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., I . p « Orford Deep w . „ , H.rfx., _ Th. KEY „ ,h. „1 ,he V ,„ N „ m l ,he Mid-Pacific Coast Empire PORT ORFORD NEWS Volume V. Port Orford, Oregon, Tuesday, October 6, 1931 $25 Million Income Estimated; Scenic Coast Hiway Attracts A Urge Highway Work Number 47. .................. Harbor Hearing November 16; Préparation oi Case Proceeds F A IT H ^?ut^'yest Oregon coast region was settled in the earlv •ofn ’ and:,°y ing t0 its equable climate, rich natural resources and unexcelled natural harbor advantages, the early dav nioneers ahni th(; fa.lth tbat eventuaHy its full development would come - lsolat/°n. however, retarded progress until economic 4 Cv° fojced the issue, and it was not until late in 1927—nearly h; k arS after tbe flrst settlement—that the scenic Oregon Coast highway u ds opened to through north and south traffic acceler ating the development by making the region more accessible The ly justified31“ 1'8 W“ '°ng but tbe pi°"eers' ,aith A b u n d a n t ! Portland, Oct. 1.—Between 90,000 and 100,000 tourist cars will regis- Crescent City is using its in flu -1 ter in Oregon this year before the ence to have the Jtate of California Senator McNary has advised the present season is over, it is esti- improve that section of the coas» Chamber of Commerce mated in automobile circles Before highw ay extending north from the that the Board of Engineers, War the mild fall w eather has passed Redwood highway and connecting Department, has set the resumption it is believed visitors in these cars with the Oregon Coast highway 8 Captain Roberge of the Bandon of the hearing in the matter of the will spend many millions of dol- The Del N orte Triplicate says '8 coast guard station visited Port proposed improvement of the nat lars within the state, and the great- • California is being severely crit- Orford W ednesday Investigating a ural deep water harbor at Port Or er portion of this money will find icized again in som e quarters for reported possible wreck south of ford for November 16 before its way into the hands of wage lack of initiative in taking steps to the 1 here. The report turned out to be board in Washington aarners and farm ers who produce start construction work on the in- without basis of fact. Port Orford is seeking improve the food products that the visitors terstate highw ay connection north Mrs. Harold Sauers and baby son from outside the state consume. from Crescent City on U. S Route returned home Thursday from the ment of the local harbor by the Federal Government as a harbor of More N ext Year ! 101, the Oregon Coast highway. W esley hospital at Marshfield. Next year an even larger stream This was brought out at the meet- Miss Luetta Johnston, who teach refuge in the Interest of shipping of visitors is expected. By that tim e ¡ng of the Crescent City chamber « at Sixes, and her father Ames’ 1 G* ° « ~ P h‘«'aHy «Ruated the road around world-famous of commerce held yesterday at the s . Johnston, o f Marshfield, a form -' G .,e 7h * « f'T " ° ° lden Crater Lake will be done, and the Sw iss Inn when the matter was up 1 er Port Orford resident, are o ccu -1 Fo •» ,t ° ' Juan de wonderful R oosevelt highway along for discussion. Pying an apartment at the S e a -1 ,°h „ Popkbound Oregon the Oregon coast, one of the most "The people and business inter-' side hotel. I coaat" *be harbor ideally m eets the Í Rudolph Leutwyler visited here Ja’ u,remen4a 8UCh “ refuge' ln marvelous scenic drives In the world p3ts along the route o f the Oregon 1 is expected to attract many. i Coast highway are m aking great last week with h i. brother P i7 u t £ ’ “ Ac»- rd irg to the Oregon State plans to promote travel over the I wyler, from Seaside where he is e L li , Motor association, auto su p p les,1 route next year, when the magnif- ‘ now located. ° m ocaI 8entiment and political :: Frank Robb of I™ Angeles a r - ‘n flU e n c e ’ A m e n d e d its im- food and shelter form the bulk of icent bridge across Rogue river at! ii rived in Port Orford W ednesday provemenl “ *uch On divers other the expenditures of the motorist, Gold Beach will be completed and and each dollar the visitor spends the route conslder- H and Is spending several days here ' h<“ englneer" have fay- . ------ many - units ------ — of —„ I looking for a location ^ a b ly reported on the matter, and a new dollar to the state, as it ably improved. They are consider- Mrs Mabel Gillings visited brief "i Co"gres8 