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About Port Orford news. (Port Orford, Oregon) 1926-193? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1932)
The Port Orford Deep Water Harbor = KEY » <h. Development „I th, V ,„ Natural PORT ORFORD NEWS Coast Lumber Mills To Open; 500 Men To Co To Work More than 500 men will gu back M a n m a d e F i r e s IvPnrl to work Monday in Coos and west ' . r *reS Cead ern Douglas counties, when four - - A glance at the records in the I !• lumber plants reopen for indefinite ¿ ? 2 * i . 5 “ PerVi“Or 8 office of Q«*nts 8 operation, according to a surv m e rtre season is again upon us made by the Coos Bay Times. The^Coos Bay Lumber company Durin8 the period June 1 to July of Marshfield is to employ 300 men 10' the Siskiyou National Forest re at the mill and logging camps; the por‘ed 2® fires. These fires burned Coos Bay Logging company at ° V*r area of approxim ately 3,000 H North Bend will put 75 men to and cost “ bout *5NX) to ex- ' work in the plant and 70 in the tlngulsh Tbe number of fires, by woods; the Moore Mill & Lumber causes are as follows: company at Bandon will give jobs Lightning, 1; smokers. 11; debris to 70 men in plant and camp, and bu™ing, 2; incendiary, 9; camp 0 the Dalen veneer plant of that city fires’ 11 miscellaneous, 1. reports increased orders and prob This shows that 24 of the total ably continued operations. 25 flres were caused by man, either The W inchester Bay Lumber Co deliberateIy or carelessly, and were at Reedsport is scheduled to open ‘berefore Preventable At this time w ith 50 men on governm ent con- stre8s » hen we should be malt- tract work, and at Coquille, the *ng aH poMibIe savings and econom- Coquille Lumber company is to em- Ulng ,n every Possible way, we are ploy another 30 when the plant re- lequired to spend such sums for opens the first of the week under m a" 8 c“ relessnes8 the receiver. t The 9 incendiary fires were Approximately 300 men alremiy “ ^ n . ,ndlv'duala who, with are employed by three units of the deT“ r tlte iv ‘° them ,e,Vea' Port Orford Cedar Products com- X ^ f i r e s ' to the forest, generally occur unex- pany at Marshfield and 200 more . j . by the Evans Products company b u r n m h T *" “ °f The Smith Wood Products plant at „ d‘" 'cui: Coquille is operating on a limited ot iand 7 , . ^ schedule. or and' often causing serious dam- .a ... . age to Pr°P*rty and human life i a _add‘tional men to be e‘"- This year, more than many pre- ployed Monday, the total working vlous years, the country i. cabled in the lumber industry in the Coos upon to take care of human beings oMOOO Wi" We" *" eXCe8S ’hrOUKh “ * natural resources We have in the mountains hundreds of E stim ates of the time the reopen- people prospecting and actually ed plants will operate vary front making a living on the small three w eeks upwards, although amount of minerals they are able managers are optim istic to work out of the soil It is a compliment to Josephine and Cur ry counties that they are able tc t i ™ „ u k e car* ot »hie unprecedented ln- W u T r o 73 « M l c h i k f s t a ^ ° rge Crea' e « ‘ ’ “ch times » • * BILLBOARDS the J h T 1! SCeniC beauty Of 0,6 Ore^on Coa8t highway is e one subject of common comment by the thousands of motor ists who travel this delightful route. Its continued maintenance in all its scenic glory, free from the commercial sign and billboard nuisance e is therefore, of prime importance. Recognizing the economic ic value of scenic highways, the Christian Science Monitor sa vs: ‘‘Undowners, hotel keepers, resort proprietors and mer chants in states which rightly boast of magnificent highways and beautiful scenery have begun to recognize that revenue from tourists increases in proportion as billboards and other roadside stateíbnCeS decrease; Consequently, highways in those particular states have improved m beauty and safety. Though this is a mercenary viewpoint, the motorist is w il