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PORT ORFORD NEWS
Volume VII.
Port Orford, Oregon, Tuesday, February 21, 1933.
Celebrate Golden Gate
Bridge February 26tl i
Mining in Southwestern Oregon
i
San Francisco, Feb 17—Sched- . . . .
ules of steel, cem ent, lumber and
other materials, as well as labor, for
Grants Pass, Or., Feb. 14—The re­
the im m ediate construction of two vival of the mining industry in j
colossal bridges spanning
San southern Oregon is m aking Grants
Francisco Bay at an aggregate cost P ass a machinery-m anufacturing
of $110.000,000, promise to aid im­ center, according to George West, I
portantly in the national upturn of secretary of the Grants P ass Min­
business, the Bank of America ing Association
.
(California) states in a weekly
The Electric W elding & M achin-1
comment on far western business.
ery company has enlarged its bus- ]
In the single item of steel, the r e j
iness from a sm all plant devoted
port notes, the tonnage represents
largely to the repair of broken au­
six tim es that required in building
tos and small machinery parts to '
New York's Empire State building.
a m anufacturing plant whose chief
Orders for m aterials on the two
business is the m aking and d istr i-;
structures—the 7-mile Golden Gate
bution of mining machinery and
bridge costing $32,077,000, the S i ­
equipment.
l
mile San Francisco-Oakland bridge,
One
of
the
largest
rotating
griz-
'
costing $78,000,000—are now being
placed or are to be placed shortly zlies ever built on the coast is now !
with com panies throughout the under construction in the shop h ere.1
This grizzly w ill weigh approxi- J
United States.
With the entire United States m ately 12 tons when completed and
fleet participating, ground breaking m easures 30 feet long and slightly .
ceremonies for the Golden Gate more than five feet in diameter. It
bridge are to be held Feb. 26. This was designed by A. W. Hopper of i
structure will accom m odate 260,000 the Electric W elding company and
vehicles a day between San Fran- is to be used for screening and ■
cisco and the north. Formal e x e r -1 wai,bing gravel in the Scott river ,
clses in starting work on the sec- section in northern California. The (
ond bridge, accom m odating 384,000' castings for this m assive revolving
vehicles a day in Eastbay traffic, screen were made in P o rtla n d ,1
will follow probably w ithin a while all of the fabricating and .
month. The two bridges are to be erection is being done here. It
will be hauled by truck to its loca­
completed in four years.
tion near Fort Jones, Cal.
This company has also developed
CHURCH CALENDAR
a ball mill which is proving very 1
Rev. D. J. Henry, Pastor
popular with mining men. It is d e -'
Sunday School 10 a. m.
Young People’s Forum, Sunday signed for sm all operations and al­
ready 24 of these have been built
evening 7:00 p. m.
Church Service, Thursday, at and sold, one going to New Mexico. '
7:30 p. m.
In answ er to the question of last
week's sermon by Rev. Henry
"What Is It To Be a C hristian?”
Harley J. Hansen, Hillsboro, N
four distinct factors—Knowledge, D., is interested in sm all improved
lo v e , Trust and Obedience, to farms, with no buildings in W estern
C hrist—were brought out
Two Oregon, suitable for dairying, poul­
splendid answ ers which had been try raising and general farming.
placed in the question box, were Coming as soon as they dispose of
also discussed. "What Is Grace; their property in North Dakota.
The Means of Grace?” is the ques­
George E. Evans, 310 East 59th
tion to be discussed this week. A
street. Long Beach, Cal., expects to
question box is provided for anyone
visit Oregon in June of this year
having questions they wish ans­
and is interested in securing ap­
wered.
proxim ately 80 acres of land—half ,
improved and half unimproved—
suitable for general farming. Is
especially Interested in the Umpqua
Valley but will consider other sec- '
tions of W estern Oregon. Has pro- (
(From W estern World)
perty in Santa Ana valued at $4300
Plans are well v 'der w ay for the that he would like to exchange, if
"Swift D ay” m eeting of farm folk possible.
to be held at the Liberty Theatre
N. A. Smith, Seibert, Colo., con­
in Coquille on Tuesday, February tem plates m oving to Oregon in May
21st
and is interested in securing a one-
The m eeting will be an all-day man improved farm in W estern
one, starting at 9:30 a. m. There Oregon, suitable for dairying and
will be speakers from the Oregon stock raising.
