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4 I ort O fo r d Newt, Thuraday, July ig , Kids Kruude Scheduled hie aunt and ooueine, back to M issouri to visit Me slater, then os to F lin t, M ich., to visit M rs . Morgan’s stator, and then on to the “ Expo *87* W orld’ s F a r In M ontrssL They relum ed to Port Orford by way of M L Rushmore in South Dakota and through Yellowstone Park, find ing th eir way to the McKenaie Paas and on home. A fte r spending jest one day at the F a ir their advice la tor everyone who possibly can to attend but to apend more time there If poealble. It la gen erally necessary to wait for more than an hour to gat Into the exhibits that Interest the vis ito r, so not many of them can ba seen In one day. W orth C urry / • roar ¿¡w eb ».¿/ifS Grange Against Cheico Park Mrs. Orville Collins at Ana heim, Mr. and Mrs. J s s s Moe- roe at Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bosh at Salinas. They were also dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Klmo Black at Ls Puente. Black was a former minister at Wiliamtna where the Mitchells lived before mov ing to Port Orford. They also visited Knotts Berry Farm, Disneyland, Marine Lard and Flelschaker Zoo In Sai Fran cisco, but the report com es from them that the) are glad to be back where the wind blows free. At the regular meeting of Sixes Grange Saturday, mem bers voted unanimously to go on record In opposition to the C u rry County Court building 40 to 50 tr a ile r spaces at the mouth of the Chetco R ive r, be cause It would be In direct competition with the private tr a ile r parks In the area, ih .ij agreed that a picnic perk would be satisfactory, b u tn o ta n o v er- nlght parking area since this la already adequately provided fo r. FLOWER SHOW There was discussion con CHANGES NOTED cerning ways to improve gar Mrs. Clara Erwin, county dens and flowers, and It was fair floral department super agreed that AM rln really rids intendent, wishes to remind ev the ground of moles, but some eryone that Fair time Is close have found sulphur very useful again and that It is hoped to In keeping worms from radishes make the flower department and turnips, that onion Juice has “bigger and better“ than ever been successful as a spray be to re, since Curry County is fo r rose bushes and that M a l- the Ideal place for growing thlon win absolutely destory flowers. Corrections in the Fair ca terp illa rs. Book should be made as fal It was reported that many lows: No. 87A—other vines end kinds of insurance may be se branches not listed: »4— cro ss cured through the Grange As out (1 kind of plant/—this en sociation, including fire and try can be a single plant or a extended coverage, m ultiple collection of plants; »0— this p e ril, g ra lr ire , crop h ail, in class is unlimited as long i s land m arine, general lia b ility , the plants are different (ex fidelity and surety, glass, burg ample, A rails. Cineraria, Hoy*, la ry and theft, 4 -H and FFA etc.) Each person Is asked to livestock and automobile. remember that the Junior Clarence Brooks, legislative Department is for Juniors who chairm an, reported that in h i l l « have not reached their 13th signed by Gov. M cCall the state birth date by Fair time. gasoline tax is raised to 7? with 20% being the county share and 12% going to the cities; that there is an Increase from 10 to 30 days In the tim e a tra n s fer ------------------- • of motor vehicle title must be H a w a iin T a k f filed with the Department of u f l w a u " Mrs. Leer Enjoys M otor Vehicles; that an aband oned vehicle may be taken Into custody within 24 hours In stead of waiting five days as stated m the old law, and that a ll motorcycles are required to have th eir lights turned on at a ll times while on an Oregon highway. A fte r several months of un tirin g w ork and effort by the Grange and the Dairy Industry, the President has ordered dairy imports cut about 75%, accord ing to word from the Grange National M aster, Herschei D. Newsom. President and M rs . Johnson w ill attend the Nation al Grange Convention In Syra