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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1924)
<CH- IJ taxe J ¡J Maj J dbyjj ¡ext ri Icaìiliqljt S i I lam no •sdaj J MCE IS HELD THURSDAY Membership eight ! by i Sharp ] which h of County Granges Shown to Have Increased in Past Year WHEEER TAXPAYERS NEW ROAD MAP OUT MEETING PAMONA Experts Will be Called For Mbnsultation Here PRICE $2.00 THE YEAR TILLAMOOK OREGON FRIDAY. MARCH 14 1924 ME 35: NUMBER 23 FOR TRASK ROUTE ASK ABOUT CROSSING Gives Detail of Trask and Wilson Bridges Across Trask and Miami River 190,000 Acres in Program Now Considered by Authorities Soon Proposed from Valley Routes Rivers Possibilities Thought Good For Assignment of Will be Ordered by Court .z.iivrences Concerning the Right-of-Way Have Been Settled The Portland-Forest Grove-Tilla Plane Here The county Pamona grange met A number of the members of the mook cut off is the title of the new tvith the Pleasant valley grange last Wheeler board of trade were in the short route chosen to connect up Thursday. Representatves of White city last Friday, and called on the Portland with Tillamook. A large Clover, Nehalem, Fairview, Nestucca, court to ascertain when the ALREADY CHOSEN Cloverdale and Oretown grange were ASSESSMENT IMPROPER road map showing the different routes FAMOUS PILOT COMING county overhead crossing would be put in, COUNTY PAYS $25,000 above mentioned, is just out. The present. R. O. Richards, master, was which will connect up the road from emainde distances by the several routes are in the chair. The meeting was large- Wheeler to Nehalem, via the dyke twisted of Work Accomplished Will l ly attended, and as usual, there was Work Will be Done by Former givn as follows: Portland to Tilla Several Ex-Airmen Now in County road and over the new $90,000 bridge Road Destined to be One of Most is pre- mook via Newberg, 110 miles; via Cruiser for County Within a big community style dinner that that spans the river of that name. Depend a on How Long Anxious to Have Reserve Irug st in Northwest Popular Forest Grove and McMinnville 120 needs little description to one who has The commttee was made happy by the Year . miles; via Wilson river 82.5 miles; via Money Lasts ever sat in on such an occasion. They the announcment that bids for the Established When Completed Sheridan 97 miles; via the Portland- are always good, and the man who construction of the overhead cross The county court of this county Forest Grove-Tillamook route the I MA The state highway commission has goes away hungry doesn’t exist. ing would be advertised for the fol signed a contract on March 7th, this HHMkir board held a meeting last The grange contest whch ended re year, with M. G. Nease of Portland distance is but 77 miles. Leaving the Prospects are said to be very good lowing week, and would be opend already advertised for bids for the Dougla Saturday, at which time it was de- cently was a matter of considerable for the cruising of timbered lands in Portland-McMinnville highway at a to have a unit of the U. S. reserve obuot April 2d. Th Wheeler and Ne construction of the Brighton-Jetty le cha «■MM have the landscape gardener interest. Prizes were offered to the Tillamook county to be later desig point near Gaston, the new route aviation service established in Tilla halem people are much interested in Creek gap in the Roosevelt highway, leaboutj from O. A C. come over to Tillamook grange in the county which should at nated, at the same rate formerly paid starts nearly due west, crosses the mook before long. the completion of the overhead cross a distance of about one mile. Bids l,n[y M and give the board the benefit of his the close of the year show the best the cruiser for previous work done divide betwen Cherry Grove and the A week or so ago several interested ing near that city. This crossing, we for the above construction will be which J advice Wneerning the laying out of record for Pamona grange attendance. in this county under contract, to Trask watershed, and follows - the ones in this county began considering are informed by Surveyor Coates, opened by the committion on March rates, ij IM* buildings, with a view to future The prizes were as follows: Best at terminate on the 31st day of Dec north fork of the Trask to its junc- the project of getting an army air will be about 600 feet long, including 27th, and when the contract is ac- to tl beautification'of the grounds from a tendance, $15; 2nd best, $10; 3rd best, ember next. The lands to becruised tion with the old Trask toll road, plane sent to Tillamook for the in the fills at each end. Construction cepted, and all is ready, the actual the P floral and other inviting angles. It $5; The awards came in the follow for the county will comprise about thence on in to Tillamook. The route struction and practice of the several will be of steel I-beams, with con work