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Volume 53, Number 4.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, April 2, 1936
Subscription $2.00 a Year
HUGHES FILES FOR
STATE LEGISLATURE
Beach, Nikander, Hayes
Toss Hats In Political
Ring This Week.
CONTESTS APPEAR
Precinct Committee Positions Lack
Appeal, Registration Books
Close April 15th.
All Morrow county offices with
the exception of the county school
superintendency will be contested
for in the primary election to be
held throughout the state May 15.
The ticket in this county will be
quite complete, with both parties
putting up candidates for all offices
except the school job, which is non
partisan, and with several openings
proving so tempting that a number
of 'candidates seek them. This is
especially true of the republican
nominations, the democrats seem
ing to feel that one good candidate
for each office is enough.
Registration books for the pri
mary election close April 15, and
all voters who did not vote at the
last election, or who have changed
their precinct since that last elec
tion, or who have become of age
within the last two years, are urged
to make the necessary registration
in order that they may be qualified
to vote on May 15th.
New county filings this week in
clude Lawrence Beach, aspirant for
county commissioner, and G. E.
Nikander, who Is a candidate for
coroner. Both appear on the re
publican ticket Homer Hayes is
Democratic candidate for constable
In the Heppner district
In the state field Hanson Hughes
of Heppner has announced himself
a candidate for representative in
the state legislature from the 22nd
district, made up of Morrow, Sher
man, Wheeler and Gilliam counties.
Mr. Hughes is seeking the demo
cratic nomination, with I. D. Gray
of Arlington running for the sec
ond place, there being two repre
sentatives from this joint district.
E. R, Fatland of Condon and Giles
French, Moro, are the republican
aspirants for llslative honors from
this district. J. G. Barratt is the
candidate for the senatorial nomin
ation from the Morrow-Union-Umatilla
district, on the republican
ticket, with Rex Ellis, Pendleton an
nounced also for the same job.
Republican voters in the county
will have to make a selection for
the county judgeship nomination
from among four candidates, all of
them long-time residents of the
county. Out for this office are G.
A. Bleakman, Bert Johnson, Fred
Lucas and Frank S. Parker. This
race promises to be the most inter
esting of the primary contest, for
the office of county judge Is always
a sought-after one, offering as it
does a balance of power in county
affairs, "
The county clerks' office seems
to appeal almost as strongly to
candidates as does the county
Judge's, with Chas. Barlow, present
incumbent Paul M. Gemmell and
J. Gordon Bucknum all eager for
the nomination.
Running for county commission
er as republicans are Roy Neill
and Lawrence Beach. One com
missioner is to be elected this year.
C. J. D. Bauman has no repub
lican opposition for the sheriff's of
fice he has filled for the past eight
years. Gus Nikander Is the only
republican candidate for coroner.
The democratic ticket contains
the names of R. B. Rice for coun
ty judge; Jeff Jones, county com
missioner; Josephine Mahoney,
clerk; Robert Jones, sheriff, and
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, coroner.
On both parties' tickets the job
of precinct committeeman seems to
be going begging, for neither has a
full slate for that office. For the
13 commitee precinct openings there
are 12 republican and 10 democratic
nominees. These are: Republican
A. C. Houghton, Irrlgon; George
N. Ely, lone; Lawrence Beach, Lex
ington; Samuel E. Notson, North
Heppner; Guy L. Barlow, Board
man; Charles Bartholomew, Pine
City; C. J. D. Bauman, South Hepp
ner; Walter W. Luckman, Lena;
Henry E. Peterson, Eightmlle; Wal
ter W. Wright, Hardman; Wm. J.
Doherty, Alpine; John A. Troedson,
Cecil.
Democratic G. L. Bennett, Lex
ington; Edward Breslin, North
Heppner; Ralph Butler, Ceoll; Guy
Huston, Eightmlle; H. L. Duvall,
Lexington; Carl Leathers, Hard
man; Frank Swaggart, Lena; D.
M. Ward, lone; Homer Hayes,
Heppner; Albert Adklns, Heppner.
Hanson Hughes withdrew his name
from this list upon filing for the
legislative job.
