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Witchcraft Trials Begin Tonite
'The
The Salem witch craft trials
will begin tonight on the
Heppner High School stage,
when the Heppner Community
Drama Gub presents Arthur
Miller's drama, "The Cruci
ble." Panic, hate, spite and dignity
all play important parts in the
lives of the people of Salem,
Mass. as they try, sometimes
without success, to prove their
innocence before Judge Dan
forth, played by Greg Davidson.
Unique staging and lighting
effects will add to the forbidding
atmosphere that prevails
throughout the play. Costumes
- including shoes and hats -have
all been carefully planned,
sewn and borrowed, until just
the right combinations have
been attained. Many of the
costumes look as if they could
have been brought over on the
Mayflower.
The two-act drama will last
longer than most plays present
ed at HHS. There will be one
intermission during which the
sophomore class will sell pie
and coffee in the Home Ec.
Room.
The play begins tonight, April
12, and will be presented Friday
Baseball Clinics Coming
, The first Little League try
outs were held last Saturday
with 25 boys trying out in
Heppner and 25 in lone. Each
boy was given an opportunity to
bat, field, pitch, catch and run.
Jerry Stefani, coach in lone,
was in charge there and
Heppner coaches Glen Ward,
Tom Wilson and Dennis Martin
were assisted by Don Cole and
John Messick.
The next events coming up
are the baseball clinics Dale
Holland is holding. Coaches
may attend a clinic on Apr. 16 at
7: 30 at the Heppner High School
and coaches and umpires both
are urged to attend the second
Central Market to Have
More Parking
Ted Palmateer and Harry
O'Donnell are tearing down
Jeanne's Beauty Shop here
which Clint McQuarrie recently
purchased. The area will be
added to the Central Market
parking lot which will add a
great deal to the parking
convenience.
Harley Sager's
Home Sells
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bel
cher, new manager of First
National, have purchased the
Harley Sager home on Hager St.
The Sagers expect to stay in the
house until school is out.
Mr. Sager will assume his
new position as comptroller for
C & B Livestock in Hermiston
next Monday. C&Bis owned by
Ron Baker, formerly of Morrow
County.
local Students
on OSU Honor
Roll
Names of local students who
made the scholastic honor roll
winter term have been an
iounced by Oregon State Uni
versity. A total of 479 OSU students
made the straight-A honor
listing and another 1,395 quali
fied for the B plus or better
honor roll.
Janice A. Books, Senior,
Liberal Arts, lone.
Joseph M. Tatone, Jr., Soph
omore, Liberal Arts (straight
A); Lewis D. Barnhart, fresh
man, Business and Technology.
Both from Boardman.
Billy C. Bellamy, Graduate
School. Heppner.
VERN LEATHERS is in the
Walla Walla Veterans Hospital.
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Heppner, Oregon
Crucible"
and Saturday also. The curtain
dividing the schools cafetorium
into two rooms will be pulled, to
give the theater an intimate
feeling. Because of that, only
about 100 chairs will be set up.
Admission is $1.00 for adults
and $.75 for grade school
students. As usual, pre
schoolers will be admitted
without charge. Curtain time is
8:00 p.m.
Others in the cast are John
Rawlins, Mary Abrams, Sheri
dan Tarnasky, John Myers.
Rick Drake, Bob DeSpain, Bob
Jesperson, Allen McCabe,
Linda DeSpain, Jane Rawlins,
Michele Evans, Alice Abrams,
Tom Roberts, Dave McLeod,
Randy Morris, Lynda Baker,
Marie Van Marter, and Tami
Meador.
Behind-the-scenes workers
include Jim Slusher, lights;
Greg Davidson, publicity; Ann
Toney, make-up and costumes;
Linda DeSpain, make-up and
costumes; Barb Sherman,
make-up; Mary Abrams, set;
and Jane Rawlins, costumes
and props.
Mrs. Lynda Slusher is direct
ing. This will be the last
production by the Community
Theater for the year.
night on Apr. 18 at the high
school.' The clinic for players
will be held in conjunction with
the second tryouts on Apr. 21 at
the Little League field in
Heppner at 10:00 a.m. Both lone
and Heppner boys will attend
this meeting in Heppner. Boys
who are already members of a
team will wear their uniforms
so they may be checked for size
and also to distinguish them
from the boys who are trying
out. The announcement will be
made later if the boys are to
bring a sack lunch.