State Agricultural college and film s
E. L. Barnes, 115 Pulteney, Ge­
built around dairy and produce in­
neva. N. Y., com ing to Oregon this
dustry. C. T. Selbig, manager of
summer. Would like to have be­
the Coquille Sw ift plant, will pre­
tween 50 and 100 acres o f land—
side.
mostly range land—suitable for
A feature o f the m eeting w ill be
dairying, sheep, poultry, nuts and
an address on "How Advertising
fruit for home use. Prefers to lo­
Works for Producers,” by F. M.
cate in sections where there is su f­
Simpson of the comm ercial research
ficient rainfall to grow crops
department of the company. Mr.
Charles O. Bradford, Box 142,
Simpson plans to bring out in de­
tail how the farm er profits by ad­ Yonkers, N. Y., particularly inter­
ested in sm all acreages suitable for
vertising of farm products.
A two-reel talking picture. "Along poultry and fruit raising.
Herman Goebel. 296014 Clarendon
the Road to Market”
1 be shown.
This brings out interestingly how Avenue, H untington Park, Cal., is
the farm er’s butterfat, eggs, and interested in sm all improved farm s
poultry are grown, prepared for suitable for keeping a few cows,
market, and then distributed na­ and most of all, turkeys and chick-
tionally.
Luncheon will be served to the
guests.
Mining Makes Business
Seek Oregon Land
“Swift Day” Meeting
At Coquille Tuesday
Club Entertained
Thursday of last week the W om­
an's Club of Port Orford enter­
tained members of the Denmark
Woman's Club at a delightful V al­
entine party. A fter a program of
games, music and singing, the V ir­
ginia Reel w as danced, after which
a delicious luncheon was served
Those attending from Denmark
were Mrs. J. S. Capps, president;
Mrs Edna Zumwalt, Mrs. Ada B
'appa. Mrs. Amelia Thorne, Mrs
Eva A. Gardner, Mrs. Hazel Hoff-
•ess, Mrs Mary Woodworth. Mrs
Verna Farrier, Mrs. George Ed­
wards, Mrs S. A. Wigle. Mrs P,
Jarvis, and Miss Kate Adolphsen
Southwestern Oregon is rapid-
lv coining- into
its r-azn a s
worthwhile mining district. As a
virgin region it was exceptional­
ly rich in coarse placer gold, and
in enrichments near the surface
in gold bearing veins, many of
which yielded thousands upon
thousands of dollars in almost
pure gold, the famous Gold Hill
strike being probably the great­
est of all with its $700,000 pro­
duction. The region has produc­
ed, according to the most reli­
able estimates that can be ob­
tained, upwards of $200,000,000
in gold, according to the Oregon
State Chamber of Commerce,
but owing to the ease with which
the gold was garnered in the
early days, efforts to develop a
quartz property beyond the local
enrichment were rare and natur­
ally, with no reserve ores block­
ed out, the reports soon became
current, when the local enrich­
ments began to become scarce,
that the mining days of the re­
gion were over. In addition to
this phase of the situation, the
very richness of the region was
its undoing, as unscrupulous
promoters took advantage of the
great chuncks of almost pure
gold that came out of the local
enrichments referred to and sold
worthless mining stock the Unit­
ed States over—worthless be­
cause the major portion of the
money was rarely legitimately
used to develop the mine, but
rather used to pay “Irish divi­
dends”. The natural result of
these two situations was the
building up of a wall of deep-
seated prejudice both locally and
in other sections of the country,
against mining in southwestern
Oregon—a prejudice that seri-
ously retarded the development
(if thp whnlo raorinn
In 1923, after a serious study
of the situation, a group of men
interested in the full develop­
ment of the region organized the
Southwestern Oregon Mining
bureau, and for three years car­
ried on a continuous campaign
of legitimate publicity in the lo­
cal papers of the district as well
as the reputable mining journals
of the Pacific coast, with a view
of breaking down this wail of
prejudice, and to inform mining
men generally of the actual val­
ue of the region as a mining dis­
trict. This systematic campaign
of publicity is now bearing its
fruit, and southwestern Oregon
is receiving the attention of or­
ganized mining money, with ev­
ery indication that the prediction
of a well known mining engineer
of the Pacific Northwest, who
spent four years investigating
the whole district, that “some
day southwestern Oregon will
become the greatest mining camp
the world has ever seen,” will
become a reality.
