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Still M issing
A. T. “Red" Pederson, Bandon,
skipper of the tugboat Rebel, war-
still reported missing Wednes-.
day following t h e Monday j
swamping of the tugboat w hen’
a swell caught them on the stern
as they were heading for the'
Bandon Jetty.
Crewman Bob Fisher was res­
cued by h i s brother-in-law.
Ralph Davidson, and Tom Conn,
when he lost his hold on the
overturned craft after riding
her about an hour.
The boat capsized near the
north jetty at 8:10 a.m. Monday.
By 4 p.m. it had been towed by
two caterpillars onto the beach
after it had been righted.
Both Pederson and Fisher were
credited with the rescue and sav­
ing of 10 crewmen of the ocean­
going tug Elizabeth Olson when
it sank in an attempt to euter
the Bandon harbor on Nov, 30.
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Thursday, March 30, 1961
Port O rford, Curry County, Oregon — Price, Ten Cents
City To Consider FD
Ordinance; Backs Bills
ROTARY CLUB
Mayor Andy Gribble’s appoint- lengthy plea, and two interrup- , of Oregon Cities,
ment of Ray Reinke and Jim tions by fire calls, to induce the
A letter from Coos Head Tim-
Wilson on the city budget com -, cjty to jOin the county mutual' ber Co. was read informing the
mittee was approved unanimous- j fi~ assLstance prOgranii met
m e t' | councli
council thev
they would
would clear
clear their
their
ly by the council in a Tuesday
night session composed of much 1 solid obstructions in the city old equipment and debris from
charter and ordinance No. 143. i the former NSP shop building,
discussion and little action.
Fire chief Paul Peterson in
In quoting the ordinance, city across from the city shop, and
attorney George Gant said un­ take steps to get rid of the
building.
der present regulations city fire
HB 1709, concerning the Elk
equipment couldn’t leave the river hatchery, and HB 1295,
city limits, except at the option to increase the city’s share of
of fire chief or mayor, when pro­ the net liquor profit from 10 to
perty in the city was endangered 15 per cent, were endorsed by
by a fire outside the city.
Eric Reutercrona returned to Chief Peterson cited advant­ the city and it was also agreed
to buy a copy of the Army Ski-
his Sixes River home Monday ages
age* of the mutual aid program
piogiam g|neers- transcript on the Feb-
j evening after spendng the prior —with Harbor RFD, Brookings, ruary pOrt hearing.
six days in a hospital recuper- Gold Beach and Wedderburn— ruary port hearing.
. . . . of gorse con­
On the subject
i ¡-ting from severe arm and head and SUggested that the city adopt trol, Paul Peterson, representing
lacerations that resulted from a an ordinance repealing No. 143. the local garden clubs’ gorse
i car wreck Tuesday, March 21.
stipulating certain fire equip-
Bob Stole, Pacific high athletic | Reutercrona was returning to j meut for use outside the city, committee, asked the city if they
appropriate funds for a
direct,>1- and varsity basketball Salem for meetings with the | and join)ng the mutual fire aid i would
s„r„vif,o. program in the city.
coach, poses with jus three Oregon Rural Electrification
Eiectmication co-
T The
i , , council
»ereed
to to Alderman —,
,
. u
Co-
prOgram
council
agreed
Blaine
:
e ^ e c t to c nsfdw the Alderman Blaine
Marsh
said the
award winning hoop stars at operative association legislativeI
the annual Rotary-sponsored committee, of which he is chair-
city should not assist proper^
nn nn r f i hills before ,h e lordmance at lhe nex;
eu2.g' 'owners in controlling the weed
basketball award banquet. Left m
man, on REA bills before in
representative of the Blue .
R ordinance had
to right arc: Stole, Clarence legislature, when he a p p a r e n t l y , ^ Insurance plan> Joe
™
Byers mist improved player: went to sleep and crashed into a
School Budget
Rodney Dunn, most ir.spira- rock abutment. His car was
bpnpfits f(W Pltv emmovees, owners control theh. own gorse.
guest speaker “Sharky” thrown off the road and over a
Committee Met
A series of unfortunate mix- assumed he'd called the depart- t’onal:
I i The ordinance is printed else
Nelson, Portland University bank which catapulted him thru
ups failed io summon the volun- ment and hung up the» phone—
where in this issue.) Peterson
Port Orford-Langlois budget teer fire department to 613 N. Just as Switzer and Paterson coach: and Erie Johnson, most the windshield. The wreck oc-
I questioned whether the city was
a lta ’de player. Eastern Star cured about 4 p.m., and was not
committee met at Pacific high Jackson street Tuesday night, were turning the corner to the
1 liable for not complying with
school the evening of March 21 when fire broke out about 8:30 station. When the siren quit ladies prepared and served the discovered until a road crew
| their own ordinance, saying that
to discuss the completed budget In the apartment of Ed Zidell, and a dead phone greeted Pet- lanquet at the Masonic hall. came on the scene around 7:30
] gorse grew on city streets and
for next year. No patrons were but the building was saved— I erson, he logged another false
p.m.
