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Lex Grange Sets
Buffet Dinner
Sunday
Lexington Grange U to pre
sent iti Spring Buffet dinner
Sunday March 25 at the Grange
Hall. Serving ii from 1 to 4 p.m.
Proceeds will benefit the
Grange building fund. Tickets
available there are $2 for
adults, fl for children and IS for
a family.
There will be pinochle for
those who wish from 2 to S p.m.
All are cordially Invited to
attend for an afternoon of
delightful food and visit with
friendly folks.
Snow and Water
way down
Al Osmin, Dale Boner, Rudy
Bergstrom and Judge Car
michael did the snow measur
ing last month.
At the Arbuckle Snow Course
the average snow depth was 18
inches. Water content was 54.
Last year the snow depth was
49.7 inches and water was 17.9.
At Lucky Strike the average
snow depth was 2S.6 inches and
water content 74. Last year at
this time, snow measured 63.2
inches and water content 22.5.
Paul Hansen
Back at Work
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hansen
arrived last week. Paul is
feeling good and is able to work
around his plane. Recently
while returning from Portland,
Mr. Hansen suffered a heart
attack and was taken to the
, Cresham Hospital.
Dave Franzen
here with SWD
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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, March 22, 1973
Kumber'5
Mike Benge Talks Morrow County & Home
With the Packvoods
Talent Show Apr. 7
The Spring Talent Show,
sponsored by Heppner TOPS
Club and the Soroptimist Club,
will be Saturday, April 7 at 7:30
p m. in the multipurpose room
of the Heppner Grade School.
Mrs. Vernon Wilson is program
director and master of cere
monies will be Dennis Cass.
Immunizations
Mar. 27
! On March 27 immunization
clinics will be held in Board
man, Irrigon and lone. If any
parents have not returned the
Card to the school noting which
shots their student needs, that
should be done immediately.
The Tine test (tuberculin test)
will be given on that date in
Boardman and lone to 7th and
12th graders and in Heppner to
12th graders.
The third clinic will be held in
April. That will be the last time
this year to take advantage of
this service.
There is no admission charge
but donations are accepted. The
money is to be used to buy
furniture for the solarium at the
hospital.
Anyone wishing to perform
may call Lilly Wilson at 676-9257
to have their name put on the
program. All who wisn to are
encouraged to participate.
State Asks
Rock Olds
Bids will be received by the
Oregon State Highway Com
mission on Thursday, March 29,
for 11 projects estimated to cost
$1,558,000. These are in addition
to the three already scheduled
for that date.
MORROW COUNTY: This is
one of the projects and involves
rock production on the Wasco
Heppner Highway about 8.4
miles southwest of Heppner.
The material will be used for
sanding and asphalt concrete
mix. Completion date has been
set for June 30, 1973.
Marlon Stars
coning to Doardnan
"The local talent in a perform-
ance that you won't believe
The competitive sporting wnal vou g-.
event of the year will be held In The Har,em SUri wil, tlckIa
Boardman at the Riverside ,he audience with their clown
High SchoolGymn on March 26 lng ..me greategt ,nd funmer
at 8 p.m. The contest w II be ne Boardman Lions Club,
between local talent mainly the 8pon8or, of event wiU
Boardman Town Team assisted pr0ceeds for their eye
by Lions a ub members and the ga8seg fund. The cjUD wiu
H"lem, Sla,ri- , L follow the national program of
The local talent lists such a,. Lion. rjub and buv slasset
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stars us uun lsuiiuiw, hum
Daniels, Mick Tolar, Gail En
right, Charlie Endicott, Ron
Zielinski, Duane Lamb and Al
Akesson. As their coach says,
for students who need them.
Jim Harper is chairman of
this committee.
Tickets are $2.00 adults and
$1.50 for students.
Two Young Men Receive
Severe Cuts in Accident
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Little League Info
Mike Benge and Georgia Packwood. wife of Senator Bob
Packwood. in Washington. Mike said "Gee I haven't been this close
to a pretty girl for a long time."
Dave Franzen, range conser
vationist at Fossil, is here as
acting district conservationist
for the Morrow Soil & Water
Conservation District. He ex
pects to be here until a
permanent replacement arrives
for the position formerly held by
Dale Boner who was promoted.
GERALD SWAGGART IS
home again. It was at first
thought he had a heart attack
but this turned out to be an
inflammation instead. Since
you can't keep a flying cowboy
down, he's out of the hospital
and on Monday, accompanied
by Mrs. Swaggart and grand
son, Dennis Beardsley and his
friend, Sally Garwaite, both of
Oregon State University, hiked
up Black Mountain to look at a
sandstone cave.
, Also recently here were their
daughters, Lorraine Beardsley
and her husband, Richard of
Portland; Geraldine Shroll of
Pendleton; Christine Norden of
Kimberly.
