The Port Ortoid Deep Water Harbor
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KEY to the Development of the V ast' Natural Resources of the Mid-Pacific Coast Empire
PORT ORFORD NEWS
Volume VI.
Local Harbor Recognized;
“Only Open Roadstead”
Port Orford, Oregon, Tuesday, August 16. 1932.
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ACCEPT NOMINATION
Number 40.
National Forest to be Closed;
Order Effective Today
Prof. Alfred L. Lomax of the
At National Capitol
Business Administration School,
PORT ORFORD
Word waa received in Port Or
Washington, D. C., August 10.—
University of Oregon, has spent con-
ford Moaday that official orders
’* F siderable time during the past year With the dispersal of the "bonus
LOCALS
, luul been Issued closing the Siski
investigating the harbors of Ore- armY” Washington has settled
you Matiiiial Forest on account of
gon, and his report, entitled “The down again to its usual mid-sum-
Mr and Mrs. David McKenzie, Are hazard. Details of the order
Facilities, Commerce and Resources mer ca'm Everybody who can do so
accompanied by Mrs. McKenzie’s could not be learned in time to pub
of Oregon's Coast Ports," is just off gets out
Washington in August,
§i father. George W Axtell of the lish In this issue, although con
the University press.
That is not so much because Wash-
Middle Elk, motored to Bandon firmation was hud that the order
In his investigation Prof. Lomax ,ngton is anY hotter than any other
Sunday
had been Issued. It Is understood
I visited Port Orford last spring and clty 'n ,be summer, but because
Dr. and Mrs H E. Johnson o f i ” ’“1 the G°veroor has not issued
spent some time with Secretary anY ody who lives in any city who
Silverton are spending a few days •',”"inK orders on state forests,
' J Soranson of the old established <'°u d P°sslhly get to the country in
as the guests of Mrs. E. J. Baker
Chamber of Commerce in going
ugus^ does so.
; on Chinquapin Ridge, while on their
over the details of the natural deep
In place of the permanent inhabi-
Anniversary Celebrated
wedding trip.
water harbor here and its relation tants, composed mainly of govern-
Attorney and Mrs. John A. Lee
At
Bandon Presbyterian
to the development of the whole ment employes, August always sees
of Portland spent Saturday and Church Friday. August 12, officers
i south half of the State of Oregon, a great influx of tourists from the
Sunday in Port Orford and vicinity ot the ,hree churches comprising
In connection with the future de- res*
the United States. This year
I Mr. and Mrs. George I arson and !
, Bandon Lantfols and Port Or-
I velopment of the vast interior sec- the number is not quite so large
children of Marshfield were fish 1 ,Ord parl"h of Reverend D J Hen-
tion of the state, all of which is as usual, because apparently fewer
in g in Curry county last Sunday.
I.,y ’ y er<> Khcsts at a delightful
tributary to Oregon’s port, Prof. PeoPl« have the means to take ex-
Lomax comments at length, and, tended vacation trips, but the ho-
arrived last Tuesday to assist his their
* ■ twelfth wedding anniversary,
referring to the local harbor in this tel and motorists' camps along the
uncle David Crowley in peeling tan-
connection, says:
| r*ver are beginning to fill up and
by Prof I. B Sevy of Langlois,
bark south of Port Orford
"Port Orford in some respects ha, at everY P°*n* of interest In the
Reverend and Mrs Robertson of
the greatest opportunity of them c,ty ° ne •‘"counters groups from
MCKESSON’S VIOLET BORAT-' Marshfield acting as best man and
all in that it should be the outlet ° “t ° l town belng sbown the sights
ED TALGUM POWDER. 25 cents I bridesmaid. Following thia cera-
of a vast undeveloped empire in 0 1 e nation s Capital by one of
large can. Bandon Drug Co.
ltc mony the four months old infant
minerals, timber ano farms therein the thousands of licensed guides,
Mrs Henry Dolge, Jr., and child-' dauKhter of Reverend and Mrs.
who
manage
to
make
a
pretty
fair
Its natural harbor affords anchor
ren, June and Dlx, returned last Henry was baptized by Reverend
age for any freight vessel now p'y- living showing visitors around.
