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v. I Fans, Reserve Tickets Early For Musicals By PEPPER BERKELEY 01 the Register-Guard About the second week in April, tickets to this spring's two Eugene high school musicals are expected to be scarce. And a month later, the same will probably be true for the Uni versity Theatre's musical "Showboat." , Moral? Buy your tickets early. Each year, South Eugene High School ticket officials start ticket sales early. And the same is now expected to be true at North Eugene, where William Quesinberry is finishing his first year as the school's first drama director. If you're undecided about which or how many musicals to see this year, consider the variety offered. All three have quite an appeal. "Bye Bye Birdie," the first to open, will be presented on the North Eugene High School stage April 25-28. Tickets, priced at $1, may be reserved by calling DI 3 0842 Mondays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Basically, the musical which has produced such "top pops" as "A Lot of Livin' to do," "One Boy," "Put on a Happy Face" and "Kids" concerns the life and times of a highly successful guitar strumming rock 'n roll singer, Conrad Birdie. Any resemblance to Elvis Presley is not coincidental. In the play, Birdie has been drafted, and his ingenious man ager is faced with the task of devising a publicity stunt that will endear Birdie's name, face, hips and voice to the public while the singer is out of circulation. New York reviews indicate that the play's script provides en tertaining satire for adults. For teenagers, the plot and songs are a delight. And definitely for the whole family is "Peter Pan," opening at South Eugene High School on May 3 and continuing May 4 and S. Complete with "flying" actors and actresses, the musical is based on the famous play by Sir James Barrie. Three English chil dren, Wendy, Michael and John, meet the legendary Peter Pan who takes them to Never-Never Land, home of the ferocious Cap tain Hook, the jealous fairy, Tinker Bell, and the "Lost Boys." Reservations may be made now for "Peter Pan." Choice tickets are all but gone now and all tickets will disappear quickly in the next two weeks, according to ticket officials. Reservations may be made by mail order, sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope with $1 for each ticket to "Peter Pan," South Eugene High School, 400 E. I9th Ave., Eugene. Phone res ervations will be taken Mondays through Saturdays by calling the box office, DI 4-4321, open from 9 a. m. to 5 p.m. "Showboat," with its list of now-classic tunes "Just My Bill," "Old Man River," and many others has a Mississippi levee, river boat theme. The musical concerns the problems and romances of the staff of the showboat "Cotton Blossom," and gives a nostalgic look into America's past. Season-ticket holders at the UT will receive the usual chance lo reserve tickets for the musical first, and public ticket sales will open in early May, with details due later. University Theatre production dates are May 18, 19, artd 21-26. - Vital Statistics MARRIAGE LICENSES (LANE COUNTY) Carroll John Hanley, 20, 750 E. 1Mh Av., Eugene, and Carol Ann Nolt, 20. Cottage Grove. Paul Joseph Llzundla, 25, Eugene, and Sidney Karol Fox, 22, 141 W. 19th Ave.. Eugene. Larry Lavern Copple, 24, 2976 High St., Eugene, and Lois Elaine Alex ander, 19, Bt. 2, Box 219D, Spring field. Gerald Francis Cundarl, 31. 760 E. 17th Ave., Eugene, and Deanna Lea Max, 21, 1587 Brentwood St., Eugene. Dan Louis And reason Jr., 19, 754 Washington St., Eugene, and Lydia Jane AUdridge, 16, 730 W, Second Ave., Eugene. Charles Wesley Reld Jr., 21, Rt. 2, Elmlra, and Evelyn Sarah Hanson, IB, Rt. 5, Box 519, Eugene. -Russell Lee Dore, 23, 82314 W. 10th Ave., Eugene, and Patricia Anne Sloan, 22, IS 13 Falrmount Blvd, Eu gene. Philip Boyajtan Boyer, 21, 926 Nor Kenzie Rd., Eugene, and Kay Ilena Kcbclbeck, 19, 304 Sunnyside Dr., Eugene. Isom Dcloss Weekly, 32, Junction City, and May Jennie Weekly, 36, Junction City. Howard William Houghton. 26, Portland, and Linda Marie Delaney, 19, Mount Edgecumbe, Alaska. Asa Walter Tyler, 66, Rt. 2, Box 458, Eugene, and Robin LeVee, 60. S04 E. St., Springfield Robert Dean Embrey, 23, 1451 Onvx St., Eugene, and Irene Jane Street, 22, 1060 W. 17th Ave., Eugene. Joseph Franklin Wehr, 20, 4120 Concord Ave., Eugene, and Barbara Ann Butler, 16, 125 Knapp Lane, Eugene. Charles Hugh Gatewood, 20, Cot tage Grove, and Elizabeth Ellen Shirley, 19, Cottage Grove. Huey Dean Dilbeck, 18, Cottage Grove, and Donna Jean Avery, 18, Madras. Keith Raymond Forge, 22, 352 E. 17th Ave., Eugene, and Josephine Ann Nestle, 23, Rt. 2, Box 151, Springfield. Richard Manley Nute. 24. Mapleton. and Genntter Lee Maschke, 19, Swtsshome. Robert Elliott Bonner, 23, 2130 W. 17th Ave., Eugene, and Barbara Anne O'Connor, 22, 2130 W. 17th Ave., Eu gene. Luther Gerhard Bolken. 