The Port Orford Deep Water Harbor
— KEY to the Development of the Vast Natural Resources of the Mid-Pacific Coast Empire
PORT ORFORD NEWS
Volume VI.
Port Orford, Oregon, Tuesday, June 7, 1932.
Lumber Tariff Assured;
Industry to Feel New Lite
When President Hoover affixes'
C h u F ch P |a n A p p ro v e d
THE HOME TOWN PAPER
Fortunate, indeed, is the commmunity having a home town
newspaper—the medium through which are recorded the local
happenings, the births, the deaths, marriages, social events, and
the multitude of other activities which go to make up our modern
daily life. The home town paper is an essential—the interpreter of
the many issues of our complex civilization. Its province is to sep
arate the wheat from the chaff, the good from the bad, and the
right from the wrong, laying bare the facts so that the public may
know the facts and act intelligently thereon, rather than being
guided by the word of mouth—too often highly colored for the
purpose of creating sentiment or prejudice. The watchword of a
newspaper is the TRUTH—the facts—as the Truth alone can en
dure and withstand attacks.
The local newspaper is the mirror through which the pro
gress of the community is viewed by the public at large, and, with
out progress there must necessarily be retrogression as commun
ities, like individuals, do not stand still—they either go forward or
backward.
The NEWS has served the Port Orford community for nearly
six years, and served it well. During that period it has supported
every meritorious civic movement, and its columns have contrib
uted largely to the success in securing the new $83,500 Coast
Guard station appropriation, Battle Rock park, the Sea Lion Ref
uge, the designation of the harbor as a seaplane anchorage, the
protectitng of the great dairy industry of the county from ruin by
preventing the creation of an ill conceived game preserve scheme
covering the lands west of the highway, the preservation of the
scenic beauty of the Coast Highway through the elimination of
commercial signs and billboards, the preservation of the deep
water harbor frontage for industrial harbor development, and the
preparation of the harbor of refuge improvement case which war
rants a favorable decision when the matter is finally heard on its
merits before the Board of Engineers.
Last year, to meet the general financial situation, the News
offered a Vacation Bargain subscription during the month of
July, which many took advantage of. This year the same offer is
being made during the month of June, the details of the offer be
ing found on Page 4 of this issue. This offer furnishes a conven
ient and inexpensive way to keep abreast of the progress being
made in the development of the great resources of this section of
Oregon, and, also, permits the public generally to aid in the pub
licity work necessary to carry on such work, by having copies of
the paper sent regularly to friends and relatives living at a dis
tance.
In making this annual offer the News renews its pledge to
work for the full development of the Port Orford area and of
Southwestern Oregon generally.
] Chambers Want Butter Days;
Seek To Aid Dairying Industry
PORT ORFORD
his signature to the huge revenue* The w°rk of the officials of the
measure, designed to balance the Port Orford Community Church to
In an effort to stimulate business
LOCALS
‘ nation's budget, this wet* the broaden the scope of the support
generally, the chambers of com
lumber industry of the Pacific of l^e church through pledges, de-
merce of the state are considering
Northwest will breathe easier and s*ffned to meet the needs of each in
the suggestion put forth by a Rose
Donald McKenzie and George burg man to have two or three but
take on a new lease of life, due to dividual, is meeting with response
Woodworth, accompanied by the ter days proclaimed by the various
thet fact that Senator Frederick on the Part of the citizens of the
Misses Donna McKenzie and June states each month as an aid to
Steiwer. with the able assistance of community.
Crumley, drove to Rogue River secure a greater consumption of
' Senator McNary, and Senator Jones
The pastor of the church appre-
Sunday, and from there journeyed dairy products, and to create re
of Washington, forced the accept- ciates the work, as is evidenced by
to the John Adams ranch at Po lief for that much depressed branch
ance of a tariff on imported lumber the following letter:
tato Illahe where the young ladies of industry.
of $3.00 to aid in placing the lum -'
Bandon, Ore., June 3 1932
will spend several days visiting
her industry on a parity with the Mr Geo. W Soranson, Editor.