’ should be removed before pro-
present.
The car was completely de­
thanks to the Coast Guard and: alarm and returned to the coun
i perty owners were forced to
Superintendent Rice explained fast action.
M ISSIN G TOTS FOUND
molished, but Reutercrona re­
j cil meeting.
Easter church services sched- 1 compiy with the ordinance. The
the possible consequences of Starting from a daveno, the
ports he feels good, except for
In a few minutes the alarm SAFE IN W OODS AFTER
| committee, however, Peterson
failure to allow for delinquent fire was burning slightly into| sounded again and Peter-on and SEARCH SA TUR DAY
bruises, sore muscles and the uled .. in the new , Community
u » . " said, was seeking only coopera­
taxes and possible tax rebates. the south wall when it was re­ Switzer departed for the second
right arm lacerations. The top
changed, according to Rev. Ja­ tion with the city, as well as the
The committee decided not to ported by an unknown person to time. The siren quit before the
Albert and Linda Pino, 2 and of his head looks like Yul Bryn-
make such an allowance and ad­ the bartender at Pitch's tavern. two were half-way to the sta­ 3 year-old children of Mr. and er wearing a fish net; he said, mie France, pastor, because time property owners to control the
Just didn’t permit last minute gorse, and said he thought the
journed the meeting at 9 p.m.
time.
Firmly ----
con Mrs. Albert Pino, were found but he plans to return to legis­ work to prepare the building
That is where the mix-ups began tion
„„„ that
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job M
could
done without is-
No changes
in
the
budget
as
lative
duties
in
Salem
on
April
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?et a s lth at caused the fire department | vinced now that pranksters were safe on an old trail on the hill
Instead, services will be held, sujnR complaints, either by, or
previously published were made.,
believe they were being har- at work, Peterson asked a vol- at the east end of 19th street 4th.
at 10:30 a.m. in the Sixes grange agajnst the city. The council
Election to exceed the 6 per assed by more faise alarms.
unteer fireman to walk down to by search parties.
hall,
and • "•*"
will conclude nhout
about agre^d to contact the county
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cent limitation will be held on pj,.e chief Paul Peterson, at the station, on the quiet, and
The youngsters had been miss­
11:30. Everyone is cordially in weed control committee to de­
April 11. 2 to 8 p.m., at the ele­ the time, was discussing mutual stay by the phone in an attempt ing from their 19th street res­
vited to attend.
termine if, and how much assist­
mentary school in Port Orford fire assistance wth the city to get the next call before the idence about two hours, accord Wheat Growers
ance they, or state or federal
and at the Langlois upper ele­ council, at tempting to get the person could hang up.
ing to police chief Bud Switzer, Date Contest
LANGLOIS SCHOOL
| ^encies would contribute before
mentary school in Langlois.
Peterson and Switzer headed on Saturday afternoon.
city to Join the program with
appropriating any city funds for
The Oregon Wheat Growers
SATURDAY
other Curry towns. When the back to the city hall, but upon
1 the
The council also
League has announced its sec-
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— . program.
„
alarm sounded he and Chief turning around at the intersec­
ond annual writing competition Saturday. April 1, is the date passed another motion support
Switzer left for the fire station tion of the highway and Jack-
for Oregon high school students, of the annual Langlois school ing the program,
—and a t the same time two men son street, noticed the Coast
from the Coast Guard life boat Guard crew fighting the flames '»» .
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.
O —*>■■»<» with four cash prizes again carnival, it was announced to -1 Also discussed, but no action
i day.
taken, was the fire hazard prob-
station, who heard the lire re- So back to the station the two SStS SUiiriSS bdlViCS planned for top winners,
Held at the junior high school lem on the old mill property,
] The contest will be open to
port at the tavern, left for their chiefs raced—beating the fire-|
station to get stand-by equip­ man who was placed on phone j The Port Ofrord Assembly of sludents in grades 9 through 12. gym from 7:30 until 10 p.m. and a street spraying project.
Games, cakewalk,
and] Fire
was ap-
cakewalk, fish
fish pond and'
Fire chief
chief Peterson
Peterson was
ap
watch—and turned in another God church will have a Sunrise The 'article,
article, limited to a a maxi-
maxi- Games,
ment.