Seeking the office of district at
torney are J. O. Turner and Frank
C. Alfred, republicans, both Hepp
ner attorneys.
Noticeable this year on the filing
books is the general absence of
campaign slogans. Only two, both
of whom aspire to the county clerk
ship, have registered slogans to ac
company their names as printed on
the ballot. These are Charles Bar
low, whose "Honesty and courtesy
at all times" will appear on the bal
lot with Paul Gemmell's slogan,
"Honesty, courtesy, efficiency."
HEPPNER BAND
PLANS FOR MEET
Twenty-five Members to Attend
State Contest at Corvallis
Next Week End.
The Heppner school band will
make its second annual appearance
at the state band contest to be held
in Corvallis April 10 and 11, mem
bers leaving here Friday, April 10.
They will be entered in the class D
division of the tournament, which
will hold its contest Saturday at
8 a. m.
The state contest consists of four
classes of bands, grouped according
to the size of the schools they rep
resent Each band is required to
play a "warm-up" march, a re
quired number which all bands in
that class must play, and a select
ive number.
The required number for Class D
bands this year will be "Harmony
King," overture by DeLuca. The
Heppner band has chosen "Ur
bana," overture by Roberts, as Its
selective number.
The band has been working very
hard the past week to enable them
to make as good a showing as pos
sible against the stronger competi
tion in class D this year. The band
will play their contest numbers at
the benefit dance in Heppner Sat
urday night, April 4, making their
appearance about 10:30, and also
will play a street concert in the af
ternoon. Because class D bands are limited
to 25 members, the entire Heppner
band of 40 members will have to be
reduced, with the following tenta
tively chosen to make the trip:
Clarinets, Harriet Hager, Ray
Coblanta, Richard Hayes, Omer
McCaleb; trumpets, Irene Beamer,
Charles Cox, Gerald Cason, Jack
Merrill, Harry Tamblyn, Jr.; altos,
Emery Coxen, Donald Bennett, Jack
Vaughn; saxophones, Betty Hap-
pold, Boyd Redding; baritone, Hugh
Crawford; trombones, Norton King,
Jackson Gilliam, John Crawford,
Joe Aiken; basses, Jimmy Driscoll,
William Lee McCaleb, Jr.; drums.
Ethyl Hughes and Warren Blake
ly, Jr.
At least 25 high schools, with a
total of nearly a thousand young
musicians, are planning to enter
the tournament this year, accord
ing to preliminary registrations re
ceived by Kappa Kappa Psi, na
tional honor society for college
bandsmen.
Corvallis high in class A, La
Grande in class B, Beaverton in
class C and Burns in class D, all
winners in their respective classes
last year, are expected to defend
their titles this year. Jefferson high
of Portland, eliminated from last
year's competition by virtue of hav
ing won the class A title for three
previous consecutive years, will'
again be a contestant this year. '
Morrow County Teachers
To Attend Outside Meets
Teachers of Boardman, Hardman
and niany of the rural schools plan
to attend the meeting of the East
ern Oregon Teachers' association,
to convene Saturday In La Grande.
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, Morrow super
intendent, will also be in attend
ance. Under a new plan being tried out
this spring, the regular spring in
stitute is not being held In the coun
ty this year, but in its stead each
teacher In the county is expected
to attend either the La Grande
meeting this week end or the In
land Empire association meeting to
be held in Spokane next week end.
Teachers of Heppner, Lexington
and lone btve chosen to attend the
Spokane meeting instead of the La
Grande one.
Mrs. Rodgers will be accompan
ied on the trip by Lucille Moyer
who will visit her sisters, Carolyn
and Louise Moyer, students at La
Grande Normal.
Gazette Times Editor
Married Last Thursday
Off for a wedding trip In Califor
nia this week are Mr. and Mrs. Jas
per V. Crawford, whose marriage
occurred last Thursday afternoon
in Vancouver, Wash. They were
married by Rev. Mr. Woods of the
Vancouver Methodist church. Mrs.
Crawford, who was formerly Fran
ces Meyer, is the daughter of Mrs.
Truman Babb of Heppner. Mr.
Crawford Is the son of Mrs. Cora
Crawford of Heppner and is editor
of the Heppner Gazette Times.
