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PORT ORFORD NEWS P ublished w eekly at Port Orford, Oregon. OEO W 8 O R A N 8 O N . E d ito r n tered a t th e P o eto fflce a t P o rt O rfo rd , O regon, a t second claas m all m a tte r u n d e r Act of M arch 3, 1 (7 » . T M e te b le fo r W w k E n d in g M arch SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Ona T e a r ---------------------------- IS.SS 8ix M o n t h a _________________ (!■ •« A dvertising rates 16 cen ts per colum n Inch. I», 1929, a t « or t O rfo rd , Oregon. H igh A M P. M. Tuesday, March 12, 1929. The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.—Gibbon. W ednesday, M ar. 13 T h u rsd ay . M ar. 14 _ F rid ay , Mar. 15 ___ S a tu id a y , M ar. 16 ._. Sunday, Mar. 17 .... M onday. Mar. 1 8 __ T uesday, M ar. 1 9 ___ 1.35 2:06 2 38 3:17 4:05 5:07 6:28 1:49 2:33 3:23 4:23 5:39 7:05 8.32 Low A. M. P. M. 7:36 8:15 9:02 9:55 12:04 7:42 8:12 8:47 9:28 11:00 12:17 1:37 As i t lips w ere b reak in g Into song? Is it the play-dash O f th e blue R ogue on its shores, Threaded through W ith the silver splash es of A falling m o u n tain stream . L ifted on th s w inds M usically m u rm u rin g A m ong th e rocks an d th e firs. A m ong th e baby leaves In religious ferv o r an d pom p F lash es a card in al bird. Q u ien tin g in a hym n to th e skies W hich in Its spell. Q uiet c a p tu re s an d holds H is cong reg atio n of w orshipping leaves; T hen, as by m agic th e m u rm u rs of th e people W alking th e hom ew ard w ays of th e wind. M r and M rs W ill C aughell and Mrs. C h riatin ia F rom m w ere in tow n la st w eek from Gold Beach. Every day th e halls of th e an Mr. C aughell m otored to M arsh thropology departm ent of the Uni field to v isit hl» b ro th e r w ho has versity of C alifornia ring out with been a t th e W esley hospital. th e low, plaintive m usic c f the In dian trib es of the Paclfle coast. One unacquainted w ith the proceedings m ight be led to think th a t a w ar A tto rn ey -a t-la w . dance w as in progress, but th e fact is th a t for many years the u n iv er First N ational Bank B ldg sity m anagem ent has been engared In collecting phonographic records . Oregon on which a re preserved the old- Bandon tim e songs nnd dance m usic and dances of the Indians of the P a cific slope. They have succeeded in recording some gems. F o r In stance, It has heretofore been Im D ental Surgeon possible to pet the Indians to ren der the “Cry D ance" song, which At Port Orford Pharm acy is one sung by professional m ourn e rs a t funerals, and those who a re fam iliar w ith it regard It as un Phone l s l Port Orford. Ore. lucky to sing a death song when th ere Is no death. The Lost B ear Cub's L am ent Is n bad ballad In a m inor key which tells th e tale of a bew ildered little bear stum bling through the woods searching for Its m other. T hese records nre gone over daily by one of the faculty who Is endeavoring to fathom the system which w as made use of In the composition. Preserving Music of Pacific Coast Indians C. R. WADE DR. L. R. PUGH stockholders’ meetings are perfunctory affairs, hand fuls of men voting sheaves of proxies. So long as dividends come regularly the average stockholder w onder of C u rry lan d ! sends his proxy to the secretary to be voted by some G I reen th in k th a t joy passed one of the directors for their re-election. A change And spilled itself; may come. Corporate stock is widely scattered in T he drops ru n n in g all over the g rass small lots among millions of persons, who can afford A nd g a th e re d them selves to g e th e r neither time nor money for a long journey to attend in blossom s; a meeting. Thus the insiders continue themselves in So en w itch in g the blossoms, control indefinitely. John D. Rockefeller Jr. has set T h a t Love, passing. refu g e w ithin th em from a an example which others may follow. A leader who Took show er inspires confidence may organize an opposition