l ing to overlook the motivating influence if only it will become suf- aííletheytStr°n? í° SWieep through ever-v state in the union. After all, the tounst travels to see snowcapped mountains, inspiring panoramas, gently rolling hills, tranquil lakes, rushing rivers It is not strange that he prefers beauty not too frequently puiTctu- ed by the billboard and its legion of inharmonious relatives.” The 100 mile stretch of unrivalled scenic beauty from Kan- a4kngL-i?v °Cean shore’ to the California state line was freed from the billboard nuisance in 1927 through the excellent work °f the old established Port Orford Chamber of Commerce orking m cooperation with the landowners along the route The results have brought forth exceptionally favorable comment through the nation, and from abroad. The route should be main tained in that desirable condition for all time. State To Improve Blanco Rd.; Bids To Be Called For News from Washington Announcement was made Mon- W ashington. D. C., July 2«.—With d“y , i,* S t ,t ' H ‘« h w ,y Engineer Ot th* fir,t ae" ‘on » i the Paul W hitmore of Port Orford that a venty-second Congress Washing, his office is preparing plans and ton is surveying the wreckage and estim ates for the improvement of preparing plans for the Presidential one mile of the Cape Blanco IJght- campaign. house road, which has been des.g- Unprejudiced observers here are nated as a secondary state high * u rit in calling the work of this way. and that bids will probably be Congress a good deal of a m e n called for yet this month and the The session started out harmoni contract let for the work so that ously, With leaders and members of same may be done this fall. both parties working shoulder to Mr W hitmore stated that the ’ h° U,der to try to enact legislation improvement would begin w h eie Which would tend to stim ulate bus the county improvement ends and iness and industry But us. the po- that the new work would make an itlcal situation grew more intense improved road well onto the bottom the session developed into a cat lands this side of the a n d ^ og flgh t. N either party " h .d \ | ranch; a.ao.' t ^ t V u r t ^ impT v 7 „ g enough majority in either ment la contem plated for 1933 when through” ’“ rty mcasuree j add***onal funds are avil.bT. Nojv For the Election. With the adjournment of Con gress most of the Democrats in Work To Start W ashington have gone home Wash- Construction work on the new Ington's point of view as to the ¡ boat house for ampaign. therefore, is almost ov-1 ? r ’he V 8 Cb“ ‘ •rw helm lngly Republican It i« still ' 2 , r. 8r' w “‘ e m in e n c e the fore- too early for even the most exn^r » i next woe*1’ according to I lenced politicai observers to make e 7 " L ^ f * _ D uR etU of 8al’ any serious predictions, but the feel- em who have been given the con g .* " « J n Washington is that when the tact after the original contractor» ¡¡e le c tio n is over both tides will failed to qualify Thle firm had the second .„west bid, which w a. for :i know they have been In a fight »1700 higher b o ^ . r . : ^ “ w ^ 7 x nr ; ; •13,894, ,han “ * approximately • iow bwd- Bandon Coast Guard F. L. Odom, representing the :: his part in the campign He la leav ing the complete direction of polltl- firm, was here this week m aking I cal m aneuvering to Everett Raund I arran«;em’‘nt« to »tart the work, ers, the new chairman of the Re- Part ° f the e<JulPment has already publican National Committee, who ‘ arriv*d has a freer hand than any of his The Pr«aent building la to be predecessors have ever had The move<1 off. perhaps onto a vacant sam e it true of ex-Renator H en ry , lot wh’ r' « will be .Ithar tom Allen of Kansas who will be In ' down or a°ld tor some other pur- complete charge of Republican cam- P° 8e 11 ba" b««n suggested that the Paign publicity Senator Allen a c -! Iocal flre departm ent secure the cepted the publicity chairm anship1 bul,dlng for a fire house as it ■ this year only on condition that h e , ldeal,y «m atructed for that pui- selves. «uch compliment is lost, due : was to have an absolutely free hand , pos*‘ On,! ,dp“ 1« to move It to a Moore also served Michigan four to the actions of a few citizens who I; j and be the supreme boss. Mr Allen ' «cant lot on the Oalller property years as banking commissioner. He would do such things The forest ii | Is an able newspaper man, as well 1 °PP°«lte the city hall, where it wa- bom in Port Huron April 12, service has no sym pathy for thia 18i v. His widow, four sons and a type of Individual, and are waging as an experienced and astute poll- wou,d be easily accessible to the agiiu*iia»muninic:ni:iiinm:n:n::ini:iii:::aairi:i:iHB«Mt«Ma^ff^ tician. and it is to be expected. c,ty f*corder who drive, the fire daughter survive. Interm ent will be a vigorous campaign to «tamp out therefore, that the Republican truck on day runs at Bandon. , gUch practice and to apprehend all publicity efforts will be as effective Specification for the new boat -------- parties com m itting such crimes. Salem, Ore , July 27 Before the - - It is possible to make them house provide for larger Mr. Moore was the founder and The other 15 of the 24 man-caus For upwards of 23 years Mrs. The house and barn on the form Oregon Coast highway can be com head of the Moore Mill A Lumber ed fires are just cases of careless The Hoover Notification [ “nd tor concrete shipwaye In or- Charles L. Fox of Langlois has fol er Charles Richert farm at Two- pleted, some $3,000,000 will be re company, which company operates ness or ignorance by individuals There has been som e talk of mak-1 d ,r to build these a coffer dam a large mill at Bandon and two who do not think before they drop lowed her hobby of collecting In mile were burned to the ground quired for highway bridges This ing the occasion of Mr. Hoover’s 1 muBt be constructed, which will re coastw ise lumber boats operating their sm oke or match, or who do dian relics and curios throughout last Friday with a complete loss of figure was tentatively set by C R acceptance of the Presidential nom <«ulr* ____ considerable concrete work en J in l ' highway bridge, (nation a big celebration, with tens i and whlch must between Bandon and Southern CaL not know that cigarettes cigai the area occupied by the twelve household goods and equipment. engineer ~ " I wnn len s | ~ m usí be constructed Ifom la points. stubs, pipe heels, and matches, tribes o f the To-To-Tin Indians, The place is occupied by M r and ** thousands of Republicans co m -, wben tldeg * r« favorable For this along the coast of Southwestern Mrs Floyd Rundle Mr Rundle was Funeral services were held at when thrown on the forest floor In the f i e l d w h . e. 1^ ’ T”"* ° f the br,d*e" has yel j ln« ‘® W ashington from all parts ¡ rraaon »he contractors are anxious when the fire was dis- been authorized, McCullough's d e -lvf the country and having, as It to «et "»arted aa soon a . possible Bandor. Monday at 2:00 o'clock with often start fires which result ln Oregon, and today Mrs Fox has probably the finest and most artis- covered H e and Chris R lchsrt, Jr., partment already has made prelim-1 were. a m ass-m eeting or. the Capitol •' * - ~ Rev. D. J Henry of Bandon and the damage of personal as well s«l7> .. ' ---------- -------- T bc Indications are. " h o w -civ il ^ n g T n w 7 n ° c h ar" carried some of the household e f inary soundings for bridge, at Flor-i Plaza Rev. W S Smith o f Coquille of- public property, and often the loss f * rr“5‘ged collectlon be ficiating, and interm ent in the fam- of life One such instance occurred any* here' and P ^ ^ b ly the fects out of the house but the fire ence and Newport. He said plans | ‘bat it will be a rather slm- «»ruction work for the S .n a r tm e n t* ily plot in the K P. cemetery. Bur- but recently, and resulted in the ° nly one of any importance depict advanced so rapidly that even the for a bridge at Waldport were be pie ceremony with only a few party -------- - ' was here during the past paym week ent, to w lal services were conducted by the largest fire to date An old man Ing the life and habits of the To article« taken outside were burned. *nR drawn leaders present. In the W hite House com plete the negotiations with tha To-Tin tribes. mated ' » 7 $ 7 U heAH U‘!d h'n7 ,S McCu"'’u*b ’“t costs of the pro- Masons. who was old enough to know batter' or on the W hite House grounds. contractors. He is expected back } ? 