of construction will begin, nia and is desired to make the new fair- ing order? Pleasant valley, $15; Fair 100,000 acres, and probably will cost is westerly all th way from Portland ex-servee men who have formerly crete piers and pile trestle approach states R. O. Richards, county commis ull, but ________ es, and roughly estimated, will cost sioner. fTOWMia attractive in appearance, as view, $10; Upper Uestucca, $5. The in the neighborhood of $30,000, which except a distance of 5.7 been in aviation outfits. The matter of the curvature in the onsMhiij it ¡g expect. .I that they will be lasting same prizes will be given this year was the «sum appropriated for that miles from Forest Grove to It s said that there are at least two anywhere from $15,000 to $16,000. It a mile and a half beyond former pilots in the county and two is figurd that the work of completing road survey between Brighton and for the fuses for which they were for the best percentage of attendance purpose in the last county budget. Gaston, Which is southerly in direc former aviation mechanics have been the crossing will take about ninety Jetty Creek, which threw the survey on Pamona grange during the year, 'e “ The court order contains the follow too close to the Brighton mill’s log er, but joncensus of opinion of the and will give the small granges a ing statements: “This matter com tion. A number of maps have been located, with the probabilities of days. s Is that the next fair session better chance to win some of the cash ing on for hearing in Tillamook coun purchased in this city by short-cut many more being located. One ex Bids will also be opened on April boom, was settled by the mill com road enthusiasts. soldier in this city has also had con 2d for the construction of a 120 foot pany withdrawing its objections, so lould be held on the new county prizes. ty, Oregon, by the court, and after siderable experience as an aerial trestle to take the place of the old that all differences concerning right During the lecture hour, Peter a full discussion thereof, it was de grounds; as to fix up the old grounds r, while JSMfl^Hmore session would cost at Zimmerman of Yamhill county spoke termined that the only way of learn photographer. Every one of these structure on the Miami river road, of way have been removed, and the es, whici least |B)00. The board has decided on the political condition in the state ing and determining the true cash WANDERING PRISONER men are anxious to see the reserve which has been condemned as unsafe highway commission has already ad- vertised for bids as above stated. to travel. unit started. to build as many of the new buildings and nation, and upon production, and values of the timbered lands is to BROUGHT BACK HOME The matter of constructin of the Some months ago government avi A new summer bridge will be plac ths as possible, and to be gov the money question. His remarks have the same cruised and estimated, road is entirely in the hands of the ed across the north fork of the Trask ators were in Tillamook, with the erned by the amount of money avail were well received, and showed a and reported upon.” Sheriff Aschim went to Portland able by the special tax income voted practical grasp of things as they now The order further recites: “That the fore part of the week and brought object, it is said, of establishing a fly- river near the Trask house to re state highway commission; and it is last year for that purpose. The build exist. He was followed by Mr. Stock- the timbered lands of this county are back O. L. Keeler who escaped some ng field for aviators attached to the place the one washed out during the said that the estimated cost of the ings will be so constructed as to per ton, master of the Sheridan grange, not being assessed and taxed at their weeks ago, while working on the forest rangdrs. Nothing more has high water the past -wintr. Super fills, grading and gravelling of the J. G. Ti| mit of fchei and future buildings be who talked concerning grange activ true cash values as required by law, county road with a batch of other been heard from this, but is is pre visor Ed Schelling has a crew work road will be about $114,000, of which cialist, I ing added to the ones constructed this ities in ' Yamhill county county vdth and that the assessor has insufficient prisoners. Keeler got back to Port- sumed that such a plan will be taken ing on this bridge at the present time. amount the county will have to pay $25,000. year, and according to plans involv reference to county problems. data or records whereby he can as land, and when accosted by Portland into consideration when arguments Commissioner Richards is of the Reports showed that the member sess these timbered lands at their police, started to run, when one of are presented for the permanent fly ing thawhole scheme of building It opinion that the road will be finished ing