' S C r V i C C <1 f 6
o v t
f Sunday
ttiY tr ia v I —
-
— of
—W
a C /» A
,.,A * z 4 r
m u st
o’clock n next
mum
l,5Q0
words,
must
be ] other concessions
will be tea- pointed to contact the telephone
But when the person report­ l l
rcu.
-— cost of
— fire -
Action
at last:
n
a is - morning on Coast Guard hill if j written on “Advantages of Wheat tured.
¡company about the
Action at
last! reterso
Peterson
dis
ing thp fire heard the siren he
in the Everyday Diet"
Diet or or “PiO-|
r.u -i ~ Proceeds from the carnival will phones in firemens homes, and
patched fireman John Noah with weather allows, in th church if ln
By Paul L. Peterson
Marketing of Ore-1 be used to purchase a public ad eliminating the phone siren at
ih . big
tit,, pumper, stopr
Onnr ,1
q ,, h Mnrketin
the
d the weather is bad, announces Pas-
Pas duction and
Editor, T h e News
alarm, made a flying leap on the tor Verne Wiggin. Evangelist gon Wheat”, according to Ron ¡dress system for the school aud the fire hall. The move, to reduce
DAILY IN TER E ST ON
' itorium, according to principal ( false alarms and expedite the
rear of the rig, and off to the O. L. Bost, from southern and Rew, OWGL president.
SAVING S IS PLANNED
; answering of actual alarms.
of I mem
merit win
will De
be given
given ! Bert Kleiner.
fire . . ■ already put out by the cu
eastern
svcni » states
w w » will be o speaker
h *-“ “ - '
Awards O
First National Bank of Oregon Coast Guard.
¡for this service commemorating
the top 2s contestants. The
Tuesday’s weather proved be­ announced ----
last week a . plan fo r; , Damage was confined to th e , the resurrection of Christ.
state
winner wui be the guest of
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yond doubt that robins are not -------------
FBLA Hears
paying daily interest on savings daveno, completely destroyed,] In the Sunday school hour the OWOL at jtg annual state Driver Age Talk
necessarily a sure sign of spring accounts at all of its 86 sta te -]nnd a sman section of the wall ] which begins at 9:45, eaci class
3o-De;. 2 in P
Pen- e n - o
meeting
Nov.
3o-Dec.
Discussion on Real
—at least around here—where nrirt*
Winning
will B r i n g s S u r g e
wide banking
hankino- o offices.
ffices.
'behind it.
is presenting a special Easter dleton
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,— articles «an
cameras seem to be the omen
Estate Business
Under the new method of com -, Chief Peterson commented, af- ] program in the auditorium.
Talk of raising the minimum
Photo bugs, both resident and puting interest, which is effect-1 ter things were back to normal. ] Evangelist Bost will be speak- also be published.
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Entry blanks are available driving age has brought a surge
The Pacific high school chap-
tourist, painted many a picture, Ive beginning April 1, savings | that
tbat residents not aware of d c ir
r - - , ing
wor- from (h(J OWGL, Box 438. Pen- ’ youngsters lnto t",e depart
Ing again in the morning »or-
_r___ ter of the Future Business Lead-
with their "camei a-eye brushes” deposits at First National will cumstances
surrounding the ----. |^ i p ----
hour - ^and
to ^
evening at d]eton Qre and Pnlries should ment Qf
moto|.
vehlclc.
,
Q
lalt(
LUiiiotnuiA
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of motor vehicles Io take ers of America heard discussions
on acetate canvases, at Battle earn interest from the day of might lie quick to criticize the j the 7:00 o’clock meeting
be mailed to the same a&dress. drive tests—many of them ill- on the real estate business at
Rock beach the day of the "big deposit. Interest will be com­
because of apparent, Rev. Bost has pastored in
The contest closes Oct. 31.
, prepared, according to Vc.’n L. their March 21 meeting. John
su n ”. And—forgot the rains of puted and paid four times a department
slowness to respond to an alarm. ’ nois, Missouri and Texas. His
year (be contest
ntest was
was a I H(]| director of the department. McWilliams and H. A. McGarvey
preceding hours.
year, according to Ralph J. Voss, The fact is, the chief said, the family is presently staying in
project in many high! Hjll gaid parents .should make were present for the discussion.
department would have arrived Mssouri. He has been conduct-, ------
Storms were, however, enjoyed president.
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state. sure their youngstti s are :eady Robert Johnson, one of the
Of
equal
importance
is
that
in
ample
time
if
the
person
call-
i
ing
meetings
in
Oregon
since
last
„fn'c'iabs
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LSSX..