Many thanks to the Heppner
Jaycees for erecting the fence
at the Heppner field.
Ted Palmateer Kave this
writer a big old square nail
from the roof area, similar to
those used in his place at lone.
The nails are tapered and he
said they were pretty easy to
pull out but the nails have a dull
point and perhaps would take
some good strong pounding to
install.
Irrigon-Heppner
Kindergartens
REGISTRATIONS
If your child will be five by
next November 15, and you are
a resident of Irrigon, please call
the school (922-3321) and pre
register for the 1973-74 kinder
garten session. Parents of
current and next year kinder
garteners are urged ,to attend
an important meeting April 24
at 7:30 in the A. C. Houghton
Library.
Heppner parents of children
who will be five by November 15
are urged to call the name of
their child in to the office at the
grade schoc' or to Mrs. Marcel
Jones, the kindergarten teach
er. The children are invited to
spend a day at "school" toward
the end of April or sometime in
May, so it is important to get the
names in as soon as possible.
Attention,
Masons
Annual Scholarship Banquet,
Thursday. April 12th at 6:30
p.m.. Masonic Hall.
All Masons urged to attend.
STANLEY Minor was trans
ported to St. Anthony's in
Pendleton for some tests and it
was discovered that he has
pneumonia. He will remain a
patient there for the present
time.
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97836, Thursday, April 12,
Don Heliker Heads lone Lions
At Tuesday night's lone Lions
Club dinner and meeting, Don
Heliker was elected president,
succeeding Ray Boyce who has
completed his term.
1st vice president is John
Jepsen; 2nd vice president,
Darrell Padberg.
Tail twister is Herb Ekstrom,
Paving Job
in Heppner
New paving will be done this
year in Heppner. The paving
project was planned several
years ago but the flood caused a
delay.
Streets to be paved are East
Center (Main to Chase); East
Band Carnival
Dated
An evening full of good food,
games and dancing is being
planned by the Heppner Band
Parents Club for April 28, the '
date set for this year's Band
Carnival.
A dinner of barbecued beef,
hot dogs, salads and desserts
will be served from 5:00 to 7:00
p.m. The carnival will begin
immediately after the dinner
and will run until 10:00. Dancing
will begin immediately after the
carnival with music by the
Piccadilly Band.Several chap-,
erones will be on hand during
the dance.
The highlight of this year's
carnival will be the raffling of a
portable TV. Whoever is holding
the winning ticket does not need
to be present to win.
Several new things have been
added. The band students are in
charge of decorations, besides
running their booth during the
evening. The students' parents
will be expected to help their
kids out sometime during the
night and work for them in the
booth. A prize will be awarded
for the best-decorated booth.
Need White Elephants
The Band parents are in need
of community support. White
Elephants for the Country Store
top the list of 'needs'. Anyone
who has things they might like
to donate are asked to contact
Corliss Boner at 676-9461 or
Mildred Davidson at 989-8402 for
pick-up.
Money from last year's carn
ival was used to purchase
sweaters for the high school
band, and to buy two instru
ments for the grade school for
use by those students who want
to play in the band but do not
have their own instruments.
Meals are also paid for both the
high school and grade school
students who attend the band
festivals with carnival profits.
TV IS DOOR PRIZE
The door prize for
the Carnival will be a 12" RCA
portable TV set. Tickets for the
TV will be sold by the 5th and
6th grade students from the
Heppner Elementary School.
Proceeds will go towards pur
chasing supplies, equipment
and materials for the Heppner
Outdoor School program May 7
to 11 at Tupper Guard Station.
Tickets will be available this
Friday through April 27 from
the students and at the door the
nicht
of the Carnival
Greg Davidson
First Place Winner in Editorial Contest
An editorial concerning the
proposed shield laws protecting
reporters from revealing their
sources of information earned a
first-place trophy for Greg
Davidson at the fourth annual
National Scholastic Press As
sociation (NSPA) Conference in
Portland's Hilton Hotel April
64.
The on-the-spot writing con
test was held Friday afternoon.
One entrant from each school
was allowed in each of the four
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1973
Jr.; Lion Tamer, Donald Bris
tow; Secretary-Treasurer is
John Edmundson.
