The Port Orio.d Deep Water Harbor
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KEY to the Development of the Vast Natural Resources of the Mid-Pacific Coast Empire
PORT ORFORD NEWS
Volume VI.
Port Orford, Oregon, Tuesday, April 26, 1932.
Number 24.
Labor Endorses Sen. Steiwer;
President Green’s Letter
Team Work In Congress;
Country’s Needs Paramount
Portland, April 38.— Executive
Secretary Ben T. Osborne of the “Seven Days
Washington, D. C„ April 18.—The
Oregon State Federation of Labor
FORT ORFORD
Saturday Night
impartial observer in Washington
has received a communication from
today is seeing some strange sights
I j OCALS
Saturday night at the local gym
Wm. Green, president of the Amer-
The strangest of all is to see Re­
ican Fsderation of Labor, in which nasium the Port Orford High
Ames S. Johnston spent the lat­ publicans and Democrats rep eated ­
he praises the labor record of Sen- Schoo> will present "Seven Days", s
ter part of the week in Gold Beach ly sinking their partisan differ­
ator Frederick L. 8telwer very roaring three-act farce, as their
and violnity In the interest of his ences and actually working togeth­
annual contribution to the school's
highly.
er for the public welfare.
campaign for county clerk.
histrionic effort. The school in the
The letter is as follows:
Of course, each side is looking
past
has
demonstrated
considerable
Mrs.
E.
L
White
left
Tuesday
Mr. Ben T. Osborne, Secretary,
evening for Portland, where she for political advantage. Leaders of
Oregon State Federation of Labor, talent along these lines and ad­
vance information is to the effect
will visit friends, and latter go on both parties are going to claim
Labor Temple,
that this year's play will be up to
to Baker where she will reopen credit for whatever may be accom­
Portland, Ore.
plished in the reduction of the cost
the standard.
her beauty parlors.
Dear Sir and Brother:
of government. That Is natural and
The officers and members of the
J,m Wiison is divorced from his
Mrs. Alice Bechtel returned from
to he expected. But to an outsider
American Federation of Labor have w'fe- BelI>. unknown to his Aunt
Portland last week for a load of
Louis L. Knapp
It looks as If all of them were en­
always deeply appreciated the serv- ®e^na. who is a stickler in such
household goods from their Brush
titled
to a great deal of credit for
ea Creek ranch.
ice which members of Congress mattprs When Auntie unexpectedly
what appears to be a very earnest
have extended when they voted and droP8 ,n lor « moment at Jim's
Candidate for Joint Representative
S J. Spoerl and Nat Perkins deslr« to put the finances of ths
supported bills pending in Con- Rlveraid« Drive home, he intro-
were business visitors in Marsh­ nation on a sound basis, and to
gress which were endorsed by the ducea Kit McNair as his wife. Un-
field last Wednesday.
distribute the tax burden where It
From Coos and Curry Counties
American Federation of Labor. For fortunately the house is quarantin-
County Superintendent of Schools will do the least Injury to the re­
this reason I deem it my duty and
by the board of health and all
Mrs Katherine J. Harris, accom­ vival of business and industry.
privilege to write you advising you are forced to stay indoors, including
panied
by State Health Nurse, Miss
that Senator Steiwer of Oregon has Auntie and Bella who accidentally
Margaret Gillis, were guests of
There are rabid partisans and
supported measures in Congress In turna UP- Matters are further com-
Mrs, Mabel Gillings last Tuesday violent radicals who get up on their
which Labor was deeply Interested. Pleated by the presence of a bur-
afternoon.
hind legs and protest that-whatever
some of which were of very vita] ^lar. whose struggle to get food
Representative
Knapp
is
now
serving
his
second
Is done by the other fellow Is wrong
adds
to
the
hilarity.
Each
one
is
al­
importance.