The organizing of the South­
ern Oregon & Northern Califor­
nia Mining Association, Inc., for
the purpose of carrying forward
the work of the old Bureau in a
larger way is indicative of the
continued intense interest shown
in mining matters. The foster­
ing of legitimate mining and the
frowning upon the type known
as “sucker mining” will insure
successful results from the ef­
forts put forth by the new or­
ganization and assist in placing
southwestern Oregon in its
rightful rank as a self-sustain­
ing mining district.
TIMELY SUBJECTS
FOR POULTRYMEN
(From W estern World)
Incubation, hatching and brood­
ing will be discussed next Tuesday
night at the Poultry N ight School
at the high school building, accord­
ing to Jens F Svlnth, instructor.
This will make the sixth of the
ten sessions to be held under aus­
pices of the Sm ith-H ughes agricul­
tural department.
The topics are tim ely inasmuch
as many local poultrymen are eith­
er already incubating their own
eggs or are soon to receive their
order of chicks from some hatch­
ery
D ifferent methods of m anage­
ment will be discussed, spiced with
the practical experiences of local
poultrymen who have their own
ways of handling the problem and
which to some may be of immedi
ate help. No m atter how small or
large the number of chicks each
one may have, there is always
som ething that will give him help
In providing more efficient m an­
agement.
The first of the series of m eet­
ings have been fairly well attended
considering the extrem e weather.
The m eeting will start at 8:00 p. m.
and last ebout an hour and a half,
or longer if the group desires.
I
BILL BENNETTS
BILL IS KILLED
House Bill No. 218, by Joint Rep- j
resentative W H Bennett of Coos
and Curry counties, which sought
to define the words "Public U tility”
to mean 18 or MORE custom ers for
hire of any person, firm or corpora­
tion serving a necessary common
comm odity such as water, heat,
light, power, transportation, tele­
phone or telegraph, was killed in
the U tility Commission of the se- - 1
ate last week according to word re­
ceived in Port Orford.
An attem pt was made upon the
The adoption of the measure
would have permitted utilities of life of President-E lect Franklin D.
less than 18 customers escaping the Roosevelt last night at Miami, Fla.,
supervision of the state, perm itting when six shots were fired at him
the owners to render such service as he was in the rear or an open
and charge such rates as they de- automobile addressing a crowd o f
A petition was generally 10.000 people
Five persons were
At the recent installation of the sired
Neighbor« of W oodcraft 17 mem- signed In Port Orford against the wounded but the president-elect
of the Langlois Circle were measure and sent to Salem, on the miraculously escaped The assasin
guests of the local lodge After th» ground that the successful passage gave his name aa Guiseppl Zingara.
'nstallation ceremony, dancing was of the bill would take R epresents- an Italian bricklayer. He was put
enjoyed and at a late hour a boun­ tlve Bennett's local water system under arrest. Zingara admitted
tiful and delicious luncheon was out from the operation of the state that 10 years ago he was a party
¡ t o a plot to kill King Victor Eman-
•erred.