Earl B. Hatfield, of Roreburg,
The boys returned home Sunday
Canadian industry. Dressed lumber The Port Orford News,
has
introduced a plan "that would
night
has $1.00 tariff on imports, and with p ort Orford, Oregon,
without doubt be of great benefit
the new legislation in effect dress-
SUMMER FOOTWEAR now es to the dairymen and the dairy in
ed lumber will stand a tariff of My dear Mr. Soranson:
pecially
priced at Golden Rule dustry by creating national butter
This is just to express my deep
$400 and rough lumber $3.00 per
I
Store.
Bandon.
ltc days.” He suggests that the national
appreciation of your splendid work
thousand board feet.
and state governments proclaim
in placing the work of the church
As lumbering is the major indus
L. B Hatton and Mr. Mason re three days in each month as butter
before the citizens of the commun
try of the Pacific northwest the
turned from the Hatton mining days and advertisement of that fact
ity. I have never seen anything
protection thus afforded will serve
property on the Elk river Sunday. be run in all the newspapers, en
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couraging every one to use as much
to curtail unemployment to a great .
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front page and the straight-for-
degree and hasten the time when
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Roger and Marlon Handley took butter as possible on those days.
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ward appeal of the third page ad-
mills are again in full operation.
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, a truck load of crabs to Reedsport Mr. Hatfield says:
. a t rant» vertisement should certainly
ho
* bring
The legislation is due to the
strenu
Thursday for the Coast Fisheries
"The chief object in suggesting
results.
company.
ous insistence of Oregon delega
such an idea is the tremendous
I consider that the City of Port
tion in Congress, and reflects great
help that would be given in assist
Orford has much for which to be
Mrs. Ella Knapp and grand ing to clear storage butter stock,
“credit on them.
proud and grateful in having such
daughter, Marjorie, are spending and should, as a consequence,
Friendship of two democrats for
a progressive news paper so fear
several days as guests of Mrs. E. J greatly help in establishing a bet
Representative Hawley" saved the
lessly edited for the best interests
Baker on Chinquapin Ridge.
ter price to the producer. A great
lumber item in conference after a
of the community. With such close
volume of large and small business
heated debate for half an hour.
cooperation between the church
The New Mesh Cloth Gloves only concerns throughout the country
Crisp of Georgia and Collier of
85c at Golden Rule, Bandon
ltc depend almost entirely upon the
and the press the future of the
Mississippi, long associated with
community looks very bright.
Hawley on the ways and means
Mrs. Mabel Gillings called on Mrs. dairy industry and these particular
Again thanking you for this man
committee, supported him to accept
Marie Quellan at the I,eep Hos concerns have practically come to
ifestation of your regard for the
the lumber item placed in the bill
pital In Bandon Tuesday afternoon a standstill as the result of the ex
Church and for your many favors
by the senate. Treadway of Massa
1 Mrs. Quellan is improving nicely tremely low price that prevails for
of the past, I remain
butter-fat. If the price of butter-
chusetts and Rainey of Illinois,
I from her recent illness.
Sincerel) yours,
fat could be stimulated to a fair
democratic floor leader of the
Rev. Donald J. Henry. Pastor.
house, opposed lumber.
Mrs. Mary Holt left Friday af degree, It would be the means of
Port Orford Community Church
ternoon for her home in Myrtle putting thousands of men back at
Treadway made the principal
fight when the senate conferees
Point after spending several days work and the price of butter-fat
The plan adopted for securing
submitted the tariff item to the support tor the church during the
as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Grov need not be over twenty-five cents
In order to accomplish this desired
er Tichenor.
house conferees, and the fate of the present economic situation is of
end.”
lumber duty was in the balance un interest to all. Everyone has some
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ponting at
The subject is being considere-l
til Crisp and Collier voted with thing that may be utilized, or con
tended the graduation of their son by chambers of commerce through
Hawley for acceptance of the sen verted into cash, and it is the sum
Davis at Oregon State college, Cor out the state and an effort is to
ate amendment, being governed in total of the contributions which
vallis. yesterday.
be made to have chambers in other
this by ties of friendship.
make the burden heavy on none.
stateu to get behind the movement.
Had Hawley not been on the con Read the advertisement on page 3
Men's Double Construction Wol Locally the old established Port
ference committee, a position at- of this issue, and cut the pledge
verine Cordovan Shell Horsehide Orford Chamber of Commerce has
tained by seniority, there would out and mail or hand it to one of
Dairy 8hoe, acid resisting, now on the matter under consideration, and
have been no lumber champion the trustees, marking the item, or
ly $3.95 at Golden Rule Store. Ban will probably act upon It within the
and all the long, strenuous work of items, that you are willing to con-
don.
ltc next few days.
