The Port Orford tribune., April 29, 1925, Image 1

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The Port Orford Tribune
“Out W here The West Ends”
Covers Northern Curry County
RESCUE THREE
PORT ORFORD, CURRY COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1925.
Voi. 33. No. 51.
DOES PORI ORFORD THACKER AGAIN
COUNTY TRACK MEET DEPOSITORS ARE STILL
WANT U £ W . V. MEET? f fly ||g gUILTY-IS
MLLED 0EF F0R1325 HOPEFUL FOR RE OPENING
CONVENTION PROMISED FOR
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VOTES
JULY MAY BE TAKEN TO
ALM OST
UNANIMOUSLY
MARSHFIELD UNLESS LO­
AGAINST HOLDING CON­
CAL PEOPLE SHOW
TESTS FOR SEVERAL
PORT ORFORD DEEP-SEA FISH­
INTEREST
CIRCUIT COURT SUSTAINS VER­
REASONS
ERMEN GET CAUGHT IN
DICT IN JUSTICE WRIGHT’S
NORTHWESTER AND ARE
COURT — BEN S. FISHER
MAROONED O V E R
Does Port Orford want and expect
OF COOS BAY PROSE­
Following out the almost unani-
NIGHT
to entertain the annual state en-
CUTES SUCCESS­
mous vote as expressed by the execu-
FULLY
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| campment of the United States War
tive committee of the Curry County
I Veterans, which event was secured
School Track Meet and Declamatory
C°Unty t'°y*.again dem’ for the town by Frank B. Tichenor?
contest, Mrs. Jennie M. B. Cope,
imr from S i n d T Í"P
K “ <l0eS’ the"
haSn>t a" y t¡me to i
T m ‘w
° f “ jury
C0Unty
announces
county suPerinten«lent,
superintendent,
1 1* fá r Í
Rock three maroon- lose in so declaring and making du®tlce M- T- Wright’s court in Port that the 1925 events will be annulled,
ed sea fishermen, in the persons of its intentions known to the head Orford, when the defendant was The vote was by referendum after
Earl, Bates and Kincade, who ventur- officers of the organization. There f°untl guilty of possessing intoxicat- there had been more or less agitation
m o rn L A ° fe e
? °f ear,>' 8PPCarS t0 be 3 d¡VÍSÍOn °f °pini°"
$5°°’ 3 J'Ury ¡n looking to this e"d by Port Orford
morning. A stiff nor wester spring- for some unknown reason as to the the circuit court at Gold Beach Tues- and other localities, even before it
ing up before noon, making it unsafe advisability of Port Orford attempt- -lay brought in a similar verdict was known that Brookings had ex-
for some three m ile ^ o ^ h ^ X
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FINED $350.00
DELVE INTO MESSED-UP AF
FAIRS OF FIRST NATIONAL
BANK OF BANDON—NEW
RECEIVER IS ON JOB
CASH CURHENÎ
GO. WARRANTS
The depositors, of the First Na- JUDGE KENDALL. AT G O L D
tional bank of Bandon, at least, are
BEACH, RULES AGAINST DE­
mighty optimistic over the final out-
MURRER OF DEFENDANT
come of the closing of that institu-
GEO. D. WOOD VS.
tion a few weeks ago, declaring that
H. BACKENSTO
they have every reason to believe that
the affairs of the bank are in such
shape as will permit of a reorganiza- ' In Gold Beach last Saturday
tion without too great an effort, and Judge John C. Kendall in the circuit
that the bank will be stronger and court ruled against the claims in the
better than ever. demurrer of the ú fe n s e in
The depositors’ committee met last county case of George D Wood ver
Sunday and as far ™"was possible - s H BackensTo county treasurer
and permissable went into the^ffairs to enjoin the pavment of countv w ir­
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t h T 'S l s u J / S T , . “
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®f ‘he harbor, so they swung around ing, and the Port Orford Chamber court Thacker was defended by
The prevalence of colds, flu and a thalT matters °could
con 1 ent
' e Ul gt aw gave e
be straightened J-'-’uniy treasurer authority to pay out
the south side of Island Rock and of Commerce, at its regular meeting John D. Goss of Marshfield, while general apathy among certain schools out, and that outside capital could ° ‘f <r , er> or, n ether words, to pay
all three got off, taking with them next Tuesday night, will bring up th? ¡n the justice court he was defended led to this action, which, it is gener- be interested in a reorganization.
