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PORT ORFORD NEWS
Published weekly at Port Orford, Oregoa.
OEO. W 8 0 RAN SON, Editor
E n te re d a t th e P o sto ffice a t P o rt O rfo rd , O regon, as second class
m all m a tte r u n d e r Act of M arch 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATB8:
One Y e a r __________________ IJ.Wfl
Biz M o n th s___________
g i oa
Advertising rates 25 cents per column lush.
Tuesday, February 5, 1929.
The real dignity of a man lies not in what he
has, but in what he is.—J. S. Blackie,
f i
s'ásg.* 49 st...
T ide T able o r W eek E nd in g F e b ru a ry 12, 1929, a t P o rt O rford, Ore.
Low
H ig h
A. M. P. M.
W ednesday, Feb. 6 ___________ _ 2 45 2:37
T h u rsd ay , Feb. 7 ..................... ...... - 3:18
3:27
F rid ay , Feb. 8 _________________ - 3:57
4:27
S atu rd ay , F eb 9................... -.........
4:42
5:43
Sunday, Feb. 10 ...................
... 5:38
7:14
M onday, Feb 11 .............................. ... 6:49
8:43
Tuesday, Feb. 12
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9:55
Oregon Second in
Platinum Production
(C ontinued from page 1.)
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i I t is a tra d itio n th a t p latin u m |
w as firs t discovered in Colombia, I
S outh A m erica, in 1735 by a Span-
A. M. P. M.
3:52
4:53
4 41 5:34
5:20
6:11
6 43
6:03
6:39
7:14
7:14
7:44
7:52
8:13
Port Orford Cedar
CREDIT FOR ACHIEVEM ENT
(C ontinued fro m page 1.)
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Credit for achievement, like pay for services lard named Antonio uuoa. For a developed on Coos Bay. I t is said
rendered, is due those who earn it, and those un will-J ’»ms tim e a fte r his discovery, the th a t th e firs t P o rt O rford ce d a r
ing to perform the hard work incident to the accom- Colom
pIatin1?"1
of tbe Choco reglon of b a tte ry se p a ra to rs w ere m an u fac-
bia w as thro w n aw ay. L arge tu re d in M ichigan from
icsaw n
plishment of any worth while work have no claim on q u an tities o f th is d iscard ed d u st stock. T he ro ta ry c u t process
of
the public for recognition. Dr. Cook, some years ago, have since been recovered. R e m ak in g se p a ra to rs began early in
cently one o w n er e x tra c te d 17 1919 w hen an experim ental p la n t
fraudulently attem pted to fool the people into believ pounds
o f p latin u m from th e foun
in M arshfield. O regon,
ing that he was the discoverer of the north pole, but, d atio n of an old b uilding in the w to as c u erected
t b a tte ry se p a ra to r sto ck on
like all such attem pts, he utterly failed, and became K uibo d istrict.
a sta n d a rd ven eer lathe. In 1920
In ad d itio n to th ese g ra in s one a second p la n t w as erected. F ro m
the object of ridicule the world over. While honest m ig
h t expect to find g rain s of topa. th a t tim e on th e developm ent of
work is in itself sufficient rew ard for the results ob zircon, g a rn e t, to u rm alin e, illmin- th
e business has been rapid. Re-
tained, the public will eventually recognize
the merit
The reason fo r th ese m lner- saw n, sliced and ro ta ry c u t sepa-
_
occurring ln the “black san d s” I ra to rs a re m an u fa c tu re d a t various
of the achievement and bestow credit therefore I , als
to g eth er is th a t th ey a re all p a r points th ro u g h o u t th e co u n try .
where credit rightfully belongs.
ticu larly re s ista n t to w eathering, G reat precision is dem anded in th e
,
b ear up u n d e r th e p o u nding about
In th e ir jo u rn ey from th e m o th er
rock to th e p lacer ground an d p a r
tic u la rly because th ey have a g re a t
e r specific g ra v ity o r d en sity th an
m ost o th e r m inerals.
P lacers in O regon rich in p la ti
n u m a re a resu lt of a trem en d o u s
am o u n t of co n cen tratio n of this
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valuable
m etal from th e m o th er
rock w hich, a s I have explained,
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counties. A large supply of fire-
killed P o rt O rford ce d a r poles is
still available.