Directors for one year are
Gordon Meyers and Robert
Drake.
Directors for two years are
Lindsay Kincaid and Garland
Swanson.
To Be Done
Willow (Main to Chase); Chase
(Willow to May); Chase (May
to Cannon); Cannon (Chase to
Green); Green (Cannon to
Matlock); Matlock (Green
Court).
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Appraiser
Goes to Salem
Elwood Wirth who has been
appraiser for Morrow County
for three years left this month to
go to work in the General
Appraisal section for the state.
When he came to the county he
held a certificate of Appraiser
Class I. He studied and took
classes and had become an
Appraiser II. Certification is
through the state of Oregon.
He graduated from Hunting
ton High School and from the
Chemetika Community College
at Salem. He had a wife, Sue,
and a small son, Monty.
Wranglers
Sunday's beautiful weather
brought out a big attendance at
the first Spring Wrangler's Play
Day at the newly improved
grounds.
The Keyhole was substituted
for those 10 years and over
instead of the stake race.
6 And Under
Barrels; Steve Miller, 1st,
Poles, Steve Currin 1st, Steve
Miller 2nd. Stake, Steve Currin
1st, Steve Miller 2nd.
7 -8-9-Years
Barrels: Ann Murray 1st,
Anita Palmer 2nd, Ann Van
Schoiack 3rd, Mike Currin 4th.
Poles; Ann Van Schoiack 1st,
Anita Palmer 2nd, Ann Murray
3rd, Mike Currin 4th. Stake;
Ann Van Schoiack 1st, Ann
Murray 2nd, Anita Palmer 3rd,
Mike Currin 4th.
10 -11-12 Years
Barrels; Jana Steagall 1st,
Tony Currin 2nd, Cindy
Dougherty 3rd, Ron Currin 4th.
Poles; Maureen Healy 1st,
Cindy Dougherty 2nd, Nancy
Miller 3rd, Krynn Robinson 4th.
Keyhole; Nancy Miller 1st,
Kathleeen Van Schoiack 2nd,
Marie Yocom 3rd, Marie Van
Schoiack 4th.
writing categories - news,
features, sports and editorials.
Trophies were awarded to the
top three winners in each
division, for both in-state and
out-of-state. The other first
place winners for Oregon were
from McNary High School in
Salem.
The conference was full of
sessions on both yearbook and
newspaper covering all areas
of publication, including writ
ing, lay-out, proof reading and
Pill?
at Chamber
Linda Palmer will be the
guest speaker at the Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce next Monday. She is
field counsellor at the Womens
Community Treatment Center,
part of the Human Resources
Department of the State Correc
tions Division. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron
Palmer of Heppner.
Governor's
Tax Plan Will
Bo Reviewed
Governor Tom McCall's Tax
reform measure that goes to the
state voters in a special election
May 1 will be discussed in two
public meetings in Morrow
County. Representative Jack
Sumner and School Sup't Ron
Daniels will appear in public
meetings at Heppner High
3 School at 8 p.m. on April u ana
4 at Riverside High School at 8
2 p.m. on April 24.
2. Sup't Daniels will present a
2i brief resume of the tax plan and
4; its effect on the Morrow County
31 School District. Representative
Sumner will comment on me
plan and be available to answer
questions.
form Measures
Thursday April 24, Morrow
County Farm Bureau will host
Dick Rankin The Dalles who is
vice president of the Oregon
Farm Bureau Federation and
Otto Steinke, Arlington, who is
Director of Region I.
They will be here to discuss
the approximate 50 bills intro
duced in the 1973 legislature
pertaining to workmen's comp
ensation, the Governor's Tax
proposal and the Oregon Safety
Practices act.
IrtSeSd"6 open t0
CVVlJvnv
Have Playday
13-17 Years
Barrels; Dawn Peterson 1st,
Barbara Palmer 2nd, Kathy
Gilbert 3rd, Judy Healy 4th.
Poles; Janice Healy 1st,
Debra Palmer 2nd, Donna
Palmer 3rd, Judy Healy 4th.
Keyhole; Dawn Peterson 1st,
Janice Healy 2nd, Kathy Gilbert
3rd, Debra Palmer 4th.