Upon returning from their wed
ding trip Mr. and Mrs. Crawford
plan to make their home in the
Babb residence In south Heppner.
LINE BREAK STOPS SERVICE.
A break in the Pacific Power &
Light company's high line between
Olex and DeMoss caused a service
Interruption for more than an hour
Friday evening. The damage was
caused by the high winds, which
did considerably more harm in the
Condon section, with a longer ser
vice Interruption there. Repair
work was effected in time for the
Heppner operettta to begin as
scheduled.
HARMON MONTGOMERY.
Funeral services wereheld Mon
day afternoon from the Case Mor
tuary for Harmon Montgomery, 74,
who died March 18 at the Morrow
General hospital. Alvin Klelnfeldt,
Christian minister, conducted the
services and members of the Glean
ers, cheer organization, sang sev
eral numbers. Mr. Montgomery had
no relatives In this part of the
country. ,
Young Democrats Meet;
Elect Bob Jones as Head
Morrow county Young Democrats
enjoyed a luncheon and "pep"
meeting last Friday at the Hotel
Heppner when they were addressed
by U. S. Burt and Frank Tierney
of Portland. Mr. Burt who is pres
ident of the Young Democratic
league In Oregon, aroused so much
enthusiasm for the organization
that Morrow county's own Young
Democratic league underwent a re
birth, elected new officers and made
plans for taking an active part in
the coming primary and general
election campaigns.
Robert A. Jones of Heppner was
elected president of the Morrow
County Young Democrats, with
Mary Patterson and Kenneth Akers
chosen to act as vice-presidents.
Paul Jones will be treasurer, Alber
ta Parker secretary, and Jeanne
Oviatt historian. Charles B. Cox
and Hanson Hughes were named
senior advisors for the group.
As a result of the meeting Han
son Hughes was prevailed upon to
enter the race for democratic nom
inee for representative of Morrow,
Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler
counties in the legislature.
Robert Jones and Josephine Ma
honey were selected as the organi
zation's delegates to the state con
vention to be held at Salem April 24.
WM. L GRAHAM
SPEAKS TO LIONS
Deputy State Real Estate Commis
sioner Lauds Oregon as a Place
m Which Make a Home.
The charms and advantages of
Oregon as a Dlace in which to live
and make a living were brought
home with much force to members
of the Heppner Lions club at their
weekly luncheon held Monday noon
in the Hotel Heppner. The Oregon
enthusiast whose glowing tribute
to tne state's good points formed
the feature of the meeting was Wil
liam L. Graham, deputy state real
estate commissioner. Mr. Graham
whose headquarters are in Salem
spends much of his time travelling
about the state in the interests of
his office so is in a position to know
his subject rather better than the
average.
He called attention to the state's
superior scenic attractions and fea
tures, its freedom from climatic
catastrophes of major proportions,
and its general desirability as a
honite location. Figures were quot
ed to show the magnitude of the
state's Industries and to indicate
the great oportunity for develop
ment that lies in the future.
What Oregon most needs, ac
cording to Mr. Graham, Is sales-
mansnip, tne type of salesmanship
wnicn nas Deen graphically exem
plified in southern California, which
will attract tourists with money to
spend in the state and potential
residents of the better tvoe. There
is plenty of room and Dlentv of on-
portunity in the state for respon
sive persons to locate and make
ior tnemselves desirable homes, he
explained, and here thev can livp
fuller lives thanj n practically any
ouier part or the United States.
The speaker predicted that there
would be a great and continnmis
development of Oregon and the Pa
cific Northwest during the next
iew years, xnis he thinks will be
effected because the advantages of
tne t-acmc iNortnwest as a place
to play in and to live in are Inst
coming to be realized in other parts
of the United States. Civic nre-an-
izations and individuals can do thier
part in publicizing the advantages
to be found here, he feels, and they
must do it if word of those advan
tages is to reach the ears of the
type ot persons they most wish to
attract.
Mr. Graham was introduced hv
J. O. Turner who served in the 1933
legislature with the guest. S. E.
Notson, vice-president, had charge
of the meeting In the absence of the
president, Jap Crawford.