Tuesday fiom a two months visit Robertson. Officers of the Port Or
ing in the costal and the foreign
I with Mrs Dolge's relatives at Day ford church attending were Mrs A.
The removal of the Bonus Expedi
trade of the Pacific. Artificial pro tionary Force was one of those
ton, Oregon She was accompanied P Sweet, elder, and Mrs C. C.
tection is greatly needed from the things which had to be done and
by her father, James McDougall, Woodworth, trustee. It proved a
south and southwest to form an which, considering the fact that the i:
who will spend sometime visiting' very happy occasion,
i at the Dolge home.
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enclosed area. With the construe- mob was throwing bricks at the po-( ii
tion of a breakwater, it is not lice and attacking them with clubs J "
C. C. Ponting transacted business Gravel Work Progresses
hard to visualize this little known was done about as peacefully as !!i!i!i"!!!ii!iii!;!!!i——»:»i=!!:»!:im:!::!:!!i::!ii!i:i:iiiianan:.-i;i:
.^iBii¡j»a„g.iuiiBi.ni::nait!»¡!ii::::u::í¡¡i:i;;;¡:i;ir.::i¡aa»na:ut:au:i:i8an«aiia»«ni>auiiM In Bandon last Tuesday
Roy L. Houck, contractor, is mak
southwestern Oregon community as such a mean job could be done. No
R L. Wagner attended the Fair
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Fair
Sept.
21st
to
24th
ing
rapid headway in graveling the
being the focal point for all of body enjoyed it, but nobody sees
Board meeting in Bandon last
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Port Orford-Euchre Creek section
southern Oregon. One with imagine ■ how it could have been done dif-
The 21st annual Coos and Curry
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of 19 miles of the Coast Highway
tion. a map, and a rough knowl- ferently. When the spokesmen for County Fair, to be held at Myrtle
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Georgiana McKenzie has returned under his contract with the hlgn
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edge of the state, will find it sur- the B E F. took possession of gov- Point September 21, 22, 23 and £4,
from a visit at Oakland. Oregon. way commission His large gravel
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prisingly easy to trace a railroad ernment buildings and government is to be no less important and at ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
accompanied
by her little friend plant at Brushea Creek is working
route through to the established land and announced that they were tractive than those of the past, ac
A. G. Miller has been on the
Mrs. C. C. Woodworth attended Eloise Hand who will be a guest at successfully and with the addition
lines inland It does not seem log- going to stay there until 1945. if cording to the directors who held sick list the past week
the luncheon In Bandon Friday the McKenzie ranch for the week,
of more trucks the graveling of
ical that so rich a region as south necessary, or until they got their their regular monthly meet'ng at a
Mi. and Mrs. Henry Johnston noon In honor of Reverend and Mrs.
John Marsh is having his property the road is proceeding satisfactor-
western and
southern Oregon bonus, and defied the authorities to dinner at Jerry’s Coffee Shop Tues j were Bandon visitors Thursday
Henry, she being one of the trustees at the corner of Washington and ( ||y. The contract calls for the com-
should forever lie idle. Ai present eject them on the plea that govern- day evening
Miss Hazp. M„)er visited Miss of the Port Orford church.
flth streets reroofed. Gamble and pletion of the work this fall, and the
< ^rnuch of the wealth of this part of ment property was “their" property,
The official premium list, a book Lylia Hickox last Monday
Mrs G. Clark of Portland and | ^ °rgon are doing the work.
