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Pacific Musical Cast Selected Under the direction of Wayne M e rre ll, head of the vocal music department of school d is tric t 2CJ, the music department of Pacific High School has begun work on the Musical Comedy "W here Is The Mayor?” by Mary Lacey and Paul Weireck, The dates fo r presentation of the comedy have been set for A p ril 17, 18 and 19. The cast has been chosen and Includes Linda Knutson as Katie Campbell, the m ajor’ s secretary; Scott Rose as Don B la ir, the serious young teach e r; and Tam Hanna as Samantha Oppenheimer, a spinster and dominating member of the town council. Assisting with this character part are nene Fisher as Lavina Ward; Linda Holms, Jessamlna Simmons; and Candy Worthington as Amy Ruther ford, members of the town coun cil of rather ancient vintage, and Darla Rowling and Karen Peterson, extra ladies, con temporaries of Oppenheimer and also members of the town council. Jim Samudio w ill play the part of Mayor Ralph Royce, a tired man who longs fo r the simple life . Others In the cast w ill be Arne Johnson as Leroy Walker, big wheel in town and the power behind the mayor; Mike Woodruff as Tom Hadley, the contractor; Brad Marsh as J e rry , a student leader; Bar bara Donaldson as Susie, who lacks personality; Sherry Doane, Becky Cope and Darla Smith as the "Three Cheers” , glamour students-they swing- modern g irls ; Mark Poler as H arry, the sloppy, lazy, like able complainer; Kathy Krick as Muffy who goes along with anything Harry says, and the choir of typical teenagers. The Musical w ill be ac companied by the high school band. ENTERS SCHOOL Last week Mike Douglas, son of M r. and Mrs. Robert Douglas, entered the third grade of Port O rford Elementary school, Es ther Calhoun teacher, which made his great grandmother, Syneva Lindberg, very happy. Robert and his family plan to be here fo r some time. GRANDDAUGHTER VISITS Donna Lindberg, grand daughter of Mrs. Syneva Lind berg of Port Orford, has been visitin g her grandmother. She is from Hooks, Texas. Her father, James Lindberg, has just retired from 26 years in the Army and Donna has had many experiences living in European countries while he was stationed there. Donna is planning to return to Dallas Baptist College for the next term . of her friends. Among those attending were her husband, Pat M ille r, M r. and M rs. James A llison, M r. and M rs. Harry Price, M r. and M rs. Leo PhU- lips, M r. and M rs. Kent Wag ner, M rs. M arguerite Wilson, and M r. and M rs. Gordon F or ty, and Blaine Marsh. OLD FRIENDS VISIT M r. and M rs. Ruppert Ward of Port Orford were recently visited by M r. and M rs. O. Buchholz of North Bend, Wash., who are old time friends. The two fam ilies were neighbors when their children were sm all. LUNCHEON SET On March 4, the Langlois Town and Country club w ill meet at the Sixes Grange hall at 12 noon fo r their luncheon. The feature of the program w ill be a demonstration of "Bee lin e ” fashions. Pomona Grange To Name Master C urry County Pomona Grange w ill meet at the Sixes Grange hall on Saturday, March 1, at 10:30 a.m. There w ill be pot luck dinner at noon. Clarence Davies of Chetco Grange w ill become master at this meeting, replacing W illia m W ebster who died recently. A ll Pomona Grange members are cordially invited to this meeting. IN HOSPITAL M rs. Don (Maureen) Dewey of Port Orford entered Keizer Hospital in Nort Bend Tuesday fo r surgery on her hand. She planned to return home today (Thursday) o r Friday. GRANGE SOCIAL SET A social meeting of the Sixes Grange w ill be held at the hall Saturday, Feb. 22, beginning with potluck dinner at 7 p.m. and followed by a social even ing. There w ill be no business meeting. "Everyone is invited to this time of fun and fellow ship,” said a grange spokes man. SURPRISE BIRTHDAY Feb. 13 was Leo M itchell’s birthday and a group of friends really surprised him when they walked In singing "Happy B irth day” . Three cakes, served with ice cream and coffee, were the feature of the evening. Those enjoying the affair were