1 *7000 A" thr furniture ) posed bridges as fo llo w s W a ld n o rt The collection includes over a can probably be compared with the During the campaign Mr Hoover "bortly for inspection when tha and household effects of the tenants $350,000 Floience. $40.000; New does not plan to make more than I work «tarta - W estern World J run was loaded He built a sm all thousands of Indian beads o f vary also was lost. The house was a port, $650,000; Reedsport. $600,000. Six or seven speeches. The principal — ____________ Plans are under w ay for a big fire on a rock to ing shapes and hues, Indian money two-story modern structure of 10 •» picnic to be sponsoied by the Ophir bers of h|, g d m * p^ d PieCeS ° f dl" erent d“ ‘<"’ needles rooms and was built of No. 1 white The most expensive bridge pro »peechmaker for the Administra- M il l A 4 C- v O q U llI c Grange and 4-H club on Sunday. a h tt,e dlrt on , he fjre ” { Pfai)^ with which to aew their juckskin cedar at a cost of $6 500 The barn posed for the Coast highway would tion will probably be Ogden L. Mills, 1 Secretary of the Treasury, who fir-! August 7. Invitations have been sent to ge, ..th t , , '., * spear points, war ciubs, skinning was 42x70. The farm is owned by be across Coos Bay ed the first gun In his Boston o ° i . a‘ after . h a n d l i n g the f„7 ' kn‘VM' m° rta" a "d ‘» 'a Chris Richert and Victor Troiix. speech on the eleventh of July. R K 7 £ ° ’rU’' at 001(1 11 brokB ° u’ an.i burned ib o u t 25^1 m<,n P‘eCM In th* year> sh* baa N egotiation , by M O H aw kins A spark from the chim ney is Move Shovel Radio will be used In this cam Reach and .n d r Chetco th - c c grange ......................... « «bout a ,„ ering er|ng th |, co||ectlon thought to have started the fire Beach at Har acrM with|n g h#ur> an<J R MUOj | gpent 1 ■" g xam a . receiver of the Coquille Lumber paign by both parties to an extent The bor. and to all 4-H clubs of the on]y by a fortuna. . , 1 Mrs. Fox acquired an intim ate Mr and Mrs ---------- . gas shovel and other equip- • - Rundle --------1 were weeding company, have reached the point county Two speakers. State Grange , hat , he rtarte, f , hj cum stanee knowledge o f th h „ t f these carro»« ■» the time She had been ... " »«» moved Monday to a point never attempted before. where It only remains for confirm a Master Roy Gill and State 4-H Club ed from it ahve T h eSCaf>' ¡"‘creating Indian. -------- - -------- 1 JU’“ "OUth nt ' "Charue Mike” tin Job. canning and had a big fire In the I J““‘ sou‘h of Arizona Inn w here. „ ----- . tion by . — - the court, to insure that the kitchen range that morn.ng The b lsb »a>' 1" being shaped up fo r '., ’ Mlchelson, chief public- old Johnson mill, shut down since t pre - r M ted and T he am , i , er p — accordl"K to Engineer ' lo,r the dem ocratic Na ' laal November, will be operated ent to speak and help In the en- thla flre ‘' , tiong are displayed on five large wind carried sparks from the house I to the barn.—Western World Whitmore who says that there are c °m m ittee. is expected to , for the next few months at least e a l f ’ tnd 'vin v <O *!SV* For a great many years, the fo r - lbuckskin arrow shaped frames, h u t sahrtu» __ w , C O D t i n 11#* I n ho» ___ _____ _____ . « a a i. but about three miles of work fo r i cont,nue ,n f that po«ttlon through aays the Sentinel. kinds of st,o r ta ° T h r various egt aervl„ hag conducted , can , making a most artistic and attrae- the highway construction crew to out the campaign He Is regarded !