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Poplar Shopper (Poplar, Mont.), 12 March 1970, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn86075285/1970-03-12/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
LIBRARY Chet Shore MA EISTORICAL COIETY | VET & Pioneer Mem. Bldg. 55593 | Helena, Mont. 5960 BULK RATE { U.S. POSTAGE | 3.8¢ PAID ; = : zt POPLAR, MONTANA ay a a i ~ Permit No. 4 . - g POST OFFICE BOX 1028 -59255 ; PHONE 768-3433 POPLAR, MONTANA MARCH 12, 1970 DR. SAVIC & FAMILY WELCOMED TO POPLAR Dr. & Mrs. Savic and dou- ghter Sabina, were guests of honor at a “Get Ac- quainted Coffee Hour” held Sunday afternoon at the American Legion Hall. Kenneth Tonjum, represent- ing the Chamber of Commerce who sponsored the affair, welcomed them to the comm- unity by presenting them with two beautiful star quilts, one full size, and one crib size. The Poplar Jayceens served as hostesses, with Sheri Loegering at the guest book, Vera Tonjum pouring coffee, Carol Thompson serving punch, and Donna Copps cutting the cake . Approximately one hundred people were in attendance to extend a most hearty welcome to a lovely family who will undoubtedly be an asset to our community . GLASS MENAGERIE TONITE Tonight the Montana Repertory Theatre will make their final presentation in Poplar of the 1970 theatre production of The Glass Menagerie . This famous drama by Tenn- esseé Williams depicts the struggle of a domineering mother, a very shy and intro- verted daughter, and a son, trapped by the impossible situation confronting him. The cast includes Montana's favorite actor, Roger De- Bourg as Tom, Marrian Walters a nationally known professional presents another outstanding performance as the mother, Amanda Wing- field, Linda Atkinson, a fav- orite from The | ance of Being Earnest (1969 produc- tion uy MRT), plays the part of Laura, completing the cast is the gentiman caller, played by James Carney, coming to the MRT after grad- vation from Eastern Montana College. The Montana Repertory Thea- tre Company is known through- out the Rocky Mountain stotes area as a very outstanding group. The quality of their plays and of their performances is not surpassed by any group of the northwest . The performance tonight of The Glass Menagerie in the Poplar High School Auditor- ium is going to give the people of the Poplar area an opportunity to see profess- ional theatrical performance in their own community . SPEECH MEET The Poplar High School speech squad traveled to Sidney March 7th to compete with speech contestants from Wolf Point, Culbertson, Medicine Lake, Fairview, Miles City, Glen- dive, Jordan and Sidney . In the individual events, Donna Swank won third place honors in the division of girls extemp. Shirley Linthicum received ° the second place award in the division of memorized public address. In debate, David Nass and John Taflan received second place honors for Poplar . LEGION BIRTHDAY DINNER Legionnaires and Auxiliary members of Thomas Holt Wynia Post No. 55 of Pop- lar will celebrate the Ameri- can Legion's 5ist anniver- sary with a birthday dinner at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 15 at the American Legion Hall, Post Commander James Cathers hd’ announced. The dinner will be sponsored by the Auxiliary Unit, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Clarence Nelsen, accord- ing to Mrs. James Knight, Auxiliary president. The Auxiliary is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Distinguished guests expected at the dinner are District Commander Lewis Biel; Dis- trict Auxiliary President Evelyn Kravik; James Schultz Service Officer of Hinsdale Post No. 45; Hub Ames, Scobey, Department Foreign Relations Chairman; and Charles Cassidy, Scobey, Department Vice Commander . Guest speaker for the din- ner will be Karl Kanning, political science instructor at Poplar High School. Entertainment will be pro- vided by music groups from the high school. The Legion Post is in charge of the program. The American Legion Club dining room wily be elesed Sunday Poplar High School will spon- sor a student book fair from March 16 to March 31. Stu- dents will be able to browse and to purchase books. The book fair will be open during school hours -- 8:30 -3:30. Books will be on display in all English classrooms . The book fair committee invites all students, porents and visitors to attend the fair. The fair will not only help spur student interest in reading and building home libraries, but will also con- tribute to a worthwhile pro- ject. The school earns 20% of all sales and profits will be used fos producing the 1970 annual . The high school annual staff is sponsoring this event, with Linda G. Hopkins serving as book fair chairman. The committee includes Joyce Sherman and Diane Streifel . The book fair display will include attractive new books from many publishers in all popular price ranges. JOE BERGIE PASSES AWAY Josepn Bergie, 80, passed away at the- Community Hospital in Poplar, Montana on Tuesday, March |0th. Rosary will be geld Friday, March [3th ot 8:15 p.m. at Clayton Memorial Chapel in Poplar. Funeral services will be held Sat., March 14th at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Poplar. Intern- ment will be at the Poplar Cemetary . Mr. Bergie was born July 18, 1889 to parents Caroline and Bernard Bergie in North Dakota. He moved to Poplar in 1929. He married Rosalie Bercier on June 10, 1920 at Minn- ewaukan, North Dakota. Five boys and 4 girls were born to this union. He was preceded in death by his wife Rose in 1965, son George Martin in 1943 and doughter Rita in 1969. He is survived by sons: Bernard, Atlanta, Georgia; Ronald, Poplar; Blaine, Lebanon, Oregon; and Franklin, Denver, Colo.; Daughters: Mrs. June Hoyt, Havre, Mont.; Mrs. Helen Moore, Lebanon, Ore.; and Mes. Genevieve McClammy, Poplor. Sisters: Mrs. Mary Jane Fields, Texas; Mrs. Phil Kingsly and Mrs. Helen Thompson, California, bro- ther: Martin, Big Fork, Mon- tana and nineteen grand- children. FIREFIGHTERS SCHOOL An Indian firefighter train- ing school is going to be held at the Tribal Building in Poplar on April 8-9, 1970. In addition to regular classes a Fire Simulator Exercise is planned for the second day. All interested firefighters are encouraged to sign up regardless of past experience. Students will receive a payment of approximately $10 per day to cover transportation, etc. The following eligibil- ity requirements will be followed: |. Must be an Indian. 2. Must be |8 be- fore June 30, 1970. 3. Must be able to pass a phy- sical for firefighters as given by Public Health Service. Interested persons may sign up with Stan Cline or George Ricker in the BIA office before Friday, March 20th. Joe went to the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, Pa. where he played foot- ball with Jim Thorpe on the famed I91I-1912 teams. He entered the service dur- ing World War | and served in France. He was discharg- ed at Camp Dodge, lowa on January 3i, 1919. He coached football at Pittsburg, Pa. for several years. He played proffess- ional Baseball until a hand injury caused him to give it up. He also wrestled proffessionally before re- turning to North Dakota and Montona. He assisted coach Carl Hansen the year Jim Thorpe dedicoted the Poplar Football field. He was Guest of Honor in 1968 at the Athletic Awards Banguet which the Poplor Chamber of Commerce hosted SPELLING CONTEST The annual Roosevelt County Spelling-Contest for grades five through eight inclusive will be held March 18, 1970, in the Poplar High School Auditorium at | p.m. Registration will begin at 12:30 in the High School lobby . Each school is allowed five contestants. It is advifable to choose one or two alter- nates. The top five winners of the county contest will receive cash awards and they will represent Roose- velt County at the Regional Contest in Glendive on April 4th. Schools entering the Roose- velt County Spelling Bee will _ be Frontier, Immaculate Conception, Wolf Point, Poplar, Brockton, Culbertson, Bainville and Froid.