the Mitchell fam ily, Carmine Musick, M r. and Mrs. George McDonald, M r. and Mrs. A1 K ribs, M r. and M rs. Bob Stocks, M r. and Mrs. A rt Sweet and M r. and Mrs. B ill Calhoun, and Sandra. CWF MEETING HELD The Christian Women’ s Fellowship of tli© Community Church in Port Orford met Feb. 13 at the home of M r. and M rs. C. H. Dunn. "T h e Difference Christ Makes in Your Reputation” was the program topic presented by M rs. Esther Calhoun. Mrs. Ethel Montgomery led the De votions fo r the 17 members and refreshments of cheese cake were served by the hostess. AT CONFERENCE Mayor and Mrs. Adolph W lnd- malser attended the governor’s Oregon Law Enforcement plan ning conference which was held at Roseburg, Feb. 5. In attend ance were mayors, chiefs of police, city managers and other city and county officials from Crook, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Coos and Curry counties. Immediate action was urged toward getting a share of Oregon’ s $234,000 govern ment grant for 1968 to Improve safe streets and crim e suspen sion. SURPRISE PARTY On Saturday, Feb. 15, a sur prise birthday party was given fo r Clara M ille r by a group RIDE IN RACE There was a motorcycle race at Coos Bay last Sunday and riding in It were Ray Creason, Justin Potter, Bruce Sequine, Jack DeHart and Dale Denn. Annual Missionary Conference Dated The annual Missionary Con ference of the Community Church w ill be held in Port Orford starting on Sunday morning, Feb. 23. Churches from Scottsburg on the north to Ophir on the south w ill be included in this conference. On Sunday morning, Feb. 23 the speaker w ill be Thomas Cherlan of the Christian Nation al Evangelistic Association and in the evening the program w ill be presented by Margaret Christenson and Anita Swanson who are with "V illa g e Mis sions.” Continuing on Monday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. W alter Zurfluh of Eastern European Mission w ill put on the pro gram, on Tuesday during the same hour Earl Beft, who is with "W ilderness TraUs” , w ill be in charge and on Wednes day Ted Wilkinson from "W orld Mission to Children” w ill speak. Most of the evening pro grams w ill be presented by slides as well as the spoken word. Everyone is invited to attend every session. VISITS COUSIN Tommy Barrington is stay ing with his cousin, Donald Barrington, in North Bend, and had a piece of glass removed from his elbow on Feb. 21. He w ill report fo r duty with the Navy on March 11. STUDENTS HOME B illy McDonald and Lory Tope drove home from college at C orvallis last weekend in B illy ’ s "bug” . They reportthat a ll the Port Orford young people from up there, including them selves, are studying hard. DINNER GUESTS Saturday evening dinner guests of M r. and M rs. A rt Sweet of Sixes were M r. and M rs. A1 Kribs and M r. and Mrs. Leo Mitchell and son, Charles, of Port Orford. M rs. Sweet served Chinese food. Sweetheart Banquet In Langlois Friday The Langlois Town and Country club w ill hold their annual Sweetheart banquet at the cafeteria of the Elemen tary school In Langlois, tomor row, (Friday) at 6:45 p.m. with Russell Wayland of North Bend, who lsw lth “ Village Missions” , as speaker. The ham dinner wUl cost $1.50 per person. Rev. Norman Fitch of the Pac ific Community Church w ill be master of ceremonies. "Please make reservations before this date” said a spokesman. Tick ets may be secured from Mrs. Lyle Knutson, M rs. CatleSmith o r M rs. Don Roth. WEATHER CHARTS Our unusual w inter weather has made the elementary school children "weather conscious” and M rs. Ruth D a rr’ s third graders are making weather charts and studying about the weather and clouds. At the pre sent time this group is much Interested in studying the basis fo r multiplication and division and M rs. D arr is very proud of four of the group who are already using the fourth grade readers. RECEIVE TREATMENT Bobby Houglum, son of Mr. and Mrs. D arrell Houglum and grandson of M r. and Mrs. Arnold Houglum, has been very i ll and is in the hospital with pnuemonia. He is home again at this w riting and improved