Senators McNary, Steiwer and tribute to this worthy work, and
Jones would have been futile.
stating the date it will be conven-
Miss Ruth Clark returned Thurs
Treadway intimated prior to the lent to make delivery Receipts w ill'
day from a short visit in Portland
conference that he would oppose be issued for all contributions, com-
and is the guest of Mrs. E. J Baker.
Fire Hazard Contest
any lumber duty. He and Hawley modities will be appraised at mai-
Mr. and Mrs. R. Q. McKenzie
Salem, Ore., June 4.- Twenty
were the only republicans among R®t values, and the contributor will
motored to Bandon Tuesday
thousand boya and girls of Oregon,
the house conferees. This threw the be credited on the church books in
Plan Emergency Work To Do Assessment Work Henry Dolge, Sr., received word of both the city and the farm, have
School Boards Meet
destiny of the lumber duty in dem- dollars and cents.
The Union High School Board
Washington, D C„ June 4.—As j While In Port Orford Sunday W Thursday of the sudden death of enlisted In the cause of fire-safety
ocratic hands, and while the s e n a - -------------------
In a statewide fire prevention cam
met
Monday
morning
and
approved
emergency
tonal colleagues of Crisp and Col
Agness Bridge Rebuilt I the budget for the coming school ment is work, the war depart J H Wann, receiver for the Inman | his brother In Los Angeles
paign that has been launched by
prepared to proceed im Mines company, stated that Judge
lier opposed lumber in the senate,
The historical 55-foot rise of th" ; I year The election board for the mediately with a number of pro- ' Brand had
Mrs. Mary Vinyard of Sixes trans the State Fire Marshal department
these congressmen went to the as
granted an order for
acted business in town Tuesday af working in cooperation with the
funds are
are made ¡officials of the company to m
sistance of Hawley for old times’ Rogue River in February, 1927, de- gchooi election to be held on J u n e1 jects. providing funds
Extension Service of Oregon State
stroyed the Forest Service suspen- 27th wag selected, the board being available, announces General Lytle the property and do the assess,nec t ternoon.
sake.
College, through the medium of the
Under the rules, when the sen- A ^ e s ^ ' ^ t ' y X 8 .HotmenU were M T W" ght' E A LJndb*r*, “ rs Brown, chief of engineer. General work a . the receiver had no funds
Mr and Mrs J. P Masterson of State Four-H-Club organization.
• has amended a house ..............
Last year allotments were Mabel killings, with Mrs. Robert Brown has prepared a list showing with which to do the work and that Sixes motored to Port Orford yes
ate
bill and Agness.
secured to rebuild the bridge Such
the estimated cost of completing the order may be terminated at the terday to attend the meetings of The campaign will be directed pri
the measure goes to conference a allotments are possible only on ac Forty to act as clerk.
marily toward bringing about a ma
A petition signed by some of the projects already authorized by con- pleasure of the court
majority of house conferees is nec count of National Forest areas in
the school board and the Port Com teria, reduction of fires that are
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The receiver further announced mission
essary to accept the senate amend- the count and the repreaent
taxpayers and patron, of the school gress. which are “fully justified at
destroying millions of dollars In
of fha,
.
announced
ment. Reinforced by two democrats of the return, to the county from «-’ king that Miss Katherine Fas the present time in the interests
tnat lagt Friday he petitioned
the
farm property values, but will be
commerce and navigation. ..
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Mrs
H
L.
McCartney
of
Elk
river
nacht
of
the
high
school
faculty
court for an order to sell the prop-
Hawley had the lumber tariff ac- government ownership. It is located
extended to Include urban property
The chief of engineers has classi- ’Tty of the company to pay court transacted business in Gold Reach protection.
cepted. The final result was close, thirty miles from the mouth of the be not reemployed for the 1932-33
last Wednesday
.
school
year,
was
presented
and
an
at that.
fied
projects
in
three
groups
costs
and
satisfy
creditors,
and
that
river, and one-quarter mile above
J
H
Records In the department of the
In the last analysis, this impor*- the confluence of the Illinois and opportunity given those signers Among those of first priority is im the matter would be passed upon
Lewi, Farrier of the Sixes rivet State Fire Marshal show that Ore
present
to
state
their
reasons for provement of the Columbia river by Judge Brand at Gold Beach on
ant legislation affecting the major Rogue rivers.
