xcrrxci cAirrrt TiMts. naradrr apu is. ims
Large Crowd Hears Band,
Sees Plays at High School
Performing before another
near-capacity crowd. lieppnct
High students presented three
one-art plays and gave a band
concert in an evening of var
lety at their mukicdrama fes
tlval Friday night.
Drama students were directed
bv Mr. Janet Grove, head of
th trh and drama depart
mcnt. and the band performed
under the direction of Arnold
Mel by. head of the music de.
part mcnt.
The Highway." a suspense
ful one-art tlav, won the Judges
nod aa the best of the tnree. ana
it will be nrcscnted bv tne siu
dents at a Pacific University
dmma festival late In May.
Kathte Rav. who took the part
nf Henter Kngcla In the Play
waa ludi?ed bent actress, and
Rick llatley. who was Top"
Lorlmer In "Week-end In Av
alon." was selected aa best ac
fnr
Doug Anderson. playing the
irtuffv EnelUh waiter. Wilson
Henbane, in "Weekend in Av
alon." was named best support
In? actor, and Karen McCurdv.
depicting the disillusioned wife
of a would-be inventor in the
same play, was chosen as best
supporting actress.
But. as usual, there were
many others ho could well
have been chosen for the same
recognition. In the opening play,
"My Primitive Self." two girls.
Anita Groves and Jean Siewert.
played the primitive selves of
two others. Rav Daggett and Jill
Cllne. and the effect waa con
vlncing and humorous at the
same time. All four did an ea
crllcnt lob.
In "The Highway," Hester and
John Kngels (Kathie Ray and
Mike Warren), homeward bound
from a party, were Involved In
an auto accident and sought
refuge In the home of an elder
ly couple. Mr. and Mrs. Hood
(John Rawlins and Nonda
Clark), only to discover some
thing queer about the Mace.
When Frank and Ralph Hood
(David Hall and Carl Bauman)
arrived on the scene, the FnccU
realized that the Hoods had
passed on years before after
havlnr met with an accident
and this left their own mortal
status considerably In doubt.
In "Weekend In Avalon" Pop
Lnrlmer (Hatlev) set about to
Instill confidence In his fellows
and brought some appreciative
results. The cast included
Marsha SoweU as Miss Slade.
Stuart Dick as "Gusty" Holla.
han. Barbara Blake as Olivia
NulL Peggy Snyder as Mary
Jane Davis. Doug Anderson as
Wilson Henbane, Mike Sweeney
as Mr. Tweedle, John Van V in
kle as a boy. Karen McCurdy as
Mrs. Tweedie and Mike arren
as Maximilian Broganza.
The band opened the even
Ing's progTam with "The Star
Spangled Banner," and played
four other numbers. "His Honor
March." "Jolly Cobbler." "The
Princess." and "Southern Cross
Overture," before the first play,
Justice Court
April J Joe Hautler, Jr.
failure to drive on right aide
of highway, fined V
April 6 Richard K. Willard,
vehicle license expired, fined $3.
April 13 John A. Dug an. The
Dalles, truck driver for Verne
Jart. overload, fined JlOiX
April 15 Lester Eugene Va.
lace, failure to drhe on right
side of road, fined SIS.
April 15 Robert Riley Fisher.
driver for Rrltt Trucking, no
Pl'C plates, fined
April 14 Dean Robinson,
passing school bus while lights
were flashing, fined lu. sen
tenced to two days In Jail suspended.
April 14 Willard T. French.
truck driver for Delbert Kmerl.
no vehicle license, fined
Municipal Court
April 5 Howard lllggins .-lo
latum of the basic rule, fin: I
f.3.
April 7 R I c h a r d Arnold
pnnger, violation of the bas'c
ule, forfeited 910 ball
April S David Anderson. o
lation of the basic rule, fined
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Bruce Thomson waa clarinet
soloist for "The Princess."
Between the first two Dlavs.
the band cdaved "The Golden
tagle." and Rick Hatley played
an alto saxophone solo, ''Kaill
lion Caprice," accompanied by
Gordon Pratt.
At the next Intermission, the
band played "Hello Dolly" and
concluded the evening after the
final play with "American Fron
tiers Overture."
At the conclusion of the pro
gram. Miss Siewert presented
Mrs. Groves with a gift from
the play casts.
in me production crew were
David Rands, lighting, and An.
ita Groves, sound effects.
Skate Rink Hours
Changed for Easter
Hours for skating at the Mor
row County Roller Rink have
been changed for the next two
weeks because of Easter and
conflict with the band carnival.
Glen Ward and D. E. (Shorty)
Hudson, operators, have an
nounced. The rink will be open from
7 to 10 p.m. Friday night. April
16. but will be closed Satur
day and Sunday for Easter.
