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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1918)
WESTERN BAH OOM WORLD -ft gx WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. VI. U. S. CONTRACTS FOR RIVED WHITE CEDAR E. DYER AWARDED BIG COX TRACT FOR THE WOOD— SUBLET IX LOTS. Following Receipt and Manufacture of the Carload of Port Orford Ced ar Recently Shipped From Bandon. Government Sends Rash Orders, for Mor e di SO Per Thousand. Rived Port Orford white cedar has been accepted by the government as splendid airplane stock material following receipt and testing out of the carload of rived cedar recently- sent north by E. Dyer of this city as a trial order. Mr. Dyer has ac cepted a contract for 250,000 feet of rived cedar which will be shipped from this section as rapidly as it can be prepared and placed on board the barges for Cedar Point. The gov ernment desires that it shall receive the cedar as quickly as possible, and is offering a bonus of $40 per thous and feet, providing it is delivered before June 1. The regular price is $90.00 per thousand. Mr. Dyer intends that everyone in the community who desires to get in on the rived cedar game shall have opportunity to do so, and for that reasons announces that he will sub let his contract in small lots to as many as want them. He will pay these persons practically the same price as the government pays him reserving but a small commission. The following extiacts from letters received by Mr. Dyer from Majoi R. Hitchcock of the U. S. Sig C.. aviation service, are self explanatory “Your first carload of Port Or ford cedar rives has been sawed, and the remits are mos* satisfactory “We would be very glad to ente- Into a contract with you to purchase a large amount of this rived stock In lengths running from 22’ to 30’, the same to be subject to Inspection un der our Bulletin No. 10. We will en ter into contract with you to pur chase all which you can produce at the rate of $90.00 per thousand with a bonus of $40 per thousand for de liveries up to April 30. 1918 (Since extended to June 1, 1918. F. o. b Cedar Point and Southern Pacific railroad cars.) “We are greatly In need of air plane stock and hope that you will start your operations at once as well as letting people ia your vicinity know that we will purchase rived Port Orford cedar, and attempt to get them interested in its produc tion. "Replying to your wire of the 21st instant, asking for scale and report on car of Port Orford cedar, the fol lowing is the total cant scale with the lumber produced: “Total cant scale, 8,670 ft, B. M “Total lumber, 7,596 ft. B. M. “Beam stock No. 1. 3,835 ft. B. M “Cuttinge, No. 1, 1,946 ft. B. M. “Common Htock. 1,405 ft. B. M. “Cull stock. 410 ft. B. M." Mr. Dyer calculates that the cars will average about 8,000 feet board measure, each, which would mean thirty-two carload required to fill his contract. Insurance Rates Reduced Bandon's new water system has at last been recognized by the Insurance underwriters, according to C. M Spencer, who has just received a copy of the new rate book. The rate for all dwellings and contents south of Fourth street from Franklin avenue to Harlem avenue, where the dwell ings are located within 300 feet of a public hydrant on a not less than four inch main is 60 cents per $100 It was 75 cents per hundred. The rate on outbuildings remains the same as before The rainfall for the month of March was 5.64 Inches, days rainy, cloudy and part cloudy. 29; days clear. 9. is the report of Co-opera the Observer O. Wiren He also states that the rainfall for the cor responding month of 1917 was 7.20 inches, a difference of 1.56 inches less this year for the same period The total rainfall from September 1. 1917 to April 1. 1918, is 36 8» inches Transferred to Oklahoma "’ord has been received here tha' Lieut. J. B Beddingfield has been ordered from Camp Lewis to Fort -!,lll. Okla . for a ten weeks' course In the artillery school. His wife 'nee Elsie Kinley of this city), has accepted a position In the school at Eatonville. Wash , a town near Ta coma, until the term is out In June A cousin. Miss Jewel Jacobaon of Seattle, ia also an Instructor in the same high school. LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1918 Crome Deposits Found on Sixes River Divide J. R. Peters’ Electric Gun May be Adopted Ore May Be Shipped Out via Bandon In Near Future, says Prospector J. R. Smith Who Made Find J. R. Peters, local mining man and inventor, who left some weeks ago at the request of the government to demonstrate his electrical gun before various officials, returned to Bandon last woek to attend to business mat ters previous to going to Annapolis. Md , where he will demonstrate a lar ger model of the machine which is being manufactured The gun has proved a success In previous demon strations, It Is said, and if the com ing test is equally as successful, the government Intends to Immediately manufacture the weapon for use in France The officials have accept ed Mr. Peters’ offer, tentatively, and he will not patent the device, the de sire to hold its mechanism and prln clple of operation secret as long as possible. The local man was accompanied home by Mrs Peters, he having been married to an old friend while away. And the trip to Bandon is in the na ture of a honeymoon trip. 'ERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE, OF THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE ¿PEOPLE, SHALL INQl PERI“ " -OM THE “ “ EARTH” if*. • ** ■ PRIZES FOR CHILDREX'S GARDENS TO BE (ill EX Government Urges Plan to Have Students Aid in Furnishing l-’ood Supplies. : ! ■ >; ■I« ” -L EDXA DIPPEL WILL REPRESENT B. H. 8. Beulah Jorgensen and Beulali Baker Are W inners in the Gravies— Much Interest Displayed. The annual declamation contest of the Bandon public schools last Friday evening was well attended; and all tlie contestants rendered their selec tions very well, some showing a higli degree of excellence. Rev. 8. M Roberts explained the object of the contest before calling on the speak ers. The Program 44444« 44444« 44 ♦ « » * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ » » WHEREAS, fjnll 6th is the first anniversary of America’s advent into the war. and, WHEREAS. It is opening day of the Third Liberty Loan Drive, and. WHEREAS, it is a day re commended by the administra tion as of special significance and one to be and w hich w ill be fittingly observed thruout the United States, and. WHEREAS, a suitable pro gram and eminent speakers have been arranged for on said day by the local committee of the Council of National Defense. THEREFORE. I. Geo P Topping, Mayor of the City of Bandon, hereby set apart and proclaim Saturday. April 6. 1918. from 12 o'clock noon to 4 o'clock p. nt., as a holiday, and hereby request all places < f business to close at said time, and urge all citizens of the City of Bandon to observe the same. GEO P. TOPPING. ’ the C ity of Bandon Mayor 4 4 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 <• 4 4 4444444444 « The first anniversary of America - “ntry latO 11 a' • "'i"St oppte sion will be fittingly observed by (In people of this community in Bandon Saturday, when the Council of D« fense in conjunction with the local company of the Coos Guard will give a program and dance Mayor Toj ping has issued a proclamation and all business will be suspended at 1 o’clock in the afternoon The feature of the occasion will b< the address to be delivered by the Hon. John McCourt of Portland, for mer U 8. District Attorney for Ore Condensed Milk Selling 1 a-t Word received by E E Oakes this week along with other matter« concerning the local condensery. from Gieblsch * Joplin, la to the ef fect the firm is selling Its surplu condensed milk, and will have dis posed of the greater part of the sur plus within thirty days. Work on the local plant is progressing rapidly, over thirty thousand dollars having been expended to date. BETTER INITIATIVE ORDINANCE PASSED Invention of Ixx-al Man Will Be Giv en Another Trial at Annapolis E. T. WOLVERTON <JS NAMED AS Md.—Officials Enthused. CITY TREASIRER SUCCEED ING BANKER SWEET. Bandon may become the shipping point for large quantities of crome ore in the near future, J. R. Smith. one of the most successful prospect ors in this section, announces tha discovery of crome ore, apparently in large quantities on the hills between Floras creek and Sixes river in north ern Curry county. He arrived in town last night with a goodly sup ply of samples, which he now has on display in the window at John Dick ey’s store. He states that ile has about 100 tons of the ore in plain sight on the surface of the ground, with splendid prospects of greater quantities below. The ore is between 50 and 60 per cent crome and weighs almost as much as solid iron. The And is about four miles from the wagon road. Mr. Smith states that he plans to put on a pack train of 10 or 12 horses and begin at once bringing the surface ore shipment. Crome ore is now very valuable Its concentrates are used in the luan- ufacture of steel. The school children are already- working on their gardens in the local school childrens’ garden contest Last year nearly fifty gardens were entered in the contest for the prizes offered by the school board to en courage home gardens. The excel lent gardens which were the result caused a continuation of the plan for the coming year. The import ance of children's gardens as an aid to prevent a food shortage in these •■ritlcal times is now much more clearly seen than last year, and an organization endorsed by the presi dent of the United States and the commissioner of education, has been formed to encourage the prcduc- tlon of food in home gardens by all the children in America. The name of this organization is the National War Garden commission; Charles L. Pack. Washington, D. C., is presi dent. Thru this means people are not only to be encouraged to rtarl In the work of gardening, but it is planned to help make their work a success. In the Bandon contest, children