Elk river dis Mrs. Hurst Is survived by he Jesse and Davis Ponting, who trict where Is trapping this winter husband and six children: Joh Msrket roads and highways of j 5. the boys’ basketball team played traveller may see large freighters Coos county compare favorably I one of the most Interesting games j Mrs R O. McKenzie of Myrtle- 8p'‘nt the holldays with their par- from foreign ports entering or Mr and Mrs. Orris Knapp and R Hurst, Jam es W Hurst, Gei with other counties of same pop-1 of the season, defeating Rogue wood ranch. Elk river, Is a patient *nt" Mr *n'1 Mrg c c Ponting, little daughter, June, motored to C Hurst, Mrs. Frances Sutton an<. leaving the port of Coos bay. ulatlon Market roads reach prac- River high school by a score of at Leep hospital. Bandon, where to th ,lr 8,,*d,M at 0 A Portland Sunday They will spend Mrs Mary Robinson, all of Por) Meets Redwood. tically all farm ing districts, con 33 to 28 «he underwent a major operation ' •s,ow day Jaaae Ponting the week there. Orford, and Mrs. Lily W hite o' The northern term inus of the necting them with trade centers The Rogue River team showed last Monday Miss Ena McKenzie rHurned to Port Orford Friday A. H. Powers and Attorney Skip- Oakland, Calif. She 1s also aur R oosevelt highw ay is at Seaside, and outside markets. remarkable sportsm anship which is special nurse on the case and worth of Marshfield transacted vlved by a aister In Portland ant E ighty miles o f the Roosevelt i was commented upon by everyone near the mouth of the Columbia Mr A. B. Hogatt Rernverinir bustneae In Port Orford Saturday two brothers In Oklahoma, and 2’ river, and the southern terminus highway from Reedsport to Ya- The game was clean throughout, Mrs A. B. Hogatt returned last Mr and Mrs. A. P Sw eet and grandchildren, is at the Oregon state line where quina bay are to be completed j Mr Rice of Bandon refereed the Sunday from Portland where she children of Arizona Inn were Mrs. Hurst's mind w as clear un It connects with the Redwood When this section is opened to the game A luncheon was given at Mrs A. V. Dietderlch of Port 1 spent several days visiting Mr. guests of friends in town Sunday, til the time of her death She wil northern and traveling public thousands of tour- : the Western Cafe after the game 1 Orford and Mrs Gene Oething of Hogatt, who is recovering from a highw ay Both Mr and Mrs Herbert Tichenor, he remembered by a host of friend southern points are connected with » ts will travel this great highway, ' for both teams Coach Wright and Eureka, Calif., who Is a sister of serious operation who came up from Texas recent- for her many acts o f kindness it trans-continental highways Coos a fitting memorial to Theodore ; Mr Tichenor were present ¡Mrs. R O McKenzie, are taking I _____________ _ ly, have taken apartm ents over the time of need. The funeral wa; county has two fine highways con- R oosevelt and his Indomitable will ' Next week Is dread-d bv all the ' care of Mrs. McKenzie s house R O McKenzie of the Reaview Port Orford bakery and expect to held from the Community eharch necting with the Pacific highway. In the westward march of clvlllza- students as It brings with it the 1 hold during the latter*« absence In ranch was a Gold Reach visitor remc.ln a few months, at ¡east, in last Wednesday, with Rev. Whit- passing through the W illam ette tion. I sem ester exams. the hospital at Bandon. the first of last week town sett o fflc te tln g I'