Pomona Grange Meets
Saturday at Irrigon
Grangers of the county are plan
ning a big day at Irrigon Saturday,
when Morrow County Pomona
grange will hold an all-day meet
ing. Grangers only will be ad
mitted to the morning sessions,
which will include matters of busi
ness and ritualistic work, but the
general program to be held In the
afternoon will be open to anyone
interested.
Charles Wicklander, state grange
deputy, will be one of the speakers
during the afternoon, talking on
"Pomona Grange what it is and
the benefits to its members." The
use of storage lockers for keeping
foods fresh will be the topic of a
paper to be given by Bertha Nel
son, chairman of Pomona H. E. C.
C. J. D. Bauman, Morrow county
sheriff wll discuss "Taxes," and
a speaker from the state grange Is
expected to be on hand to explain
the new government agricultural
program. Other features of the
program will Include an Instrumen
tal solo by Don Houghton of the Ir
rigon grange; a pantomime by
members of Willows grange; vocal
solo by Mrs. Wm. Graybeal of Ar
lington; an accordion solo by Mr.
Kruso of Greenfield grange and a
musical number from Rhea Creek
grange.
Gus Wlllamson was admitted to
Heppner hospital Wednesday, suf
fering an attack of Influenza,
THE MAKINGS
The beginning of a blow near Lexington. At this stage a blow can
ordinarily be stopped.
Recent Blows Making County
Farmers Realize Control Need
By JOSEPH BELANGER,
County Agent
The recent wind storms have fo
cused the attention of Morrow
county farmers more sharply than
ever before on the necessity for cul
tural methods which will prevent
soil blowing. It is impossible, as
yet to estimate with any degree of
accuracy, the total damage done by
our last storm, but the loss has cer
tainly run into many thousands of
dollars.
The old idea that a man's respon
sibility stops at his own property
line may still be legally true, but
the wheat farmers in this county
who are located in the blow sec
tion are rapidly reaching the con
clusion that a man owes it to his
neighbors to farm his land in such
a way that the property of others
will not be endangered. No one, of
course, deliberately starts a blow,
but there are many cases where
blows would have been prevented
if the operator had handled his land
differently. It is obviously impos
sible to set forth a set of rules
which can be generally applied for
controlling all blows. Different soil
types vary as to the danger of blow
ing and the same soil type can not
be handled in exactly the same way
every year.
Recognizing the seriousness of
the blow problajwand the. necessity
for cooperative effort, nearly 100
per cent of the farm operators east
and north of Lexington organized
themselves In the spring of 1935 in
to the Lexington Erosion Control
association for the purpose of fui
thering blow control measures. Co
operation with the association is
entirely voluntary. At the organi
zation meeting held in Lexington,
Henry V. Smouse and Omar Riet-
man of lone, and R. B. Rice, Frank
Saling and Louis Marquardt of Lex
THIS ONE ALREADY MADE
This picture, taken from the bnrnlot of Omar Rietmann's ranch,
shows a huge dust cloud coming from the land to the west and south
and is reminiscent of the recent devastating dust storms in the
mlddlewest
Locals Take Three With
Only 75 Score in State
Heppner-Pilot Rock turned in the
only perfect trapshoot score In the
state Sunday, winning their matches
in the Oregonian telegraphic tour
ney from Salem 75-74, Roseburg
75-73 and The Dalles 75-68. Adam
Knoblock, Charles Vaughn and Dr.
A. D. McMurdo, all of Heppner,
turned in perfect scores. Dr. Mc
Murdo was high gun man for the
day, making 72 out of a possible 75
targets. Next week Heppner will
shoot against Aurora and Pendle
ton and has drawn a bye for the
third contest.
Besides the perfect scores made
here Sunday Dr. J. H. McCrady
turned in a 24, Luke Bibby a 23 and
Phil Mahoney 22. High winds and
storms all over the state slowed up
the other contesting teams.
DEGREE ORGANIZER HERE.
Minnie B. Card, state organizer
for the Degree of Honor lodge, was
special guest of the local group at
an initiatory meeting held Mondav
evening In the lodge rooms. Eight
new candidates were taken Into the
Degree. Hostesses for the evening
were Mrs. Alice Gentry and Mrs.