art divided Into two divisions, pupils of Eighth the Sixth, Seventh and grades in one, and those of th’ lower gra in the other. They are allow ’d to have the iirst plowing or spad ing Jone by their elders, but tn nt do all other work themselves. Before the Judge goes around to see the gan'ens. the pupils must have a sign ed statement thai no assistance was given hint. Last year the judges found a num ber of gardens which showed evi dence of having received a great deal of care and attention, hut due to poor soil, etc., were not equal to some it the prize winning plats. This year a fund of five dollars has been pro vided to be divided at the discretion of the judge, among the gardens showing that the children had work ed especially hard, but due to condi tions out of their control, could not show as good a garden as some oth ers having more favorably located plats. Parents are urged to encourage their children in keeping up the gardens once they are started Even tho' the proceeds from one garden is small, the amount which would be produced If each one of the twenty- three million school children in America were to have such a garden would be a great enough aid in the present crisis to justify all our ef forts A little encouragement at home will often mean that the work will be carried thru successfully In stead of being dropped This en couragement might take the form of an offer of the parents to buy any of the garden produce used in the home provided the youthful gardner wis^ie- to put the money In thrift st ami* thus making his work count twice in helping the nation NO. 20 LEND YOUR ALL] l .gon and one of the most able speak is in the Pu< itlc Northwest. Mr McCourt s talk will be along patriot ic lines incident to tho opening of the I'hlrd Liberty Loan campaign, which rlso takes place on Saturday. The program for the afternoon will be as follows: 1.00 P. M Salute. Blowing of w hist les and ringing of bells, pro claiming to the world that America is in tho fight for freedom of all peo- pies. 1 : 0 P . M. sharp. Assembly of the members of th<i Coos Guard, tlvrt Bandon Concert oncert Band. G. A. R., W. It C. and school children at the Armory on Second street. The pa lade will march from the Armory to I irst afreet on Chicago avenue thence west to Edison avenue and hack to 'lie Grand theatre. Program at the theatre will be- in at 2:00 p m. with a trio vocal • ■lection lai ' Loyalty,” (b) "We’re ioing to Take the Swurd Away from William." Tills will be followed by the ad I l ess by Mr. McCourt, after which the following selections will be ren dered: Duet, Edna Dippel and Mag tie Lewis. tat "Somewhere In France," (b) "Dixie Lada"; Sextet, Maggie Lewis, Ila Johnson, Marjorie Lorenz. Evelyn Pearce, Fay Sparks, Edna Dippel, Keep the Home Fires Burning." In the evening the Guard will as aemble at the Armory at 8:30 for a street parade and exhibition drill to be given prior to the big dance at Dreamland. The band will accont pany the Guard. The Grand Liberty Ball will prob ably be the most spectacular event of the day. Prof. Tucker's five piece orchestra will furnish the music, The committees in charge are: General committee — H. J. McDer- maid, J. F Curran. E il. Boyle. Reception committee -Captain W. Wells. Lieut . L. D. Felsheim, '.lent R. It T. T Moore. Sergeant C. L. oster and Sergeant E H. Boyle I loor Committee- -G. R McNair. A. Glenn, Chas I’age, E O. Clin- t< n. AL Mecum. 'I he line it march In the afternoon arsde will be as follows: Marshal f the Day Col R II Rosa, Bandon ■Ctrl I’.-. Ti-I GA R, W R C. os Guard. Red Cross, School Chlld- ■en. Citizens. The I/berty Loan drive »tarts Sat urday of this week Coos county's quota. according to State Chairman ikfngham Is $348,000. The town da have not been announced as •;t but It Is supposed that Bandon's •ta will b< approximately $50,- “00 In this campaign Bandon will not be In the same district with Curry county as before. Curry having been made a district by itself The organization for the local cam- Plano solo, by Alon Thompson. Sth and 6th Grades. Beular Jorgensen "With Trum pet and Drum". ( Eugene Field) Pearl Bruett—“His Mother’s Kiss." Margaret Best—"The Sugar Plum Tree.” (Eugene Field’s). Lawrence Starr—"Walting Ar ound”, (Burges Johnson i Duet—Fay Sparks and Edna Dip- pel. 7th and 8th Grades Beulah Baker—“Order for a Pic ture,” (Cary.) Adolph Haberly—“The American Flag", (Drake). Teddy Haberly -“A Little Boy’s Trouble«." Shirley Fish—“A Fisherman's Story.” (Helen Burnside.) Song—Girls Glee Club. High School Thomas White—“Reply to llayne" (Webster.) Edna Dippel "Mizpah," (Tenny son I. Arnold Haberly—"The Flag", (Bruce Wallace.) Gladys Oakes—“Gazelle and Swan" Song -High School Chorus. Decision of the judges Judges: Prof A F Reddle. C R Wade and Miss Pearl Cralne. The judges awarded the sliver medal going to the winner In the flth and sixth grade division to Beu lah Jorgenson, the gold medal to Beulah Baker as winner In the sev- enth and eighth grade division. Ed na Dippel won the gold medal