to the And becam e b u t a b re a th of de Wood Cups and Bowls lig h t— president or directors of some other company who Once Highly Prized T hose blossom s, th a t b reath . Wooden trenchers, commonly have abused their trust and he may oust them. Some-! No w ords refined enough “treen ” w ere In common use thing of that kind is needed in these days when al-j To be th e poem of th e ir tellin g — called during the Mid lie ages In G reat B ritain. “M asers" or cups nnd most all business is done by corporations and when T hose blossoms, th e trillium s. bowls were frequently m entioned h a t b re a th the b re a th in g of popular ownership of their stock has become the cus T T he In wills and Inventories. The finer souls of arb u tu s, specim ens belonged to the richer tom. That will be all to the good, for confidence in L ovlier th a n g re a t g ard en s abbey»—thus, th ere w as the Great business integrity will grow stronger, and business H ave ever b reath ed m aser a t York, the Ju d a s cup at To th e w ondering w inds D urham , and nt St. Saviour's, is founded on confidence. O f Ju n e, th e en ch an ter, PROTECTING THE WILD FLOWERS (Editorial in The Oregonian) New England’s unfortunate experience with the fast-disappearing mayflower should give point to the timely and appropriate action just taken by the federal forest service with a view of preserving the more delicate species of wildflowers here in the northwest. It is good news, for example, that lilies, lady’s slippers, bitterroot, rock primroses, adder’s tongues, clintonia, California fuchsias, trilliums, weeping spruce and McNabb’s cypress may not here after be lawfully taken within any national forest. Notwithstand that the forest areas in a sense consti tute a reservoir from which diminishing supplies elsewhere may be replenished, it would be fine if the public generally would accept the forest service rule Southw ark, th ere w as “a m aser as a guide in all regions. But this is perhaps too E n c h a n tin g w ith w inds of the w ith a border and knop of sylver much to expect. and gilt which wus given to thc- flowers. REPRESENTATIV ES PRAISED cliurch w ardens to drink when they There is a kind of futility about most picking of (From Oregon Voter) m ete.” T hese valuable wooden cups w ere som etim es ornam ented wild flowers for use in decorating homes. Few of the Coos and Curry countiessent a good team to the ♦ by a rim of silver, but otherw ise more delicate specimens bear transportation well; legislature in Representatives Norton and Knapp. <$> COUNTY CLERK'S FILINGS <$> they w ere seldom decorated by » < $ > more than a few low m oldings or wilted, bedraggled bouquets are not the beautiful Norton can smile and speak clearly at the same time, Incised lines. T heir value and things the originals seemed in their habitats and it is a trait that eases what he has to say into the minds beauty lay In the graining of the R. C apps to P acific C ooperative generally maple, nnd the old seldom that the result atones for the very real dam of other members. His long experience in public ac Wool G row ers, c h a tte l m ortgage. tu wood, rn e rs chose the p a rt of the tn .u k age that is done by removing them. On the other tivity in his community has given him a bearing in! W. H. C rook to W a lte r C larno, w here It divided off Into branches so as to obtain the speckled b ird ’s hand, their destruction, due as it is to appreciation committee and floor work that stands him in good; sa tisfactio n of m ortgage. N ellie T h u rm an to K ay Nodine, e.ve graining. By T udor tim es pew which we would not disparage, is the result of stead in the legislature. Knapp is an exceptionally satisfactio te r began to tak e th e place of tree, n of m ortgage. though poorer folk continued to use thoughtlessness rather than vandalism. But it should wide awake, earnest fellow. H arvey A tkinson to J. K. Nodine. these wooden tren ch ers nnd bov.ls deed. also be kept in mind that there