I 1:»25 expenses w’th 1925 tax monev.
a long line from their boat.
matter and definitely settle it •one by C. H. Buffington of Gold Beach, ally believed, will be for the best. It
Something
of
a
complication
enter-
‘ udge. ^ en,'a'-’ ruled that the law did
George Forty, who was
working way or another. Every member of who, because of being made district is also thought that renewed interest
that the budget
down the Highway from below Rocky j the Chamber as well as every citizen attorney on January 1, was disquali- will result for next year, and that the ed again into the affairs last week *!fd g!ve tba!'
when T. C. Smith, Salem, appointe.l law provided merely for the funds
Point, sighted their boat in the shel- should be present, and not be back- fie'1 from even prosecuting.
1926 meet can be made bigger and receiver, resigned because of ill tl> bfc ra,se<l and bnw «pended, and
te r of the great rock, which, at that
ward about expressing his opinion.
Ben S. Fisher, former district at- better than ever.
health, and returned to his home. He !' Jl! 110 bearinff upon the payment of
point, is but a little more than a It is a well known-fact that Marsh- torney of Coos county, was engaged
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has
been succeeded by H. S. Sehili-: wal<rants’ pas‘ or current-
mile off shore. ¡field has expressed a desire to take
by the state prohibition director to | . , rt iiftn r
ing, former cashier of a Condon, Ore.,' The defense asked leave to con-
Knowing the condition of the tide this convention off the hands of Port !<o to Gold Beach and prosecute T illM flR C
H litN I/iflY
bank, appointed by the comptroller s*'ler, which was granted. The an-
and what was likely to result from Orford, and will get busy and put ¡t Thacker. He had built up a strong I S s U I l l U I l L 111U 11 VV fl I
of the currency, who has arrived here swer was filed Tuesday, but was in
lps years of experience in gathering through to a successful issue. The case against the accused, with an
n n r t ir n T ft T n n r ■
and taken charge of affairs.
, reality a sham, merely reciting in-
the murr eggs from the rock in com- bier event takes place in July, and array
convincing evidence from
D D I l I L P T C T i l UL I L T
Receiver Schilling has announced f'-lents in connection with the bank-
mercial quantities, the “old scout,” while that is two months away, it is deputy sheriffs of unquestionable in-
I llU U L U I u
lU U L L L I
tliat as soon as be can go thoroughly *ng s*‘uation as relates to Geo. D.
on arriving in town, told Bob Smith, n°t too far ahead for any town to tegrity and honesty, backed by the
into the bank’s affairs that lie will aid " ood and bis refusal to cash past due
know
in
order
to
organize
its
forces
rea'
goods—samples
of
the
liquor
who is a chip off the old block in
captured in Thacker’s house. The de- STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION the depositors in every way to bring warran‘s-
seamanship, who, with Harold John­ and make a decent showing.
Attorney T. T. Bennett of Marsh­
about a reorganization. Whatever
son, launched a small skiff and row­ The editor of The Tribune has re- fense attempted to set up a line to TO HAVE BUSY SESSION IN
field is representing Geo. D. Wood,
plan
the
depositors,
stockholders
and
ceived
the
following
self-explanatory
the
effect
that
the
liquor
had
been
MAY—SURFACING CON­
ed out to the gas schooner, the
directors may decide upon will have while District Attorney Buffington
TRACT AWARDED
Tramp, captained by Dave Colvin, letter from the person who was large- “planted” in Thacker’s home,
to
be submitted to the comptroller of was counsel for the county treasurer.
ly
responsible
for
securing
this
con
This
is
the
second
conviction
of
who had anchored at the harbor buoy
the
currency at Washington, D. C., The district attorney has served
According to the announcement
a few hours previously awaiting vention for Port Orford, togethei Thacker on a similar charge, the first
for
final
acceptance or rejection and notice of appeal to the supreme
with
a
letter
to
him
from
a
comrade
>
n
tbe
federal
court
in
Portland
about
forthcoming
from
Portland
last
Sat­
proper condition of the Rogue river
court, and another Curry county case
ba>-, and to him conveyed the inform­ in California, showing that some in three years ago, when he was fined urday, the state highway commission, this means that it will be a matter of will be tied up in court for a year
that
state
are
interested
in
the
forth
several
hundred
dollars.