district was a Port Orford visitor gon farm properties to the value of
industry of Oregon and Washington
The new bridge is a creditable the action requested Miss Clark, and lower Willamette below Port June 14th. at which time the ques . Monday in attendance at the school $997,000 were destroyed by fire in
principal
of
the
high
school,
spoke
land
and
Vancouver,
estimated
at
tion of permitting Sam Wlckersham I meeting
was saved by one vote. The fact structure, built by the Clackamas
1930 and that this loss was increas
that primary election returns show Construction company under the very complimentary on Miss Fas $340,000. In the list of second prior to file « claim against the estate
ed to $1,897,000 In 1931, waste of
nacht's
ability
as
a
teacher,
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Crayton
Sauers
are
ity
are
Crescent
City
harbor,
$40.-
covering
notes
for
$10.000
and
ac
Hawley defeated for renomination supervision of the Bureau of Pub-
nearly $3,000,000 of farm property
did not prevent him from perform- lie Roads with R I. Thomas engin several parents spoke in her be 000; Grays harbor and Chehalis crued interest will be argued and spending an indefinite time In Crsa- values in two years. The state’s an
> rent City.
ing a service of great benefit to his eer in charge. The work began No half also Regret was expressed by river, $161.500; Quinayute river, determined.
nual fire loss, the records reve d,
district and state and. although re- vember, 1931, and was completed many that the petition was circula Washington, $12,000; Seattle harbor,
Mr, and Mrs. Wann and son were
<mounts to $8,000,000 and it is es
Mr
and
Mrs.
Henry
Dolge,
Jr.,
ted
and
the
action
taken
against
$10,000;
Willamette
river
above
jected himself, he came to the aid April 15, 1932 The structure has a
enjoying the vacation attractions of
timated that 90 per cent of the fires
motored
to
Marshfield
Tuesday
on
her
after
Miss
Fasnacht
had
left
Portland
and
Yamhill
river,
$210,-
the
Port
Orford
area
Sunday
of a stricken industry.
333-foot main suspended span. 180-
which cause this serious under
, business.
for her home in Pennsylvania with
Lumbermen reiterate that the toot side suspended span, and a the expectation of returning for the 000 In the list for third priority is
Girl Scouts Meet
mining of the state's resources can
ncluded
the
Snake
river,
$80.000
tariff item is not a revenue produc- 63-foot timber truss span with 122 fall term President Louis Knapp
S. J. Spoerl was a Marshfield vis be prevented.
A special meeting of the 'Girl itor Thursday.
er, but is strictly a labor measure. fpet of approaches, or a combined
In an official communication to
of
the
board
asked
each
of
the
Ixut year, at the invitation of H.
Scouts
and
their
sponsors
was
held
...
I congress the chief of engineers ex
Treasury estimates the duty will length of 698 feet. The width be-
C. Seymour. State 4-H-Club leader,
last Friday afternoon at which
S.
J.
Spoerl
and
Frank
Paris
tween
curbs
Is
7
feet,
designed
ca-
P*“
0
*"**™
7
h
;
ther
plains
that
each
of
the
projects
yield only approximately $500.000 „ „ h , „ 1. a
the State Fire Marshal department
B
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pacity is 5 tons Tkn
The center of .i„
tin hafl visited the school during Miss listed
has been surveyed and es time a number of the Tenderfoot I spent Monday in Port Orford, the
annually.
main span is approximately 65 fee' Fasnacht's Incumbency, and In each; timated. and all is ready to begin girls received their pins Mrs. H L former attending the Port Commla- gave a course of lectures on the
instance received a negative re-
subject of fire prevention before
McCartney, who has Just returned ; sion meeting
the low water mark.
work on any one or all of them
Former Resident Killed above
750 club students in attendance at
from
San
Diego,
was
present
and
The contract price for the bridge sP°n8e
whenever congress provides the
R L Wagner of Elk river trans ’he summer school at Oregon State
As a result of the controversy necessary funds The list of the gave an interesting account of the
Edmund Davison, son of Mrs was $21.000, and the Forest Service
acted business in town yesterday college and this service will be re
visit
of
the
national
president
of
Riley Davidson of Port Orford, was spent $1186 additional for recon- *he board decided to hold an ad- chief of engineers does not contain
and attended the meetings of the peated at this year’s school. As a
faltally injured in an auto accident struction of the approaches The journed meeting and decide the all of the proposed projects in the the Girl Scouts In San Diego the
past winter Plana for the summer . high school board and the port result of this experience, Interest
last Tuesday morning about 13 citizens of Agness are cooperating question.
