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PAGE FOUR The World's Best Climate Port Orford News By Dorothy Asdel THURSDAY, BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON cliff and will look for it again next summer when they take a fishing trip to the same place, It was about a 10-mile walk for the boys. Since the first of the year the Legion has taken over the spon sorship of the scout activities in Port Orford. The new boy scout committee is: Fred Steck, chair man; Charles F. Smith, com pany; Odell Flake, finance; Ho mer Kerber, finanée; Henry Four nier, membership; and E. M. Norton, publicity. The new cub committee will be appointed at a later date. A large attendance was re ported at the Grange business meeting Saturday with 45 adults and 25 in Juvenile Grange. Men provided the refreshments after the program. Mrs. Eveline Richards, 82, died Jan. 15, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Jamieson, after many years of illness. Be sides Mrs. Jamieson she leaves another daughter, Mrs. Ethel Wright. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Community church. Mrs. Richards was born Eveline Blacklock, in New Zea land, and came to San Francisco when she was a young girl. Her family settled in the area be tween Langlois and Port Orford, now known as Blacklock point. Storms were the news of the week in Port Orford as elsewhere in the county, state and nation. Because of power failures there was no school for one day and most of another. The school bus driver on the Sixes river run en countered a slide across the road above Anderson’s mill Friday, and the McTaggart and Pate children had to walk about a quarter miW through the storm to a car waiting on the other aide. Orris Knapp found another big tree across the road on his re turn from Cape Blanco Thurs day, and as there were no log ging crews about he chipped away at it with his emergency hatchet until it came apart and then lugged and tugged until he had room enough to slide the bus through. Several telephone poles fell across the coast guard road. Art Hinderlie of the Port Orford C. G. station said that a jeep was used to pull them out of the way and there they lay until over worked crewmen can find time to put them up again. The whole town was without electricity several times, once for 24 hours. Saturday morning, residents woke up to discover no water was available, not even enough to wash one’s face, be NANCY MOORE, Correspondent cause of the electric pump at the reservoir was not working. Sixes Grange held its regular Power came on again in the af business meeting Saturday. After ternoon to save the day so no meeting, refreshments consisting one was thirsty. of hot dogs, potato salad, cake, With no power there was no and coffee were served by the way to turn on the tire siren men. This was followed by danc and the first hint of the flue fire ing. The next meeting will be at Roy Mill’s residence was when held Saturday night, Jan. 28. the fire engine driven by Mon I he youth dance at the Grange roe Pratt clanged through town hall will be held Saturday, Jan. on the way to put out the blaze. 21. The night has been changed Les Tythcott, with a portable ex- from Friday to Saturday to en tinguisher, did the job promptly. able the teen-agers, who have Storm brought its fun too. basketball games Friday night, Glass ball hunting on the beach to attend. I’he youth dances for was a big event. Pat Miller found January, February and March, 14 Friday, largest being more will be held on the third Satur- than 45 inches in circumference. day of each month, daughter was born to Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Chet Kirtland found eight, with one very large ( and Mrs. LeRoy Hofsess Thurs- one. Some of the teen-agers who adx, •Jan. 12. I'he little miss, their have been beach-combing with first child, hfts been named Karen luck are Earle Anderson, Ken-, Louise. Billie Lee Woodruff has been neth Forty, Donald Ringheimer at home for the last two weeks and Phillip Johnson. Mrs. John Lyle and sister, Miss' getting ready to go to Portland, will attend Naomi (’ushman, returned from! w here a week’s trip to Portland where western School of Commerce. She they went through the clinic, will leave this week. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kerber have saw numerous shows and did i returned from King’s Valley, al lot of shopping. fhe Wes Zumwalt’s entertain ter spending eight days visiting I ed at a pot luck-canasta party his mother. Robert Robbins of Eugene and; Saturday night, Those bidden in Elmer Robbins of Lebanon visit cluded Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Marsh. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas, ed their brothers, Cal and Clay Mr. and Mrs. Ray Zumwalt. Mr. ton. of Langlois last week. Jay Woodruff and Mrs. Clarence Zumwalt and spent two da\s in the R. V. Leep Memorial Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Saxton. Many beach-combing trophies hospital. Bandon, last week. T h e Floras-Willow Women’s were picked up by the Box Scouts on their hike, Sunday. Fred < lub met Jan. 12, at the home of Steck drove John Hinderlie, Gary Mrs. Eva Cope. Election of offi Jamieson. Earle Anderson. Don cers. w hich was scheduled for the ald Ringheimer. Richard Thomas meeting, was postponed due to and Scoutmaster Wayne Thomas small attendance. Several mem-1 up to the airport. From there bers were unable to attend, due they hiked to Blacklock point, to sickness and the bad weather. and to the falls where they cook The club will meet at Mrs. Eva- ed dinner before returning to lyn Boice’s place Thursday, Jan the airport where Mrs. Homer uary 26. Kerber called for them. The boys Bur- were pleaied to have only one, gess to (. alifomia last week were shower descend upon them and Mrs. Helen Fain and Frank Wil- Mrs. Burgess went to visit they hid from it in caves along her the beach. Mr. Thomas and the daughter, Jerrence Venard; boys carved B. S. A., the date Mrs. lain to visit her parents at and initials on the side of the Angeles; and Frank to at- LANGLOIS NOTES tend the wedding of a cousin, Rev. Charles E. Bates was ill at his home several days this week. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Moore were Sunday afternoon callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Moore. SCHOOL NOTES Langlois Panthers won a cru cial victory over Port Orford Pi rates Friday, Jan. 13, in both basketball and volleyball. The local teams were ahead nearly all the way in both games. Fi nal scores: basketball, Langlois, 50; Port Orford, 31; Volleyball, Langlois, 40; Port Orford, 20. The game with Brookings, set for Jan. 10, was postponed due to snow and ice on the highway. The game will be played later. Brookings Schools The junior play which had to be postponed last week, due to power outage, will be given on Friday, Feb. 3. It will not be necessary to exchange tickets as the original tickets will be hon ored the evening of the play. The basketball game with the Langlois team will be played on Wednesday night, Jan. 18. There will be both basketball and vol leyball. This promises to be a good game, since the results of the game will break the tie for second place, now existing be- tw’een the two teams. Friday night, Port Orford is slated to come here (Jan. 20). The game with Ophir will be made up on Wed. Feb., 1. JANUARY 19, Season tickekts will, of course, ous amendments since the act’s be valid for the Langlois game, inception to August 1949. Copies of the book are being even though it is played on a different date than originally set. distributed to all veterans’ or ganizations and agencies serv ing veterans • and are available on request from the department of veterans affairs, 305 State Li brary Building, Salem. Your county veterans service BY C. E. 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