Port Orford Deep Water Harbor — The KEY to the Development of the Vast Natural Resources of the Mid-Pacific Coast Empire PORT ORFORD NEWS Volume V. Port Orford, Oregon, Tuesday, September 8, 1931 Pres. Hoover Creates Refuge; Sealion Preservation Assured Port Orford Schools Open; Largest Attendance in History INVESTIGATE BEFORE—NOT AFTER The four year campaign o f the Port Orford Chamber of Com- merce to preserve the in terestin g' Myrtle Point 3 - A lf r e d « seahon from total destruction end- Ne|gon who camp t£> p point g ed September first when Presi- about thrpp wppkg ' ag Order s X Y * e a " E xecutive mining Pngineer and ogtengfb,y | Order withdraw ing from entry, un- took a ,ea8e on thp A E Hupbn„ H ^OCU t 2a J 91?' a " “ K claim s on South Sixes r iv - j tocks of the Port Orford Reef, the , er, for Vandecook Mining Co of H Blanc° Reef, and the Rogue River Sacramento, has apparently shown ;; Reef, off the Curry county coast, bis w ares, for at noon tod hp ;; as a sealion refuge. The follow ing being hunted by sheriffs and police | telegram ■gram from Senator McNary ad- officers in three states. The charge 8 vised the signing of the order: | against him is that of issuing W ashington. D. C„ Sept. 3, 1931 jchecks on banks in which he had | George W. Soranson, Secretary, | no , unds Businega men o f p<}werg F: Chamber of Commerce, Myrtle Pojnt and Marghfield arp ii Port Orford, Oregon. I the victim s. A check of N elson’s op- Happy to advise you President is - , erations made in thp offjce of £ i: sued an E xecutive Order September ifI Henry E. Hess late yesterday af- 0 BllIlCO Mining Man Flees ? Another fast working mining promoter—Alfred Nelson—has used the mining resources of Curry county for his self-serving purposes, according to a Myrtle Point news item appearing in this issue of the News. Claiming to be a mining engineer representing the Vandercook Mining Company of Sacramento. Calif., Nelson, it alleged, negotiated a lease on the mining property of A. E. Heubner on the South Fork of the Sixes River about three weeks ago, and, having thus “established” himself as a mining man, promptly began to cash in on the credit gained by passing many worthless checks, finally fleeing the officers of the law accompanied by one of the fair daughters of Myr­ tle Point. Investigation afterwards disclosed that Nel­ son was not in the employ of the mining company in question. Port Orford schools opened yes­ terday with the largest first day attendance In their history. In the high school 47 pupils were enrolled, and in the grade school 75, a total of 122. Additional registration is Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Stewart, and In sight in the high school, which daughter. Helen, of San Jose. Calif , j w,„ bring tbe accompanied by Miss Marie Meyers With the 8Pa8onal ranch work ¡ ; . Wer! . ‘rYe’ t,,„ThUr,i' caught up it is believed further day night of Mrs Mabel Gillings pupils will be enrolled ln the grade while renewing old friendships ln school. Port Orford. Mr. Stewart was for­ Yesterday was largely devoted to merly editor of the Tribune. obtaining school books and supplies Leslie Barklow of Myrtle Point and tomorrow will w itness the I has been a guest at the Walter schools settling down to hard work. Barklow home. There are but two changes In the Among those attending the N atal teaching staff. Miss Louise Fas­ ! Day exercises at Coquille last week nacht of Bandon taking the place from the local O. E. S. Chapter of Miss Clare Gravos In the high me « tam rh*' Unuer A c t , ° f i ‘e lnoon showed that he had written were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adolph- school, and Miss Edna Miller the June 25 1910, the rocks co n stltu -, bad checks to thp ya,uc of about :: Isen, Mrs. R. G. McKenzie, Mr. and place of Mrs. Edna Haight In the ting Port Orford. Blanco and Rogue two thousand dollara It ,g beheved I Mrs. C. C. Johnson, Mrs. Mabel grade school. The personnel of the R iver Reefs, located off the coast however, that he got aw ay with j Gillings, Mi and Mrs. Clarence teaching staff Is: of