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Thura.. D m 7. 197* (S m 2) SANDY ( O r . ) ROST— S X-mas seals fight disease Santa Claus is coming to town in his non-polluting sleigh powered by eight reindeer few years ago — if the cars’ antipollution devices are well maintained so they work properly. Spending an entire night flying through skies in an open sleigh is a hazardous business According to the American Lung Association — the Christmas Seal people The bad news, though, is that the auto industry received extensions from Congress fo r meeting tim etables to reduce hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide The standard for nitrogen oxides was lowered in the new law, too. This means that 250 percent more nitrogen oxide pollution w ill be allowed from new autos. When that’s translated into m illions of exhaust pipes, it adds up to millions of tons of — the good news for Santa this year is that con centrations of some pollutants, notably sulfur dioxide and p a rtic u la te m atter, have fallen in some urban areas. New cars pollute less than they did a these harm ful pollutants in the a ir we breathe More on the negative side is that most major industrial sources of air pollution — in electric power, steel, copper, lead, and zinc industries — are not yet in compliance with emission limitations which they were supposed to meet three years ago. If Santa read the American Lung A s s o c ia tio n publication, “ Healthy Costs of A ir Pollution,” he’d be appalled to find some sur veys estimate the health costs total more th?n 110 billion every year. Give to Christmas Seals HOUSE OF WOOD ANTIQUES & KELLY STREET GREENERY Invite you to our little corner o f the W orld to ce le b ra te the H oliday Seasn. Browse from one shop to the o th e r fo r holiday g ift ideas and decorations. photo by M ark Floyd Pickin’ up the pickup MEMBERS OF the state police and employees of a local towing company were hard at work last week retrieving a pickup truck from the bottom of a steep cliff on the Lolo Pass Road. The truck had been abandoned last spring and stripped of all its valuable parts over the summer. The crew didn’t pick a particularly good day to do the job, however, as low-hanging clouds and wet ground hampered the effort. CARE needs gifts to help the poor During the holiday season, the meaning of giving gifts is too often lost in efforts to buy bigger and better or more unusual presents. But for im poverished people in developing nations who have so little, the meaning of a simple gift has not been lost, especially if the gift helps pull them out of poverty. Gifts to CARE go a long way toward doing just that. In the poorest rural areas of developing nations food is the urgent basic need. This year’s Holiday Food Crusade your dollars go directly into m illio n to help provide nourishing supplem ental feeding to 25 million people, mostly children. Children and adults who are weak and disease-prone from malnutrition are unable to learn and apply skills to better their lives. And so, in addition to providing food, your dollars to directly into CARE projects which teach n u tritio n and soil con servation methods to enable needy people to grow more food. With CARE material and guidance, they build schools to educate their children, construct sanitary water systems and health centers to combat diseases which plague them, and build roads and small businesses to bring them into the mainstream of economic development. The people learn and teach others in their country. CARE conducts feeding and s e lf-h e lp d e v e lo p m e n t programs in 36 developing nations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Fertilize with gypsum Gypsum is a good fertilizer because it provides sulfur and calcium for growing plants. Unfortunately, home gardeners often use gypsum fo r the wrong reason, especially in lawns and gardens. “ Gypsum is most often used in gardens and land scaping with the false belief that it can improve poor quality soils,” said Ray M cN eilan, Oregon State University Extension home gardening agent. Gypsum cannot alter a heavy clay or compacted soil. It is ineffective as a soil amendment and is a waste of time and money if used for that purpose, McNeilan said. The best way to improve compacted or clay soils is to add organic matter. Com post, sawdust, barkdust, leaf mold and peat moss work well Manure that is not infested with a soil pest known as symphylans is also excellent. Fresh manure