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j i l l < l I i i | A i t - t a l l XX. 1» ViJ»- r
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by a few —
the
'glass S float
WGL officials said.
j t0 take the test before allowing advisors of the FBL4 group, pre
alarm
had
waited
for
July
and
plans
on
a
great
day
OWOL
bumper
crop
of
the
interest
already
earned
on
money,
(n
(he
alarm
had
walted
for
July
and
pians
on
a
great
day
hounds” . A bumper crop of the
Winners of the I960 contest them
h
. anD,v
sented a cartoon film on parlia-
parlia­
to
apply.
department to answer, then while ministering in Port Orford, included Kathleen Schroeber.
getting-scarci :e glacial spheres i deposited will not be lost when |
mentary procedure.
According
to
department
re­
reported during
, Part
j
the location of the con- states Pastor Verne Wiggin.
have been reporieo
uuimg th
m c e i»
—- of - saving»
-- is withdrawn be , given
the
cords, 28 per cent of applicants Plans were completed for the
pas. few .torm s-b.it maybe just fore the end of the quarterly In Bagration But, Peterson added,
club's attendance at the state
"bumper" only as far as a few | terest Period.___________
demy, Pendl^o". second Vhgin- for original driver licenses nor­ convention, to be held in Corval­
even though it's unfortunate, and S i d a i nn ^ r s . nir^ r ^ L
this example of "mutual" assist- al and vocal are on the program. I ¡a Fraley Maupin high schoot mally fail the driving demon­ lis on April 7 and 8.
are concerned. At least that is
stration on the first attempt.
ince from the Coast Guard
the impression received from »¡rtx
V n rp slt e r G e t s
During one day of the recent Connie Shaw will enter the
,alk on
The public is invited to spend thl‘d ’ and
U(^l Klamath
conversation overheard 1 a s t ,
fc 1* O r e s i e r UreiS
should strengthen his talk
on
mutual this dav In worship at the As-1 cred Heart high school. Klamath spring vacation week, the aver­ speech contest: Sh-.iron Cromwell
the
benefits
of
agreed
week. The result of he conver- H0n0rary Membership
1 n „ l1 .
Vi
and Julie McWilliams will enter
Falls, fourth.
wcllv to
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age went
56 .....
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cent reflect , ----------------
sembly of God church
sation was a suggestion that peo- ,
fire assistance.
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ling. Hill said, “a rush by 16-18 the spelling competition; Adella
pie who have already found t.hetr
Albert Wiesendanger executive!
j ESCAPES INJURY
, ypa'r old youngsters to get under Welchmann will represent the
"gunny-sack
clear
Green i
g U IU iy A M full”
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w.w
w. t V h e secretary of Keep Oregon
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I Swede Anderson escaped with- the wire of a possible age raise ” , Pacific group In the Mr. and Mis.
beaches and let the rest have a association, was honored by Ore- . . .
i
Ininrv Saturday night when I “Parents have available
a contest; and Ronnie Carver.
chance Doesn’t seem too un-|gou Slate university (formerly V y O n D G n J * l U C l V I n S U T C i n C e
his car went out of control and ] powerful control over the driv-. Kittle Daugherty, Carol Ann
falr |
. OSC) witn an honorary Fern-1
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Curry county women are prov- ers receive dividends while others rcned off the highway north of ¡ing privilege of their under 18, GusUfson,
present a
, ,
hopper membership for out-
p ort Orford, near Lakeside | youngsters, ” he said. I t’s that and June Noah will present a
People on Garrison lake were stand,
contribution i to
to conser
conser-
-finances are womens 1 do not?
■parliamentary
procedures
skit.
relieved of their worry ove»
nign vftUon ln
field of loi-estry
over high
Ì signature of consent."
s
,
'talk" and not just lor the man, • And " many other questions re- i Trailer Court.
water that was flooding roads U U if)rest
ife j - i w e « enlion
iU ic a t
m e
iv » v » » i.
i
and r private
last The pres
... « )n of the
th , cer- of the house, according to Sylvie, lated to premium payments,;
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week when, after phoning an , cjficate onl,, the third ever gjV. c Lee county extension agent, grace periods, each and loan val-
writing officials from the gov-
wag madp recenUy
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Homemakers participating in the ues. beneficiaries and special i
ernor down, the water began t
rPSt»rs who
tten d -
before 524 f„
foresters
who a attend-
ceding. A miracle? no , iusi a
annual Fernhopper’s ban home extension program are clauses.
half hour's work at tl e outie
Qn (he concerned about the family life These subjects are being dis
The Port Orford grade school, Mrs. Frank Heesacker a n d ,dancing and the weekly bingo
insurance program. Life insur- cussed at unit meetings in April.
with a shovel. A Windmatsei '
-,,mnus
Study material,
materials have
have been
been pre-
pre- PTA will take a hard look at it- | Mrs. Oil Rush, who are the pres- games, and other activities such
arce is big business in Oregon— Study
carries the “blisters" for a Job ^ c a m p u s .
value of policies in the state to­ pared by Dorothy Sherrill, ex- self at the coming April meeting lent secretary and treasurer of' es sorority meetings and bowl-
well done.