EYE DOCTOR COMING — Dr. Just because the other fellow did IL
Clarke
of
the
Clarke
Optical
Co
For Instance, Senator Steiwer lotted his share of the housework
consecutive term as the joint representative from
That Is what is called "campaign
Portland. Ore., EYE SPECIALISTS.’ material." Experienced, old-time
voted against the confirmation of by Aunt Selina, who takes matters
in
hand:
tThe
complications
are
will be in Port Orford, all day and manipulators of the political mach­
the appointment of Judge Parker
Coos and Curry Counties. His record is remarkably
evening, on his regular monthly inery however, say that they don't
to be a member of the Supreme fast and furious, aided by Officer
Court of the United States. His Flannigan; but finally word Is re­
trip TUESDAY. MAY 3rd, at the think the public is fooled as easily
clean, and his services are a credit to himself and the
Port Orford Hotel. SEE HIM as It used to be by blatherskites.
vote in this instance meant much ceived that the alleged smallpox pa­
district he represents.
ABOUT YOUR EYES
itc There are some of them in both
to Labor because the fight was in­ tient was really a victim of chick-
tense and the vote was very close enpox.
George Porter is visiting with Houses of Congress, but the sober
Perhaps no two authors of our
Again Senator Steiwer voted In fa­
his
mother, Mrs Charles Newman common sense of most of the mem­
time
have
contributed
finer
enter­
vor of the passage of the injunction
Rev.
D J. Henry of the Randon- bers in this time of stress is pretty
relief measure which was enacted tainment to the American stage
I-anglols-Purt
Orford parish was good evidence that the country Is in
into law recently. In fact, the rec­ than Avery Hopgood and Mary
calling on parishioners in Port Or­ safe hands and that nothing is
ord shows that Senator Steiwer has Roberta Rinehart. The collabora­
likely to be done which will really
ford yesterday.
always cast his vote in support of tion of this talented pair of au-1
impair the country's
economic
M
W.
Nichols
was
a
business
various meausures which had been thors reached th e height« o f «uc-. White Metal Investigation Hawley Remains at Post
stability.
visitor
In
Marshfield
Thuroday
Health Day Program
in the “The Bat” and “Seven
w v* _.
_
approved or which had been spon­
' Ap^' 16 _ An' I ConKres«man W illi. C. Hawley of
W H Wann and family of
sored by the American Federation Day. " This latter ia the play which L ? “ ’’- * 0"'
A program of fun and entertain­
There are some kinds of peopls
the Port Orford High School have ‘ “th
8ff° rt wlU be made bV g o v -, the First District of Oregon, who ment is being prepared for Child Marshfield visited in Port Orford
of Labor.
selected for their annual produc-1
l° pr° be nt° the long' Iis a cand‘dat« on the Republican Health Day which is to be observed Sunday, enjoying Battle Rock who are very easily scared. The
Furthermore. Senator Steiwer has
speculators in stocks are the most
.standing controversy of the
~
” • on Monday, May 2. at the Central beach. Mr. Wann is the receiver of timid people In the world Washing­
• ,
.
” on Saturday. April 30 at eight '
oi Josephine main at his post in the House of school and at the City Park. The the Iijrnan Mines company on the
considerate in all his association
P >
a■
county, an<J
an ehdeavor Representatives,
ton has good ground for the belief
Sixes river
observance is under the sponsor­
and discussions with labor repre-
» tbe I T ! . - ±
b8 ™ad8 “> settle the question ' record and h i. manv L „ d .
se n ta U v e sH e h a s been verv he I ' that y<"> « « '
« affords an
I '™ .
hi8 ">any
the ship of the local schools, civic and
f C Ponting of Hogue river vis- that the game as played in Wall
Street Is rigged largely for the
sentaUves He has been very help-
y
eye pleasing seen- ° f Whether there “ 8Uch a metal nomination in the May primary
health organizations, who are co- I ited at home
, u over the week end. purpose of trimming "suckers.”
ful to Labor through personal so-
eye pleasing seen- wha, ,, conaist. nf Bnrt who,
¡„
_
«citation of other members of the ery a"* f h io n a b le dressing; a"d good for Recently a^um ^er o i rt
nd T " ,,
7 * “
Pr° V’ operating under the guidance of This week
™
trial Jury The Investigation Into short-selling
united
Senate and
and nf
the ab°v* all things it is clean and
anUmber of. re Pn frlend ° ' a” veterans and their Mrs. I. A Elrod, county health ^ a'„
ClrcU,t Court at °«>d on the Stock Exchange, with Rich­
United State.