On the ensuing week-end it
will not be open at all because
the band carnival will be in the
fair pavilion April 24. The rink
will open Friday and Saturday
nights, April 30 and May 1. 7
to 10, and will continue on each
Friday and Saturday night irom
that time. It will not be open
on Sundays from now on.
Activities Keep
Kinzua Folk Busy
KINZUA Recent guests of Mr,
and Mrs. Robert Reavla were Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Clark of Bend.
Mr. Clark U the new asllant
electrician.
Mrs. tkn McCunncIl returned
home Thursday evening from
Walla Walla. Wash., where he
had apent several days with Mr.
McConnell who had surgery
there on Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Con lee and
son Gene socnt several days in
Pendleton last week. Mrs. Con
lee and Gene visited her grand
mother while Steve reported for
lurv uutv.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Stinkard and
Mrs. Paul Ovler returned home
late Tuesday night from a two
weeks trip to Kansas. They were
accompanied home by Mrs.
Stinkard's mother. Mrs. G.L. Oy-
ler of Chcrryvalc. Kansas, who
will spend several weeks here
visiting her children.
Mr. and Mrs. Wavland Hyatt
went to Portland Friday evening
for medical care for Mrs. Hvatt.
Mrs. Hvatt remained at the Port
land Medical Center where teats
are being made.
Speech Therapist Tells of Unique Camp
Camp Meadowotkl Sitngs. tie-
veloed by volunteers as a sum
mer siwecn ramp on a sue in
the Mountains near Weston. Is
one of two such camp In the
nation, Kmest Crist ler, sieecit
therapist for Umatilla county,
to d members of the lletiner
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce Monday. The only
other such ramp, which deals
with speech problems of child
ren. Is Shady Trails on the east
count.
Crist ler said the new program
Is a private venture almost an
adventure." The camp was on
ly In the talking stage Jut over
a year ago. line of a cabin and
a manmauo lake were donated
by the owner and equipment
was borrowed to develop the
summer ramp.
It Is not tax supported but
has been made possible by the
"help of many, many in-onle
and their good nature, he said.
They worked on enlarging the
lake, remodeled the cabin, cut
down trees and hauled the logs
to a little one-man sawmill for
cutting Into needed lumber.
In the first year of the camp.
14 boys Utwecn the ages of
try to
Mrs. Vincent Allen and sons 8 and 13 from Morrow and Uma
Dick and Bob and Mrs. Stanley
Benson were In Condon Monday
tor medical rare. Mrs. Benson
had Injured her back Friday
wnue at work.
Mrs. Wallace Hatter took her
daughter Charlotte to Condon
Friday to have her wrist taken
care of. It was thought at first
it had been broken but proved
to re sprained In toad.
Mr. and Mrs. Slim Rhoton re
turned home last week Irom a
vacation trip spent in Washing
tilla counties came for the
sneech. therapy and treatment.
Three had speech problems
from brain damage, one had i
hearing loss, several had artic
ulation problems, another was
victim of cerebral palsy.
Counsellors donated their va
cation time to help, and wives
of counsellors came to assist.
working as cooks and in other
capacities.
Crlstler said the children who
attended camp were "normal
ton and Oregon. They visited youngsters with special needs."
Slims' mother. Mrs. Louise Rho- You n esters en loved the water
ion ai uiympia. wasn.. ana men program at the camp, parttel
to Manzanlta to visit Mrs. Rho- pated in handicrafts, did their
tons brother and family. Mr. share of work and took part In
ana Airs, jonn ivinseua. mcy other activities as well as ben
then returned home and on efltting from particular atten
Wednesday went to Bend on It Ion to their special problems.
ousmess. nne in nena mey ctlstler said.
visited wtlh Mrs. Earl Noma at
Greetings and Good Wishes
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Am you and your family
worship together, may
the joy and promue, of
Easter fill your hearts.
As we celebrate a glorious Easter, we take this
opportunity to greet you and your family with every good
wish for your happiness at this Holy season. Our earnest
hope is that the glad tidings of Easter may guide and
strengthen all of us, helping us to envision deep spiritual
goals and to recognize the greater truths that go beyond
our everyday life.
To know the true joy of Easter ... to expert
ence all the glory of its message . . . attend
Easter serrices in the church of your choice.
Bring your family . . . join Tour friends.
illorrow County Grain Growers, inc.
St. Charles hospital
Mrs. W. I. Jewell had the mis
fortune to fall and break her
left wrist Saturday. She was
taken to the Heppner hospital
for treatment and came home
.Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferrel re
turned home Friday evening
from their vacation. They visit
ed relatives at Leavenworth,
Chelan. Twisp. Omak. and Wa-
terville. Washington and then
went to Portland where they
visited the Burton Nelson and
Glen Getchell families and Mrs.