¡contract price for the job is $48.-
the state gravitates to Crescent there just wasn’t anything else to
Del Shannon of Marshfield spent; 650
Mrs. Mary Robinson spent Thuis Mrs E,lgabeth Adams of The Hub
City, California. It should more do but shoo them off, and the army of 72 pages and cover, is off the
logically be drawn to Oregon's only handled the job efficiently and press of the Myrtle Point Herald day afternoon at the A. G. Miller | Ot Marshfield were house guests last week in Port Orford.
Returning to their home In San
Iagt week of Mrs. Waiter Mabln
deep water natural harbor, Port rather tenderly, but with decided and is being distributed throughout home.
S. S. Fort Bragg Here
the Coos-Curry area. It gives com
Orford."
firmness.
Mrs. Grace Miller and Hazel Mil!- i Mr and Mrg J- A MacDonald Francisco after a tour of this flec
plete information covering the var
tion
Mr.
and
Mrs.
E
8
Harper
j
The
S S. Fort Bragg of San
er were shopping in Port Orford were guests last Tuesday evening
The report characterizes the lo
Washington looks upon this B. E ious departments.
Wednesday
1 °f Mr and Mrs. Theodore Clln- and daughter, Penelope, passed 1 Francisco, arrived in port Monday
cal harbor as "the only open road F. episode as a manifestation of
through Port Orford the fore p artm ornin g and tied up at the port,
It is believed that the "back to
J. W Swetnam and Roy Miller I tOn
Co<>u,,,e
stead harbor in Oregon," and says fostered discontent, like the Com
¡of last week
, dock where she loaded Port Or.
that an estimate of $10,000,000 gov munist plot to start runs on banks the farm" movement during the were ocean fishing one day last I Mrg- Clarence Zumwalt
panled by her daughter. Betty vU- L “ h T ’
Benton ®*'vl,rte
| ford ° * U r logg for Marshfield. The
ernment expenditures is needed for all over the country, which was past year, due to lack of employ- j week
ment and to the educational work
r
,
,,;
r
.
N"r'h""’
the nine Oregon projects.
unearthed in Michigan by secret that has been carried on for a num- j
Ir. and Mrs. E. E Endsley of
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* on Hubbards creek, and the export
As early as 1879 Congress recog- service men. Just how far-reaching ber of years in the county, will give Bandon were week end guests at part of last week
! while on a motor tour south.
stock will be transshipped from
nized the advantages of the Port Communist propaganda In Amer- impetus to the agricultural dis the Andrew Johnston home.
Mr and Mrg Rert Wells motored
Mr. and Mra. A. E Adelaperger Marshfield.
Orford harbor as a result of sev- iea has become, nobody knows. It plays at the fair and despite ad
and aon. Bob. accompanied by Mr. j
Mrs. Elizabeth Weed and . . . » Mis. , to Bandon Friday.
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era! reports by army engineers, as is the belief of officials here that verse conditions economically thete Henry Johnston visited Friday af
Mrs. J. MacDonald. Mr. and Mrs and Mrs. Howard Page, of Marsh-.
Hold Enjoyable Dance
being the only non-rivermouth, no- it is nowhere near as disturbing or should be better produce and wider ternoon at the Fred R utlelge place E Clausen, and Mr and Mrs Her field, enjoyed fishing on the Rogue
bar harbor between the Golden Gate as widespread as is represented, displays than before.
man
Hetlefsen
of
Norway
spent
last
week
The Ladies of Woodcraft initiate
Mrs. Fred Rutledge and Mis.
and the Straits of Juan de Fuca. There has always been a turbulent,
McKESSON S BIRD SEED, 25 c ed their new hall last Saturday
Four-H clubs and Smith-Hughes! Juanita Johnston visited last Mon- last Saturday visiting friends in
a distance of upwards of 1000 miles, lawless element in America, and
Sixes.
Bandon Drug Co.
ltc night with what Is said to have
An appropriation of $150,000 to start they have received a great many Agricultural departments will again day with Mrs. Johnston’s mother,
Tuesday and Wednesday of last , been the most enjoyable dance held
Mr. and Mrs. Kohl, accompanied
take
the
lead
in
the
exhibits
amon-r
I
Mrs.