Oregon, as a sea lion refuge. only a few hundred plug a ’ Zumwalt, Mrs George Guerin, and High School Miss Ruth Clark, mond ring he bought from a Marsh­ Miss Kate Adolphsen. Principal; Miss Louise Fasnacht, al les L. McNary. field jew eler late Saturday, valued Frank Seal, managrr of the Port assistant. Through a vicious legislative act at $450. Grade School Mrs. Mary B. Rice, | Orford E lectric company, returned som e ye*™ ago Oregon paid a j But it ia po88ible> be prob. Saturday night from a w eeks bus- principal; Miss Edna Miller, inter­ bounty of »7.50 per head for the , able, that Nelaon w(„ bp cha% ed . ! iness trip to Browning, Montana. mediate room; Mrs. Dora Grant, slaughter of the sealion, on the with a morp serioug crimp Hp not theory that the animal was d*1- only was intrigueing in business H ; Mrs. Goldie Claussen and two primary room. A. P. Johnston has the school i: j children, Ilene and Wendell, of Rlv- s ructlve of foodfish. The result was affalrg, but wag a fagt worker alm ost a total wiping out o f t h e iaffaira of thp heart and whpn hp :: erton were guests for the week at buss contract on the north route and Dan Oxley on the south end. H | the Baker ranch herd that usually made the reefs ,eft Myrtle Point Saturday night Mi and Mrs. H. L. Sauers have A. N. Voorhes is the janitor at the ° / f tht C uffy coast its habitat, as j Helen Russell, one of Myrtle Point's :: ! been spending the last three weeks K|a<*e school and Roy Faris at the the w holesale slaughter was v e r y , fairegt daughtera wpnt with blm •i! in Los Angeles. I bigh school. profitable to those engaged in the The presumpUon is that Nelson :i Eleanor Purdin and her sister, ! "2 r u 1927 the P ° rt ° rfOrd Promised Helen marriage and a life chamber became interested in the j of eage and travpI othpr gjr|g Np,. ji 1 Mrs. Alta B ailey of Portland are : : guests at the home of their moth- ' ~ matter from the standpoint o f pres- ' ghowed attention (and it is re- H .. „ ~ Sounding the key note of Oregon, . er. Mrs. Rosa Purdin. t .. . . . - ervation of the sealion as an at- polted they WP1P many) aaid Np|. Inc., through a net work of every traction for the tourist traffic over J 8On had ..a good linp •• Np!gon took 1 S J Spoerl transacted business rad(o 8tat|on in the state, Mrs. the shore line route, and found that bi8 m ea,3 in thp Rusgp|, bakp in town Thursday Julius L. Meier, w ife o f the Gover- it was necessary to determ ine the j wbprp Helen was an assistant. H e Mrs. W T White Jr., motored to nor brought a m essage of Oregon question as to whether the anim al ' choae to take hig mpalg at timeg Adams Station, ( a lif , Friday, re- industry to the people In a dlffer- w as destructive of foodfish. or not. whpn Hplpn wag alonp Hjg turning Sunday night. ent way than has ever been brought This w as done through a q u estio n -' won thp confidence of Helen and Miss Ruth Clark, principal of the before. naire sent to deepsea fishermen ahp bpgan kepping company with ; high school, and Mrs Mary B Rice, "We are looking more earnestly generally the general opinion be- him Saturday night ghp to |„ hp, ' principal of the grade school, ar- than ever before for a stable and m g to the effect that the sealion ' pal pnta ahe and N e,g o g o en Oregon Coast highway by reducing United States Cooperative Weather- Church Service, 8:00 p. m. ization League last W ednesday In some excellent results, for this the good work of Hon. Louis L. The state police and the sheriff the sharp curves and widening Observation Station on July 1, 1927, Forum choir practice T hursday, Gold Beach were Mr. and Mrs. Da- campaign differs from any ever be- Knapp, joint representative from at Eugene were appealed to for as- where needed, preparatory to grav- since which time reliable dally sta- •I night, 7:30 p m. ■ v |d McKenzie. Mr. and Mrs. R. G fore Instituted In Oregon It is not Coos and Curry counties, the boun- sistance and yesterday afternoon eling and oiling. To this end the tistics of weather conditions have Sunday night next Reverend Ro- McKenzie, Louis L. Knapp, Dale directed