Ferrel had a medical checkup.
Mrs. Rusty Medlock and son
Mike, Mrs. Earl N orris and son;
Ken went to Bend and Prinevllle
Tuesday for medical care. Mrs.
Norrls remained to enter St.
Charles hospital for treatments.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeMeritt
were in Heppner .Thursday for
medical care. ,
Richard Mortimore went to
i-oniana maav to orine nome
Mrs Mnrtlmnw uhn harl hurl I
surgery at Emanuel hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hollomon
and family of Heppner visited
durlne the week-end with Mr
and Mrs. Roger Hollomon.
Jigtrs Bowman was the lucky
winner or the steer m the draw
ing held Saturday night at the
f ossil PTA Fun and Frolic night
Mr. and Mrs. James Lomas of
Portland visited friends here
durlne the week-end.
Kaipn ham pies who Is on
leave from the US Navy and Is
stationed at the Great Lakes
Naval Base hospital visited the
o. L. Adams and Gerald Samp
les families. They were joined
Sunday by Mark Samples of
Heppner.
Visiting this past week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. Rod Hastings
were Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Prince
of Joseph, Mr. Prince's mother
of Wallowa, and Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Kichard Gorham and dau
ghter Taml of Wallowa.
Rod Hastings and Dennis
Jones went to Wallowa Saturday
to get a horse and on the way
home the horse trailer broke
down on the road between Camp
5 and the Heppner-Spray high
way. They had to lead the horse
the rest of the way to Kinzua.
Mrs. Bonnie Campbell was
hostess Thursday evening to the
Doubledeck card club. High was
won by Lily May Nlstad, low by
"The camp cave us a chance
to structure the environment of
the youngsters." Cristler said.
This year progress of the camp
ers has been followed during
the school year and It has been ,
iuuihi nidi mtry bic iju.ic
i changed"
At the ramp. Ureas Is placed
on elimination of negative at
titudes on the theory that If
the child wants to join the
group, he Mill want lo t
communicate.
This year the ramp has U-en
organtied as a non profit corp
oration under the name of "lt
gori Institute for Rehabilitation
and Research.' It Alll be es
tended In right week, as com
pared utth the one Ut year,
there will be four weeks for
bovs and four for girls.
Work Is continuing at the
camp. The lake Is N-lng made
even larger. The director has
been flooded with requests by
thoe Interested In attending.
Cilktler told of the various
speech problems needing treat
mcnt and aatd that i-ech Is
baMc to developing language
"We learn to speak as one
of our first achievements and
this Is a balc means of com
munlcatlon." he said.
"We reallre more and more
the need for good communlca
lions." he said. In clinical
upeech, perMns having dtfftcul
ties are trained In skills new
to them.
Crist ler has been working
with children In Morrow county
through the school system. About
four years ago he accepted the
position in Umatilla county alter
working with four counties In
western Oregon from the Uni
versity of Oregon.
In Introducing him. Hlllard
Brown. Heppner elementary
principal said. "What he does
Is almost a miracle."
As a non-profit corporation
the camp Is necking member
uhlpa to suMaln Its program.
Those attending pay only for
operations. Capital expenses
must come from elsewhere.
Associate membcrshliw are $5
per year and active member
ships are i5 per year. Those
Interested may take out mem
berships or send contributions
to the Oregon Institute for Re
habilitation and Rewarch. Bos
l'.W. Mllton Frecwater.
Wayne Kvans. Heniner Hlch
scnooi senior, was a suest
the chamber meeting, was In
troduced by Principal t.ordtwt
Pratt and told of the schedule
of student act Hit lea fur the
rck.
One Pierce announced
Wtangler cow cutting for May
I K"d J, iNistmaster Jmt iHUcoil
will be siM-aker a( the cof'ilng
meeting, April 19.
Prisoner Inflicts
Wrath on Jail Cell
Jack DavK tailed for brine
drunk and disorderly one night
during the week, took his wrath
out on hi Jail cell. When Chief
of police Dean Gllman went to
the cell the next morning, he
found the plumbing bmken.
txd and wash basin smashed.
Water wai spurting from pipes
and on to the bed where Davis
wa sleeping.
He was then charged with de
stroying public proeriy and Ihe
rae was transferred from mun
icipal to Justice court. Karl Mow.
ard. Justice of the peace, sen
tenced him to a year In jail
but placed him on probation. He
was ordered to leave the county
and agreed to make restitution
for the some $73 to flU) damage
at the rate of $10 per month.
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