Bert
Hickox
on
Elk
river,
the commencement of improvement recruits from Russia in the past
by their daughter and ion. o f , week Mr and Mrs. Ellery McDoug- In Port Orford for a long time.
iof the harbor as a harbor of few years. The whole purpose seems the younger farmers There is be ! Mrs. Raymond Bay and children Sausalito. C alif. are viaiting at the • ll of n “yton- Oregon, were guest« The lad ies recently moved to the
lieved
to
be
more
interest
in
that
!
of
Eureka.
C
alif,
who
spent
2
weeks
refuge was made, but the engineers, to be to stir up trouble and em-
home of Mrs Kohl’s sister, M r s /* 4 *he homg ot Mr McDougall’s Llmpach hall from their old quar
after making their final plans and barrass the Government in every line than ever. Four S-H agricul | with her parents. Mr and Mrs A Mclntee
sister. Mrs. Henry Dolge. Jr. Mrs fera In the Ostrander building
estimates, awaited further appropri- possible way Just exactly what tUra‘ ‘"structois of the county at G. Miller, returned to their home
Winnie McDougall la also spending ,
Mr
and
Mra.
John
A.
Lee
of
tended
Tuesday’s
meeting
They
Sunday.
ation to insure the completion of good they expect to accomplish by
several daya at the Dolge home
lea ses Premises
Mr and Mrs F L. Rutledge and Portland spent several days Iaat
the project before starting con- their policy of destruction is not w e re Broomfield of Coos River,
At the R O. McKenzie ranch on I
Sawyer
of
Myrtle
Point.
Cutting
o!
week
ramping
on
the
Sixes
Mr
son
and
Mrs
Cloe
Harris
and
fam
etruction. The result was the pro- quite clear to intelligent people,
the
Elk
the
last
planting
of
broc-
John
R. Hurst has leased the
Coquille and Svinth of Bandon. Of ily of Brushes creek visited Sunday Lee is an attorney at law
ject was held in abeyance and inter
coll for the season will be made i store room and living quarters in
Secret service men of the Depart ficers and directors present were.
at the AI Miller home
G. Babriei of the Inman mine this week
est in the matter was not revived
’ his service station at »th and Ore-
ment of Justice know pretty well
Mrg. Anna Smith and children, was a Port Orford visitor Saturday
Ellis S Dement, Myrtle Point,
until five years ago when the old
Mrs Pearl E Dorner and Mra. gon streets to Mr and Mrs. O. B.
who the Communist leaders are, president; L. H. Pearce. Myrtle and Mrs. and Mrs. Rhoda enjoyed night where he attended Masonic
Port Orford Chamber of Commerce and are usually well informed about
Jean Retzer of Oakland attended ' Raody, recent arrivals from Call-
started preparation of its case to their activities They found a good Point, secretary-treasurer; W T. a motor boat ride on the lake one lodge.
the funeral of Mrs Mary E. Hop- fornia, who take possession on
secure the approval of the army many of them actively working in Dement and P O. Lund, Myrtic evening last week with the Rutledge
M r . Geo.ge Tolley, accompanted ping here Saturday
September 1st and plan on conduct
5y Harry Hewitt, visited In Marsh- 1 Attorney and Mrs. L. A. Llljeqvlst ing a restaurant and confectionery.
engineers for harbor impi overrent. the ranks of the B E F. Indeed, I* Point; Joe Larson, Marshfield; R. family.
L. Wagner, Port Orford; G. R Mc
e
f|g,d •""« Wednesday with Mr. anil "nd daughters, Cynthia and Ingrid The service station proper is under
is the belief here that had it not Nair. Bandon.
rind Beaver Signs
Mrg J. Hewitt.
I accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. C. lease to the Union Oil Co., with Mr
been for these agitators who nevei
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, _ p .
Dale Smith
of Port ----------
Orford -- is now | ! W Endicott,
CHURCH CALENDAR wore a uniform there would have
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— H unt aa local manager. The Oil
V I », VI r -v
,P
V nR •‘n’P,°y gd ■« the Tracey Corbin hat Marshfield, having enjoyed several company is now engaged In painting
been
no
trouble
whatever.
Interested
in
History
i
hili
while fishing the upper reaches of tery mH,
’ dayg
gouthern curry camping I the building and pumps
Sunday, August 21, 1932.
Politically the sensation of the
Mr. and Mrs. D. T Hawley and
Mr and Mrs. John A. Lee jf Bald Mountain creek >ast week! j ohn Masterson transacted bust-
Rev. D. J Henry, Pastor.
hour is the appointment of Atlec
found unmistal- ahle signs of beav
j son of Adrian. Oregon, were over-
Young Peoples Forum, 7:00 p. m. Pomerene, former Senator from Portland left Sunday for their er— three small trees having been nesa in Port Orford Sunday
Electric Man Here
Mrs. Farrier and son, Guy, and ' night gueata In Port Orford last ,1 1
home
after
vacationing
in
the
Poit
Preaching Service. 8:00 p m
Ohio, a Democrat, as chairman of •
chewed through by the wary little Lester Fitzhugh, motored to Ban- Tuesday
Thursday
J. L. Wright. Portland
The sermon next Sunday will he the Reconstruction Finance Corpor-1 4>rf',rd ar«-a and "o the Sixes river animals. Old timers state beaver ! j on s un(,8y
Miss
Genevieve
Adams
of
Potato
for
several
days
Mr
I^>e
is
an
at
representative
of the General Elec
Lthe first of a series of four nature ation under its reorganization. Th.s
have been a minus quantity In thia
C. C. Woodworth was buying sup- | Illahe arrived Wednesday to be the tric company, vialted Port Orford
^sermons, "A Service by the Sea."
Is regarded as a very shrewd politi torney and was greatly impressed section for nearly a generation, and
| house guest cf Misa Donna Joy Mr- and renewed acquaintance with
j Preaching service was resumed cal move on the part of the Pres- with the fact that it is possible for the finding of evidence of their ex plies In Marshfield Saturday.
Mr and Mrs. J. W Tyson *id Kenzle at Cloverdale ranch.
George W. Soranson. a friend of
Funday night after the vacation ident. It is proof to the whole na- unemployed men to provide a living istence at this time is creating con
Mrs. C. C. Woodworth and aon mo- i Louis Hopping of San Francisco some 20 years standing Mr Wright
through
panning
gold
from
the
pen»d Dr. Pearson of the Pendle- tion that there Is no partisan con-
tored to Port Orford Sunday night attended the funeral of Mra. Maty la contacting potential customers I t
streams of Curry county. Mr and siderable interest
ton Church occupied the pulpit and troi of »his gigantic governmental
to attend community church aerv- E Hopping here Saturday
Mrs Lee were greatly interested in
snd throughout his territory and
gave a very appropos and forceful financial Institution
Ice.
; A. B Hoggatt of Arizona Inn was while here called upon Frank Seal,
leooking
Toward
Curry
the
history
of
Curry
county
and
tafc on the necessity of unity and
ProbaDiy the last thing in the spent considerable time with the
Captain and Mis Mabln attended " Pnrt Orford visitor Sunday
manager of the Port Orford Elec
: cooperation in the church organiza
The State Development Depart the funeral of Mrs Mary E Hop-
world that any responsible admin- secretary of the chamber of com
Genevieve Crowiey of Brewster tric company.
t io n in order to bring about the
ment
of
the
Portland
Chamber
of
istration would undertake to do in
ping in Port Orford Saturday af- 1 Valley has been spending the past
realization that the Christian prin- times like these would be to make merce delving into the records Commerce has advised the Port Or-
ternoon.
at the Crowley camp south of
E N D E A V O R C O N V E N T IO N
They
were
also
impressed
with
the
J nples of living can be practiced as partisan disci iminations in the ef many points of interest and scenic fuid Chamber that Z M McIntosh F W Ludington was a Port Or- week
Port
ford
Mr Luther Stein, pastor of the
| * e l ! as preached A B Hogatt and
of
Hollywood.