Margaret Sherer, who had decorat
ed the hall attractively with spring
nowcrs for tne event. Refresh
ments were served following the
lodge worn.
OF A GOOD ONE
ington, were elected as the directing
committee. In May of last year
this committee and County Agent
Joseph Belanger made a trip to
Waterville, Wash., for the purpose
of observing farm practices con
ducted in that area for the control
of wind erosion. That section of
the Big Bend country had pre
viously experienced even worse
blowing than we have seen here.
Conducted by C. E. Harms, Douglas
county agent, the committee visited
several farms around Waterville
and talked with the ranchers about
the cultural methods they were us
ing. As a result of this trip and
our own experience with blow con
ditions here in Morrow county, the
committee has been directly and in
directly responsible for saving a
good many acres of land during our
recent wind storm. Many wheat
farmers feel that had this commit
tee received more cooperation they
would have been able to prevent a
great deal more of the damage
which has been sustained.
Recognizing the importance of
this blow control committee, the
county court has offered its re
sources in conducting emergency
control operations where the situ
ation, in the opinion of the com
mittee, requires this help. The Soil
Conservation service, through Mil
lard Rodman, has offered all the
assistance which Its regulations
will permit
During the quiet weather follow
ing last week's storm, practically
every operator in the blow district
has bean getting his land in shapo
to withstand the next blow. Any
one having danger spots on his
land which he is unable to handle,
or knowing of such areas on other
land which are not being attended
to, may contact the nearest mem
ber of the blow control association
for assistance.
Opening Wheatland Game
Postponed to April 26th
Opening of the Wheatland league
baseball season has been postponed
two weeks to give baseball weather
a chance to arrive. The Heppner
boys will meet lone on the local
diamond Sunday, April 26, instead
of April 12 as previously announced.
The Heppner CCC camp Is entering
a team in the Wheatland league
this year to take the place of Ar
lngton, which was forced to give up
its baseball plans for this year
when their diamond was flooded re
cently. The complete schedule for
this year has not yet been approved
by all the teams so is not available
for publication.
Rand Benefit Scheduled
For Elks Hall Saturday
To help send the Heppner band
to Corvallis next week to compete
in the state band tournament the
Heppner lodge of Elk3 will spon
sor a benefit dance at the Elks' hall
Saturday night. Branstetter's or
chestra will furnish music for
dancing, A feature of the dance
will be playing by the band of the
selections which they will give at
Corvallis.
The band will also play a street
concert Saturday afternoon.
I
WEAR MORE WOOL
FEATURE OF SHOW
Latest Styles Modeled at Wool-
growers' Auxiliary Event; Good
Attendance Despite Storm.
"Wear more wool and youH sure
ly make a hit" recited by two small
girls who suited the action to the
word, sounded the keynote of the
first sprng style show of the Mor
row County Woolgrowers' auxiliary,
held Saturday afternoon in the
Parish house. Both in size and en
thusiasm the crowd of women
which braved a veritable blizzard
to attend the combination show
and tea assured the auxiliary that
their first venture in this field was
a decided success and worthy of
adoption as an annual project of
the organization.
Wool coats, wool suits, wool hats,
wool dresses, wool bags and a wool
bathing suit were paraded before
the audience by mannequins who
would have done credit to profes
sionals in the art. Mrs. Harold
Cohn was responsible for coaching
them. Many of the garments were
loaned by local stores for the show
ing; with the first half of the show
consisting of wool readymades,
while the second half was made up
of garments handknit by Heppner
women and girls. Both groups
brought forth manv admiring "oh"
and "ahs" from the women guests,
who were especially Interested in
the verv attractive dresses worn hv
a group of young girls who had
done much of the knitting on their
outfits themselves.
Models showinsr readv-tn-wMr
garments loaned by local firms and
tne stores they represented were:
Mrs. Kenneth Oviatt J. C. Pennev
Co.; Carolyn Vaughn, Frances Shop;
juanita rnelps, Frances Shop; Ly-
dia uiricn, Frances Shop; Mrs. E.