EAR SURGERY
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Graham
have returned from some time
spent in Eugene. Mrs. Graham
had ear surgery while she was
in Eugene. Her physician said
the surgery was a success and
Mrs. Graham has made good
recovery.
The tusk which was found
recently in Heppner may be
seen every Wednesday begin
ning March 28 from 7-10 p.m. in
the art room at the Heppner
Grade School.
OLIVE READE OF SPRAY
had her collarbone broken
recently in an accident there.
O.E.S. Potluck
The officers club, past ma
trons and past patrons and all
interested members of Ruth
Chapter No. 32, O.E.S. are
asked to attend a potluck dinner
at 6:30 next Monday evening,
March 26. It will be followed by
a plans and policy discussion
and practice session.
By LAMAR CROSBY
( Special to the Heppner
Gazette-Times)
WASHINGTON - He sat there,
back home and at peace with
himself and the world.
He talked about rodeos in
Oregon and his life during more
than five years as a captive of
the Vietcong.
For 37-year-old Michael
Dennis Benge, who prefers to be
called Mike, it was a most
enjoyable moment. He was
talking with Senator and Mrs.
Bob Packwood (R-Ore.) about
small town life in Oregon. ..a
bout his niece who came to
Washington from Heppner,
Ore., population 1,435, wearing
a mini-skirt.. ..a bout his days as
a participant in small rodeos in
eastern Oregon... a bout his days
in captivity. ...and most of all
how much he enjoyed being
home again.
Benge, a graduate of lone
High School and Oregon State
University, was in the Interna
tional Volunteer Services in
Vietnam from 1962 to 1965 when
he joined AID as an area devel
opment advisor.
The Little League board
directors are John Messick,
Dale Holland, Del Piper,
LaVerne VanMarter, Wayne
Hams and Art Stefani.
Teams and managers are:
Braves - Manager, Tom Wilson,
Coach, Glenn Ward; Dodgers -Manager,
Dennis Martin, Coach
to be selected later; Giants -Manager,
Dan McBride, Coach
Ted Toll; Indians - Manager,
Jerry Stefani, Coach to be
selected later.
The schedule of events is as
follows. There will be a work
day on March 21 at 10:00a.m. in
Heppner. Tryouts will be in
He came back to the United
States for a brief 7-day stay in opposed aid to North Vietnam to
Nov. 1967. On Jan. 31, 1968, he rebuild the industrial economy,
was captured by the Vietcong Benge has been undergoing a
and for the next two years he series of medical tests and
was shuttled about in South debriefings at Bethesda Naval
Vietnam. In the process, he Hospital in suburban Washing
contracted malaria and other ton. He plans to head home for
diseases. His weight dropped Heppner as soon as possible
from a normal 156 to only 100 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
pounds. Terrel Benge, and his sister,
Benge spent the last three Mrs. Joan Hughes.
vears in North Vietnam and Thau Kiaira tAon iMcit rci kim
J - - IIIVT IIH T V THUUtllK llllll . j w , '
there the life was better, m Washington since his arrival ' ppner and lone at 10:00 a.m
although far from being plush, here last week. Benge is
He does remember Oct. of 1972 scheduled to receive a special
when the peace talks reached Heroism Award in ceremonies
the serious stage. at AID in Washington
"That's when we began to get Tuesday,
three chocolate bars each week
and a lot of starchy foods to Firemen s Ball
recalls. Today Benge weighs 150
pounds.
Benge expressed interest and
agreement with trade pacts
completed with Russia and Red
China. He said he favored aid to
South Vietnam and felt the U.S.
has a moral obligation to help
rebuild hospitals and other
public facilities in North Viet
on
Was a Ball
The music was good and
everyone had a fun time at the
St. Patrick's Day "Firemen's
Ball" held March 17 at the
Legion Hall in Heppner. Ap
proximately $l0p was made and
the money will be put to good
on April 7 and 21. The baseball
clinics will be held at Heppner
High School on April 16 and 18 at
7:30 p.m., and at the Heppner
Little League field at 10:00 a.m.
on April 21. The first game will
Del Smith
off to Turkey
be played May 5 and the All Star
Game on July 18 or 19 at The
Dalles American Little League
Field.
New rules established this
year are: (1) Each team will
have a manager and coach
(adults), and an assistant coach
(high school student); (2)
Manager will make selections
for All Star Game; (3) All boys
participating on a team who
attend the game, will play in
each game at position fielding,
pitching, catching, hitting or as
a runner; (4) Any change in the
schedule will require no less
than two days notice to man
ager x before the day of the
" game; (5) Collection of dona
tions at games will be the
responsibility of the home team
at each game; (6) League
winner will receive an award
(pin) at the end of the season
Easy To Take:
Breathing Test
The sounding of the ambu
lance siren Saturday evening
alerted those in the vicinity of
the Willow Creek bridge that
"something had happened".