Calif
,
and
four
other
ford
v,„ltor~
Sunday
fort to put the country back on a attractions along the Coast hlgn-
Mr. and Mrs. David McKenzie Presbyterian church of Fresno.
Fred Warner sang a special num-
sound financial basis But it would way in this section and promised a families of southern California are
'were shopping In Bandon Saturday Calif., la to be the main speaker
| ber
interested in Curry county lands
be easy for opponents of the Pres
Crab Plant Active
J L Wr,gh*’ PnHIanJ represent«- at the Thirteenth Annual Oregon
Reverend Henry announced that ident to charge that he was using return vacation In the future
tuitable for berry culture and gen
' five of the General Electric com- Christian Endeavor Summer Con
■ next Sunday he would begin a ser-
eral
farming
Also
that
D.
Spence
the R F C. to further his personal
The new crab picking and can- pany. was a businesa visitor here ference, which begins on Monday
» les of four nature sermons en-
of San Bernardino, Calif., wishes nlng plant of Robert Schllchert and i Thursday
ambitions and those of his Schools Open Sept. 5th
evening. August 22, and closes the
I titled (1) The Service by the Sea. political
to contact owners of stock ranches associates, located in the Lindbsigl Mrs. Bessie Bechtel and daugh- following Sunday evening, Aug 28
party He effectually spiked th«
Port
Orford's
school
will
open
•«21 "Only God Can Make a Tree”.
guns of such critics by putting bmr September 5th On August 24th the and farm property who may be de building wound up its first week ters, Alice and Mrs Curry, and The conference is held at Turner
• Birds of Paradise, and <4) The
Democrats
and only three Repub grade school board will receive bids sirous of exchanging for citrus Saturt’ay night satisfactorily Fif sen. Billy, ere spending several for all Christian Endeavorera of
1 Fountain of Youth
licans on the R F C. board. And for transportation of pupils from groves and other California prop teen men and women are employed weeks at their home on Brushes the state, and other young people,
erty.
Forum
; nobody who knows anything about
and an average of upwards of SO) creek, having arrived from Oak regardless of church affiliation.
'v zs
’,h th* north and the south pot
< *5 attended - Young Peoples Forum i Atlee Pomerene . has the slightest Iw
flong of , hf d„ , r4ct and ,et rQn
pounds of crab meat fa packed daily, land last week
Each day closes with a bonfire
Mr and Mrs Alfred Letrhen, Jr , and ah|pped to southern and north-
« y a d by Lois Warner, the subject ' notion that he Ir going to dlacrin, lract
p ,rRonnel of the teachlnr
Mr and Mrs. Orrin Knapp motor meeting, at which Pasl Brown, of
end children, of Grants Pass were j arn cities under contract Mrs W ed to Marshfield last Monday.
l»cing -Our Father . World ”
[ Inate agam R q n M ta m when .' .
, , hp h)t,h
I xm Angeles, la the leader
guests yeete: lay afternoon of Mr M Dewar In charge of the plcklrg
Henry Dolge, Jr., waa buying sup
and Mrs Geo. W Soranson while plant. states the force will be In- 1 plies In Marshfield yesterday
Frank Seal waa a Wedderburn
on a trip over the Coast highway
Sunday School will be resumed in come» to the intelligent use of the L-rade schools is the same as
c r eased a* rapidly ae possible.
Continued on pap* S>)
vleMor Thursday
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