E. Clark, Curran's Ready-to-Wear;
Jessie French, Curran's Ready-to-
wear; Shirley Wilson, Wilson's;
Patty Cason, Curran's Readv-to-
Wear.
Hand-knit earmentii were dia-
played by Arlene Morton, Kathryn
Thompson, Jeanette Blakely, Rob
erta Thompson, Mrs. Harry Ten
ney, Margaret Tamblyn, Mrs.
Claude Buschke, Carolyn Vaughn,
Juanita Phelps, Mary Eleanor Flor
ence, Frances Wilkinson, Marylou
Ferguson and Janet Case.
A short musical program was ar
ranged to Onen the stvle shnw nriH
continue during the tea hour which
iouowea it. Musical numbers were:
Aocordioit solos, Boyd Redding; vo
cal trio. Mrs. Crocket SDroiils. Mrs
John Turner, Mrs. Hubert Gailey,
accompanied by Mrs. Virginia Am
orelli: Diano solo. Marvlnn FVron.
son; vocal solo, Kathryn Parker;
piano duet, Marylou Ferguson and
Mrs. J. O. Turner; vocal duet, Mrs.
E. F. Bloom and Mrs. Eate Mnr.
ton; piano solo, Marjorie Parker.
Mrs. RalDh Thomnsnn
of the Morrow county auxiliary, was
assisted at the tea table by Mrs.
Garnet Barratt, a past president of
tne organization.
An exhibit of articles made nf
wool, arranged near the entrance,
attracted much attention. Needle
point pieces, a hooked rug, wool
yarn and wool sweaters wer in.
eluded in this display.
lne Woolgrowers' auxiliary real
ized about twenty dollars from ad
mission fees. While disposition of
the money has not been officially
made, members have sinrtrpstoH that
a part be given to flood sufferers in
the eastern states and another part
to defray expenses of sending the
Heppner school band to rYirvallis
next month for the state band tour
nament County Red Cross Flood
Relief Quota Assured
Morrow county people know what
a flood feels like, so little difficulty
has been experienced in meeting
tne county s quota of $150 for East
ern flood relief. This amount be
ing raised under the supervision of
Josephine Mahoney, local chair
man of the American Red Cross,
will undoubtedly be realized when
returns are received from outlying
communities. Heppner sympathiz
ers alone contributed more than
$100, and this money has already
been sent in so that it might be put
to immediate use where the need
Is greatest
Boys at the local CCC camp, most
of whom are from Massachusetts,
passed the hat and made up a size
able contribution which they sent
direct to national headquarters with
the request that it be used for re
lief work in Massachusetts. This
amount was not included in Hepp
ner's contribution.
Local Ford Salesman
Wins District Award
Joe Brosnan, salesman for the
Blackburn Motor company, local
Ford distributors, last week re
ceived a $25 prize awarded him for
placing second in the January- Feb
ruary sales follow-through contest
conducted among Ford dealers of
Oregon and Washington. Dealers
in the territory are divided Into va
rious classes according to the size
of the towns they represent, with
points given for number of new and
used cars sold. In the classifica
tion which Included Heppner, Rain
ier placed first with Heppner tak
ing second place.
A white April has been the order
of things this year with the ground
well covered this morning and flur
ries coming Intermittently through
out the day.
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Last Minute Changes in
Cast Caused by Illness
of Principals.
PEVEY TAKES LEAD
"The Gypsy Rover" Provides Op
portunity for Display of Musical
and Dramatic Talent.
Both tuneful and colorful was the
annual Heppner high school oper
etta, presented last Friday evening
in the gym-auditorium. "The Gyp
sy Rover," this year's offering, pro
vided opportunity for some striking
costumes and attractive settings,
and these the director, Miss Juanita
Leathers, and her assistants car
ried out very capably.
Despite the fact that two Import
ant members of the cast, one the
male lead, were prevented by Ill
ness from taking part In the oper
etta, the show went on with excell
ent work being done by both, sub
stitutes. Claude Pevey, high school
instructor, took the part of Rob.
the title character, on scarcely
more than a day's notice, following
the sudden illness of Norton King,
originally cast in the role, and his
playing of the part was outstand
ingly good, both In the solo work
and dramatic action. Dora Bailey,
taking Harriet Hagers role of Zara,
belle of the gypsy camp, also on
very sudden notice, slipped into the
part and filled it with apparent ease.
