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I Page 8 P o rtla n d O b s e rv e r T h u rsd ay. J u ly l . 1976 Job* found 18R T l)!U il) NCUTT DWVS1A 1 *3 i« a O ve r 560 persons atte n d e d a tw o-day job (a ir sponsored by th e P o rtla n d M e t ropolitan S te e rin g C o m m itte e and the U rb an le a g u e of P o rtla n d last w eekend. A r t D ilw o rth , co ordin ato r o f th e job fa ir, called th e fa ir a huge success. "The fa ir was w e ll atte n d e d , and based on the response w e received from th e p a rtic i pants it was a help to those seeking jobs. W e know o f s ix ty persons w ho w ere offered em p lo ym en t a t th e fa ir. P a rtic i pating em plo yers had not gu aranteed jobs, nor w e re th ey re q u ire d to have vacancies in o rd e r to p a rticip ate. Th e m ain e ffo rt of th e fa ir w as to acquaint job-seekers w ith th e op p o rtu n ities, the job classifications and th e h irin g policies of th e p a rtic ip a tin g em ployers. "Some em ployers ac tually h ired a t th e fa ir and others took applications w hich w ill be used to fill vacancies in th e im m ediate fu tu re ," D ilw o rth explained. A unique aspect o f th e fa ir was the evaluatio n fo rm each p a rtic ip a n t was r e quested to com plete before leaving. Of 294 com pleted evaluatio ns. 259 w ere favorab le. N e g a tiv e reactions -included: ¡s -« * .; » v i t RIGHTS ACT? "A lth o u g h m any com panies w ere repre sented. few had an y th in g concrete to say about jo b a v a ila b ility ." " N o t as effective as it could have been. T h e people seemed unsure o r w ould not give any nositive com m ents on chances of being h ired .” F a vo rab le com m ents included: " I found this to be one o f th e m ost in fo rm a tiv e and P a rille N o rth w e s t B ell re p re s e n ta tiv e Ir ig h t) expiates M s com pany's Jeb in terestin g four hours I have experienc ed." “ W as p a rtic u la rly im pressed by the cordial bu t casual atm o sph ere." " I got a iob." O f th e 294 p a rticip an ts w ho com pleted evaluations, 111 w e re m in o rities. 119 w ere w om en, 33 w e re over 45 years of age. and 9 w e re handicapped. P articip an ts have been asked to re p o rt o p p o rtunities. any contacts or jo b offers th ey receive as a resu lt o f th e jo b fair. A lth o u g h some com panies th a t p a rtici paled on F rid a y w e re not th ere S a tu rd a y , all ag reed to be p resent for tw o fu ll days E m p loyers w ho p a rticip ated in th e job fa ir w ere pleased w ith th e calibre o f those seeking em plo ym ent. T h e y found a wide range of experien ce and skills. T h e y liked th e idea of holding th e fa ir in a neighbor hood and agreed to a tte n d an o th er the D ilw o rth e x p erts to in v ite the U .S . Postal S ervice, d e p a rtm e n t stores and o th er em ployers w ho do C hristm as h irin g firs t w eek in N o v em b er. to th e N ovem b er jo b fa ir. n ext tim e. 76 H AARË l CO a Qvih committee pions events A th re e -m o n th e x h ib it fe a tu rin g th e A fro -A m e ric a n H e r ita g e B icentennial C o m m e m o ra tive Q u ilt opens a t 3:30 p.m . T h u rs d a y , J u ly 1st a t th e O regon H is to r ical S ociety. 1230 S. W . P a rk A ven u e . T h e q u ilt is a co p yrig h te d design b y fif teen P o rtla n d A fro -A m e ric a n w om en. O th e r a c tiv itie s scheduled b y th e spon soring co m m itte e a re a broadcast on F r i day. J u ly 2nd on R ad io K B P S 1450 a t 7:00 p.m. on th e “People P erspectives" pro gram ; a te leca st on T h u rs d a y ’ u ly 29 th on K O A P -T V . C hannel 10 on " hnic M o saic” ; an d a recep tio n a t which a ll guests a re in v ite d to re g is te r in th e guest book w ih th e ir resp ective a r riv a l d ate in O re gon. T h e recep tio n w ill be held from 1:00 to 4:00 p .m . S a tu rd a y . J u ly 10th, a t th e O regon H is to ric a l S ociety. A n e x h ib it of historic m em o ra b ilia is jo in tly fe atu red w ith th e q u ilt A lim ite d ed itio n brochu re explains th e th ir t y q u ilt blocks. C om pilatio n of th e brochu re w as by M rs . W a lte r C. R e y nolds. assisted by M rs . M ild re d Lo ve. C o-chairm en of this B icentennial P ro je c t a re M rs . O sly J . G ates, M rs. W a lte r C. R eynolds and M rs . P e r ry W h itlo w . O th e r m em b ers of th e sponsoring co m m ittee are: M rs. R ich ard Bogle. M rs . W e b s te r C. B ro w n, M rs . R o b e rt C anada, M iss S y lv ia J . G ates, M rs . M ild re d L o v e , M rs . S arah E . M a y fie ld . M rs . W illia m M cC o y, M rs. Rebecca M ille r . M rs . P h illip O w ens, M rs. Isaac 8 . P ayn e, M rs . Zack P h illip s, and M rs . E . M . Rollins. A b A p a rlo r w m o rig in a lly th e reception room in a m o nastery w here m onks could see and POWER SHORTAGE BY’78? IS THE NORTHWEST FACING AN ELECTRICITY SHORTAGE? I1W H U II1II1H IH IH H W ....... .. ........................... You sure wouldn’t think so