The W ood w ith th e P orcelain
Finish.
P o rt O rford ced ar fin ish an d cab
in et w o rk is being specified by dis
c rim in a tin g a rc h ite c ts th ro u g h o u t
the w orld. In Los A ngeles is the
B iltm ore hotel, w hose firs t u n it
co n tain s over 400,000 feet of trim
i and p anelling an d 35,000 lineal feet
of d etail panel mould.
In this
g re a t hotel. P o rt O rford ce d a r has
been used from th e second sto ry
to the very top and on all public
and p riv a te din in g room s.
L ate
in 1928. seven floors of th is stru c-
i tu re w ere m inutely exam ined by a
! m illw ork ex p ert to d eterm in e th e
, condition of th e w oodw ork.
No
! openings o r cra c k s of a n y kind
i w ere visible in th is g re a t expanse
: of wood trim .
The uniform color an d te x tu re of
P o rt O rford cedar, aside from its
sm oothness, sim plifies th e m a tte r
of painting. In th e case of an
elalx>rate built-in fix tu re no unus-
u a’ Pre Pa r a U°n in th e w ay of prim -
ing 18 needed before applying the
Onl8h in g coats.
One of th e severest te sts of a
good enam el J°b is to su b ject the
finished wood to a stro n g light
and view th e w ork a t a n angle.
OnIy in woods of exceptionally fine
g rain an d c a Pa b le of extrem e
sm oothness of finish, will no trace
of the g raln show th ro u g h the sur-
tace. P o rt O rford ced ar is con-
M
Picuous am ong th ese an d for th is
reason h a s been term ed th e "wood
th e porcelain fin ish .”
choosing the w oodw ork for
*be » e z z a n in e floor of th e U nited
h tatea N ational b ank of P o rtlan d ,
P o rt O rford ced ar w as specified by
th e arc h ite c t. T his g re a t building,
°"« °f “ 7 ' T ‘
* an k ln g n ° ° rs
th e U nited
^ i 68' *8 a " ™
P‘P ° f P ° r/ O r'
ford ce d a r used fo r th e sak e of
a u a |itv
q
y’
The ease w ith w hich P o rt O rford
ced ar m ay be m achined h as led to
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W ork h a s been sta rte d on the
play th a t th e school has obtained.
I t is being p u t on by th e th ree
upper classes. The nam e of the
play is "T he W hole T ow n’s T alk-
‘ngi and ** consists of th ree acts,
req u irin g 13 ch aracters. The fol-
l° win8 >s a list of the c h aracters:
H en ry Sim m ons, a m an u factu r-
e r—L aurence Tichenor.
H a rrte t S im m ons, hls w lf, Ed-
n a ^filler
Chas. F a r r ie r an d Mrs. C apps
of D enm ark, Mr. E d w a rd s an d
Mr. Jo h n so n o f L anglois w ere
i am ong those p re se n t a t th e fu
n eral of W a lte r S u tto n Sunday
Geo. In m an , son of C. C. Inm an,
E th e l Sim m ons, th e ir d a u g h te r— re tu rn e d from P o rtla n d F rid a y and
A nna T ichenor.
left fo r th e In m an m ines Monday.
C hester B inney, Sim m on’s p a rt
n e r B u ster A nderson.
L etty L ythe. a motion p ictu re
C. R. WADE
s t a r —Veva A nderson,
Attorney-at-Law.
D onald Sw ift, a notion p ictu re
d jrec to r—C arlos W hite.
First National Bank Bldg.
R oger Shields, a young Chicago Bandon
-
Oregon
blood—Bob T ichenor.
Lila W ilson R u th Miller, Sally
O tis - M arion T ichenor friends of
DR. L. R. PUGH
E thel.
Annie, a m aid —A nna B arton.
Dental Surgeon
S adie Bloom, d ancing te a c h e r—
R uby P urdin.
At Port Orford Pharmacy
T axi d riv er—D onald McKenzie.
Port Orford. Ore.
Mrs. Ja c k s o n —M argaret Tiche- , Phone I « i
nor.
Two new sea ts have been added
to th e assem bly loom as tw o m ore
stu d en ts have enrolled. T hey a re
E lliot and G eorge w o rd ro th , from
m a n u factu re of b a tte ry se p a ra to rs
an d because of its p eculiar gro w th
ch aracteristics, P o rt O rford ced ar
is th e prem ier wood fo r th is pur-
pose.