“public works” program scheduled
activities for the Scouts were dis commission.
and enthusiasm being so manifest
miles east of Myrtle Point, when w ith C u r y cou t y In c o n s tr u c tin g
tir a d e School B o a rd M e~ts
I In the general relief bill submitted
The Grade School board met ,aat | to the house of representatives by cussed, and It was decided to start
the roadster in which he was rid- 1C00 feet of road leading from the
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vail and on the part of the boys and girls In
the class in first aid work with Mrs. children of Sixes were In Port Or j attendance, It was determined to In-
ing with Mr and Mrs Watler Boren bridge to the main road to Agness night and made preparations for j Speaker Garner.
H. L. McCartney as instructor, and ford Thursday
, augurate an intensive campaign of
of Myrtle Point collided with an
The bridge will be a great co t holding the annual school election I
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Mrs. W. H. Sheridian to act as ex
fire-safety through the medium of
Owl Truck line truck, driven by venlence to the settlers living along on June 20th at which time a dl-
aminer when the work is complet
Miss Ruth Clark is leaving today ' ’his progressive organization.
Earl McCracken The injured man the Illinois river, as it affords a i rector will be elected to succeed
Erect Gravel Plant
State Fire Marshal Averill has
Roy L. Houck, who ha« the 143,-1 ed The class will start Friday af for her vacation after being the
was taken to the Mast Hospital means of crossing the river oth»r L L HieiMB and a clerk elected
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Roy house guest of Mrs. E J Baker for offered as an award to the boy and
where he died two hours later, and than by boat It will also aid great-
gucceed Mrs E A Lindberg ' 650 contract for the graveling of the I Corson
a few days.
girl of each county, embraced In
Mrs Boren is being treated at the ly in the administration of the other matters of a routine nature Port Orford-Euchre creek section of
the 4-H-Club organization, who at
same hospital for her injuries
Agness Ranger district While its ( were disposed of
the Coast Highway, Is making rap- j
Ladies Kid Glove Special at Gold
Mr Davidson, age 35. was well dedication was not celebrated with
' id headway in erecting hi, gravel I Former Boy Graduates«
en Rule Store, Bandon, values to tain the moat outstanding results in
the elimination of fire hazards
known in Port Orford where he had as much pomp as planned for '
) plant on Brushes Creek south of
ltc
William K. Psulman of Lady $3.95. now only $1 95.
about the home and farm, a suit
many friends His mother was call the Gold Beach or Patterson bridge
Mr. and Mrs W G. White. Mrs town, and expects to start the smith. W ls, son of W J. Paulman
Miss Lela Crumley visited Mon able gold medal or pin, emblematic
ed to Myrtle Point to attend the it is a creditable structure both in Flanagan. Mrs George Seebach spreading of gravel on the high
of Port Orford, was graduated from
injured man. but arrived after utility and appearance,
and Mrs C. H Eisman. of G raits way about the middle of June. J E the Iisdyamith High School Mav day at the home of Mr. and Mrs of his and her achievement, and, to
the boy and girl which make the
death occurred Funeral services
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I Pass, visited briefly Thursday with Rlngrose of Portland, of Mr 26. 1932, In a class of 93 Mr. Paul Robert Panter in Gold Beach
best record of fire prevention In the
were held in Myrtle Point Thursday
Receiver and Mrs W H Wanr j Mr and Mrs George W Soranson Houck's staff, spent the forepart
man formerly resided here and has
Mrs. H. L McCartney of the Mid
with Interment in the local ceme- and son were vacationing in Port while on a Loop trip ov
the | of last week in Port Orford owing many friends who will be glad to dle Elk was In town Friday attend ' state will be awarded a scholarship
' at the 1033 4-H-Club Summer School
tery there.
Orford and vicinity Sunday
i coast highway
to illness
learn of his success
Ing a meeting of the Girl Scouts.
at Oregon State college.
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