by any special manufac- ty was reduced to fifty cents per word came that the two left Eugene big gas shovel has been undergo- been kept and tabulated for the bertson of the First Presbyterian Smith, of Port Orford; Thomas turing concern Interested In the head so sm all that It made the Tuesday night on a train on the ing repairs and it is understood governmental records as well as for Church in Marshfield will occupy Hughes. Sixes. J. S Capps. J. White promotion of manufactured goods, business of slaughtering unprofit- Klamath Falls division of the that sam e will be placed north of the use of the public Henry Johns- the pulpit. After the service a con- 'and Chas. Farrier, II H. Hansen, Rather, It is a cohesive m ovem ent able. This, however, did not meet Southern P acific, their tickets Euchre creek shortly. ton has faithfully conducted the gregational m eeting will be held Frank Kenworthy, Ralph Cope, by which will be brought to the the full requirements, and the mat- reading Ogden. Utah, as their des- C. C. Inman and A W. Mathew- station during the period of its ex w ith representatives from the Ban William Berry, William Guerin people of Oregon an appreciation ter was subm itted to the 1931 Leg- tination. It was learned later that ®on o f Port Orford attended the istence and In a large measure the don and I-anglols churches to de- George Edwards and Allen Bolce, of what the support of their own islature, during the session of which these tickets had been traded in for m eeting of the Commission in Port- statistics now available are due to term lne fhe future activities of the I^nglois. From southern Curry produce will mean to their own per- Mr Knapp not only secured the tickets that named a point in Texas land last Thursday and brought the excellent manner in which he has church In these three comm unities were J R Hill, Mr and Mrs. Geo. sonal prosperity My thought is that elim ination of the bounty, but leg- as their objective. Word w as sent matter of improving this section of conducted its affairs. It is especially desirous that every- Heilberger. Mrs. McVay, Mrs. Crook the daily fam ily purchases should islation providing for their protect- to officials to hold the pair at the route up. Engineer K *in told | W eather statistics for the Port one Interested attend and W J Ward. include as large a portion as poa- tion in the future. Sparks. Nevada, a division point on them that the department was look Orford area for the month of Aug­ I-adiee Aid Mrs. Anna Dletderlck arrived slble of the home grown, home W ith this work done, Senator Me- the line, just east of Reno. No ing after the mattei and that the ust discloses that there were 29 Ladies Aid will meet at the Li Sunday night from Oakland. Calif , manufactured products which will Nary took the m atter up to secure word from the officials at noon to- route would be m aintained with a the creation of a refuge with the day leads people here to believe minimum of inconvenience to the with no rainfall, during thp month ter, Mrs David McKenzie maintain Oregon fam ilies. It will, favorable results above cited that Nelson has made another move public. Daily range of temperature was Forum Mr. and Mrs H T Stewart, in turn supply a market for the The constructive work of th to throw the officers off, and the -------------------- Aug Max Min Aug Max Min Sunday night the first Forum daughter Helen, and Miss Marie produce of Oregon farm s as well Chamber of Commerce in handling pair either left the train before 1 70 51 16 66 50 ••(■vice was held since vacation. Myers, of San Jose, were guests ®" give new hope to the industries this matter m eets w ith the appro- they reached Reno or at that point 2 «8 51 17 59 50 Vhy We Go To School” was the jrr|day at the Baker ranch. . which have to do with our great The Curry County Tax Supervis­ bation of the public generally and All Myrtle Point Is satisfied to- 3 «7 50 18 71 52 ubject of an Informal discussion. Hrs H W Morgan of Portland lum bering activities. The executive ion and Equalization League held a its value will be appreciated more day that Nelson is not the mining 4 69 51 19 50 iext Sunday night the topic will arr|ved Sunday night for an extend- com m ittee of Oregon, Inc., consists 71 as time goes on and the sealion man he pretended to he. Commun- m eeting last W ednesday at Gold 5 20 70 53 70 51 e What Is Wrong About Cheat- pd vlMit with her daughter, Mrs primarily of people not engaged In Beach and President J. S. Capps becomes one of the great natural ication with Sacramento brought « 70 48 21 46 lg ? Acts 5-1-3-11. 