Passed an appro- comes from another district and ably alarmed at California's pro- has been left in the state to be ' crastination in the building of, the y ly in Bandon last Tuesday afler P “ t,<>n ° f *,5000° for ,he ! noon. y mencem ent of construction of lm- passed around am ong the mar- Del Norte county connection since nrni?ri»ri ° f 11! silk Dresses Our St pro'"‘men' of a barb°r of refuge chants, wholesalers, wage-earners it is over this artery that much and farmers. of the travel is expected to be di i: Louis m anufacturer has consigned ,h e iZ T h ' T v * 8 elect , on Tourist Prospect Good verted to the new route. to us for this week-end a large r " ?? ** ° f E n»,n ee™ The shipm ent to augm ent our tegular i, , d’ aft?F exhaustlv«, exam- All in all, the tourist crop in Or “When the state took over the old stock Friday. Saturday .„ d M o / ' 8V°n’ 8e,eC,<,d ,h e Orford egon will prove in time surely to be county road a couple of years ago 1!; day special showing.' SpeclaTy â"d. ? WO y*Br" l"” ‘r “galn one of the biggest and best that is considerable improvement w as' » priced for quick sale Golden R u l/ reselected eleCted the th" sam e site for Im realized in the state While esti made in the roadbed, but no at- ’ ii provement, upon a recheck of the mates differ as to the amount of tempt was made to straighten out Store, Bandon. Ite money spent by the visitor within the m any curves or realign the i! | Don Gardiner of North Bend and matter The work was held ln abey the boundary of the state this year, grades. Motorists have a right to R oy Warnlek of Marshfield were ance until Congress passed the ap a conservative estim ate places thé expect the highway to be a high business visitors In Port Orford propriations required for the com pletion of the proposed project and expenditure by visiting motorists at speed road, but it is dangerous in Saturday. approximately $25.000.000. which its present condition. David McKenzie and son, Don, there it rested Since that time fur means that those who come to see of Cloverdale ranch transacted bus ther Investigations and favorable Directors of the local chamber reports have been made covering the beauties o f Oregon will before of commerce were much Interested iness in Bandon Friday. they return home have spent on an In an endeavor to secure action I Vera McCuiioch has returned the proposed improvement as a average one million dollars every leading to the construction of a new I from a two w eeks vacation spent harbor of refuge, and the merits two weeks. of the harbor are thoroughly estab with relatives at Myrtle Point. highway from Crescent City n o rth ' It ¡s estim ated by ti. Oregon 'Jo the state line and a letter was ' R. G. McKenzie transacted bus lished in the official records of the war department. State Motor Association that If each ; ordered sent to E ngineer C. H iness in Gold Beach yesterday. w il l With the great Increase In ship visiting car could be prevailed to j Purcell of the state highw ay com- Miss Ruth Clark and Mrs. Mary lengthen the visit in Oregon one mission requesting that steps be B. Rice were week end guests of ping on the Pacific eoast the need along the day more that it would add two and taken to survey a new route for Mrs. E J Baker. „ of a harbor of refuge - - — Mrs Marie Quelian has recover reK°n-Ca|Rornla coast becomes one-half million dollors to their ex- * proposed road Engineer Purcell, ! recover | rven greater than the need th>t penditures within the state. ed from her recent Illness. while connected with the U. S. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ponting from existed in those early days, accord bureau of public roads In P ortland,1 jj the Marsh-Ponting camp on the ing to the testim ony o f experienced was Instrumental in diverting gov gies.s :: Rogue, visited for a short time with shipping and seafaring men who e r n m e n t money to the building of H say that this need will continue to :: Mrs. C. C. Ponting Saturday. Sunday. October 11, 1931 the Oregon Coast highway through- H Mrs, Elizabeth Eddy formerly of grow as the Pacific coast commerce Church Service, Rev Howard out Curry county and In his pres- :• Marshfield, who spent the sum Increases. The loss of lives and Jewell, 8:00 p. m. ent caPaclty w il> no doubt be more 0 of Sunday School, 10:30 a. m. ¡interested in bringing about the H mer at the home of Mr. and Mrs property along the reef bound H. L. Sauers, has gone to Albany coast of Southwest Oregon within Young