at
its
May
meeting
will
accept
bids
some
weeks
before
any
definite
word
ation concerning the men.
with our warrants marked “N. G ”
The Tramp left at once for the condng event:
Thacker was sentenced Tuesday on two Roosevelt Highway projects can be given out.
rock and found the men safe on the
Denver, Colo., March 16, 1925 afternoon to six months in the county in Curry county, the stretch from
The next meeting of the depositors’
jail and to pay a fine of $350. The Hunter’s Creek to Rogue River, committee will be held subject to the
south side of the island, which is
W; F ‘ Hassier,
jail sentence was suspended and through Gold Beach, on the route of call of the chairman, D. R. Norton.
about five times the size of Battle Managing Editor,
Thacker given permission to pay the the main street, and from Chetco Riv­
jjock
Port Orford Tribune,
fine at the rate of $50 per month.
er to Winchuck River. It is thought
They had an anchor to their bo- Gobi Beach, Oregon,
that at this meeting the commission
and a long line to the rock. A heavy Gear Friend:
will likewise announce that bids will
sea was running and the boat was
1 am convalescent after ’
g con-
be
received at the June meeting for,
partly filled with water and the oars fined to my bed for the p. ,t three
the remainder of the Highway
gone. With approaching darkness weeks with flu antl <louble quinsy.
Curry county state fire wardens
through the county, this being the
Captain Colvin yelled to them to My famnV left several weeks a?°
have been advised that annual in­
section from Pistol River to Chetco
cast the boat loose and he would tow *or Portland, Oregon, as my wife
spections of logging camps are now
River through the town of Brook­
in order.
It into Port Orford ami he would could not stand the hi^h altitude. On
ings.
return for them at daybreak. Robert the traln on her wa>' back to Port-
Official fire season now opens May
The following from the Oregon
Simonsen & Hefty, of Portlam
Forty, who, for a couple of years, land- she was taken ^ ‘b a "ose-
15
instead of June 1, and all burning
was skipper of the Tramp and other bleed and nearly passed away. They SPECIAL BODY OF INQUISITORS who "have'th7 contract for surfacing 9 »™ «™ for April refers to 3 Pl ort after May 15 will have to be under
Orford
boy,
a
son
of
Ames
Johnston,
FIND
WORK
AND
SAYS
MORE
the Highway from Bandon to Sixes,
gas coasters, has a splendid surf, held the Union Pacific Limited train
s pecial permit from the fire worden.
COMING — RECOMMENDS
river, have also been awarded the former postmaster of this place:
boat known as an Otter boat anil it two hours at a small station in ordsr
All fire prevention equipment in
STEEL
FENCE
AROUND
contract for surfacing the Mussel “ liny Shows Up Well in Weights logging camps will have to be in
is built in the line of a life boat but that they might give her medical at-
JAIL
Creek-Euchre Creek . ection, at their
Lowell "Tiny,” ’27, who returned to place by May 1 instead of June 1 as
is smaller, and can be handled with tention.
bid of $40,443, which i.; nearly $6,000 school this spring term, has made a under the old law.
three men. Summoning volunteer I will remain in Colorado until the
lower than the next highest, submit very good showing in track at the
helpers the boat was carried from first of June, at which time I will
Affects Selective Logging
The grand jury sitting at Gold ted by John Haakanson.
University. Johnston is a member of
the cold storage plant to the beach leave for the Coast, as I am not
Cue of the new laws requires that
Beach this week returned four true
The
commission
has
also
announced
‘be
varsity
cinder
artists
and
spec
and made ready for launching. At stuck on this mile-high stuff myself. bills as follows.
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that it would receive estimates on ¡alizés in the discus and the shot put. : a" 'ogging operators, woo.lcutters,
4 o’clock Saturday morning Forty,
At the last State Encampment of
John Ray,^charged w.th larceny in tbe bu’b|in(„ of a new Steel bridge
Although he has trained less than ^ " 'h e r s ami others operating in the
A rt Myers, Nick Marsh, Ed Malloy of the U. S. W. V. Port Orford wa
clean up all slashings
a
dwelling;
Rass
Gardner
possessing
af.ross
tbe
Cb„tco
R!vcr<
lbe
month “Tiny”
has heaved the dis­ forest must
meeting place
ror • - .