with all the rain we’ve had this past winter. But the facts say differently. This region will be on the edge of an electric power crisis the next five to six years. It all depends on whether we get a normal amount of yearly rainfall during that period. H o w come w e’re In a fix ? Con struction schedules of coal and nuclear powered steam-electric plants...in this region... have been delayed. As a result, projected electricity demand will exceed sup j|y... if we have a bad year for rain. I that happens, power will be curtailec ... involuntarily. And a „. ,.o_____ lot . of lights wil go out. W hat Is being done? New power plants are either in construction or just coming off the drawing boards. And if the construction is kept on track... by 1982-1983 the prospect of deficien cies will have eased. If not... the prob lem could be even worse. The only thing standing between lights on and lights o ff-fo r the next few y e a rs -la enough rain, and a serious region wide effort to conserve energy and use it wisely. Needless to say...you'll be hearing a lot more about this problem in the months ahead. 'iSttWAWAWiYAWWAWi ? . ■ ■ < , ...................... AN ANSWER BLOWING IN THE WIND? speak to (in F ren ch , p a r le r ) th e ir friends. You're looking at the Northwest'» Power Problem P i] T H E K IN D OF LIFE YOU LIVE TELLS SOM ETHING A B O U T T H E K IN D OF FUNERAL YOU WANT. How much power average yearly rainfall provide«. How much power can he produced in a had water year. , The projected Northwest demand for electricity. The "N ot Enough R a in ... 1 Enough Power Period" N i H 1976 May 1976 1977 1976 1979 I9 6 0 1961 1*462 1961 1964 1*365 1966 P L A N N IN G Y E A R ■r ■X- ELECTRIC USE ONTHERISE # n u n i ■ 11111111111 m M in in i m u t i m i it m i i m m i t i n m t m m m i m m m i m i m m i i m i m m i m i m The k in d o f person you are, the standards yo u 've lived by, y o u r beliefs, y o u r hobbies — these are a few o f the things th a t tell C a ld w e ll's people w h a t k in d o f funeral you m ight w a n t. A n d th a t’s w h y each fa re w e ll th a t C a ld w e ll's arranges is d iffe re n t. It m ig h t be a reading o f fa v o rite poems, o r a classical o r ro c k concert, o r it m ig ht take the fo rm o f a celebration p a rty at a fa v o rite haunt. Each choice bears the im p rin t o f the person it honors. The tim e to plan y o u r o w n fu ne ra l is now. O ne o f o u r people w ill be glad to v is it y o u r hom e o r to sit w ith yo u o ver a cup o f coffee to arrange things exactly the w ay you w an t them . G iv e us a call o r m ail the coupon fo r o u r free brochures g iv in g yo u just a few o f the a lternatives in funerals. Pacific’s customers used more elec tricity on an annual basis last year than the last seven years. Residential use was up 7.2% ...commercial, 9% ...industrial went down 1.2%. But so far this year, with the upswing in the economy, industrial use is up 15% over a year ago this time. WALK AMILE» INOUBo Please send me. at no obligation, your free booklets titled "A Time For Sharing" and "Plan Your O w n Farewell” f AI D * I LI A N .E . 14th at Sandy Hlvd Portland <»7232 I’hone 232 4111 C ity ---------- _ Stale Z ip CALDWELL’S SATISFIES EVERY PERSON’S WAY OF LIFE W IT H T H E APPROPRIATE FAREWELL. WS®« tra il...a favorite for naturalists... is located w ithin the city lim its of Klamath Falls. PP&L has two small power plants on the river. K id s tyith th e ir hig h flyers and ranchers and farm ers w ith th e ir b u g a lu m in u m irrig a tio n pipe can get in to trouble fast i f contact is made w ith pow er lines. To help prevent accidents P acific has free safety posters to rem ind kite fly e rs to watch o u t...a n d free safety rem inder stickers fo r COLONIAL Mt >RTl ARY ( RI MAT< >Rll M Name Why? Worry about supplies of natural gas and fuel oil may have more people switching to electricity for their power needs. One thing it means for sure. Conservation of electricity...and all energies is more important now than ever before. The Energy Reseorch ond Develop- m erit A dm inlstrotion (ERDA) is looking for ploces in the U.S. to build four giont experim ental wind- pow ered electric generators. Poclflc hos put in its bid by o f fering ERDA o site near Cosper, Wyoming. The proposed generator is huge . . . about 15 stories high, w ith o blode about 150-200' long. If selected. Pacific w ill help ERDA research w ind pow er by providing a site ond technical ossistonce. The proposed w in d m achine w o u ld supply enough energy for about 20-25 es...w hen the 20-25 overage ' hom ------- w ind blows. A one-mile nature trail developed by PP&L along the Link River at Klamath Falls has been designated as a Recreation Trail in the National Trails System. In te rio r Secretary Thomas Kleppe notified the Com pany of the selection in A pril. The irrig a tio n pipe. G e t y o u rs ...a t any local P P & L office. TH E PEOPLE AT PACIFIC POWER