unit. is believed that the buildings necessary ship of the county granges had great true cash values; and that said tim the policeman shot him in the right and open to auto and other travel by It s expected that Oakley G. Kelly, ly increased during the year just past. bered lands are not bearing their Ig, just above the knee. Keeler was HELD AT FAIRVIEW the first day of August, of the pres The next meeting of Pamona grange (Continued on page 5) taken to a hospital, and had recovered famous pilot of the army, who recent- ent year. will be held at Fairview on the first (Continued on page 4) sufficiently to be removed over here. A meeting of the Holstein-Friesan This is good news for the beach Thursday in May next. as leveling the grounds and getting He was fined $300 and given 90 days association was held at the Fairview towns which have been bottled up so Dolph Tinnerstett gave a good ACCIDENTAL ALARM them in Ihape. One thing is certain, in jail on a charge of having liquor SPORTSMEN’S CLUB grange hall last Saturday, which was long. The completion of the Brighton there will be ample parking space for talk on the oleo question; and he and in .his possession at the last term largely attended by members of the gap will divert a tremenduous travel TURNED IN TUESDAY automobiles; and in the woods to the county agent Pine were given the of circuit court. He had served but club. F. R. Beals acted as chairman from the old Miami route to the new BEING ORGANIZED south of the building site camping thanks of Pamona grange for their a few days of his sentence, when he of the meeting. Aljout seventy-five beach route to Seaside and Astoria, The big fire siren at the Coast Pow “jumped the gang, and beat it to the ground» will be laid out, so that peo interest in securing pledges from The preliminary work of organizing persons were present. W. E. Meyers, and will complete what is destined to ple co from a distance, will have business men in the county not to er company’s plant began to wail last tall uncut.” a sportmen’s club in this city was president of the National Holstein- be one of the most popular loop Tuesday at about 11 a. m. There was e among the trees to pitch sell oleo products. accomplished Monday nijrht, when a Friesan association was present, and routes in Oregon. The value of the the usual bustle on the streets, which their tents and enjoy an outing, with few of the sportsmen of the city got spoke at length along the lines of completed loop will be noticeable in subsided as quickly as it began when TILLAMOOK PEOPLE added fair attractions. together. T.he object of the organ the development of the breed. L. J. the near future, and will divert much it became known that the alarm was The site of the main buildings has TOLL ROAD FRANCHISE HURT AT ROSEBURG ization is to promote clean sportsmen Allen, state club leader talked inter travel through the towns of this caused by a loose wire falling upon been chosen, and will be ship, and to aid the state game com estingly on cal? club work in the county, with corresponding gain to IS ASKED FOR TRASK the light lead from the plant, The opposite |o a point where tfie Wilson wire was being transferred from one A Roseburg special to a Portland mission in the protection of wild life, state. George N. Angell of the Pa beach resorts and business men of river loon road leaves the Trask high cific Farmer, gave a talk on oleo this county. way, thus ’oom Fred Skomp, who was in the city pole to another. The end of the line paper dated March Sth, states that including wild fowls and game fish. products. Frank Durbin ot Salem, Eugene Crosby was president Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cummings of Til pro in some way became unwound, and Fcoming to and going .from last Saturday, was up to see the coun who by the way is president of the tern and W. C. Foster secretary. lamook were injured last Friday eve A fell, coming in contact with the light Is. The distance from the ty court about a franchise, in case State Holstein-Friesan association, TILLAMOOK CALVES the city, is about one mile, he should be able to enlist associates lead which had the effect to switch ning when the auto driven by Mrs. committee was appointed to draft by handled the question of state organi laws, and a name for the club will on the fire siren. Cummings 1ft the highway at a point B buildings will occupy the in the matter of building a toll road ARE IN BIG DEMAND be selected later. Another meeting zation in a manner that pleased. I). near Wilbur, and upset, breaking ound on the county tract, up the north fork of the Trask to a H. Kennedy, local club leader, told of will be held in the near future to Cummings ’ collar-bone, and painfully L. H. Tester of Cloverdale was up on on the site near the connection with the Portland-McMinn W. D. Pine, county agent, is kept work in this county concerning calf perfect the