‘ a
. . ” a c r o s s m e vdi - icv mver,
and Henry Axtell slid the boat into selected as the big
.b in , piace
L C n for
„,
b««in, bn,n .l.- l.r .l me old - ----------------
,be 1
m„ k .„,1 ,hn “ j • * - . “ « »
- «"»«h . h „
the water and rowed out to the 1925. This is a
hunting for deer in dlosed season; A. for travel. It is understood that the shot nearly 40 feet. He was a mem- are operating.
Tramp, moored at the buoy, Here it county as it will be the first conven- E. Hart, Leroy Mehlhorn anil Theo­
This applies especially to the se­
present piers if widened out will be her of the frosh team last year and
was taken in tow and soon at the tion of like nature ever held in the dore Weimer, larceny.
Gardner’s ample to hold a larger structure.
lective
loggers, who have not hith­
won
every
event
that
he
entered.
county.
Island.
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case was before the September, 1924,
“Tiny” was one of the trackterr erto been absolutely required to dis­
By the aid of a small fire the boys j haven’t heard a worn from
any- pran,( juryj but
tbe man had
who made the trip to Stanford on pose of the debris. A reasonable
had roosted fairly comfortably with One, not even the Commercial Club of fleil tbe stat e actfon at that time was
08336754
April 11. Although h’
not win amount of time is allowed for this
the rest of the birds, who seemed m p ort Orford, whether they are pre- deferred. He is reported to still be
and the operator is held responsible
a
place
“Tiny”
made
a
good
showing
several ways to resent their visitors, paring or a m aging for the entertain- outside Oregon, but just where no
considering
the
fact
that
he
has
not
for the hazard and is required to do
and were unobliging enough to fur- ment of delegates or not. If the lo- one seems to know
yet
rounded
into
mid-season
form.”
t
hc work in accordance with th?
nish them with no eggs for breakfast. cal people do not show their appre-
Tbe grand jury,
which was a
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regulations of the fire wardens.
Fotry soon had the men aboard the ciation then it will he the duty of th? specia! bo,,Vi (trawn frora fbp rPfrular
M ARSII FIELD EDUC ATOR
Prosecute Offenders
Tramp, where they drank hot java Department Officers to select a new venjre aske(, to bp excusef, for tbe
tate
forestry
officials
have
MAY BE HEAD OF STATE
All violations of the forest law,
and took to doughnuts like they were place for holding of the Convention. time> but to bp kept activp fts jt ha() ca„,,, a meeting with white cedar
life-savers.
Bandon assures me that they ■ would some other matters to take up later, operators of this district for an open
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM both as to burning ami failure to
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comply with the prevention regula-
Some suggested that the Coast do everything they coul.l, financially , t recommended that the county court discussion of the que tion of slash
A Marshfield report is to the effect tions, will be prosecuted by Chief
,uar. at an«,on e ca e< , Utb &S ?? and otherwise, to make the Encamp- proceed with the plans of furnishing disposal in selective logging areas.
Supt. C. A. Howard of the Warden Walsh.
emeigency existed, it 'vaa thought ment a success, as they will reap proper sewerage facilities for court The meeting will be held in Coquille that
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best for all not to put the Coast as |nuch benefit as Port Orford, as all house and jaj|( and that a sanitary hotel, in Coquille, at 7 p. in Fri la — ....... — public schools is being An entire new code of forest laws
m.
ia . consjdered by Gov. Pierce among will govern the situation this year
USr< r-°
tai r°U- 6 »v C°Jn.‘
UelegBtes must pass through Bandon toilet be placed in the jail; also that A full attendance is asked.
aroua<
rtPe _ anCp 1,1 n .e . l 3VJ G there is anything that you can do tbe g rounds and buildings be kept
W. A. Langille, field inspector, will those from whom he will appoint a as a result of measures enacted by
nort wes er.
e or
r or. oys t0 bring to the attention of the citi- c]ean and jn condition, the county meet with the operators and discuss successor to State Superintendent the last legislatures, and those in-
have on severa occasions s own zens of p or^ Orford the importance prisoners being used for this pur- the matter, inform them as to the Churchill who retires the first of terested should familiarize them-
, ,
.
next year to head the new Ashland selves with them,
skilled seamanship and done some of fbis Encampment, I trust that
pose.
laws requirements and seek the full-
rmal Schorl
E. L. White of Port Orford has
splendid rescue work when it
you will.lend a hand. If it is possible
Following criticism that has been est co-operation so that no hardship
been re-appointed county fire wnrden
impossible for the Coast Guard to for me to be in Port Orford the lat- directed against the plan of permit- will be imposed upon any one and
DORRIS’ DISMISSAL
for Curry, and his assistants or
get out over the Coquille bar. On ter part of Tune, I will take my coat t jnjf peop|e t 0 converse with prisoners the fire loss danger
reduced to a
MAY MEAN RECALL OF
deputies will be about the same as
several occasions a surf boat has off and do my share.
from the outside of the jail, and that minimum.