Kathryn Parker as Lady Constance,
daughter of Sir George Martendale,
handled the leading lady's part
well, singing her several numbers
with a very pleasing voice.
Marto and Sinfo, gypsies, were
played by Jackson Gilliam and Ger
ald Cason. both of whom did out
standing work in their roles, look
ing and acting their parts very con
vincingly. Bill McCaleb's "Dontcha know,"
uttered frequently and with an ex
cellent British accent, was the big
gest single laugh-provoker of the
show. This part that of an Eng
lishman of doubtful desirability as
a suitor for Lady Constance, Bill
played with much feeling..
Alvina Casebeer as Nina, second
daughter of Sir George, was easy
to look at, and, with Captain Jer
ome (LeMoin Cox) provided an In
teresting secondary love interest
which frequently threatened to go
awry.
Sir George Martendale, played
by Ellis Williams, and Meg, an old
gypsy woman, played by Jean Ad
kins, were well-handled parts.
Others in the large cast who con
tributed to the well-rounded-out
performance were Sir Toby Lyon, a
social butterfly (Buddy Batty), Mc
Corkle, a song publisher of London
(William McRoberts), and the but
ler (Don Turner).
Besides a large chorus, costumed
in brilliant colors, there were three
groups of specialty dancers who re
ceived much applause, both for their
charming dancing and their effect
ive costumes. Robber dancers were
James Barratt Earl Bailey, George
Larse, Albert Bailey, Walter Sku
zeski, Garnet Ashbaugh.
Gypsy children who did an Inter
esting bith with Mr. Pevey, were
Yvonne Bleakman, Louise Green,
Kathryn Howell, Billy Ulrich, Lee
McRoberts and James Kenny.
Dainty little pink-frocked fairy
dancers were Jean Turner, Marylou
Ferguson, Dorotha Wilson, Lois
Blackburn, Jean Gemmell and Bet
ty Marie Coxen.
The gypsy chorus, which provided
the ensemble numbers, consisted of:
Gladys Casebeer, Louise Anderson,
Margaret Browning, Frances Mc
carty, Arlene Morton, Lola Osborne,
Erma Van Schoiack, Louise McFer
rin, Irena McFerrin, Marie Barlow,
Dora Bailey, Juanita Phelps, Evelyn
Kirk, Rose Cunningham, Elsie
Crump, Patty Cason, Norma Chris
tenson, Margaret Scott Hazel Ad
kins, Ruth Cowins, Betty Hill, Molly
Mclntyre, Betty Doherty, Lola Cox
en, Irene Beamer, Lois Ashbaugh,
Betty Robinson, Betty Happold,
Ruth Green, James Healy, Emery
Coxen, Charles Cox, Richard Hayes,
Don Fell, Joe Aiken, Emmett Ken
ny, Andy Shoun, Don Turner, Billy
Barratt, Milton Morgan, Rufus Hill,
Dick Wilkinson.
Those "behind the scenes" who
were responsible for the successful
coaching and staging of the oper
etta were: Director, Juanita Leath
ers; dramatic coach, Bertrand Ev
ans; dances, Elta Dale; accompan
ist, Marjorie Parker; stage, Claude
Pevey; costumes, Leone Rockhold,
Neva Bleakman, Lois Ashbaugh,
Bethal Blake; properties, Irene
Beamer; advertising, Irena McFer
rin; business manager, Dora Bai
ley; prompting, Miss Ruby Case.
FESTIVAL PLANS COMPLETED.
Plans have been completed for the
annual Morrow county music festi
val, which will be held in Heppner
May 1. Children from all schools
throughout the county will partici
pate. Mrs. E. F. Bloom, who has
been visiting the schools to assist
In interpretation of the songs cho
sen, reports that the progress al
ready shown by the youngsters In
dicates a bigger and bettor enter
tainment Mrs. Bloom, Miss Juan
ita Leathers and Stan Adklns of
Irrigon met with Mrs. Rodgers
Monday evening to make final preparations.
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