States Senate
of the
wholesome Come and enjoy your-1 <l“e8t8 have been received by Sen- I dependents and introduced and se-
Congress, In support of proposed
ard Whitney, president of the Ex-
of legislation
, ator
- ~ Steiwer from various parts
. 1 cured the - passage
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At a meeting of representatives '
' W J ^ b l n T / T ’* " ' ' ChMn*e a8 ,he atar witness, did not
legislation which the American Fed­ self in an evening of laughter.
The
cast
is
composed
of
James
'
k
2
’“
k
*
something
der
which
Oregon
has
secured
the
the various civic organization*
........
’ ot Lan<- i disclose anything verv «tart.in<x
eration of Labor wished would be
‘ „ w •• COI"P<’s« l of . James
done by government scientists , location of a National Soldiers of
tog.th.r wllh „prwentatlVM of the J ¡ X ,
¿ 7 " “ J ” ! ? ’' ‘ n
“ • x ^ c t f A h ^ /h T ’wo'uld tell
enacted into law.
™ y.
m.m _D “ Brown i t0 determine the facts of the mys­ Home. His only sons served In the
George
Woodworth;
Tom
Harbison.
I feel that as a matter of simple
already pret­
tery metal. A. M Pardee of the American Expeditionary Forces in
ty well known. How far the at­
justice, the officers and members
bureau of mines, who made a field France during the World War.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
F.
H.
Charlesworth
announced that activities similar to
tempt to regulate the Stock Ex­
of organized labor and their friends gon Clinton Fromm; Tubby Me- survey In the vicinity of Grants
He has obtained for public im­ those of iast year would be carried are now located at Eastside in Coos
in Oregon ought to know of the per­ 2 kh " ,U r 8. '
For,>mm: Pass 8everal yearfl ag° ha8 lnf°rm- provements In the First Congress­ on. Principal E. E. Rice of the county They attended the hearing change by law may go, it Is diffi­
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Walter button; ¡e(j senator Steiwer that the bureau
sonal and official —
support which
before Corporation Commissioner cult to predict, but It Is probable
ional District more than *50.000,000.
that some sort of a gesture In that
Senator Steiwer has given to legis- B8lla Knowles (ex-Wilson). Camilla is wl|)ing to make the tests under All waterway projects favorably re­ Central school has charge of th e ! Mott here Monday.
lation approved and supported by White; Kit McNair, Peggy Corson; any conditions which the advocates ported by the army engineers, ne program and already has the fea * Among the local masons attend­ direction will be made.
tures outlined in the way of ath-1
the American Federation of Labor. Aunt Selina, Donna McKenzie.
of the white metal may designate.
11 seems to be more certain than
ing the organization of the new
has had adopted by Congress and letles that will Interest both boys ! ¿««oniZ
Very sincerely yours,
at any previous time that there la
| Mr Pardee made an investiga- liberal appropriations provided for and girls
iris Of
t
h
.
.o
h
o
o
i.
.
.
L
Ma"°nl<'
I
»
dge
in
of the schools that take ii",*0"'0, 'C.’1**’ *" G° 'd B*‘ach Sat' going to be an actual reduction, not
WM GREEN, President,
Court in Session
tion, but there is an impression in improvement.
part
! urday night were: C. W Smith.