jl
Attend Installation
a
Escapes Assassins Bullets
Elected Vice President
i uel of Italy. He was pardoned from
George W Soranson of Port Or
I*11 b> the king ,n
ford has been elected a vice presi­
The Injured were; Mayor Cer- dent of the recently organized
mack of Chicago who la not ex- Southern Oregon
and Northern
pected to recover. Wm. Sinnott of California Mining Association. Inc.,
New York, detective, shot in head; with headquarters at Medford, the
Mrs Joe Oil), wife of the presl- organization's objectives being to
dent of the Florida Power and foster the legitim ate mining indus­
Light Co , shot twice In the abdom- try in the area covered and to op
en, Mrs. Margaret Keyes of N ew I pose all unscrupulous
mining
ark N. J , shot in the head; Rus- schem es Dr. J F Reddy is prea
sell Caldwell, aged five, of Cocoa- ident. L It Shurtleff, secretary.
nut Grove, Fla., slightly Injured — H. B Fleming, treasurer; and C C
W estern World Thursday. Feb 16. Clark, field secretary
Piratei 5 Defeat Lai iglois;
La nglois Girls Win Easily
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PORT ORFORD
The Port Orford Pirates defeated
the Langlois high school boys at
lainglois Friday night 41 to 9, the
victory giving Port Orford a clean
sweep of all four gam es between
Mrs. L B. Hatton and daughters the two schools for the season. The
Lela and June, and Ruth Maloy, score was one-sided from the be­
were guests Saturday of relatives ginning and at half tim e was 31-1.
and friends in Bandon.
From now until the close of the
Mr and Mrs. W H. Wann of season the Pirates will be a very
Marshfield spent Sunday enjoying busy team, as they have 7 or 8
Port Orford’s popular beaches
gam es to be played In the next two
G R. McNair of the McNair weeks. A sub-tournam ent is to be
Hardware company, Bandon, was a played again this year at the Port
business visitor in town the fore­ Orford high school gym to determ ­
ine the two entrants from this dis­
part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H Sheridan and trict In the Coos county tournam ent
Mrs Henry Adolphson of the Sea- tu be held March 9. 10 and 11 at
view Farm, motored tp Bandon Marshfield. The date of this sub­
tournam ent is not yet known, nor
last Friday on business.
what team s will enter.
Messrs. Vine and Axtell of the
Lineup: Port Orford: Conley 13,
Middle Elk were in Port Orford F; Post 22, F; Helmken C; R ut­
W ednesday buying supplies.
ledge 2, G; Zumwalt D, 2, G; Hand-
Mrs. E. J. Baker is the house ley, S; Fromm S; Zumwalt, L , S
guest of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Gale Langlois—R ussell 2, F; Thom 3, F;
in Bandon.
Bolce 4, C; Britton G; Cook G. R ef­
Paul W agner of Elk transacted eree, Haberly.
business In Bandon last Tuesday
After holding the Langlois girls
Henry Dolge, Jr., spent the week to a 4-4 score at half time, the Port
end at his home from his work
Orford girls blew up com pletely and
Coos county.
Langlois scored 25 points in the
Francis Hughes of Sixes was a last half, while Port Orford failed
visitor in Port Orford Thursday of to tally, and the final score was
PIANO BARGAIN—Late model 29-4. The Langlois girls played
piano located here in the vicinity of m ighty nice ball in the final half
Port Orford. Will sell for the bal­ and surely deserved to win, as they
ance due on contract with terms com pletely dominated the play at
like rent; if interested write at all times.
once to H. B. McNeil, 401 East
Port Orford Girls Sutton 2, F;
Main street. Medford. Ore.
F21t3c Soranson 2, F; Capps, H. C; Pauld­
last week.
ing. SC; Tlchenor, G; Corson, S;
Rev. D. J. Henry of Bandon wau Crumley, S; Voorhees, S. Langlois
a dinner guest of Mrs. Mabel G il-' Girls Crew 17, F; Johnson 12, F;
lings last Thursday evening
Kreutzer, C; Spangler. SC; Ed­
E. M. Rusk, president of the wards, S; Spangler, Max, S.
The final game of the night was
Rusk Mining company of Elk river
was transacting business In town the closest and most interesting
one with the I-anglois Independents
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Quigley. winning from the Port Orford In­
Mrs. Roy Babel, Mrs Mary Lutter- dependents 52-51. Port Orford led
until the final two minutes, but
al and son, Mrs. C. A. Bechtel, and I
Langlois
fought for Just enough
Mrs. Hans Adolphsen were among i
points to win.
those from Port Orford attending ]
the recent social m eeting of the
Grange in Langlois.