An in te re stin g b u t lim ited use of
P o rt O rford ced ar Is to be noted
in southw estern O regon in th e
» ui v
, j
.
form of h ighw ay guide posts.
E ith e r saw n o r In th e shape o f
CONFECTIONERY
veneer log cores, th ey a re g reatly
esteem ed by th e ro ad engineers of
Up-to-Date Goods
th a t section.
S urveyors In Coos
field. An in te re stin g one is for
and C u rry co u n ties have long fav-
Always Fresh
the new er ty p es of c u rta in poles.
ored P o rt O rford ced ar stakes.
, w here fashion decrees th e poly
W. J. Paul man. Prop.
E asy to m a rk upon, they also
chrom e a n d enam el effects.
sta n d d riving well.
Port Orford, Ore.
M a n u factu rers of th ese goods
M any y ears before telephone an d m ain taln th a t P o rt O rford ced ar
teleg rap h com panies had been dig- is w lthout a peer fo r th is purpose,
nified by the title of public utill- i t is easy to finish, th e rods come
ties, the a d v an ta g es of P o rt Or- from th e m oulders w ith clean,
these, too, as stream -w o rn pebbles ford ced ar w ere realized by th e sh a rp edges o r grooves an d the
builders of lines of com m unication po]es rem ain tru e and s tra ig h t a t
a re found In th e placers.
RESOURCES EXHIBIT
' P r o 8 p e c t | n g ' io r placerg by th ro u g h so u th w estern O regon coast
P ro s p e c tin g
for p lacers by
all tim es.
With an increased volume of traffic assured for se a rch in g fo r c h u n k s of serp en tin e c o u n try M any m iles of these T he excellence of P o rt O rford ce
WATCH
the current year over the scenic Roosevelt highway, or other baslc rocks ln river g,av p°? r „ ‘T ™ ’ built ,™ore, tb a n 35 d a r m ouldings has long been rec
if ifl nnnp inn oarlv in
has been especially successful years ®R°- a re »till standing, al- ognized by th e d iscrim in atin g a rc h
H IS JlOÎie t()() € arly to prepare to inform the traveling |n R u ssia w hich a t th e presen t th o u Kh
w ire h as been tran s- itect and c raftsm an .
Basswood,
THIS
public of the varied nature of the rich natural re- tim e supplies th e world w ith a fel red
°*ber w hite ced ar poles considered by m any to be the pre-
sources of Curryland. Experience has determined large Part ot ,ts platinum . P lacers 1 alo n ? relocated roads ar.d high- m ier wood for p ictu re m ouldings,
h as a new rival in
lh at ‘he m atter can best be brought to the attention th ey co n tain also ch u n k s of chrom - f ” A 7 long
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SPACE
the h isto ric Seven D evils cedar. R ecen t te sts conducted by
ot the public through the maintenance of exhibits of ite an d a re a p t to be poor In p lat road betw een B andon and E m pire, one of the la rg est m a n u fa c tu re rs
ores, soil products, woods, seashells, etc., and such ex- ,num lf ,hey contaln no chrom ite w here a single w ire telephone line of th is p ro d u at in S an F rancisco,
w as s tru n g ab o u t 1882, m any eight- has led to the in creasin g use of
hibits should be arranged before the tourist season
Inch P o rt O rford ce d a r poles. In- this wood for th is ex actin g pur-
Open. rjXnibltS Of this charocter will <USO b e n v n i l - have been successfully prospected stalled by the pioneers in telephone pose. O wing to th e rem a rk a b le pre-
able for the Curry booth at the fair this fall as the by 8(’archlnK a,nnK th e coast« for com m unication in th is section of cisión w ith w hich th e m ouldings
the state, a re still standing, alm ost m ay be m achined, th e final fin-
exhibit sponsored by the chamber of commerce last
obscured from view by the enorm - ishing e n ta ils but a m inim um of
year dem onstrated the value of the display. That chrom ite. If a stream is followed ous gro w th of v egetation fo r sm oothing, since th e m a terial is
exhibit
was
hurriedly
assembled,
but with
plenty
of
from
a ♦ beach
inland a t som e point w hich th is section o f th e s ta te is v irtu ally read y on a rriv a l fo r the
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processes of p o l y c h r o m i n g o r 1
a u stre
a m In a «
platin lfero . u . . . s noted.