18 and Over
Barrels; Bev Steagall 1st, Pat
Dougherty 2nd, Lee Palmer 3rd,
Bob Van Schoiack 4th.
Poles; Bev Steagall 1st, Kite
Healy 2nd, Bob Steagall 3rd,
Lee Palmer 4th.
Keyhole; Judy Currin 1st, Lee
Palmer 2nd.
Fast times for the day were
Jana Steagall 17.9 on barrels,
Janice Healy 22.3 on poles,
Dawn Peterson 7.2 on Keyhole
and Ann Van Schoiack 10.3 in
Stake race.
. Team Roping; fast time,
Monty Evans & Jerry Dougher
ty 14.0. Ron Currin & Bob
Montgomery 1st 38.7 on two
steers; Lee Palmer & Howard
Bryant 2nd 1.15.1 on two-steers.
There was a total of 27 teams
roping.
photography. Different leaders
from all over the country led the
various classes.
The NSPA Conference is held
in different parts of the western
U. S. each year. Next year's
meeting will be held in San
Francisco.
Also attending the conference
from Heppner were Shanny
Farley, Barb Sherman, Patri
cia Van Schoiack, Susan Healy,
Sherry Kemp, and group's
advisors, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Toney.
15 cents'
(slumber RJ
Final
Immunization
Clinics
The last of the immunization
clinics for this year will be held
this month. On April 17 shots
will be given at the Heppner
Grade School Library beginning
at 9:00 a.m. Clinics will be on
April 24 in lone at 8:45 a.m.,
Boardman, 10:15 a.m. and
Irrigon at 11:00 a.m.
This will be the last opportun-
uy ior siuuems uu
schoolers to receive their need
ed shots .this year.
Artefactory
Is here
Saturday April 14th The
American Association of Uni
versity Women is sponsoring an
arts and crafts fair and book
sale. The event will be held in
the Heppner Hotel lobbv and
restaurant from 10 a. m. to 5:30
p.m.
There will be scheduled
demonstrations of crewel work
by Ruth Maatta at 10:30,
Macrame by Pat Edmundson at
11:00, Ceramics by Alice Ma
jeske Ceramics Shop at 11:30,
leather craft by Dode Krebs at
1:00, painting by Betty Brown
and Shirley McNary at 2:00,
Japanese Ming Trees by
Mary Bristow at 2:30 and china
painting by Mary Nikander at
3:00 p.m.
Everyone is invited, its free,
shop or just look and don't
forget the book corner.
The American Association of
University Women is an organi
zation of women graduates of
accredited colleges and univer
sities whose aim it is to further
their education through study,
community action, projects and
legislation.
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Grain 17 arket
White Wheat
Contract Price
Red Wheat
Contract Price
Barley
2.51 bu.
2.244 bu.
2.48ft bu.
2.21 Mtbu.
69.50 ton
( FOB Lexington does not
include warehouse chgs)
courtesy MCGG
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Chairman of the Pioneer Memorial Hospital board. Mrs. Charles
Heard, Soroptimist Club president is at left.
A few cents over $62. was
presented to Harriet Evans,
chairman of the Pioneer Me
morial Hospital board, at the
close of the 2nd annual Hoote
nanny Saturday night. The
donations will go towards furn
ishing the new solarium at the
Hospital.
The TOPS -Soroptimist Club
sponsored event featured an
evening of variety numbers.
Bob Jespersen substituted for
Dennis Cass as emcee to start
the evening rolling at 7:30.
Jacki, Cindi and Sandi Hudson
opened when they played a
triple at one piano. They are
Whereas, members of the armed forces have played an
outstanding role In assuring the future progress and prosperity
of smaller nation and others have aided these people to
provide for themselves more plentiful supply of food products
and to improve their standard of living; and
Whereas, we are thankful for the cease fire in Vietnam as
sign of Peace, the return of every veteran and especially
thankful for the return of Morrow County's Prisoner of War,
Mike Benge;
THEREFORE, I as County Judge of Morrow County do
hereby designate the day of April 15, 1973 as Mike Benge Day.
Signed: Paul W. Jones.. Judge of Morrew CmbIj
Dig Community
IVolcomo Sunday
at 2 p.m.