but It taken to the hospital every day fo r a shot. He is 16 months old. Another little one that is being taken to the doctor’ s office in Bandon every day fo r a shot is Connie Jean Potter,daughter of M r. and Mrs. Justin Potter of Sixes. She is also improving. Every Time. . . FROM HARBOR Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Barklow in Lang lois Saturday night were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zimmerman from Harbor. The men went to the Masonic crab feet! that even ing. for Every Need IN VIETNAM Mrs. D arrell Houglum and Fine Printing may have, whether it’s for business or ~ SQUARE DANCING Four squares of dancers at tended the lessons and re fresher course at the Cove elven by the Beachcombers on Feb. 10. The next regular dance at the Cove w ill be March 1. The Beachcombers are all wishing Stanley Babb a speedy recovery from Open Heart Sur gery at the University of Ore gon Medical School in Portland. MOTHER VISITED M rs. Robert Couch and child ren, Jarod and Jessica, of Coos Bay, spent four days with her mother, M rs. Pauline F ry, in Langlois last week. On Sunday M rs. F ry and son, Bob, had M rs. Donna Reed of North Bend, M rs. Robert Couch and chUdren of Coos Bay, M rs. Alma Coyne, V irginia Gillette, grandchildren, Nlckle, Mike and Debbie, as dinner guests. Shower Held A household shower fo r Mrs. Ronald Roberts of the A irp o rt who recently lost all her pos sessions by fire was held at the home of Mrs. Elton Dwire of Sixes last week with Mrs. Justin Potter and M rs. Ray Creason as hostesses. Those attending the benefit party were Tressa Gorsuch, Ruth Combs, Emma Rosenberry, Nancy Se- qulne, Sheri Houglum, M rs. B ill Shook, Jeanie Schrader from Coos Bay, Sharon Johnson from Eureka, C alif., niece of M r. Houglum. Others who remembered M rs. Roberts were Lucille Bel den, Dorena Belanger, Shelby Violette, Kay Neal, B illie Campbell, Melba M e r rill, L a ri Peterson, Betty Tope, M arilyn Dwire of Coos Bay, Eunice K inter, M rs. Harley Denn, M rs. Ray Davis, M rs. Rick Denn, M rs. Ray Rundberg, M rs. Dale Denn and M rs. Mike Erdman from Bandon. M r. and M rs. Roberts have their new tra ile r now and are again living at the A irp o rt where he is custodian. TINY FARM DISPLAYED On display in the lib ra ry of the Port Orford Elementary school last week was a tiny handmade "fa rm ,” complete in nearly every detaU which was made by George T ru itt a year ago fo r table decoration fo r the February meeting of the East ern Star. It is truly a work of a rt with the house, barn, w e l l - complete with bucket, wheel barrow, grindstone, chopping block, a long and cross-cut saw, all surrounded with a board fence. VISIT PARENTS M r. and M rs. George Dwire and son, Leroy, from Salem, spent last weekend at the home of his parents, M r. and M rs. Elton Dwire of Sixes. With them were her parents, M r. and Mrs. Milton Anderson from M ill City. On Saturday the group cele brated Leroy’ s second birthday and M r. and M rs. Francis Schrader and Eddie Dwire came down from Coos Bay fo r the occasion. EVENT SLATED March 8 is the day fo r the Jobs Daughters Bethel 50 rum mage sale and luncheon at the Masonic hall in Port O rford. ChUl, sandwiches, salads,pies, etc., w ill be served and the g irls promise "you w ill hear more about it.” WOMAN LOSES PURSE One of the victim s of our severe storm on Feb. 9 was M rs. Hattie Berry of Langlois who lost her purse on Jackson Street as she was returning home from the post office. There was a sum of money in it, some keepsakes that cannot be replaced and papers that are very valuable to her but to no one else. A ll of her friends are very concerned and are asking that everyone look fo r it wherever they go. It Is thought that it Open 7 Days is too big or too small. Evenings By Appointment See us soon. Don Ament PHONE 332-2361 JJnrt (O rford {Jrrsa t I n At Weather Station Janis Petok is shown sitting beside the Battle Rock weather station which is operated by Battle Rock School. The station includes a recording ther mometer, recording barometer and an anemometer (wind