Peoples Forum, 7:30 p. m completion o f this end of the w o n -1 ¡1 recent years warrants the Feder to make her home. Forum Practice Thursday, 7.30 derful ocean shore drive. al Government In taking such steps R. F. Abbott 1 Is now driving a P ni. | "Mayor E. R. Griffin, who is in « to increase the facilities for the new Pontiac. F o rty -fo u r attended Sunday Sacramento this week conferring 0 Will Dobbyns of Wedderburn further protection of life and prop school Sunday morning. with state officials regarding pro- « spent the week end at the Baker erty as are within its powers, and latdics Aid posed state highway work in this among those steps Is the improve ranch on Chinquapin ridge. The Ladies Aid held a very en- county during the com ing winter, :!: S A M uranee and F H Charles- ment of a harbor of refuge where joyable meeting at the home of w i” be asked to press xction on [•„ H wor,h ot Junction City transacted vessels in distress may seek shelter Mrs. Roy W. Babel last Wednes- Rou‘e 101 north from Crescent City “ and safety during the extreme w in ..-^.Bc.aaaamBWBmnma business in Port Orford Saturday _____ - ______ day afternoon, w ith Mrs. Babel and ter storms that prevail on Pacific . . . . ~ ' Ml and Mra- Huddleson of Mrs. Roy Corson as hostesses To- o i 1 waters. morrow (W ednesday) afternoon, » ere transacting bus The monthly m eeting of the Port Port Orford enjoyed its ususl The case is being rapidly shaped Last week I. R Hatton of Port lne’,H in Port Or^ord yesterday Mr October 7th, there will be another Portland. Oct. 1—The first forest D e m is s io n was held Monday af- September weather conditions, ac up for presentation to the Board Orford and 8. A Laurence and Hudd,’'son connected with m eeting of the aid at the club ranger training camp for the na- ternoon with President Spoerl and cording to statistics for the month h*' of E ngineers when the hearing date F- H. Charles worth of Junction Blanc house and displayed arrives W‘p A P S w eet and Oonal forests of Oregon and Wash- Commissioners W agner and Master kept a t t h e lo c a l b r a n c h o f t h e City. Oregon, filed a r tic le ,' o f'jn - rad‘°" during the past','u'm Mrs. N P Grant as hostesses Sev- jngton will open at Hemlock rang son in attendance. The budget com- United States Weather Bureau, corporation of the Big Sunshine mer eral m atters of importance are to er station In the Wind R iver vallev mittee, composed o f Mrs. Rachael s e Z r c to , r° T rar' 7 Ob- I ComPany with a capitalisa- Dan Oxley returned the latter eapitaliza- come up and it is hoped there will southern W ashington. October 1. Marsh, Thomas Hughes. F. F Fri lo u a d y j 'd X du'rina £ S aU m *'*“ fr° m ’ h“” "*“ Cw” J",e’ » - A n o t h e r move- e a large attendance. Regional Forester C. J. Buck has ant, Raymond Capps and M T. ly clear, and 6 c ■ . , i 1 The organization Cloudy d ay. during m eeting was held Saturday in Port Forum jU8( announced. Wright, met with the commission the month, with a rainfall of 22 Orford at whleh t i m . i "■ - .................................... r - ----- - Lela Crumley w as the leader of This training camp will be at- and worked out the d”4«»« o f the I Inches The dally range of temper ' B. Hatton elected president and general Vl*n ° r Marshfield yesterday. deposits In this district Is an Interesting meeting Sunday tended by 32 forest rangers from budg,!l for 1932. Other than the ■ ature wan manager: F H Charlesworth. vice AniPH J Johnston of Marshfleld form here under the In iti ti taking : Sept Max Min. Voerf a xx. » ............. - w v . v n , , iia u iiiid i l u r e s i s o r rn e — ..................J Sept Max Mm. president; 8. A Laurence, secre and ......... - ,ornl npre under the Initial! ve of R. and d— daughter Miss Leutta rnext »unday night Lois Warner two states, and will run from Oc- lne8S was transacted, 1 wrre Fitzgerald, San Francisco miner. 84 51 16 48 64 dinner guests W ednesday of Mrs w A Panter of Bandon, and Alice Bechtel will act as lead- tober 1 to 31. The men selected a r e ’ 1 2 81 A banquet for Fitzgerald and his SO 17 66 49 irer. Theae officers, with Mabel Gillings and the girls from the grade the younger, newer men ln the 3 associates was given by Coquille 69 50 18 72 54 ,k H Seal of Port Orford form A Mr and Mr8 A. P. Sweet o f business men In cooperation w ith school will assist them. ranger force, who, the forest serv- 64 50 19 67 54 the board of directors The prop- Ar,zona I™ » ere guests at the R th e c h a m b e r o f e n o , I e , ,? h ( hurch Service ice believes, are in greatest need Mr and Mrf< Frank H. Seal re- 1 5 63 51 20 71 47 Is located on the Middle Elk ° McKenzie home Sunday Coquille hotel last nlsht h* Reverend Howard Jewell of Port- and who will profit most from such ,urned Thursday night from a ten ; 6 67 52 21 67 49 the company plan, on flnan- s PPC*a ‘ Wee-End Show ing of Fall The basis for thls^new land will occupy the pulpit Sunday a course. daY trlP to California points. While ! 