GOVERNOR PIERCE last year, with Henny Colvin patrol­
been hauled by team from the Coast
With kind personal regards, I re- children have been permitted to do Fire hazards are constantly in-
ling the Gold Beach vicinity.
Guard station at Bandon for use main,
likewise, the grand jury recoin nend- creasing in the forests of Coos, Curry
KLAMATH FALLS, April 22.-
here.
Your friend.
ed that a high fence of -tren ’ true- and Douglas counties as a result of Failure of Governor Piprce to reap- DEMAND FOR OAK
Port Orford should in all fairness
FRANK B. TICHENOR
tural steel be erected around the jail the selective logging methods. F. A. point Ben Dorris of Eugene to the
have a station or a power boat
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AND
HEMLOCK BARK
so that this practice could
"• I t s Elliott,
state
forester,
has caused . . to . state
game commission
will
result
in
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Orinda Park, California,
anchored in Nellie’s Cove, where
at .
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y, away with, and further thot
’
be
published
an
order
of
the
state
the
recall
proceeding
against
the
report
from
Coos
Bay is to the
all times it could put to sea and guard yia Berkeley, R. R. No. 1, Box 494-C, be
cnt chi]fjm
■
n
board
of
forestry,
requiring
that
slash
executive
according
to
J.
Kirkwood,
effect
that
there
is
quite
a demand
, • converse with
... prisoner
a long range of rugged coast that
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” March
— *■ ” 31, 1925. having
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is in selective logo'i
Hstricts be re- president of the state
sportsmen’s for oak and hemlock bark. One buyer
and
Mr. Frank B. Tichenor,
has taken a heavy toll of life
to be hoped that tbe county court will move,!,
association.
is paying $10.75 per coni for hem­
1447 Tremont Street,
property.
immediately comply with this recom- One proposal t<
red at the
He asserted late yesterday that lock bark delivered at any shipping
Denver, Colorado.
r operatori thè association and allied nrgnniza- point on the Southern Pacific. The
mendation.
'meeting is that whi’
++++++++++++++-S-+++++++++++ Dear Sir and Comrade:
Otto
Ismert,
Pistol
River,
was
fore-
charge
$1
per
tho'
"jet
more for tions were ready to start recall pro- rapidly di„liniRhing supply of oak
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Calendar of Coming Events
♦
On January 13. 1925. I wrote you man o* the jury, and the other mem- their product, the
money to be
lings at any time. He indicated bark and hemlock has also created a
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at length about the coming Oregon
o a suitable i group of men would appear before demand for alder bark This year’s
Ladies Aid—Wednesdays. Civic State Encamnmont thst is proposed hers were W. H. Moor", Brookings; used in removing
is imposs the governor, urge Dorris’ reappoint­ shipments are expected to exceed
Improvement club—Thursdays. Port to be held at Port Orford this sum- W. R. Coy, Euchre Creek; N. L. clearance for bumii
of Port Orford meeting Tuesday, May.
f>r , bf)ve nof b#en favorpd Dean, Port Orford; H-nry Colvin, ible to bum slashing where it fall- a ment, and that if the request was re­ those of 1924.
5. Woodmen of the World C a m p ------------------- ---------------------------- Gold Beach; Ira Edwards, Wedder- neighboring fir trees would be in- fused recall petitions would be
started ' mediately.
I bum, and F. W. Blondeil, Agness.
1 jured or destroyed.
Rend us your Job Work orders.
609— Friday, May 1st.
(Continued on last pagff)
PORI ORFORD ROY
M AKING GOOD IN
’VARSITY TRACK WORK
FOUR TRUE BILLS
RETURNED BY JURY
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FIRE SEASON OPENS
EARLIER TRIS YEAR
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