American Federation of labor
The Curry County Grand Jury Oregon that the report was sup-
He introduced and passed the
The following school, have been ' n X J e n Ì ^ H
r L ” Sm‘th' merely a paper reduction, in the
was in session Friday and Satur- pressed, the story being that, while only law relating to the Oregon and Invited to come to Bandon and jorn 2 Z Q
ge
' and coat of operating the Federal gov­
ernment There Is going to be soma
New Bandon Boat House day, and yesterday morning the *n Oregon ®nd on the ground, Mr. California Land Grant, through with the Bandon schools in observ- I Mr,
consolidation of departments and
spring
term
of
the
Circuit
Court
Rardee
was
enthusiastic
over
the
Ing
the
day
Merchants,
Randolph.
1
F
“
a
g*
“
b*"1
of
Klama‘b
which
some
17
counties
will
receive
Work on the reconstruction of
accompanied by her cousin bureaus As this Is written It seems
the boat house at the Bandon U. opened with Judge James T. Brand wbit* metal, but that after his re- or have received more than *15,- Prosper. Riverton, Parkersburg,
very likely that the War and Navy
8. Coast Guard station is sched­ presiding. The session promises to turn 10 Washington no report was 000,000.
i Floras Creek. Upper Bear Creek Mrs. C. C. Ponting were business Departments will be consolidated
visitors
in
Coquille
be
a
long
one
with
53
cases
on
the
forthcoming.
Oregon
products
of
the
farm
and
last
Tuesday
uled to begin by June 1. according
Upper Two Mile, Lower Two Mile.
into something that may be, per­
The mystery white metal has factory- have greater protection Upper Four Mile, Lower Four Mile, and Wednesday.
to information received through docket other than such cases as
been
recovered
from
the
native
Mrs Mary B. Rice was the week haps, called the Department of
from cheap labor and products of New I-nke and I^nglois. Some of
Senator Frederick Steiwer this the Grand Jury reported. The civil
cases include the divorce case of rock in the neighborhood of Grants competitive nations than ever be­ these districts send their pupils to end visitor of Mrs. E. J. Raker on National Defense, or perhaps mere­
week.
ly the War Department. Navy men
Letters addressed to Senator Stei­ Ix>ttie Horner vs. George Horner, Pass by many persons for a num­ fore through his efforts. He Is the the Randon schools so will be In­ Chinquapin Ridge.
won't like that Neither will any
ber
of
years.
A
claim
has
been
Mrs
R.
F.
Abbott
was
in
town
of
Port
Orford.
Trial
jurors
on
the
ranking
Republican
member
on
the
wer by the Bandon Chamber of
cluded in the Bandon section of the
of the other public officials, whose
last Wednesday visiting friends
Commerce and Western World in­ panel are: Henry Adolphsen, W. T. made that the metal contains tin Committee on Ways and Means, the program.
Wyman Eaton was a brief visitor job, will be imperiled er dispensed
quired as to the cause of the delay White, Jr., Louis L. Knapp, and A. and that as a source of tin it will most powerful committee of the
Mr Rice announces that a
with, like the Idea of being con­
be
of
immense
value
to
Oregon
P.
Sweet,
of
Port
Orford;
Harry
House,
and
has
other
important
meet between pupil, of the a c h ^ l.
a,1t' rnoon solidated, reorganized, deprived of
in doing the local work inasmuch
Dewey.
Raymond
Capps.
Ray
Zum-
This
claim
has
been
challenged
committee
assignments
gained
will start promptly at 10:00 a m '
7
rx
yl"g "Up
aa the money has been appropria­
at the ’ « i ’ hn
g* ComP*ny ,n I heir Saturday half holidays, their
ted and it had been planned to do wait, Clarence Zumwalt, of Sixes; whenever it has been made. Others through merit, fidelity and long Registration is scheduled at
thirty days annual vacation with
the work during the winter months E. B Sypher, W 8 Guerin, J. S (asserted that the metal was a sold- service.
central school for 9 9:30
30 a a. m
Fr!day E L."white, accompanleo P’ i'
,he; ^ ,hlrty
*""“»1
m. At
Capps
and
Milton
Brown,
of
Lang-,
er.