are numerous flowers, till much later, especially in the Jo sep h C ro ck ett estate, petition uorth of England and In Scotland • And bosom s ab eat an d a th rlll aside from those which the forest service has pro for probate. ... ♦ I W ith th e glory of love rise scribed, which it will still be permissible to gather, * S P R IN G IN C U R R Y L A N D » , W hich comes to th e d a rk e a rth A. P. Sw eet to W. P. L aw s, m ort- , W a te r m e lo n F r o m A f r ic a but to which certain amenities will apply. For exam . gage. ♦ W hen loveshlne Makeg its dawnB F lo ras C reek C em etery associa- ' T he traditional ap petite of the ple, “plants should be taken only where abundance of ♦ colored man for w aterm elon is du<* tio n to F ra n k R obinson, deed. In th e h e a rt of wild lives. to the fact th a t he acquired Ids a species exists," with care, against overthinning; (By M arcelle R eber.) Jam es G a rb u tt to P. W. L aird, fondness for the vaterm elon in tin- “plants should never be pulled up, but dug up with deed. T he g reen w onder of Spring! land of his origin, A frica, w here R oscoe H ay to W. A. Davis, deed. they a re found te. lay grow ing wild plenty of earth left on the roots;” and it is a cardinal' T he g reen w onder of S p rin g As if th e h e a rt of th e trees S a ra h J. H u rst E sta te , petition T h at w aterm elons w ere grown by Sm iled o u t a t the h e a rts of the principle that transplanting should invariably be done, ' In th e h e a rt of C u rry lan d th e ancient E gyptians Is proved by fo r probate sunbeam s hose tu rq u o ise h eig h ts during the dormant season. Restrictions will not W In m an L um ber & D evelopm ent num erous paintings as well ns c a n A nd so prized th e ir joys lngs on monum ents. The fru it w as Co. to J. R. S tan to n , m ortgage. apply to the gathering of seeds except that there is' T M he irro tu r rq an u d o ise m ate sky, W hich sm iled leaves probably Introduced Into England T h a t they held them perm an en t. some tim e In the Sixteenth cen a wholly reasonable provision for protecting zones' M aking th e e a rth seem P IA N O B A R G A IN In P o rt O rford tury. N ot allow ing th a t th ey fade aw ay. en ch an tm en t, comprising a hundred yards on either side of high-' A A Jeweled d istric t. F in e quality, late m od B ut com pelling them to sta y According to M aster G raves. Ii splen d o r beyond el, like new. S uitable fo r m u abounded In M assachuset*; In KiL’Ii ways. These safeguards, together with existing laws W h at an y te ller o f tales told And deepen nnd stre n g th e n sician o r fine home. S acrifice only nine y ears a fte r the landing of U ntil they ripple so ft lau g h ters prohibiting the sale of certain wild plants and shrubs,' In an y of th e A rab ian N ig h ts fo r quick sale. $10 m o n th te rm s th e l ’llgrlms. T he Indians lost lit To w hispering w inds should go a long way toward accomplishing the pur W hich have com e to us a rra n g e d fo r reliable p arty . Ad tie tim e In adding the w aterm elon G entling in play. S ta rre d w ith th e w eird w itch ery d ress J. M H ow ard. 431 W ash to th e ir list of cultivated p la n s pose sought by lovers of beauty outdoors. In KUH Florida tribes were culil O f o rien tal im agination. in g to n St., P o rtlan d . M4t3c vatlng T he sarv is berries It In th eir fields of maize The wild flower season is already at hand. The and nine years la te r F a th e r li a r A re rubbing th e ir eyes. reasonableness of the current regulations ought to' S p rin g and th e m arvel of m atin g I As though sleep still held them q u ette found the w estern tribes * ♦ grow ing w aterm elons. be apparent to everybody. Acquiescence in them will T h e love-color of flow ers fo r dream s. Apeep from th e ir buds; As though unable to com e aw ake. « P O P .r O R F O R D AND LANO- ♦ be a mark of the good neighbor and citizen. ♦ LOIS PA R ISH ♦ B ir d M a d e M u c h T r o u b le T he plum age of birds C o rru sc