7 65 44 itself through the sale of Coat 2 ° a’8 * Fpocks O„,dcn ba8‘8 ' or ‘h l. new hope Is 22 73 44 _____ night. Mr. Jew ell is a young man The purpose o f the camp is to ,n San Franci»co Mr Seal called 8 64 perfection o f a refining 44 23 74 46 Rule Store, Bandon, Friday. Sat l to do further development and It is hoped that there will be a train rangers in the proper way to upon A nd,e F «uiche, associate civil 9 unit, which Fitzgerald claim s will 72 44 24 40 73 urday and Monday See adv. on an large congregation to greet him. do their job,, and the keynote of enl?tne*r ° f the Coast Guard Serv- 10 be adequate to extract the fine 68 48 25 41 ! Reverend Jewell is an applicant the camp will be "doing the j o b "' ice 40 ascertain status of the new 11 70 43 26 63 45 Mr and Mrs R O McKenzie and for the Bandon-Langlols-Port Or- rather than being told how to do Poast &uard station for Port Orford 12 73 52 27 70 50 x » ," , x s x o' . . Ii o S S „ S “'.'""," ................... ... ford parish. it How to est|mate timber sca]e authorized by the last Congress to 13 74 53 28 72 51 logs, prepare government sale pap- cost W3-800- and to render such 14 68 54 wood ranch on the Elk river - “ a Publ,c «howlng here 29 61 50 ers, how to lay out trails and build a88i8t«nce as might be required In 15 tomorrow night. 68 48 30 73 49 Mr and Mrs. C. A Long fished to hasten the beginning Reverend Howard Jew ell of them, as well as telephone lines an on the Sixes Sunday n. Fitzgerald has bought the Sitka Average M‘- Pearl — - -^ d T r n u -^ a n r /e r e ^ ; 69 48 T- i Miss W illiams ......................... ws the Port Orford Community church Par,‘ and organize for a large forest 8erurlr>8 title to the lands required. The generous CLUB O FFE R ♦ cent visitor at the home of her has a anlt of the refining machln- fire. and how to fight it, are some 4he 8*a D<”> ia built at Nelly'i ♦ found In a display advertise- ♦ next Sunday evening at 8 o’clock of the m any things these young Cov*- is » pH under way. and if ...................... ’ - - h - At the monthly m eeting of the „7” L “ 7 '“ Ue" * Geor*'" Taylor. Jr , Sam Epperson L 7 p U n ^ to 'm '* t-i, ”* i “ 1** rangers will be taught by having to there ig no unforseen delay In that permits of readers obtaining # and William B etty , of Cooullle _______JL - ... ' ■ ln’ 4a11 the machinery Union H igh School Board Mon I /I in c r _ A ' do them on the ground. The men Pba’ e tbe matter It is probable The Grand Jury w as called in day, the budget committee, con varied nature over a period of « r C u r r y ^ o u n t y ^ i ’ week hUn“ n< WaUr ava"- special session W ednesday by will be quartered in tents, will have ac,ual construction work will be sisting of Mrs. Edna Jamieson. a cook and lecture hall, though the ’ tarted shortly after the first of the able here Federal surveys show one year for approxim ately I M r a n d M rs C C w e . k . Judge Jam es T Brand to Investi Mrs Mabel Gillings, Thomas Hugh •» ♦ half price The offer Is made tored rt<h‘ ™ < OM county ia the mother center of gate the death of Frank Biescke primeval forest will be used most- Year ------- 40 Ban'lon Sunday night to the black sand deposits In the , Mr and Mrs Seal report a very es, R L. Wagner and Lewis Far •* possible through t. arrangem ents ♦ • attend the theatre of Floras Creek caused by accident ly as a class room. enjoyable trip, although the weath rler. was present and approved the * perfected by the NEW S with ♦ Mr. Anna R utledge who has United States. Fltagerald says al shooting by C E. England of budget for 1932 Other than the er was extrem ely hot and dry. * R A M ^ n d , N ^ S TKLE- visiting her son In Port £ Portland The Jury brought in no budget matter only routine business * 1 ^ nV C, „ ?d , for a per- * ford for several w eek , returned e"v Wlnnlfred and Nadine Babel. indictment or report In any form, was transacted Alice Bechtel, Kenneth Handley. < » to ^ X e X to h ,r home - considering, it is assumed, that the Lead 4 «Oc