The something was a one-car
accident by Anson Wright Park.
Two young men who had been
fishing at Bull Prairie rolled
their 1973 yellow Scout off the
right of the highway and one
was seriously injured.
The first person at the scene
of the accident, was Eva Griffith
who was coming from John
Day. By this time Gary Kemp
had been able to wrap his
companion Daryl Davison in a
blanket. Mrs. Griffith went on to
Hardman to call the ambulance
then she drove back to stay with
the boys until the ambulance
arrived.
Both were brought into Pio
neer Memorial Hospital. Gary
Two MCGG
Players on
received numerous lacerations
around his face. Twenty-two
stitches were required to close
an ear wound. He received cuts
over his eye and and nose. He
was expected to be released
from the hospital early this
week. Davison, said to have
been driving the vehicle, re
ceived abdominal lacerations
with evisceration. He received
emergency attention. A walking
blood donor was called and
blood was rushed down from
Hermiston for him. .He was
later taken to St. Anthony's
Hospital. He was in surgery
three hours Sunday morning.
He was reported to be in a
satisfactory condition on Mon
day. Both young men are
employed at the milL .......
Sheriff Mollahan was at the
scene of the accident later in the
evening. He said, "Those young
men are lucky to be alive". No
citations have been issued.
FloVerS and
friends fill
All Star Team FarleY flotors
nam. However, he said he rr r
Gifts Make Hospital Solarium
a Reality
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Del Smith, Morrow County The first visit of the Christ-
Planner, is taking a leave of mas Seal Breathmobile will be . J Flowers and friends filled the
absence and will leave on jn Heppner Mar. 30 on Murrays trophy. They had a season of 25 show room of Farley Motors
Saturday, March 24, for Ank- corner. It will operate from wins and 2 losses. Their trophy last Friday when Jim Farley
ara, Turkey. He will be working noon until 3 p.m. and open again is on display at MCGG. They had hosted Open House to observe
with the Oregon State Univer- at 4 30 until 7 p.m. two players . named to the All his 25 years of automobile
sity team of specialists during It is easy to take. Take your Star Team. They were Frank business in Heppner. On hand to
the spring tillage operations on social security number, fill out nthf named to the AU Star assist him were his daughter.
nau JTorloir on1 hie oev in
a questionnaire aooui j0"1 Team were Ron Zielinski or
smoking habits and any symp-Boardman, Larry Rawe of Han-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
toms of chronic lung disease sell Pigs and Bob Wright of East- Mark Halvorsen, Alisa and
that you may be experiencing, ons. Angee of La Grande.
Then take the breathing test No Mom)W Graln GrowerjJ
nhvs ca exam. No undressing.hocWh5.il tMm niavinr in th LeMans 4-door Collonnade
of seven new sets of equipment sjmDlv breathe deeDlv into the Hprmiston Basketball Leaeue are hardtop. In extolling its virtues,
that were purchased and im- Spirometer, a measuring relaxing for awhile then some Jim said it was in the low price
ported from the United States device ' ' tne team w111 Dc 8ettlnS to" field, has automatic transmis-
by the Turkish government last Eacn DerSon tested will re-etner aa'n toplay just for fun sion an(j air conditioning.
. . ... fw . . .Thou lprv much annrAfMate hav-
fail, from six weexs to two ceive an immediate print-out of""- Vheir sponsor.
months will be needed to
the demonstration plots that
were established last fall at
various locations on the Ana
tolian Plateau. Smith will be
helping the Turkish technicians
in the assembly and operation
the results. Borderline or ab- Thw mided league Dlav tied
complete the spring work, wea- normal screenees will be invit Wnh Eastons for first place with
ed to take their results to then a 19-1 record. Eight top teams
family physicians for explana ' "tered the 3-day tournamentand
tion.
All persons 18 years of age or
older are urged to take the test.
ther permitting.
at
Chamber
Attention
RON DANIELS will speak on
the shool budget at the March
. ,26 meeting of the Heppner-Mor-'
row County Chamber of Com
' merce. The vote on the budget
will be held April 2.
Success
LT. Goodman
Promoted
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - Ma
rine First Lieutenant George H.
Goodman, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Maitland H. Goodman of Spray,
Ore., was promoted to his
present rank while serving at
the Marine Corps Air Station
New River, Jacksonville, N.C.
ALICE TATONE
APPOINTED
Alice Tatone of Boardman
has been appointed regional
representative of American
Guaranty Life Insurance Co. of
Portland. She will specialize in
life, accident and health cover
age. Her office is located in
Dodge City Inn.
LIMITED TIME ONLY Home
stead Heritages aly f S.N.