a tln g th e g reen As if su n rise H ad bro k en an d fallen A nd o u t o f th e sw ift fall H ad c a u g h t w ings Too drow sy to call T h e ir w ake to th e w inds Come to play T he b rig h t m o rn in g gam es. Rev. J. C. W h itsett, P asto r. ♦ L o g g e rs P ool H all CONFECTIONERY Up-to-Date Goods Always Fresh W. J. Paulman, Prop. Port Orford, Ore. H A T T O N ’S SERVICE STATION Associated Gas Kelly Springfield Tires L. B. HATTON Prop. Port Orford, Oregon Port Orford Hardware Co. PORT ORFORD, ORB. When telephone service suddenly ♦ ♦ stopped betw een Melbourne and A! A VERDICT FOR HONEST BUSINESS bury, A ustralia, says the Pathfinder (From editorial in The Oregonian) Magazine, a long, careful search re L anglois c h u rc h —S u n d ay school vealed th a t the cause of th e trouble Defeat of Colonel Robert W. Stewart for re-elec T he green w onder of Spring! a t 10 a. m. P ublic w orsiyp a t 11 w as a magpie. T his busy bird Icid built a nes’ on the top of a pole— S uch gentle a n d te n d e r greens. tion as chairman o f the board of directors of the Stan-' a. m. Refinm and '■Rttyerf o f a nest 14 Inches across nnd 8 S uch b rig h t greens P o rt O rford ch u rc h — S unday dard Oil company of Indiana is notice to high officers Inches deep. T he size of the nesi school a t 10 a. an. P u b lic w orship would not have m attered, hut evl and Gold A sparkle everyw here, of corporations that they hold positions of trust for Native Platinum | As If m onks in repentence a t 7:30 p. m. H ig h e s t M a r t e t Prices dently in ten t on m aking the new J H ad splllpd th e ir chatreuse, th e stockholders; that use of such an office to make T hem e of discourse; “Je su s P re p home durable nnd solid, the m ugplr E a i b i t M 1907 a ra tio n for O u r E te rn a l W elfare." had used several pieces of wire W IL D B E R G B R O S. H ad em ptied th e ir cellars personal profit for themselves at the expense of the SM ELTING & REFINING <30. I And dashed fo rth th e ir green liq T hought fo r th e w e e k : " I go to which hnd been snipped off nn>* corporations they serve will not be tolerated. The OH : 742 Market St , Snn Francisco uors. p re p a re a place fo r you, and If I left on the ground hy rep air men I Mane South San Fri majority of the stock was voted to declare that the i B road cast go and p re p a re a place fo r you. I One of th e pieces of w ire w as In j contact w ith two w ires of t 1 <■ line i NOTARY PUBLIC As th e sow er s c a tte rs his seed will com e again, an d receive you which n atu rally caused a short clr ■ principle of common honesty must govern and that And birds h ad d ru n k u n to m yself; th a t Where I am . cult and stopped the service. such juggling as was practiced through the medium And w ere d ru n k en RANK th e re ye m ay be also "—Jo h n ’s Gos of the ( ontinental Trading company is contrary to W ith riotous flig h ts pel 14:2-3 W. T. White And fights that principle. OF G ra titu d e F o r the p re ttie st w rens. T he wise old Dr. Sam uel Johnson The stockholders of the Standard Oil of Indiana State Chamber to Meet once Port Orford, Ore. BANDON s a id : "G ratitude is a fru it of T he a n n u al m eetin g of th e s ta te have voted that a man who participates in such a' g reat cultivation. You do not find T he chipm unks ch am b e r of com m erce will be held It am ong gross people.” Observa- | transaction is not fit to be trusted with the conduct Commercial & Savings W ith th e ir ru sh of red in P o rtla n d M arch 18. a t w hich tions will convince you th a t th is Is And black b a rs a lte rn a te of their affairs. They have thus set a standard by Curry Chapter No. 135 tim e officers will be elected and true, a t least in some degree. Cheap And th e ir sw ift tails a flirt a general review of th e c h a m b e r’s or coarse people are usually lark which corporation officers in general must govern O. E. S. As If they d ared you to follow. lug In n sense of g ratitude. They They. too. a re