organization. injuring Mis. Cummings. id has been ditched and ville road near Gaston. This is the from the dairy city last Sunday. club work. O. M. Plummer, manager busy shipping calves of late to South ^nd will be leveled up to the same route that Portland and three of the Pacific International Live Stock ern Oregon points and to Washington ^>und. other counties are interested in, but association, talked on the subject of state, The Southern Oregon de- track will be selected to Mr. Skomp has been figuring on a the improvement of the county fair mand is growing to large proportions. ■ of the grounds, between the macadam toll road, properly graded grounds and said that there was a Since January first of the present ING'- _ and the timber tract, and bridged, and can see where at a opportunity for the fair year 213 calves have been shipped splendid I Al »to the «truth. Whether that will be nominal toll charged by the builders board to make of it the leading coun- from this county. Thus far the ship this year, depends upon of the road, a company could get rich ty fair in the state, with modern ment of calves by the Tillamook cow ft of the appropriation in from ten to twenty years of road buildings, and unique surroundings. testing association has been 30 per main buildings and other operation. The court would not com W. D. Pine talked on the work of the cent greater for the same period than mit itself on the matter. ntinUed on page 4) cow testing association which was last year, and orders are coming by Mr. Skomp states that he has ad opposing the sale of oleo products in almost every mail, states Mr. Pine. vocated this route for years, and is Checks for $700 came in one mail, the county. JR TILLAMOOKER satisfied that he could build a road The club went on record as in and the business is a growing one, that would not be over seventy miles dorsing the recent action of the cow in fact the largest of the kind in the from Tillamook to Portland. He is tesing association in * getting the jorthwest. busy getting figures to show the grocerymen of the county to ban oleo L Bacon, formerly a resident probable reasonable expectation in the products. The club also agreed to be y where he was in the gro- matter of auto patronage during the represented in a body at the Scollard TRUNK WAS RIFLED hess, but for some years period of a year, and is also figuring lecture next Tuesday night in the city iveling salesman, was prob- on the income. So far as he has gone, WHEN LEFT OUTSIDE xlly injured last Tuesday it looks good; and if he can enlist car was struck by an Ore- the requisite amount of capital and Mr. and Mrs. Branson are stopping trie train near Talbot, in the right kind of associates, he is at apartments in this bity, and ANTI-OLEO MEETING nty. When picked up a willing to take a hand in the build among other things which they were I pronounced him dead, but ing ot a toll road. SCHEDULED SOON i moving to their rooms last Friday, bn«- the wire was sent the He states that it would be one of left a trunk and a phonograph out on le was still alive in an Al- the best scenic routes in Oregon, and A. Scollard, chairman of the ■ the porch over night. Some time ptal. It is believed that he would open up a lot of territory which Pure Dairy Products committee of ¡during the night, the trunk was tak i broken neck, in which case is now practically undiscovered, Seattle, Wash., will address a meet en to an alley north of the apartments My will not recover. the heart of this county. ing to be held at the city hall Tues and broken open. A new suit of FC. Bacon has frequently day nght, March 18th. Mr. Schollard clothes belonging to Mr. Branson l city in his travels for some is a nationally known lecturer, and was stolen, also part of a bolt of I, and his parents were old VERDICT REVERSED has delivered the same address before cloth. The phonograph was not re- Bents of the Tillamook sec- the National Dairymen’s Council at moved. Chief of Police White was IN AUTOMOBILE CASE I father was Geo. Bacon, who Chicago, and other cities of the Unit- called Saturday morning when the |ne was in the livery busi- trunk wns found, and is working on ed States. The supreme court reversed the |. The injured man was a The Bransons recently the case. J. D. Mickle, state dairy and food ' of Bill Tompkins, and old verdict of the circuit court in the inspector, will also talk on the same bought a house in this city, but as case of A. L. Jeffries vs. Charles F. ■horse man of the Willam- subject. Mr. Mickle s well known to th 3 laase i t the tenant had not ex r, who at one time handled Pankow, in which Jeffries was award Tillamook dairymen. The public is pi red they are stopping in apart- stock of the late Congress- ed a verdict growing out of the sale mer.ts. cordially invited. las E. Tongue, at Hillsboro. of an automobile by the lower court. H olstein M eeting □ R eported injured