gauge), the very latest in this type of equipment. The weather occurrences for each day are charted and then recorded in the weather log book fo r future study. may have been picked up by some one passing through who might discard it some distance from where they found it. Special Speaker Pastor Don Roth of the Lang lois Community Church is an nouncing that on March 30 David Mai, son of the form er pastor of the church, w ill present his "vision of going to A frica ” under the Sudan In te rio r M is sion. He hopes to go to Nigeria. Volleyball Played On Monday evenings around 8 o’ clock, men and women’ s volleyball Is played at the Battle Rock gym in Port O r ford aid it is open fo r anyone from Ugh school age on up with ni lim it on the "u p ” . It is plated by the old rules and player! come from the Four M ile, C roft Lake area south to Port Orford. The group that call them selves the “ Langlois Ladies V ollejball Team” have made quite a record fo r themselves. They have played 57 games, with 45 wins and 12 losses, and lave played teams from the floos Bay and North Bend area, Coquille, Bandon, Reed sport and Lakeside. On Feb. 12 this team played Coquille and won all four games. The roster of the team is Bobby Everest, Janice Shepherd, Ellen Brown, Janet Dahlke, "Red” Smith, Bobby Jean Barklow, Jean Hanna, Mary Smith, Joan Hildebrand, Iris Loshbaugh, Leona Hammond , Marj Size more ind Reenie Purkey. Four volleyball jamborees are hdd each year in which a ll teams of the Women’ s Leagm are involved with ap proximately 225 women play ing aid using three gyms at the sime tim e. Most of those playlig are homemakers and mothers but high school and college age women are in vited to join in the fun. 2 4 7 -6 8 1 8 Gold Beach O f f ic e and M rs. Philip E. W right of Port O rford, i n * service per formed by Father Emil Kies. For the double ring ceremony the bride chose a fitted flo o r length white velvet gown with European scalloped lace top and bell sleeves, with train from the shoulders. Her s ilk illusion should-length veil was held by a velvet headpiece with seed pearls. She carried an arm bouquet of white carnations and green spider chrysanthemums. She also carried a sixpence from England with year of her b irth which had been given to her by Sgt. E ric Hannon of North Bend. M rs. Mike Bishop, siste r of the bride, was matron of honor and Russell E. W right was best man fo r his brother. M rs. Bishop wore a dark green vel vet floor length short-sleeved gown with white accessories and carried three long-stemmed white carnations. The bridesmaids, M rs. Steve L ittr e ll, GaU Winger and Brenda Wright, sister of the groom, also wore green velvet and carried carnations, and the flower g irls , Julie Hannon and T e rrie Conrad, wore dresses of lighter green velvet. They carried green baskets with flowers of white carnations and chrysanthemums. Ushers fo r the wedding were Smokey Storm, Ron Slinger and Greg Mayea. The bride was given in mar riage by her father, and Mary McCarthy was soloist. The reception was held in the Eagles Hall in Coos Bay which was beautifully decora¿-»d with white carnations, gladioli and chrysanthemums. M rs. E ric Hannon cut and served the bride’ s cake. M rs. Robert Simonson poured coffee and M rs. Adam Conrad and Carol Conrad presided at the punch bowl. At the g ift table and guest register were Linda Kind red, M rs. Robert Walsh and Joanie Boone. For her daughter’ s wedding, M rs. Smith wore an off-brown A -line dress with matching checkered coat. M rs. Wright, mother of the bridegroom, wore MODEM BALLET DANCE LESSONS START FIRST WEEK IN MARCH CALL 332-2282 22* ✓ FROM CANYONVILLE M r. and M rs. Donald Coyne and sons of Canyonville, and M rs. Donna Reed of North Bend spent the weekend at the home of M rs. Alma Coyne in Sixes. STATE GRANGE SCHOOL The Grange State Lecturers School, originally slated for Feb. 3 and 4, but postponed because of the bad weather conditions, has been rescheduled for Man- day and Tuesday,Feb. 24 and 25. The 1969 State Grange con vention will be held the week of June 9-13, in