In th e love-m adness w ork m ade. A m ong th e p ro m in en t I a re likely to be the so rts who carr> R e g u la r m e etin g s, th ird S a tu r themselves. They have established a precedent for sp eak ers slated fo r th e occasion ■ chips on th eir shoulders, brag th at d ay of each m o n th . V isito rs discipline <>f faithless heads of big business. Usually a re R. W S aw yer, s ta te h ig h w a y , the world owes them a living alw ay s w elcom e. And th e r e ' see! see! see th ere! Real Estate um INCLUDE BEAUTIFUL Floras Lake YOUR 1929 ITINERARY THE BLUE BIRD Scenic Views of Curry County On The Roosevelt Highway FISHING - HUNTING — BOATING BATHING FLORAS LAKE HOTEL Cigars Candv John R. Smith & Son, Props. Magazines com m issioner; P au l C lagstone. of boasts of accom plishm ents for I S an F ran cisco ; R. E. S hepherd, of which they are not responsitde Jerom e. Idaho. A larg e a tte n d a n c e ' Lacking a sense of appreciation of most good things, they naturall.» is expected. lark a sense of appreciation of what o th ers have done for them .—p ro v e P atterson, In the Mobile R egister Corvallis. Ore.. M ar 8 B oys’ and g irls’ club w ork In O regon in 1928 A C lo u d f o r a L in in g resu lted in p ro d u cts w ith a gross It was th eir first quarrel, and value of $206.098.03. and a net p ro f It lasted longer than post-honey I O green joy— it above carefu lly calcu lated cost moon squabbles generally do. I'.m O f the mad. glad green C urryland! o f p r o d u c t i o n of $69 405.14. as finally It w as over, and the wife show n by th e a n n u al re p o rt of the w as confiding to a friend. “ My dear T hen stillness. »a* s ta te office In th e extension se rv It w as really terrible while it Inst As If revellers slept. ice a t the sta te college here. T his ed," she said, “lin t I’m glad In « R ut cry out Is an in crease of n early $20.000 in sense. See w hat a splendid presen' P erry gave me afterw ard ." And sang in th e ir dream s gross value over last year, th e re H er friend picked up the i ,:1;; T h a t a bit of the q uiet p o rt shows nlficent evening wrap. “Oh l ow Be sh a tte re d w ith noise E very county in th e s ta te but gorgeous to have a bus'.and Pin l two. H arney an d Lake, had from th a t!" she cried. "T ha, - „ . And see' one to 172 clubs am ong th e to tal with a silver-fox lining.“—York Is th a t red deer o f 1488 for th e y e a r Just ended. shire Post. W hich I glim pse M ultnom ah Including th e city of R acin g by th e stre a m : P o rtla n d had th e larg est num ber, F r e n c h S o c ia lis t G ro u p O r is It the In d ian girl but L ane county, w ith 160. led all Godin, a French S m lah -t. estab B rig h t D elita th e rest. C lack am as being th ird llshed a co-operative association Ii A dance the R ogue's banks w ith 114 N u m b er of clubs w as K ,:t and hy 188« had fully »• .1« O f m ingling green and gold 275 g re a te r th a n for 1927 the to tal llshed profit sharing. By Ids plai W here g rass a n d dandelion h av in g m ounted steadily since 1920 profits In excess of 5 per rent Are at th e ir young joys w hen only 610 w ere organized in eatdtal w ere to tie divided between labor and capital In the m tin o ' On the playground of S pring th e e n tire sta te ag g regate w ages to agg-i j t e i ,'n ♦ And th a t m u rm u rin g I i..uni profits. T hey a re ch asin g each o th er like m ad. T hey frisk and play. , le a p in g and lighting As th e ir legs W ere M ercury-w inged, H ilariously happy j As If som e green cup H ad inflam ed them w ith wine. Boys' and Girls’ Clubs W o rth y M atron, K atie A dolphse: w S ec re ta ry . V elm a Sabin. PORT ORFORD LODGE A. F. & A. M No. 170 Meets second Saturday of e a c ti month V isitin g bretbern w el com e. C R A w f’ORD W. SMITH. W o rs h ip fu l M a s te r. FRANCIS W. SMITH, S e c reta ry . WOODMEN OF THE WORLD W. 0. W. Camp 609 diets f.TTt r - l< - *: at- 'A m o n th V iiU jre U o u r cam p W. J. MA BIN, « . C. BERNAI, FORTV, CVerk