is more likely to be free of sym phylans than older, rotted manures, he ex-, plained Although it is more ex pensive and difficult to ap ply, a two-inch layer of sand in addition to organic matter also helps improve clay or compacted soils. Do not add sand by itself, McNeilan cautioned. DELIVER PHONE BOOKS E xtra E xtra $$ fo r C h ristm a s D e liv e r th e n e w P o rtla n d D ire c to ry . M u st be 18 o r o ld e r and ha ve o w n v e h ic le . W o rk y o u r a v a ila b le 5 d a y lig h t hours. Coll 228-3818 8:30 to 4:30 Mon-Frl BOOKS — a gift MEDICO, the medical arm of CARE, offers training for physicians, nurses and other health care personnel in several of the countries where the agency operates. For each dollar donated by the public last year CARE provided almost $10 in aid. This is because CARE com bines th rifty man agement with U.S. Food-for- Peace commodities, host government contributions and donations of labor, land and available materials from the people being helped. Your contribution may be sent to: CARE, 660 First Avenue, New York N.Y. 10016 Kelly Street Greenery will be featuring Beautiful and Unusual House Plants, Original Arrangements, Baskets, Handmade Boxes. Macrame and other Plant Accessories. Grand Opening December 8 and 9. Hours are 10-6 at the corner of N.E. 4th and Kelly. House of Wood Antiques is having Xmas O pen House Decem ber 8 and 9. Hours are 1 1 to 7. Features w ill be h o lid a y de co ra tin g w ith A n tiq u e s - Centerpieces, Baskets, Brass, P rim itiv e and Fine F urniture and C ollectibles. 406 N.E. Fourth St. (B etw ee n Hood and K elly). WE’RE HERE TO HELP Churches exist for a reason. People. A church should be a place where people can get help—help in putting their lives together. And help for their physical needs as well. Many people sense a deep need to establish spiritual “ roots,” to find a place where God’s love is m in istered through a healing com m unity of b elievers. E ach Saturday morning worship services are held, during which God’s Word is studied and proclaimed. Please feel welcome to attend. Once each year, usually in the fall, members of the Adventist church in North America bring a report of their church’s activities to the homes in their communities to let you know of their services available and to inform you of the ways funds many of you have generously given were spent. The mem bers of the Sandy Church will be visiting homes in the Sandy area between December 9 and 18. If you would like to share in these community services, you will be able to make a donation at that time. Often, when people think of Adventists, they consider our world-wide program—hospitals, mission clinics, colleges and universities, disaster relief program s and health educa tion. Our work has taken on such a wide- ranging character because we believe we should go where the needs are. But we’re just as concerned about being of help right here in the Sandy area. A REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH The church also provides emergency help to fam ilies in need through its com m unity services center, health education through the 5-Day Plan to Stop Smoking, clinics for stress control, coronary risk evaluations, and nutrition and cooking schools. Christian education is provided for grades 1-9 at Hood View Jr. Academy in Boring And counseling is available through the pastor’s study. If there is any way we can help, don ’t hesitate to contact us. The address of the church is 17150 University Ave., Sandy. The phone is 668-6144. Because Christ lives, we live too—and seek to help others as He did. of lasting value This year give books. Your friends will thank you again and again. We also have gift certificates available. Take advantage of our pre-remodeling sale1 >»«»»»»»»»»»« SALE ALL BOOKS Hardback and Paperback 20% 50% O no Hundreds of books to choose from I (Sale priced Bee. 1 ffcre bee. 23) Please use the coupon below to request further information on any of the areas mentioned in this report. PLEASE SEND ME INFORMATION ON: Five Day Plan To Stop Smoking □ Weight Control Stress Control Clinic Natural Foods Cooking Adult Bible Guides Children’s Bible Lessons I wish to donate $ _________ »»»»»»«ee— »»»— »»» » »»»»»»— »»»»— » » » » eeeeeea Wood Village Used Books Remember, books moke special ond lasting gifts 1970 NE 230th S Haltcy 607-2000 M a ll tb le c o n p o n to: Sandy S D A C b e rth 1 7 1 5 0 U n iv e rs ity A v e . S a n d y . O re g o n 9 7 0 5 5