,he veteran (orester by Lucien tals over 4.5 billion dollars. In tension home management spec- when it will vote on whether o r , the organization, have consented mg, which cut into -he free eve-
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— not to continue
an organize-1 to serve another year.
inmgs left in the ween.
Wonder what the person tho t B. Alexander, president of the 1959
aa Q
V 63 million dollars ' in ialist
from Oregon State univer
over
I i n earlier business the PTA | For the past two years the
who waited patiently for over So O6U forestry school alumni as- benefits were paid to Oregon sity. Training in the county is tion
In giving the report of the voted to dispense with a basket | major project of the PTA has
minutes last week for the surf sociation. and W F McCulloch,; »„„ui«.
families and over half of this being done by Sylvia Lee and a nominating
committee — at
the social, suggested as a means of ] been sponsorship of the swim
corps of local extension leaders.
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to bring in a glass float only t o ' dean of the school of forestry,
was to living policy-holders.
I . ■
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program ex
on
Oarrison lake Last
Curry county women asked to PTA meeting March 23, Mrs. Roy ralsing funds.
have somebody spot it w hile, wiesendanger has spent a life­ Women want to know such
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It was decided to allow the year more than 175 children
have this training about life In Enlund reported that the com
driving down the highway, stop time in forestry in Chegon. For things as:
president, Mrs. Robert Lewis, to were enrolled The PTA Is also
their car, race to the beacn. many years he was stationed on
(1) What kinds of policies surancr because they felt more mittee had been unable to find
delegates to attend the the sponsoring organization for
wade In the surf to their waist. the Mount Hood National For- are available and what are the capable of helping the family anyone willing to «erve as presi­ appoint
(make wise financial decisions d e n t o r as vice president for the state PTA convention in Astoria the Cub Scout program in Port
snatch the float and scoot?
P(t »here he represented the features of each?
has sponsored 4-H
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How does a family decide Husbands and wives can more coming year. She stated that in April so that the organisa Orford and
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wi,» V. S Forest Service For a gen-
school scholarships
H elpful in fo about dt*
eratlc-n he toured the northwest the amount of Insurance I t 1 likely take In stride emergencies out of 4o persons contacted, none tion will have representation summer
Sponsorship of the 1961 swim
procedure»: Oet facts on a h
_ {(jr (he
se:vice. working ueeds?
as they arise when both know would serve. She recommended Ordinarily, the newly elect® program h a s been withheld
er animal u was vaccinated,
on foi
<a»
(3) Whe-e should policies be the full state of financial af­ that the organisation vote to dis­ president and vice president at­ pending approva' of Oarrison
A f hv wha
n.»» w ith schools on
foi eat
JSt education.
education
tend.
band.
for. and * hea
r . m been the active « « u W v e kept?
fairs.
Reasons given for luck of In ­ lake by the county sanitation
tors require this Info
,f u» Ken> Oregon Green as- <4) Should women and child­ Anyone interested Is urged Io Jack Rice, district 2-CJ super­ terest
and attendance at PTA department
tag h e
«"d
hu
soctattou for the past eleven ren be insured?
contact the ex*enalon unit in intendent. then moved that the
About M people attended the
of »
a maj-vr
n e que»-
m m i n p were:
wu««?. Lack Va
ques- meeting»
port on anim al bite
rears and has done an outstand-
(5) How are insurance bene­ your community/ g call the coun­ organization vote on he
tion a t the next me tis«. April project, conflicting activities a t meeting. I t was pointed out
ty
extension
office,
courthoum,
Today's greatest La.xir Saving ing Job In helping prevent M an- fits paid?
ere that I « of these were teacher*.
j7.
Thursday sights such as square
(•) Why do some poUcy-hdd- Gold Beach.
Dev:-e: Tomorrow.
caused forest fires.
Eric R ueterona
In C ar W reck
Coast G uard Saves
A partm ent Building
Community Church
Service Changed
Assembly Of God
It Seems
That Way
W ILL PTA FOLD UP ?
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