71 Boy B Corson. manufacturing, but Includes state attractions of the Oregon Coast out that the Vandercook Mining Co of Denmark named an executive 7 69 51 22 73 51 Sunday School | M r and M rg q C. Johnson of wide representations of the leaders route. has no record o f a man bv name o f composed of W J Ward 8 6« 49 23 72 53 Sunday School was reconvened Om m ark motored to Port Orford in each community, and, according Nelson in their employ. N everthe­ of Brookings. Thomas Hughes, Six­ 9 61 49 24 70 54 fter the summer vacation with a to attend church service Sunday to an announcem ents, the Execu- es; C. H Buffington. Gold Bearh: less. Nelson used that company's 10 70 25 42 75 49 lir attendance. Until further no- and Mrs. Gerge Hurst and live Committee will be am plified H. H. Hansen, I-anglois, and W 11 The monthly Port Commission namP ,n a " h,B tr“ n8*c‘'°n« here 71 26 51 74 51 H. Crook. Pistol River, In addition 1 12 m eeting was ' held Saturday with He had ,he lea8e drawn up in tha‘ 70 27 52 71 54 0 30 a m aon. and Audrey and Frank Sut- county organizations, which to the officials of the league, J. 8. 68 28 49 67 47 Com m issioners Spoerl, Masterson company's name. Experienced min­ Capps, Denmark, president; H R. 13 ton motored to Gold Beach last will Immediately sponsor speakers ing men were skeptical when it was 14 29 71 49 53 74 and W hile present. In addition to Thursday. to every civic, social. Industrial and learned that the transaction was Hill. Harbor, vice-’president, and 15 69 30 52 70 54 the usual routine business a bud­ made Congressman W C Hawley, Mr «nd Mrs Bert Dean are now m anufacturing group In Oregon, In the form of a lease which Lou1’’ L Knapp' P,,r’ Oriord who 31 .50 chairman of the powerful Ways occupying the Llmpach house op- 71 get com m ittee was appointed to A com prehensive plan of Informa- ar*» ex-officio member«. The work meet with the commission at Its "q u ired payment of money to the _ and Means Committee of the House P««“ « the Masonic Hall tlon about Oregon has been adopt- will be handled r t w n o r h n f n r o f b o o w t o n f «»• «1,,« 1 , l r October m eeting eeting to to go go over before the extent or value of largely " r through the executive com- Average ...69 50 of Representatives, October m over the the — has advised M""' I » « " * ^ « n a c h t of Bandon “«J. and through the state p re... budget for the com ing year The .’’J “ ’. b? en Secretary Soranson of the Cham- arr'v- d ««'urday to take up her radio stations of the state, and Such transfers are always made mlUee and “ " Plan"cd to make budget com m ittee is Raymond be, of Commerce that he will ar- ’du,le8 a" a te*cher in the high through speakers bureaus, the com- a thorough study of the tax sit- Capps and Thomas H ughes of Six- by real m lnin* <'om Pani'1" 'he uation. Septem be, «chool plete story of Oregon and Oregon es. C. A Long and Frank Friant forin of " bond Min,n* companies -------------------- r<1" 15 for a short visit and an In .p e c -' A W M athewwn and C. C. In- a "d Prosperity of Port Orford, and Mrs Rachael w i" pay ' “ bulou. sums for mines. Salem, Oregon. Sept 7 Thp F u . tlon of the harbor matter. Mr j “ X d e l Z X ’ " Marsh of Elk R iver wh,,n ’h<>y w on'’ « am ble a five cent ____________ piece on a prospect W ashington. D C Sept 5 Fed- tore Farmers of Oregon and there 'theWtrlpV up Ing of the highway commission I ¡.ea se Nelson engaged men to do th lt c h lp t ^ In ^ l^ X h where » '’«“’• R iv e , by motor boat to In- " tu r n ^ S a T - c T S X i' 0 y PORT ORFORD LOCALS The ease with which the credulity of