cuse, N. Y ., this fa ll and he w ill speak. Also Secretary of A griculture O rville Freem an and M rs . Freem an w ill attend, and he w ill speak. Brooks urged members to try to get fa rm e rs , «tore owners and men In all kinds of business to run fo r the legislature be cause at the present tim e there Is an unbalance with more law yers on the legislative com mittees. a x 4 pZA« the palace of the rulers that had been Imported from O re gon many years ago- some F ir . The P ea rl Harbor Cruise in cluded a visit to the Polynesian C ultural Theatre, the “ Taj Ma hal of the Weat” which is the Latter Day Salnta temple, and to the area of 87 acres where the South Pacific tribes each have th eir owi, village and cus toms, and where they put on a show fo r the tourists, per forming the unbelievably beau tiful native dances. M rs. Leer feels that words are Inadequate to describe the beauties and my steries of the Island» and w ish es an experience s im ila r to hsrs for everyone. The party took the Continental Tour and found the whole trip less ex pensive than expected. They added to the sight-seel ng sev era l most enjoyable visits with D r. M urray's daughter and son- in-law who are stationed at Scofield Barracks. G IA N T TIG ER L IL Y R. H. Erw in of Sixes report ed to his wife last Saturday that the Tiger Lily In their front yard la now 7 feet, 6 Inches tall and has 22 blooms. They have decided that It must be the Curry- County weather. BACK FROM TRIP M r. and M rs. O rville P re s ton of Knapp Road, Port O rfo rd , have returned from a trip dur ing which they visited friends in W eiser, M a., and Yakim a, Wash., as well as relatives In Portland, Lake Oswego. It was very hot in Idaho and they de cided not to go east and endure more heat, so went north Into Washington and found a tem perature of 103 degrees at Yakim a. WEATHER HOT Anita Blagden, who Is labora tory receptionist in the Rogue Valley M em orial Hoepltal, c a ll ed her mother and reported that the temperature had been almoet unbearable In that city. Beginning July 17 and con tinuing through July 21, there w ill be a “ Klda Krusade” at the Port Orford Assembly of God Church nightly at 7. The Rev. and M rs . N orm anKatpan- ger, child evangelists, w ill p re sent the gospel for boys and g lrla by the use of flannel- graphs, magic object lessons, pigipet stories, special mualc, film s, chalk artis try and p r i ses. Everyone la welcome. BROWN GUESTS Weekend guests of M r. and M ra. A1 Brown, Langlois, were M r. and M ra. Iks Gates of Salem, and Sunday dinner guests were M r. and M re. M lkeStank- avlch of Bandon. See Uncle First Time in 38 Years From Jessie Welsh at Lang lois comes this interesting Item: M r. and M rs. Everett Belden of Port Orford are be ing visited by his uncle and w ife, M r. and M rs. Horace Belden of La Grande. II is their firs t meeting In nearly 38 years. Everett was orphaned at the age of five, and had lost all trace of his father’s fam ily and fo r many years he had sought the whereabouts of his father’ s only brother. A ll that he knew was that his uncle had once lived In La Grande and le t ters had been written there to try to find someone who knew him . Finally a simple phone call to La Grande Information produced the name of one Bel den. Everett realized what the odds w ere, but wrote a letter to this Belden and last week received an answer teUlng him that this was the uncle fo r whom he had looked so long. Horace and his wife decided to drive down to meet his nephew and It seems that he had been trying to find some trace of his broth e r ’ s fam ily fo r many years, also. Mrs. Milton Leer of Port Orford, her brother, Dr. P. R. Murray of Sacramento s o d their siste r, Mrs. Rath Under FOSTERS TR AVEL ton e r of Caldwell, ids., have M r. and M rs. B ill F oster returned from a 16-day trip of Port Orford returned last to Hawaii. T in t met In San week from viewing the Rose Francisco and took the Jet to Festival In Portland, a visit Honolulu where they arrived with his brother In M olalla, Just four and a half hours af then up into Washington