time in which to prepare, the 1929 booth should co
u n try a trib u ta ry will ta k e off. Flre-Killr<l Poles G ive bong Life, enam eling. On one occasion the
eclipse last year’s effort.
a t w hich point boulders o f serp en
C om pared w ith th e difficulties sm oothness of a tr ia l o rd e r of this
tin e w ith g ra in s an d isolated piec of o b tain in g poles fo r electric and stock d ire c t from th e m oulder oc-
Port Orford, Ore.
es of ch ro m ite will be found
If telephone tran sm issio n lines a t th is casioned suspicion on the p a rt of
CURRY’S W EATHER
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th is stre a m is follewed it eventu- tim e, o u r predecessors had an easy ^he buyer th a t it had been sanded,
With the m ajor portion of Oregon having ex eily will be found to cu t th ro u g h tim e of it. In m any Instances poles
(C ontinued in n ext issue),
treme w inter w eather during the last days of Janu- a s<'rP<>ntir.c country T he gravel could be c u t w ithin a few feet o f
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th
e
hole,
and
to
sn
ak
e
them
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ary statistics disclose th at the w eather along the
“ th ro u g h th e u n d e rb ru sh to th e •
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southwestern Oregon coast in Curry county was ex- i t is not w o rth while going too line w as not d ifficu lt when the sup- ♦ P O R T O R F O R I) AND LANG- A
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ceptionally mild, Port Orford h aving but one day, fa: up MUcb a s,rpam. since the ply w as so great.
LO IS P A R IS H
P
ublic
utility
com
panies
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ra
t
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Rev.
J.
C.
W
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itsett,
P
asto
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Jan u ary 20. when the tem perature dropped as low
T
h f ,t r a " ’ p o r,'*d \ u ‘‘e
BANDON
ing in th is te rrito ry early learned
as 2b degrees above zero, while the lowest maximum d isin teg ratio n and so rtin g o r e th.st th e fire-killed P o rt O rford * A A A A A A A A A A A A A A a | I
for any (lay during the month was 45 degrees above gonlan
ceuar. survivors of a terrific fo r
Langlois—S unday school a t 10 I [Commercial & Savings
est fire th a t sw ept th is county in
zero. The average daily maximum reading was 52
a. m. H o u r of public w orship a t
e arly days, offered even g re a te r re 11 a. m.
Deans E ntertain
degrees while the average daily minimum was 37 de-i
sistan ce to the elem en ts th a n th e
Safety Deposit Boxes
S unday school a t
grees above zero.
But 13 days of the month were In honor of Mr. and Mrs. R ay green poles, or those th a t had been 10 P a. o rt m. O rford
for Rent
H
our
of
public
w
orship.
D ean, w hose m arria g e took seasoned In sto rag e a fte r having
classed as cloudy, 5 partly cloudy, while there were phl
place S atu rd ay night. M r an d Mrs. been cu t green. I t is not unusual 7:30 p. m.
T hem e o f ad d ress — “Lessons
13 fully clear
Remarkable winter
weather,
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,
. days.
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_________ r N n a .. t D ean e n te rta in e d a t th eir for a fire killed P o rt O rford ced ar
from the Life of Lincoln."
you say, but it is the class of weathei
weather ordinarily oh- home Sunday with a sum ptuous tran sm issio n line to be found in T hought for the w eek—“I know
W hen In M arshfield, call and
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w edding d in n er
T he g u ests in firs t class condition, as fa r as the
served
in XI
Curryland
along
the
coast.
In ap ert th e S m artest, N ewest
cluded Mr. an d Mrs. D ean. Mr. poles a re concerned, 35 y ears a fte r th at, w hatsoever God doeth. it
shall be forever: n o th in g can be
Mine Machinery Arrives n ien t included a W illiam son hall and Mr8 Orov<*r T ichenor, Mr. h av in g been put in th e ground put to It, n o r a n y th in g tak en a rriv a ls in
mill
an
d
Doore
classifier,
W
ork
at
and
Mrs.
F
ra
n
k
T
ichenor.