31, 2113 Kineaid St., Eugene, and Susan Marie Babcock, 18, Rroadbent. BIRTHS MCKENZIE-WILLAMETTE HOSPITAL (March 16, 1962) LUNDBOM Mr. and Mra. Gerald E. Lundbotn. Star Route, Box B51, Westflr, a ton. DeMOSS Mr. and Mn. Kenneth DeMoss, 1775 Park Ave., Eugene, a daughter. SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (March 1!, 1962) RICHARDSON Mr. and Mm. Jerrell Richardson. 1315 High St., Eugene, a daughter. .MATTHEWS Mr. and Mr. Elijah Matthews, 2569 Hilyard St., Eugene, son. LAWS Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laws, 45 E. 38th Ave., Eugene, a daughter. STEVENS Mr. and Mrs. Tom O. Stevens, 1160 Fir Lane, Eugene, a daughter. REECE Mr. and Mrs. George Reece, 822 E. 28th Ave., Eugene, a daughter. Enrollment to Drop PORTLAND t An enroll ment decline of 7 per cent is expected at Portland State Col lege's spring term registration March 26, registrar B. C. Baum gartner reports. Baumgartner said such a decline is normal during a school year. Fall term enrollment was 5,289. City News Briefs EMERALD EMPIRE Riders will ride at the Lane County Fairgrounds today at 5:30 p.m., with a short business meeting In the Hunt Club Room after the ride. . ;' EUGENE YORK RITE Masons, Ivanhoe Commandery 2 Knights Templar, will have a special conclave Monday eve ning in the Masonic Temple, 992 Olive St., Eugene. A pot luck supper will be served. GERMANY will be the subject of slides shown by Olive Fields today at 8 p.m. at Friendly House, 2445 Kineaid St., Eugene. SINGLETONIANS will meet today at 5:30 p.m. for a pot luck dinner and entertainment at Skinner Butte small cottage. All single men and women welcome. Call RI 6-1451 for information. NUTRITIONAL HEALTH Club will meet for lunch Mon day at 11:15 a.m. at Cables Restaurant, Seventh and High. Visitors welcome. South Wilderness Area Ideal' Firm Says The volcanic flow on the southeast slope of the South Sister above has been described by an avi ation company as ideal terrain to simulate that of the Moon. But J. Michael McCloskey, Eu gene, a representative of Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs, has pro tested a plan by North American Aviation Corp. to use the wilderness area as a research site. This photo was taken during the summer months by Jim Hosmer, Eugene photographer. The area of the lava flow is supposedly one of the few places in the United States approaching what scientists say is the type of material on the Moon's surface. Sister 'Moon Test' Protested Residents Asked To Clear Streets Of Yard Rubbish Spring clean up of yards and lawns has resulted in some resi dents placing clippings, trim mings and other rubbish in the gutters of city streets a prac tice prohibited by law. Don Allen, public works di rector for the city, urged resi dents to remove any debris they have placed in the streets and not to put anymore out. He said the city's street sweepers cannot remove piles of clippings or rubbish and drivers have been directed to "by-pass" such accummulations. Allen noted that crews with trucks collect leaves from the city's gutters each fall but said that is the only time of the year the city does this sort of thing. Services Monday For Marcola Women Funeral services for Maud' H. Grimes, 85, of Marcola, will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Buell Chapel, Springfield. Mrs. Grimes died Thursday. She was born Nov. 11, 1876, in Sand Ridge, Ore., and was mar ried to W. E. Grimes May 20, 1903 in Eugene. She is survived by her hus band; one daughter, Mabel Sim mons of Marcola; a sister, Delia Ayers, of Coburg; two brothers, Delmor Healy, of Dallas, and Frank Healy of Sweet Home, and numerous nieces and nephews. SECTION C After Year and a Half of Controversy Employes to By DON BISHOFF Ot the Reglater-Guard Eugene city employes this week will receive a green 23 page booklet that has taken a year and a half and consider able controversy to reach final form, Specifically, it's titled "Per sonnel Manual, Eugene, Ore gon." i Despite the flurry 6f fuss that sometimes surrounded its draft ings the manual seems-to be a pretty mild document It reads like a combination employer's policy statement and labor union contract. 