state ter leaving California. There and then south to C alifo rn ia, were 198 passengers on the going as fa r as Hanford. Jet and the plane had been in use for only a week. POMONA GRANGE PICNIC They took the Hawaiian flight Seventy-five members of to the Island of Mani where C urry County Pomona Grange they saw the sugar cane and and th eir guests enjoyed a pic pineapple fields aad where a nic Sunday at Humbug P ark. clerk in ooe of the aigx!m ark Pomona M aster W illiam Web IN CA LIFORNIA ets told them that he had form ster and M rs. A rt Sweet, Po The Dick Tucker fam ily went erly been a druggist la Port mona lectu rer fo r C u rry Coun to San Andreas, C a lif., to visit land, that ha knew the Port ty, w ere In charge and started her uncle, Charlie Sick, who Orford area wall and that ho the day with a breakfast at Is hospitalized there. They re had spent many hours fishing the picnic grounds. turned through the Lake Tahoe m the Rogue River aad la the Some of the members then ocean along the coast. He was attended church In nearby areas region and V irginia C ity and also visited relatives In K la very sympathetic -with all from and by 2 p.m . baskets of food math F alls . here who wore suffering from were unpacked for the picnic. the heat In the Islands. Following the dinner, A l GRANDSONS VISIT From Maul the vacationers K rlbs, m in ister of the Port O r M r. and M rs. W alter Gor went to Kauau, the Garden Is ford C hristian Church and a such of Langlois have two land, and took a trip up the member of the Sixes Grange, grandsons, Russell and David Wailua River to the places gave a talk on “ Freedom ,” GETS SUN BURN Ferguson from Hauser, as their where the Polynesian natives after groig> singing, led by E rie Linda Billings of Langlois guests. used to have their ancient re P arke r, Coos County Pomona became seriously 111 July 4 ligious cerem onies. On the riv M aster. Clarence Brooks, leg after spending quite a bit of tim e A T CAM P er, the passengers wore warned islative chairman of Sixes In the w ater of the Sixes R iver M rs. W alter Gorsuch took to keep their hands Inside the grange, and W illiam W ebster, and in the bright sun. H er p ar her daughter, Ilene Fisher, and boat because of the flesh-esting m aster, Brookings, gave short ents took her to the hospital In Barbara Donaldson to the 4-H Barracudas that ware thick In talks to close the day. Bandon where she remained Camp Myrtlewood near Bridge the waters of the river. Here fo r several days receiving which Is In session this week. they also saw the “ Fern Grotto” treatment fo r the burns which where there is natural amplifi had been much more severe cation and greaily enjoyed the IN SEATTLE than had been thought at f i r s t Ilene Fisher of Langlois re music played far back In the She is now recovering at home. cently flew to Seattle for a cave which came through as It week to visit the John Gorsuch would In one of the great con Three young men from Pa MOVE TO AGNESS fam ily. She had to return by cert halls. cific High were chosen to at M r. and M rs. Myron Forty bus because of the airline On the Island of Hawaii, the tend “ Project Prometheus” moved to Agness Sunday fo r the strike. center of attraction was the city sum m er to be near his work. of Hilo where the avenue of which began Monday and w in continue fo r six weeks. T e rry T h e ir son, Rod, w ill stay with FOURTH GUESTS banyan trees, some of them Sweeney, student body p re s i his grandmother, M rs. Josie Guests at the Charles Jensen more than 100 years old, have dent, B ill McDonald and T e rry Forty in Port O rford, fo r the been planted by explorers, sea home In Langlois fo r the Fourth sum m er. Carpenter are among the 200 were their son-in-law an d men, presidents, m usicians, students gathered at Southern daughter, M rs. and M rs . Edzel actors, athletes and many other N IEC E VISITS Oregon College In Ashland and Musnl, San Francisco; so n -in - famous people who have visited all are honor students. N inety- M rs . Josie Forty of Port law and daughter, M r. and M rs . there. On the night of the Ja