Some
specialists
in
mining
have
His
standing
in
Congress
is
best
to help the unemployment situation
noon ail will go to the city park for by his daughter. Miss Margaret. "
sick
leave
with
pay,
but
It
is on
”
'
*
lois;
James
Wright
of
Ophir;
Jas
asserted
that
there
is
no
metal
in
told in the words of others. A mem- a big picnic dinner. Everybody is
Senator Steiwer was urged to use
the cards that all of those thing,
his influence in securing Immediate J. Craig, Roy Carter, C. C. Ponting, j the native rock and they explain ber of the Committee of Rivers and | asked to bring a basket. Coffee Miss Madge White, Mrs. Mabel Gill­ are to be abolished, that there will
action if possible because unless W. P Brickey, F. D Colvin, O. D ; *be recovery of metal buttons by Harbors says
cream, milk and sugar, will be fur-1 ings and Miss Rose Bothwell, mo be material reductions In salaries
"No one comes before the Com­ nished by Bandon through the '
2 ° ' d B" “'hu Mr8 Ol'IIngs
the money Is expended before the Miller, and W V. Pyke, of Gold residents of Grants Pass as the re-
paid all the way up and down the
” ? “ h “ "?c'a
end of the federal fiscal year. July Beach; William Crook. Howard suR °f burning tin cans in the mittee on Rivers and Harbors so chamber of commerce The business
Williams, and M. Anderson, of Pis- kitchen stove
well Informed on projects or makes houses will be asked to close from tion meeting held there called by line, and that a great many thous­
first. It might be lost altogether,
The chamber and Western World to1 River; Mack Anderson, and Wil-j A thorough test of the native a clearer or more effective presen­ 12 to 2 p m. During the luncheon School Superintendent Mr, Harris ands In Washington and elsewhere
«am Moore, of Brookings: Roy rock will be made In any manner tation of them than Mr. Hawley." hour the Bandon Concert band will j and reports a very enthusiastic will be chopped off the Federal
received telegrams as follows
payrolls.
While Congressman John Q Til- play a concert at the perk, after 1 meeting with Miss Margaret Gillis
"Replying further to your letter Cooley, Harbor, and James Sutton, proposed by the advocates of the
( metal.—Oregonian.
! son expresses his admiration of Mr. which there will be a Fathers and state health nurse, giving a aplen-
regarding Bandon Coast Guard sta­ Wedderbum.
One place where a big cut seems
I Hawley In the following words: X ' r X T ' ’ “ tUg ° ' W"r
"Tub*rCUl°*'’ and Ita
Members of the Grand Jury are
tion Commandant of Coast Guard
certain
to be made is In the Govern­
I "Mr. Hawley has grown in power
advises me that call for bids will a . h Boice, Langlois; j m um- Stabbing Affray
ment
Printing
Office. It would not
1,,
a
and influence until he has reached and young
be made within next ten days and pach and E. A. Lindberg, Port Or ‘
’I
1 *'On C,ty waa ln town Monday at- do the country any harm, wise men
At Gold Beach the unquestioned position of being don World.
that they plan to start work on ford; Oscar Mather and Lester Fits
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tending the hearing before Com- here believe, to cut down the an­
project by June fir st—Frederick hugh. Sixes; Jack Davis. Jerry’s
Thursday night Phillip Marlowe one of the real leaders of Congress "
kt
an
.»
Lf
.a
i
migsloner
Mott In the matter of the nual output of printed matter, a
Stetwer, U S. Senate.”—Bandon Flat; and Ike Smith. Wedderbum. of Coquille was seriously Injured
Io
(live
.\af
I
Publicity
appropriation of the name of the large part of which la pure waste
World.