Sheriff Smith spent Sunday at
his home here from his duties at I
the county seat.
Mrs. A. P. Sweet has returned j
from an extended visit with relat­
ives in Eugene.
From W estern World
Two interesting gam es were play­
The low tides of the past week
were occasions for several "clam­ ed Tuesday at the local gym with
the Port Orford ,iigh school basket­
m ing” parties on the beaches.
Mrs. Mary Jam es of Ophir is a ball squad. The Bandon A squad
patient at the Knife hospital in went down to defeat by a final
Coquille. Mrs. Jam es submitted to score of 22 to 15. Helmken, w ith 16
points, was high point man for Port
major operation Tuesday.
Orford while H elferstlne and Rob­
Edwin Jam es and Eloise Crow­
ert Boak tied for high score for
ley of Brewster Valley spent last
the Tigers, each having 4 points.
week end visiting relatives here and
The score during the first half of
at Langlois.
the game remained fairly close It
Wm. Coy of Ophir is assisting w as 12 to 9 In favor o f Port Or­
in butchering at the Baker ranch ford at the half. In the second half.
this week.
Port Orford brought the score up
R ehearsals for the Irish operetta to 22 The game ended 22 to 15.
to be given by the Girl Scouts on
The Bandon B squad defeated the
March 17 were started last week
Port Orford B squad 19 to 39.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Babel were re­
The local boys have improved
cent visitors in Marshfield.
considerably since the first of ths
L. B Hatton and Leland Panter season, and the gam e with Co­
of Bandon cam e In Friday from the quille Friday should prove to be in­
mining property on the Middle Elk. teresting. It will be played here.
The line up for the Bandon-Port
Orford game was:
Bandon, 15
Port Orford, 22
Old Ironsides, the frigate Consti­ McCue. 2
Helmken, 16
tution, arrived in the San Pedro Jarvis, 2
O. Fromm. 1
harbor Friday morning In tow of Campbell, 1
Conley, 2
a navy mine sweeper. The historic Young, 2
Rutledge, 2
old war vessel will remain there Helferstlne, 4
Zumwalt, 1
until March 10 when it will proceed R Boak, 4 .
Hanley, 0
northward on Its goodwill mission,
stopping at various accessible nor­
thern harbors in order that the
public may see their historic treas­
Today the Coast Guard Service in
ure.
W ashington, D. C., Is scheduled to
The Port Orford Chamber of open bids for the construction of
Commerce, unincorporated, has re­ the new Coast Guard station on the
quested the Oregon delegation in local harbor at a cost of $83,500,
Congress to secure a visit of the the appropriation for which was
vessel to the natural deep water authorized on March 3, 1931, as a
harbor, the only harbor in Oregon result of an Intensive campaign
south of Astoria with depth of w a­ by the old Port Orford Chamber
ter to meet the vessel's require­ of Commerce, starting In 1927 It
ments. If favorable action is se­ It believed that a number of bids
cured all southwestern Oregon will have been subm itted, and that a
satisfactory one w ill be accepted
be enabled to see Old Ironsides
and the contract let within a reas­
onable time. It Is understood that
construction work will probably be­
House Joint Resolution 533 Is re­ gin late In April or early In May.
ceiving the attention of Congress
this session, providing for the sus­
Mr. and Mrs J. B Sypher and
pension of assessm ent work on Mrs W J. S a b i' of Ixtnglols and
mining claim s held by location In Miss Kate Adolphsen of Denmark
the United States and Alaska The attended the m eeting of the O. E S.
bill will permit claim owners to in the Masonic hall Saturday ev ­
pass up the annual assessm ent ening The lodge planned for a so­
work for the year If It passes and d a) night at its next m eeting on
is signed by President Hoover.
March 18
LOCALS
TIGERS LOSE GAME
TO PORT ORFORD
Did Ironsides At L. A.
Open Bids Today
Suspend Assessments