per pound, zinc ?80c Robert Ellis, Roderick and Teddy evidence was insufficient to war- per pound: copper, 7.25c per pound . - — Mr and Mrs Chet Hullng of Mvr The teach er, c* Curry county tJe Polnt vl„ ted br|ef,y « “ >r * - pk?y\ e X , S r . ^ d i o i t h - : w a V « i r ? X S r^ 7 a McKenzie, Howard Whitman, Frank rant any action Mr England and Silver 2787>ac per ounce; Alumin- the U will gather in G -ld Beach on Oc -Mr Biescke were personal friends urn 2330c per pound. Antimony B Hatton home Sunday en route to ly periodical. In the advertise- -» the southern part of the county’ on n»1 0 . Z,**n,T h" '’’"fumed from tober 23 for their annual Tachers y id had hunted together each year Chinese. 8 65c per pound Nickel spend a w eeks vacation on the * ment You probably will find ♦ official duties Myrtle Point and is visiting at the for m any y e .r s The failure to act Ingot 15 00c per pound Platinum I w"’ w J the " * "n Rogu’ by «he grand Jury will end the In- $40 00 per ounce Quicksilver (S H .r ? Kath'‘r,n' J * the paper and magazine you ♦ Friday evening Lucille Lindbera r °T i * nd W al 4# r * have long wanted, and at a ♦ - - - u n q o erg Rarklow vertlgation it is beheved F 1. oer 7«-lb « r , Orris Knapp and children entertained aeveral of her friends Mr. » .« .j . 81u„ „ va- h. , * price you can afford ♦ at a young folk party, her guests In- ..i motored to Marshfleld Saturday H«'iy, ner guests In- >,] hoc rludin» Dorris Forty. c- ... F r e d . . . Math- . . m home from a several weeks visit ♦ ♦ eluding I tern Oregon. In 1891 Congress adopted legislation for a coast iruard station carrvetEatr a I,ha/ bOr 3t P°rt ° ^ d' wbhout carry the legislation into effect. In 1931-40 years late°r-an an propriation was made of $83,500 and the wdl soonte a reality. The wait was again long coast but guard K i K station ™ Z CHURCH CALENDAR ii t u j Kallgers Attend School PORT ORFORD LOCALS i 18I 9 ? ongreL ss appropriated $150,000 to commence the im Pavement of a harbor along the Pacific Coast between the Gold-’ t n Gate and the Straits of Juan de Fuca as a harbor of refuge the selection of the site being left to the Board of Engineers Invests gation of all harbors resulted in the selection of the natural deen water harbor at Port Orford for the improvement A recheck at selVtmneSomV^e800n00ed StatGS confirmed thp original flection, home $8,800.00 was expended in surveys and estimates construf tlon.beinK held in abeyance until further ap- tu W ^ S made i0 Insure the comPletion of the project And there the matter rested. The pioneers of that day, aid there arc Portynr?W ?kin<’ have t0 their faith that eventually the ort Orford harbor would be improved as a harbor of refuge on meCntUnTb°of PnH a,?d .adaPtabiliy f°r such impr/ive- ment. , Port Orford harbor, being geographically situated Fnefl1 ™d’iW?k betwe?n San Francisco and the Straits'of Juan de in i f he re(lu,renwnts of a harbor of refuge ideally, hav- bo^ wttMn Ik Cr°SS !i W weather : in fact it is the only har bor within the area described susceptible of improvement to meet the needs of that purpose. The testimony of experienced seafar- effeHe? W hf,kPPlng^°f r ClaIt ’ Sea £aPtains- and sea labor—is to the in leio l -th °f su?h a refu*e is greater today than it was m 1879, owing to the vast increase in commerce, and that this need continue to increase with the increase in shipping on Pacific waters. These experts flatly recommend that the harbor be im proved by the Federal Government as a harbor of refuge. The hearing on the matter before the Board of Engineers comes up in Washington on November 16—452 years after Coi- made its initial appropriation for the purpose. The period of waiting has been long but the faith of the pioneers has never faltered, and the steadfastness of that faith is bringing to a full realization the hopes and judgment those who paved the wav khe/ rT ° f this great region- rt is tfood to have Luth, for faith is founded on confidence and confidence is the factor that has brought about all progress in civilization. There fore, have the faith of the pioneers in your community and its ultimate destiny. J Port Commission Meets X “ 1872 A""X E"«"- ”7" vol,4lon a"d free Sept. Weather Statistics «lining Co. Incorporates Marshfleld To Handle Blaeksands j Guard 1 ’,U<‘rd St‘ltlOn < 68 Rev. Jewell To Preach wn.'9.w„ Si head club offer Approves School Budget No Report Made ".T’ Metal Prices Teachers’ Institute $82^0 fl7.k ® ’UP*r,Bt~ d- 4 a.- » ' " “•“rdlvan haa ratum-