'Lot of Unwritten Rules' City Manager Hugh McKinlcy said work on the manual was started before he arrived on the City Hall scene, under former Manager Robert Finlayson. The manual was drafted, McKinlcy said: "To have something to refer to when questions arise concern ing what's expected of employes and what conditions they in turn LANE COUNTY'S EUGENE, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 19C2 can expect of the city ... We've had a lot of unwritten rules around here for a number of years. The manual outlines policy on such things as vacation, days otr, sick leave, grievance pro cedures, overtime pay, promo tions, and outside employment ( moonlighting ). Actually, most of the contro versy swirled around McKinley's attempts to strongly . restrict partisan political activity on the part of city employes. Both federal and state employes work under similar restrictions in Hatch Act and "Little Hatch Act" clauses. Modifications Thrown Out But city council members Er vin Molholm and Catherine Lauris, along with the strong Eugene Firefighters Assn., pro tested. A Firefighters Assn. member, Pat Flynn, is currently a candidate for the Democratic nomination for a congressional aeat Two weeks ago, amid impas- HOME NEWSPAPER. Get Manual sioncd speeches about the im portance of politics to the Amer ican way of life, and before an audience filled with Boy Scouts, the council acted. It threw out even modifications McKinlcy had proposed, and adopted only tne first naif ot one of his pro posals: "No employe shall use his official authority or influence to further the cause of any po litical party or candidate for nomination or election to po litical office." 'The Urbanized Area' In other words, when an em ploye is off-duty, anything goes, including running for any po litical office even the city council. The only other clause that seemed to cause much discus sion was one that requires em ployes to live in the metropoli tan area of Eugene." City Public Works Director L r ogress ruiius Vntpd tn Eueene w For Landscaping rllnM nt it, Pnnlum, to turn over $1,985 to the city of Eugene for landscaping at the south approach to the Ferry Street Bridge. But the group at the same time turned down request for $1,900 to clean up recently acquired properties along the south bank of the Willamette River. , The money released to the city was contained in the Cent-, ury of Progress "gateways improvement" fund. Marvin War--lick, head of the Gateways Assn., had recommended that the . funds be made available for the landscaping project. Tex Matslcr, parks superintendent for the city, said the total project will cost an estimated $6,500. The Eugene Garden Club plans to do part of the work, he said, with a $150 grant from Sears Roebuck; through the State Federation of Garden Clubs. Other funds are anticipated from "Project Show Off," a citizens campaign to clean up Eugene in anticipation of sum mer throngs of tourists on their way to the Seattle World's Fair. The area to be landscaped lies on the east side of tha highway, just south of the Ferry Street Bridge. Maurie Jacobs, who is heading a private campaign to put the south bank of the Willamette River in public ownership from the Ferry Street Bridge downstream to Polk Street, urged that funds also be allocated to clean up two recently acquired properties. One is the site acquired from the Byrnes Construction Co., just downstream from Ferry Street, and the other Is the tract donated to the city by the late Alton F. Baker, near Polk Street. Jacobs said it would be easier to get more contributions to buy several rcmakikig properties if these two tracts could be made more presentable. But Charles Gillilan and Virgil Cameron, both members of the Century of Progress Fund board of directors, said the fund was intended to acquire properties rather than to expend money on their development. The Century of Progress Fund currently has about $4,255 in lta park and playground fund. County Commissioner Kenneth Nielsen, who is this year's chwtman of tie Centiry of Progress Fund, noted that the fnup by rcseWi sn; already committed this money to axaayairinv laid ia Mm lew North Bank Metropolitan Park. WaUate Savnasti, Euuonn city councilman who attended (May's Haitian ia pktae si Mayor Edwin E. Cone, said he M ta tajy latoaN k nMfc tn do the clean-up work on tha 9m asags V4b iarte development funds allocated for develop natUB . Don Allen told the council that he had some problems with em ployes living too far away to be effectively called in for emer gency work. Other policies and rules out lined in the manual: Outside employment This was under considerable discus sion prior to voter approval of a tax levy to give city employes a raise. The handbook allows mitsirfs employment, with the permis sion of department heads, and with restrictions about interfer ence with municipal duties, etc. "Nepotism" the manual fhrhirta hirinff mnmhprA nf thn immediate family of the city manager, mayor, or council members. Grievances A course Is outlined, for a disgruntled em ploye to take his complaints as high as the city manager, but as provided in the city charter nnr tit rniinril mnmnnra . a nf n.nnM Vnnri EVIHatf Vninii t