• ull details of the operation can lic I. cordially Invited L X £ “ a L“ ! " 0 ' Prevention In an e f f o r t ! ^ ' arrangement Fort Point Fire complete to make the grade ready at the National P res. Club, and baskeM ^nch'wli? be^etved“" t" n o o i „ .." ‘the' N.etr ° 7 eFWhO ‘ n<1 land “I f V“ Wed ,h ‘'’ C° " eCt‘On not be announced until the ar for gravel among newspaper men generally. The old building on historic Fort rangem ents have been finally and an Ice cream booth will be . th National Forest fire c o n -!and all pronounce it an exceptional Point, which formerly housed the Contractor Houck, who has tl.e m° St ener«etic and Ingenious provided. scious But man-caused fires are one Ail express the hope that it engine and equipment used in sky- $48.650 gravel contract I. expected publ,c,,y man » ho *yer directed the agreed to, but according to tenta ________ increasing, which makes it n eces-, ma> be retained 111 Oregon as an lining Port Orford cedar logs from to return from Portland Wedne„‘ propaga"da of a great political tlve plans, about a million feet will political be cut In August, and half that. sary to employ more severe meth educational exhibit. However, Ore- shore to vessels anchored in deep day where he went to purchase ad-1 P“? y J** " natlv,‘ of California mucn mote In both September and ods of prevention. The only other &on may lose the display as a rep- water in the local harbor, was com d ltlon .i equipment His crushing ' Michelson 7 Pr° f * * October, the operations being on B 14 e-x a 1 . —___ Thursday the W C. Trembly mill a ,‘c rnative the forest service has Is »csentatlve of an eastern museum, pletely destroyed by fire late Satur plant on Brushes Creek is now In w . J ’.0 "" phyrtc" t cedar W ed d erh u rn which w h ic h h . . been ____ ___ enforcement This course, while » h® visited Curry county two years day night as a result of a grass fire o p e r a t i o n a r d s . , „ u a r e b e in g . . . " , u J " M , c h '‘ l' o n . • • at Wedderhurn, has en From 25 to 30 men will he re- not pleasant, is quite effective, and "K° ha» negotiations pending for con«»n>«t..i along .1___ .. the section to be "(1st and short story writer. “Charlie Raged in cutting Port Orford ce which h id burned interm ittently constructed Mike" . . h l. Intim ate, know " , l “’" * ,h * m11’’ *' the Is the only lesson through which lu acquirement and removal to for two days The loading device dar. w h s shut down temporarily. graveled. 19 miles in length has been w riting politics, first fo r '« .L°U5 h' “nd althou« h »he wages some people will learn The p o licy , Ohio was erected and utilized by the so far this year has resulted |„ the Oregon should be vitally Inter- ! Fyfe-W llson company many years the Hearst papers and later for the 1 6 J’"’*11’ *‘ * 111 Provide em- now dead New York W orld for p",ym en‘ ,or me" » h o would other- srrest and conviction of 8 o f tne ested in keeping the collection w ill, ago before wharf facilities made it; ' ,or wlae be idle. Last Tuesday Robert Farrier and T ;..?***- .» ,h _ "*v e ,a | Incendiary ___ more than thirty years in her borders and Southwestern more economical and convenient to! „ _ | s u ‘* Traffic Officer Ambrose laat Mildred Hall, both of Sixes, secured casM pending for court action It Oregon should be interested i.r . oad . direct . . to the Asked If he would furnish steam D e b ts A n d P o w er boat from the Tuesday arrested George Mather on a license from the county clerk is regrettable that such action is keeping sam e within th« region oc It may safely be said that the for heat thia winter. If the plant is ,>r the SI*«» river for possession of a and were married by Judge Charles necessary, and the members of the cupied by the To-To-Tin tribes and Administration la not In the least operated, Mr. Hawkins said he The burning of