four boys and 104 g irls , who O rford enjoyed a visit with J e rry Cox, Eugene; daughter, panese attack on Pearl Harbor, h e r niece, M rs . C lint Hayes, some of these trees that had have made the highest honors Judy Bekebrede, Portland; son In the sm aller schools, are in and M r. Hayes, from W arren and daughter-in-law , D r. and been planted by Japanese peo ton last week. M ra . W ilbur Jensen and daugh ple were chopped down and the this groi<) and they w ill have stumps remain. Evidence of the courses .n political science, and te r, Zaryn, from Coot Bay and V IS IT DAUGHTER terrific tidal waves that have w ill listen to governors and M r, and M ra. Ed Roush, moth other leaders In State and Na M r. and M rs . Bob Forty of hit the Islands was very con e r and father of Cox, from North Port O rford went to Gold Beach Bend. spicuous at Hilo; the first one tional governm ent Many of Sunday to visit their daughter was marked at 20 feet high on these groups are meeting In and so n -in -law , M r. and M rs. BELDEN'S RETURN the hotel window, and the one every area at the United Sta tes. Court Boice. M r. and M ra. Kenneth Belden in 1958 was between 28 and 30 of Port Orford have returned feet in height These Immense IN COOS BAY from a trip to Reno, Nev., Den walls of water have wrecked the IN H O SPITA L M rs . C arol Forty and F ran ve r, Colo., and several places town for many blocks from M r. and M rs . Norman Baker ces Smith of P o rt O rford were In Kansas where they visited the waterfront of Port Orford are on vaca In Coos Bay Saturday. relatives and friends. In Kan The trip to Kona took them tion in C alifo rn ia and last week sas they saw the tornado which over the volcanos and one sight M rs . Baker suffered a stroke A T WEDDING was really te rrib le , some farm s after they landed was the “City while in Santa Rosa. She Is M r. and M rs . V irg il Can being completely destroyed. of Refuge” the site of ancient In the Santa Rosa M em orial non went to Newport recently The son of one of their cou Polynesian ceremonies includ Hospital, Room 111, and would to attend the wedding of th eir sins, and his fam ily, at Ash ing the killing of Captain Cook. appreclats hearing from her son, J e rry , to Ida W allace. e rv ille , Kan., lost everything, He had performed the first friends. Following the wedding, t h e y escaping with only their lives. Christian rites aver seen by went to Sweet Home fo r the the native# and they thought dedication of Foster and Green he was a god until his arm was P e te r dams. cut and blood appeared. The gods did not bleed so he was IN HO SPITA L declared to be false and was M rs . V irg il Cannon’ s moth killed and eaten. A large mon e r is In the hospital at Redding ument had been erected In his with a broken hip and is repo rt honor. H y»u prefer . , . ed to be Improving. After touring the outer Is w , can racammand lands for eight days, Mrs. Leer • first ( ia t i painter M IT C H E L L S RETURN and party flew back to Honolulu . . . guaranteed JfITK M r. and M rs. Leo M itch ell •e titfa ttia n . and spent six days vtswlng the and Charles of Port Orford sights from Walkali Beach. have returned from a vaca They toured the Wax Museum, tion trip to C alifornia where M era colon than you < they toured the Wax Museum, they stayed at the home of th eir saw the Kodak Show, visited the •h o b ^e W c k o tl son, Floyd, and fam ily while gorgeous palace of the last kings visiting other relatives and p la and queens of the islands, and ces of Interest In t h e state. Mrs. Leer brought home a leaf Among those visited were an from the tree where Robert uncle and aunt, M r. and M rs . Louis Stevenson used to sit in Hal Peck at San Leandro; Its shade to do his writing. cousins, M r. and M rs . Lou Of Cne thrilling experience was RhiPfHvan a t Mndeetn M r and Ka «hnw n an m a emrvtwnrlr In BARK LOWS T R A V E L M r. and M rs . David B ark- low and sons, Bryce and B la ir, Langlois, who went to Bend, Prin eville and Eugene on a vacation, have returned home “ dyed In the wool” rockhounds. Brenda stayed at home with M