The hopes and plans of a few
people for a long time are
approaching reality as the
solarium at the hospital slowly
materializes. A bequest from
the Trannie Parker Estate
formed the nucleus and two
generous gifts, $10,000 from
Mrs. Amanda Duvall and
$12,000 from O W. Cutsforth will
provide the necessary amount
for cost of construction.
The preliminary plans have
been reviewed by the County
Court and the Hospital board.
No tax money will be used for
construction or the furnishings.
The addition on the west end
of the new wing will provide a
"living room" for the patients
on the first floor and the ground
floor. The upper level room will
be 24 X 16 to provide an
overhang of two feet to provide
After just one run of a Want
Ad in the Gazette-Times to sell 2
Sr. doe rabbits, Mrs. Wood got 7
protection from the sun on the SSrn'on the wost end ; of days of the ad's appearance,
room on the lower level. It will 'jjwlnfl Indicate tho post- There were side benefits, too
be 24 X 14. tlon whr tho nw walls will OTey also got rid of two roosters
The addition will come out extend from tho toulldlag. and a row of berry bushes.
G-T Ads Pay Big
tion whm tho nw walls
come out extend from tho toulldlag.
between the present west end c-T Photo
windows. The windows can't be
covered due to state require- Wayne SCflWarzfn
ments for a certain amount of .
nome
window space in each room.
As Bob Lowe explained to the
members of the Hospital Board
last Thursday, there will be no
windows on the south as this is
the direction of the winter
storms. The windows from
ceiling to floor on the west end
and north will be a bronze or
gray glass. It will appear clear
when looking out through it. The
colored glass will cut the ultra
violet rays from the sun.
The architect is expected to
have the specifications up very
soon so that bids may be called
for.
Wayne Schwarzin stationed at
Alameda, Ca. was home early
in March to visit his folks, Mr.
and Mrs. Pete Schwarzin. While
he was home he went to The
Dalles to visit his friend,
Delbert Kerns. Delbert is a
senior at the high school and is
working in a service station.
Wayne has been aboard the
USS Midway and has . just
completed a tour in the Gulf of
Tonkin. He did some sightsee
ing at Hong Kong and the
Philippines. He really liked the
Philippines, climate and people.
Jim Driscoll
Retires
Denton
Moves
Howard Denton left this week
for Bremerton. He has leased a
men's hair styling salon. He will
join Mrs. Denton there. She is
employed at the Harrison
Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Denton has sold the
Heppner Barber Shop to Mel
vin Hammons of Roseburg
who is now operating the
shop. He is married to Mar
garet and they have one
daughter at home, Jeanine
16. Three other children are
married and live in California.
NO 10 yr reunion
Unless more interest is
shown, all plans for a 10
year reunion for the Hepp
ner High School class of
1963 will be dropped.
Mrs. Harlan Smith said
this week while she was vis
iting In Heppner that the res
ponse had been very poor.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith and
Shawn of Canby were up to
spend the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. P. W. Mahoney
4-H
Summer
School
Applications for 4-H Summer
School will be mailed out from
the County Extension Office
next week. All 4-H members
who were 13 years old by Jan. 1
are eligible to submit an
application.
Summer school will be in
Corvallis on June 11-16.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Jim Driscoll
retirement as
has applied
postmaster
D. BERGSTROM MAKES
DEAN'S LIST
Donna Bergstrom received
her grades Tuesday from
winter term at BMCC. She
received a 3.38 which will put
her on the Dean's list again.
THE EIGHT POTHOLDERS Spring term she will finish her
cookine club had their third course m general Dusiness
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Grain Market
( FOB Lexington does not
include warehouse chgs)
courtesy MCGG
at meeting. Jan. 6. At the meeting.
Heppner effective ADril 13. Hub- the first vear members made
ert Wilson will be the officer In hot chocolate; the chocolate
permanent select- was instant and home.
made.
The second year members
made scrambled eggs with bits
of bacon in them.
charge until
Ion is made.
Chuck Nelson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Nelson of
Lexington leaves Sunday
from Portland, and will fly
to New Jersey. After a week
there, Chuck will depart for
Germany, where l.e will be
stationed with the Army.
News Reporter,
Teena Lindstrom
Cindi who will be 9 on March X"!0
21, went with her mother, to N - wk on
Spout Springs for the skiing
class Friday afternoon. She - .
received her grade card on llOSpitnl
Tuesday too with a P.
On Wednesday Mrs. Berg- Admitted to p,oneer Hos.
strom, Cindi and Kelh left for pjtal tnis past week ar(j
Portland to visit the zoo and stll receiving care Is Leslie
OMSIwtiich was Cindi's request Brannon, Heppner.
for her birthday present. Dismissed were Gerald
Swaggart and Gary Kemp
both Heppner.