Mr
and
B
ecause
of
this
fact,
u
tility
com
pa-
FALL APPAREL
Gold Hill, O r, F eb
2 —T h ree
| nles In the Coos B ay section aw ay from it: God d oeth it. th a t
carlo ad s of m ine m ach in ery have the m ine at p resen t is confined ' ,IS H prb e rt T ichenor, Miss A . . nna
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,
,
men should fe a r before him .
FOR LADIES
to
o
re
developm
ent.
D.
P
o
tte
r
is
'
,,a
rto
n
.
Miss
E
llen
R
arton
Miss have for some tim e specified fire- Thpre „ nolhlnR be, te r for
been tak en to th e E d w ard s M ining
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GOTHAM GOLD S T R IP E
com pany’s p ro p e rty on Ixiuse creek
H O SE
n o rth of Gold Hill T he last shlp- q u a rte rs a t G ra n ts Pass. Ore
com- 8ouI enjoy ROod In his labor.”—
Tichenor.
T he B est S otcking to be bad
pany. o p eratin g In Coos and C u rry Solom an ln EcflPsla ste s th e Bible
fo r th e Money.
DETAILS
By E dgar A. Guest.
Human masterpieces are built by patience and
thoughtfulness and unselfishness—by courtesy, good
manners, kindliness and understanding.
The lives
of the great characters we all know and love are
filled with tiny details exquisitely done. If the great
canvas of a life time is to be worth while it must h e i18 a 7 ryba8i8 T L A8 y.ou wl!‘
filled With little details Which have COSt time and " e ’^ u e n tly ’T r e 'tr a n s p o r te d ^ o n g ^ s -
thought and courage and fidelity. One may a ttract ,ances wtihout being e n tirely de
attention by a single daring stroke, but the'eonstant ‘troyT*; “ “T ? " pla<'*‘8 wi may
respect <111(1 <l(lniir<ltion of those about him can be era of serp en tin e, o r black, heavy
won and kept only by a sincere effort in the little basic rocks p a rtic u la rly rich in
m ag n etite, Iron o r chrom ite. Such
tests of life.
rocks In O regon a re freq u en tly
It is by little things that battles are lost or won. c u t by num ero u s q u a rtz veins and
B asketball News.
T he tw o b ask etb all team s played
a re tu rn gam e a t C old B each F r i
day night, re tu rn in g hom e the
sam e evening. T he P o rt O rford
girls won from th e Gold B each
g irls by 23 to 13
T he P ira te s
defeated th e ir opponents by 47 to
13 points.
L o g g e rs
P o o l H a ll
HATTON’S
SERVICE STATION
Associated Gas
Kelly Springfield Tire
L. B. HATTON
Prop.
Port Orford, Oregon
Port Orford
Hardware Co.
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SEASIDE HOTEL
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SPECIALTY SHOP
INCLUDE BEAUTIFUL
Floras Lake
YOUR 1929 ITINERARY
On The Roosevelt Highway
FISHING — HUNTING — BOATING
BATHING
FLORAS LAKE HOTEL
CLO JO H N SO N 'S
251 C entral Ave.
M arshfield
Camping
—
Free Wood
On the Ocean
Boating
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t i
I
Fishing
Scenic Views
of Currv Countv
Good W ater
On the Lake
Cigars
HATS
We have a
Complete Assortment
of the
Latest Styles
For Summer
Broadway
Owing to the limited number of cabins it
is advisable to make reservations early.
Candy
Refiners and 'Buyers o f
PORT ORFORD COMMERCIAL CO.
W. T. White
P o rt Orford, Ore.
Curry Chapter No. 13.
O. E. S.
R e g u la r m eetin g s, th ird S a tu r
d ay of each m o n th .
V isitor
alw ay s w elcom e.
Worthy
Matron.
K atie Adolphsen.
S ecretary ,
V elm a Sabin.
Magazines
PORT ORFORD
LODGE A. F. & A. M
No. 170
Meets second Saturday at each
month. Visiting brethern wel
tome.
FR A N C IS W. SM ITO ,
Worshipful Master
DAVID JKNKS,
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Secretary
Millinery
259 So. B roadw ay
M arshfield, Oregon.
N a tive P la tin u m and G old
John R. Smith X Son. Props.
NOTARY PUBLIC
THE BLUE BIRD
AGATE BEACH PARK
Tourist Headquarters
Real
Estate
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