..Sunday is Mike Benge Day",
nags nv. the band will
and wiu be speeches
?ause Mike Benge is coming
nome. He wont be here long. He
flv ln Saturday and return
t0 Washington Monday as he is
gtm an out .patient at Bethesda
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The heart warming welcome
for the civilian POW will start
with a family potluck dinner at
the Fair Pavilion at 2 p.m.
'Everyone in the community is
invited. Families are asked to
bring a pot and own table
service. There will be paper
plates for those who forget.
Scout Troop 661
Scout Troop 661 will present
the colors and lead in the Pledge
of Allegiance. The Rev. David
Blackaller of All Saints Epis
copal Church will give the
invocation. Heppner High
School band and the lone High
School band will provide musi
cal selections.
La Verne VanMarter Jr., will
act as emcee to introduce the
giiests. A chorus of welcome
will be given by Judge Paul
Jones who has signed a procla
mation naming Sunday as
"Mike Benge Day", and by
Mayors Robert Drake of lone,
Gene Orwick of Lexington,
Jerry Sweeney of Heppner and
lone City Councilman, Don
Bristow.
Ten service organizations are
contributing funds to purchase
a tape recorder to assist Mike in
writing a book about his
five-year experience as a POW.
Accident
Danny Flanagan was involv
ed in a one-car accident near
Dr. Huber's ranch outside of
Lexington last Saturday morn
ing. The car was totaled, but
Danny escaped with minor
contusions and abrasions. He
was transported to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital by ambu
lance where he was kept until
Sunday morning for observa
tion. Mrs VornAH WIIsah nrcttanf tt
pupils of
their grandmother,
Mrs. J. D.
. Hudson.
Peter Sundin pleased the
audience with his guitar and
singing. Also when he led the
group singing in old favorites
that were quite unfamiliar to
some of the younger generation
gathered to hear The Rollin
West.
Toes tapped to the tunes
played by Bob Roberts, Steve
Hedman, Dale Hedman, Roy
Roberts, Dale Chick and Russ
Roberts in the Rollin' West.
Ella Mae Green was charm
ing as she sang accompanied by
her dad. Harry Green on the
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Friends are making contribu
tions to buy him an electric
portable type writer. These
contributions may be dropped
in donation boxes at Murrays,
Central Market, Wagon Wheel,
Elks, at Lexington's Del's
Market and Ione's Bristow's
Market. Friends from out of
town who wish to donate to this
community gift may mail their
checks to Glen Ward. Checks
should be made out to Mike
Benge Community Gift Fund.
The flag that flew over the
Capitol the day Mike came
home has been shipped here.
These three gifts will be
presented by Herb Ekstrom Jr.,
Keith Rea and Glen Ward.
The honored guest will speak.
The Rev. Ed Cutting of the
United Methodist Church will
give the closing prayer.
The Heppner Elks have acted
as poordinator for this com
munity welcome. Members of
Scout Troop 661 will distribute
the "Welcome Home Mike"
banners around town. The
Heppner Legion Post will put
out the flags. The Heppner High
School students are making the
Main St. banner and printing
the programs.
Mike is a graduate of lone
High School and Oregon State.;
He served in the Marine Corps
He was in the International
Volunteer Services in Vietnam
before joining the Agency for
International Developement as
an area development advisor.
He was working with the
Montengards in the central
highlands when he was captur
ed during the Tet offensive of
1968.
Other Prisoners
During World War II this area
of Eastern Oregon had a
number of prisoners of war. In
the Pacific Theatre were Paul
Brown who now ranches out of
Heppner, and Ensign Cecil
Espy USN, husband of Patricia
Mahoney. Ens. Espy died in the
Bataan death march.
In the European Theatre were
Clint McQuarrie, Hank Stotts,
Ralph Currin of Pendleton and
Judge James O. Burns of
Condon.
To Solarium
Tnne nrMAnfs
guitar. She added dash to her
number with the tinkle of her
tambourine.
Bill Kenny was all profes
sional and perfection as he
played his piano solo. Another
piano number was done by a
sister duo. This time by Arlene
and Susan Gray, daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Gray.
Drawings of animals by Ron
Ward came to life with animal
imitations done by Johanne
Wood.
The Rollin' West provided
more music as guests enjoyed
cookies, punch and coffee.