in a cutting affray at Gold Beach
Bandon Loses Propeller
National publicity will be given ! Port Or,ord Chamber of Commerce of paper and Ink. One of the re­
I>anglois Couple Married by Bert Glbsten of Ophir, and at The steamer Bandon, with Cap­ some
of the more important scenic
Mr and Mra'
B Masterson and forms for which there seems to be
Agnes Bridge Completed Coquille. Or., April 19—Lawrenc* lari accounts was near the point tain J Fagerstrom in command, and tourist
attractions of the Port ‘ch,ldren nf Sixes were Sunday dln- considerable hope Is to take the
of death Glbsten was apprehended
Government Printing Office out of
The new bridge across the Rogue Delbert Keeler and Loma Cheno- near Wedderbum. It is understood left San Francisco for Bandon Fri­ Orford area as a result of action ner *UM*a at the Baker ranch,
competition with local printers In
at Agness, constructed by the For­ weth. both of the Langlois district, the affair was the result of consid­ day, April 15. While going north taken bv the old established Port
n r- Clarke, EYE SPECIALIST.
est Service, is now in commission were united in marriage here Sat­ erable drinking During the of­ near Mandocino the vessel lost its Orford Chamber of Commerce last ,n Port Orford. TUBS, MAY 3rd. the matter of printing return ad­
The contractor’s outfit Is being urday by County Judge D. F ficers’ search for Gibsten they ac­ port propeller so returned to San week In providing the Portland Bt Por^ Orford Hotel Examination dress cards on government stamped
envelopes This has been a sore apot
moved out and the crew was dis­ Thompson
chamber of commerce, by request. Pl**-
Itc for
Attending the young cidentally uncovered a still on the Francisco Bandon World
many years, an example of ab­
charged Saturday. Saturday was a couple were Allan S and Iris D.
with description« of such attrac-
Mr and Mis. Jesse Ponting mo solutely unwarranted government
Davenport place on Cedar creek.
gala day in Agneee and in the even­ Keeler of Langlois - Bandon West which they confiscated and arreet-
tlons for inclusion in the nation , tored up from the Ponting camp competition with private buslneae
Curry Student Wins
ing a large dance waa enjoyed by esn World.
wide publicity campaign for the on Rogue river Wednesday to Even those who have upheld the
„j Davenport.
Maurice
Walker
of
Gold
Beach,
the many present.
American legion convention to be apend the evening at home. Jei
Marlowe is a ball player and was
practice agree now that It Is es­
Mrs Georfc" Schanz of Klamath engaged as field manager for the who won the Curry County George held in Portland September 12th to ¡Ponting waa the saxophone soloist pecially unfslr In times of business
WMhlngton Bicentennial easay con- 15th
loln Many
„ any of
or , the
ne Legionnaires wlI|
at
th,
„tertalnm
eBt
at
Agnes.
Sat
State Highway Engineer' Whit­ Falls has been visiting her cousin Gold Beach team
will
the ei
depression
more in charge of the grading and Mrs C. C. Ponting Mrs Schanz
test on the life of Washington, won gravel the erwst route and Port Or-¡urday night commemorating the
surfacing of the Port Orford- was in thia vicinity Investigating I Mr and Mrs Alec Barklow and honorable mention In the statewide ford should receive wide publicity completion of the new bridge
c n n t..t
Mrs T Terre|| spent the week It Is gradually seeping Into the
according to advice e-------.
from as rMU|t H,„orlc BattIe Rork
Euchre Creek section of the high­ dairying possibilities and purchas- family of Myrtle Point visited Sun- contest
coneciousneea of Ike politicians
State
Superintendent
of
Instruction
Port
Orford
Beach,
The
Head«
and
end
way ia now aetUed in hla office cd a well known dairy farm near dav
u
—
...« ..„ „ .v
r o n orrora
Heads
In Cottage Grove visiting her that the United States probab^
day at
at the
the J J Rowan home Mrs
in the Bennett building
Barklow ,e a
‘ «* HoWard' V“ ,,rat p,ace go,ng oth*r
° t '"<” -e.t w ere d e e p a r e n t.
Coquille
ft a Chinaman s chance of col-
,B a
a Mater of Mrs Rowan to Ireste E H o e b re n of Portland
crlked for Hits publicity campaign I
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