the old building still The still H. Bailey at the court house Tl.e ««rvlce certainly welcome the time on the Oregon Coast highw ay as a 1 add« much to the scenic value of prisoner turned was taken and the worried over the apparent eonsoll would. Western World over to the federal young folks are well known In the » b en each individual and forest g r e a t attraction for the tourist the Port Orford shore line dation of European opinion on the authorities Sixes district and their many user becomes fire conscious to the travel. eubjeet of war debts, which has friends are now extending their *xtent that he or they will make been interpreted In some quarters Requires Statement congratulations present law enforcem ent policies as a threat to the United States County Assessor Fred 8 Moore, — unnecessary. Nobody, from the President down, whose office was allowed no funds During the month of July 62 Io- _. cation and proof of labor inatru- Th,> ,hlrd ,n n u * 1 Masonic picnic Flower Show I’raised nu e to ,,n<nc‘a | condition- amnnp Sunday a fire of unknown origin manta were filed with County Clerk Wl11 b* h*,d ,n ,h * s b rln» grove conceives ever the possibility of a for assistance during the current _ ,h * Private iand holders in Jose- eaneelation of these debts, no mat The annual Flower Show at Ban- p h ln . and Curry -outies, money fo, started In the cut over lands on Caugheli for recording. Mie major i*4*"*. Sunday. Au- ter what united Europe says or year, finds that he will be unable major the R. L to visit taxpayers off the main lines Wagne. ranch on Elk don closed Saturday night after a protection purpoees not as pie , kust 7, 1932 All Masons. Eastern does river and burned over about 8 portion of them covering property of travel. He has. therefore, avail very succeaaful exhibit. Thoee who tiful as it has been in the p . „ Stars, their fam ilies and friends It would not surprise anybody ed him self of the provision of the In the new Mule Creek mining dis attended were loud In their praise This m ean, s letting down of m o acres before it was held in check trict. are cordially invited The com m it-, here however, . »f _________ the P r e s ____ e n t law requiring taxpayers to furnish Fire Warden W hite supervised the 2 ^ ' nt WhlCh , P°nsor*d ‘‘“''»Ion m ethod. In some instances Many prospectors sre In the hills; *** Wl11 ,urn,«h barbecue meat. , should call the representatives o f the his office with verified statem ents Job and prevented the fire from by the Women's Civic club and held which in turn Increases th e ro eco n seeking valuable mineral dapoaits, i cr*am and "«gar Everyone natlone which ow e us money Into destroying considerable hay in the and activity continues in beach br,n* ,h,‘,r haeket lunch, own dish- ■ " * » conference, to he held In of assessable personal property, and 1« tha B o » biuldwg • o .t t .U B i » p . ^ 2., last week letters were mailed out cock ¡n the adjoining field »«. knives, forks, spoons and cupe America and not in Europe, to con : mining along the shoreline generally to taxpayers throughout servin g wiU start at 1 p. m Sports Continued oa page 2.) tha oownty to that effect I to r everyone Lumberman Dies 'x ;““ -;; z “;z * » •- -• in,,« h íin ^ íS 1 is the Price of freedom from the obnox ious billboard. Already an occasional thoughtless advertiser seeks íh,\Ca<ü a -tentlofn t0 hj s wares through glaring billboards along ÍÍÍ p not í° Ute¿ ln defiance of the. publie will. Citizens should ake note of such instances, and write the advertised that thev will refrain from patronizing those who mar the natural scenic county °f the Rreat ° regOn C°aSt Highwa-V through Curry I Curry May Lose Buildings Burn On Rare Indian Relies Two Mile Farm Cost of Bridges Given I - Grange Picnic Sunday 1,tOe ~bo d'd kno'w the *7o, \ lheadK °i a" May Operate Soon i l Trembly Mill Closes Sixes Couple Married Get Still Mining Activity Indicated Masnmc Picnic Ausust 7 Burn Brush Land r