the public is imposed upon in things concerning mining is the rea­ son why the industry suffers from so many self-serv- :ng promoters. Investigation before a deal is closed, and not after the horse has been stolen, would lessen the monetary loss and the anguish and misery which usually follows in the wake of their ill-conceived schemes, as the get rich quick artist cannot stand in­ vestigation, while the reputable businessman has no hesitancy in laying his cards on the table face up and furnishing such references as will determine his faith, integrity, and financial ability to perform. Oregon, Inc., Broadcast The lesson to be learned from cases of this char­ acter is plain. When a promoter wants something you have you are entitled to a complete show down of his ability and financial standing, and, if he hesitates or refuses to submit to such an investigation, he should be passed up as unworthy of having business dealings with. Any other course leads to loss and misery. Road To Be Improved August Weather Statistics CHURCH CALENDAR Tax League Meets Port Meeting j,r. Hawley to Visit hUlUFe rarniCrS II) Be At State Fair r,VB P"rt Or'°rd Opportunties Increase PontinK-Mernman Moore Mill Resumes On Short-Week Run the packing to the mine, opened ne- girl of 1931 receive, two more years vocational agriculture ia taught. X \X .7 n the "interest of’ n aT «"day from I ........ during the month of August due to shortage of logs occasioned by tw o disastrous fires in the camp at Leneve The plant is operating on a four-dav-a-week basis for the present but hopes to be able to op­ erate on a full week in the near future Western World j to build He had m eetings with men he engaged to go .. to work, and In ... . them*’that a n T ^ i n ' c a u e h t * " ^ them that any man caught carry ing a bottle of booze would be discharged from the company's em ­ ploy pronto. chances of going to high school. Oregon State Fair which were but 1 In 10 in 1900 are Earl R Cooley, state supervisor <>* vocational agriculture said the going to college are 1 i n « Future Farmers are doing their principal work this year at the var Mrs Weed returned Sunday night lous county fairs and the Pacific from a week s motor trip to Port- International. Next year they plan 'and to accept the invitation of Max Davis Ponting spent Saturday Gehlhar. director of the depart- Mr and Mrs Frank Seal and w night af t his home here from his t E E i z » » ll * l i r a a n d n la r -a a n ork h e M a rsh P n n t in . c .m n a ” 7 C 7 7 7 ,p * n t J * * * ™ 1 agriculture, and place an fam ily attended the Hartman thea­ 7n R o m e Hver ea m p , day last week at the Marsh Pont- outstanding booth at the Oregon tre in Bandon Sunday night ing on Rogue river ,„ g camp on Rogue river State Fair. "7 nf,y f,'’y "nd hl» Biolh At I air |Wbo Curry County has a direct Intel est in the Coos and Curry Fair to be held at Mvrtle Point this month and advantage should be taken of th e occasion to secure as much pu- blicity for the products and re- sources of the county as possible It is none too early to give consid- eration to the m aintenance of a H sw tt is iH a r a w m n lw n n z ir t u n I to em aas booth where ample oportunlty may be had to bring Curry County to the attention of the public a two weeks - motor Orford sprung a surprl.S ...................... . havp brpn gps nd| ng the sum- The cerem ony was performed at rner with Mrs. Morrill's sister. Mrs. Gold Beach by Justice Ralph Starr, R. W Babel, left for their home The newly weds are spending their ' m Portland Friday. honeymoon on Rogue river, and Dr Dr and and Mrs Arthur Gale and their many friends extend hearty daughter. Virginia, of Bandon, were congratulations, guests Sunday of Mrs. E. J. Raker I , and family. ( Mrs. Ella Knapp, accompanied by The Misses Lela and June Crum her little granddaughter. Marjorie. , ley visited from Tuesday until Frl- left for Reedsport Sunday night. . 4 ^ ... . ■ day . . with relatives and friends In I where Mrs Knapp will remain In- Bandon definitely at the home of her mm . ~ 1 Lloyd Knapp (Continued oa paga " 2.)