r. and M ra. W ilbur Sypher. The Beachcombers have can celled their July 15 dance be cause ctf the State Square Dance FestlvaL Also the time of dan cing haa been changed and Is now from 9 to 12. V ISIT PARENTS Visiting with her parents, M r. and M rs . WllUe Smith of Denmark, last weekend w a s Cathy Smith of C orvallis, who is employed for the summer at OSU. FROM CA LIFORNIA Guests at the W. J. W illiam s home in Langlois are M r. and M rs. Homer Crandall of Boron, C a lif., and M ra . Ada M ost of Weldon, C a lif. CARAVAN VISITS A caravan of 46 g irls from the Seattle area who comprise the Ballard G irls D r ill Team are touring the United States by bus and spent Sonday night In th eir sleeping bags at A r i zona Beach and Monday toured the Prehistoric Gardens. V IS IT IN MISSOURI M r. and M rs . Charles A . Morgan have returned from a vacation which took them to Hayti, M iss., his hometown; to Memphis, Tenn., to visit TO BURBANK A rt A id ropp of Langlois made a business trip to Burbank, C a lif., last week, and guests at the A Id ropp home Monday were M r. and M rs. Morrtsman from Camino Island, Wash. A T YELLOW STONE M r. and M rs. Lyle Knutson of Langlois took a vacation trip through Yellowstone Park and on to Brisbane, N. D ., where he was born. From there they went to visit his mother and other relatives In Vern dale and Staples, Minn. M r. and M rs. Dean B artel, eon-in law and oldest daughter of the K n u t s o n s from Columbia, M ias., met them at Verndale for a visit. They returned home through Canada and visited his brother In Washougal, Wash., bringing his niece, Janine, home with them. They arrived in Port Orford Sunday after a stop In Junction City to visit relatives. FROM PORTLAND Monday M r. and M rs. W ilbur Sypher of Langlois had June Cadman from Portland as their guest. SUNDAY GUESTS Guests at the home of Ethel C o rrtck In Langlois S u n d a y ware M r. and M ra. A1 Key from Coos Bay. CURRY CO UNTY f a i r m ______ anager, BUI Crook, is hard at work giving the fairgrounds In Gold Beach a naw look with old B a fresh coat of paint. A ccording to Crook, fair-goers this y e a r wlU have an opportunity to see and participate in several new activities. lTreie Include includ a loggers jan ib iree. , - - ------- air «how, boxin g and a pig and c a lf scra m b le. — Dan's Photogra;ihy, Brookings V IS IT KR1BSES Visitors at the home of M r. and M rs. A1 Krlbs In Port Orford Saturday were M r. and M rs. Simon Nagley of McMinn ville where he Is manager of a cream ery. Z U M W A LT VISITORS M r. and M rs. L. L, Jackson of Bandon were Sunday guests of M r. and M rs.C larence Zum walt of Langlois. A T PICNIC M r. and M rs. Lute Henry, M ra . Ethel Corrtck and M rs . Joan K reutzer and 'hlldren of Langlois enjoyed a patio picnic at the L. L, Jackson home in Bandon on July 4. F A M ILIES PICNIC The B ill, Robert and Rich ard Hildebrand fam ilies of Langlois enjoyed a Fourth of July picnic up Floras Creek. FROM CALIFORNIA M r. and M ra. Ernest Hat maker of Langlois has as over night guests recently the Rev. and M ra . Ed Ducrksen and daughter, Roale, from Pollock Pines, C a lif. Dinner guests at their home last Sunday ware Deputy Attorney General W il liam Bailey, M re. Bailey and four children from Tallahas- aee, F la ., and Alan Tucker, a nephew from Selma. A T FUNERAL Last week M r. and M ra. Rob ert Nelson and daughter, Joyce, and Basque Hatmaker went to LaFollette, Tenn., to attend the funeral of their brother, Parla Hatmaker. VISIT IN SE LMA M r. and M ra. Ernest Hat maker want to Selma fbr the Fourth to visit M rs. Barbara T u c k e r, M ra. Hatm aker’ s mother. M ra. Hasque Hatmaker and five daughters also went. Billy Hatmaker sjxnt th e Fourth In Eugene with friends. -a » « w M r e a r a t a a e e w aSM SM eaace r o a « « a ^ i - a a lt f r * a s e v iu a ntoav o r r p a o AV wO QHAaoC • a b b u , j u a d, i m i 'S „ g o t o axACH c m v -a o o o a o o iv iq m a l S o m eth in g for E v ery o n e Three Attend Aihland Seuion BI/ILOERl SUPPLY. INC. LJIW MNTH TOWN PH. 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