Ashland, home of the world-famous Shakesper- ean Festival a n d picturesque center of m u c h of southern Oregon's colorful history. I For Auto, Life and Fire Insurance, See LARRY HOOVER Your Port Orford State Farm Agent PHONE 332-4603 STATS 'A R M IN S U R A N C t State Farm Insurance Companies Home Offices: Bloomington, Illinois D o n ’t ta k e a chance on a used V W . Look fo r the Guaranteed 100%” sign in the window. Which means we've given the VW our i6-poinf Safety and Performance Inspection. W e've fixed anything that needed fixing. And now we guarantee 100% the free repair or re placement of all major working parts* for 30 days or 1000 miles. Whichever comes first. W e make sure our used VWs are good. W e don't want to take a chance either. 31 Fine Used VW's FREIGHT CHARGE ETCEPT ON FACTORY orders SNIPPED DIRECT. 1 ITEM OR 100 ITEMS ! 60IP BEACH SME OHLY PHONE 247-6686 MorrcoMEgv warps I » the bridegroom is a senior at Southern Oregon College. He has been employed by Rod Mc Kenzie. M rs. W right attendedSWOCC fo r a year following her grad uation from Marshfield high school and SWOCC Homecoming Queen in 1968. She is a form er employee of the Egyptian Theater and Taco Time. Out of town guests fo r the wedding were M r. and M rs. Adam Conrad and fam ily of Brookings and Jane Cook of Klamath Falls. ‘ engine . transmission • rear axle • front axle assemblies brake system • electrical system 4 I 1 l DINNER GUEST Mrs. Clarice Hopkins, eighth grade teacher at Battle Rock upper elementary school in Pert Smith-Wright Wedding In Coos Bay Cifard, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Rod McKenzie at the Lin a red wool dress with bone coln Day Republican dinner At St. Monica’ s Catholic accessories. Church in Coos Bay on Dec. Friday evening at the Sunset F or their honeymoon tr ip to Inn in Gold Beach. 28, 1968, at 7:30 p.m ., Rebecca Portland the new Mrs. Wright Ann Smith,daughter of M r. and Special speaker far the even wore an off-white wool dress ing was Secretary of State Clay M rs. Joseph R. Smith of Coos with matching coat. They are Myers who was overnight guest Bay, became the bride of John now at home in Ashland where at the McKenzie home. ny Richard W right, son of M r. VISIT EDWARDS Vis.tor at the home of M r. and Nrs. George Edwards in Langhls on Tuesday of last week vas Emmett Siewell from Bandon and on Thursday Norma Allen and her sister, Maxine, from Laurel Grove called on SHOTS SLATTED The Langlois Elementary them, Mrs. Edwards and her school is announcing immuni zation shots fo r grades 1, 4 daughter, M rs. Lester Higgins, and 7 beginning about 10 a.m. went to Eugene last Tuesday and returned Wednesday evening. on Wednesday Feb. 26. The Ophir-Langlois basket ball game which was scheduled fo r Feb. 15 was played Tues day. Income Tax Service ......... ........ “ The Sorority met Feb. 12 at the home of Gwen E lls with Frances Smith as co-hostess. M rs. Smith is one of the char ter members of the Port O r ford organization which was started 15 years ago and she w ill be given her pin at the convention in A p ril. The Coast Council, composed at Coos Bay and Port O rford, w ill meet fo r the Spring Council meeting March 23 at Coos Bay. Everything is pointing to the Sorority convention which w ill be held in North Bend A p ril 18, 19 and 20, and the local members are spending much time making driftwood favors, centerpieces and decorations, also the pirate costumes that the members in both Coos Bay and Port Orford w ill wear whUe hosting the big meeting. It is expected that more than 400 Sorority member's wUl be in attendance, plus quite a large contingent of husbands. ROBINSON GUESTS Recent visito rs at the home of M r. and Mrs. Harold Rob inson in Port Orford were M r. and M rs. Robert Gaume, son Richard, and daughter, Dennlse, from Duarte, Calif. We combine creative skill and modern equipment to fill any printing need you Sorority Make Plans Robbie from Palmdale, C alif., are living at the home of his parents in Port O rford while D a rre ll is in Vietnam. 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