for the High school, and will represent Ban don In the county declamatory con test at Myrtle Point on April 19th Thomas White will represent the High school in the oratorical con test which is held there on the same date. Klllll CABROLET HERE Several carloads of new Fords ar rived last week for Local Agent AL Garfield and he has been busy setting them up and making deliveries. In the lot was a rabrolet. a nifty style of town car that la just the thing for wom»ti It is enclosed in glass and la nicely upholstered in whip-cord goods Although Fords are hard to get now because the factory is de voting so much time and energy to (he manufacture of war goods. Mr Garfield 1« still taking orders with regularity and deliveries are being mad» just as rapidly as the cars can ha secured The little car hasn't lost a bit of Its popularity Shipbuilding Compal«/ Asks City to Assist In Getting Tad I’ut In t'oiiditii n as Inducement to Begiu Operation*—City Cannot Bond to Pay Condensei., Site. At the city council meeting latt evening a new general Initiative and referendum ordinance was passed, it Is drawn in conformity with the pres ent state law on that subject and defines local powers more specifical ly and economically. Changes in the charter were also discussed. The appointment of a city treas urer was up for consideration, W. J. Sweet having tendered his resigna tion. After due deliberation Mayor Topping announced the appointment of E. T. Wolverton, member of tlie real estate and Insurance firm of Dippel & Wolverton. Mr. Wolver ton ia one of the most highly re- rpected and trusted men In the com munity. He has had years of exper ience in accounting and handling fi nancial matters therefore was con sidered to bo well qualified for tha responsible position. The council ordered all partly burned houses to be cleaned up and all fire hazards and rubbish to be removed before the summer dry weather sets In. At a recent meeting of the council a letter from the Hongell-Hillstrom Shipbuilding company was read in which It was requested that the town make some donation towards getting tho plant in shape. The matter was referred to a citizens committee com- iH .i'il of Dr S C. Endicott. W. S. Wells and II. .1 McDermald. No action has as yet been taken. The Hongell-Hlllstron Shipbuilding company plans to begin building ves sels on the old site belonging to the Hamblock estate, 1 oca tod tn the bend of tho river a short distance north of the Moore mill It 1» n dry land site, one of tho easiest to put In shape and one of the best located sites on ac count of the deep water and length of shute In launching. The boats can be headed straight down the river, thus eliminating all danger of being stuck on mud flats as happened at Coos Ray the other day. It Is also announced that a legal opinion h»H been rendered to the ef fect the city cannot bond to pay for the condensery site, but that It «in vote bonds to pay for the street Im provements. In that event payment of the site will bo necessary from tho funds subscribed by the citi zens. B J. Thompson and two daughters Winifred and Evnh, left last week for Keam’a Canyon, Arizona, whore Mr. Thompson has accepted the management of a general merchan dise store of an Indian agency. Mrs. Thompson and daughter. Miss Alon, remain here until the latter corn, pletoe her course In the local schools, joining the husband ano lather Intor In the spring. Geo. M Laffaw drove over In a Maxwell, the first car of the season to come over the Seven Devils. He also brought over a new Maxwell truck for T. Devereaux. Before April 16th, all voters who did not vote at November election In 1916 mu»t register if they expect to vote in the coming primary. Also persons who have moved to other precinct» than those In which they lived when they registered two years ago; women who have married since then, or persons who wish to change their politics for the primary election will have to re-register C. B Zeek Is official registrar for the Band n, Riverton, l.ampa. Parkersburg. Pr «- per and Two Mlle precincts. C'l. T F Blumenrother 1« registrar f r the Four Mil» and New Lake Me tlon New <’o<m Guard Regulation« The drill hours of the local com pany. Coos Guard, have been changed to Tuesday and Friday nights. The company voted to make bo’h drills rompul«ory snd written excu»es must In the future be presented to Captain Wells In case of absence Proper and necessary training 1« being de palgn Is headed by Col R. H Rosa layed and more regular attendance as chairman The others on the com la being Insisted upon mfttee are C. R. Wide, secretary, I N Miller H J McDermafd, L. D 444444444444444 Felshelm The committee will h|ve 4 WORLD HONOR ROLL ♦ access to the records of the War Sav ♦ 44444444444444 ing» committee, which organisation P C. Stephenson, Bsndon. has a complete record of patriotic L. C. Compton, Portland aupport and Investment» of each citi A P Blundell. Bandon. zen It Is aimed to see that there will ba no »lacker» in tha community. % W. 8. Fisher, R«no, Nev.