PNB employee's plan wins award
Franck Metellus, an accounts cxe-
cuuac for Pacific Northwest Bell, re
cently was the recipient o f the com
pany’ s Max Johnson award fo r
"M o s t Innovative Systems Solu
tion.”
Mctellus, a “ team leader” in the
company’s department that is con
cerned with the wholesale consumer
market, has the direct responsibility
for the smooth working arrangements
between the telephone company and
430 o f its wholesale accounts.
One of the largest accounts in the
care o f Mctellus pays $25,(MX) per
month for the services in communi
cations it receives from PNB. The
company is anxious that all o f these
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(Photo: Terry Robertson)
customers are pleased and getting the
maximum o f service from the equip
ment installed in their plants by
PNB. Constant updating o f ser
vices is an integral part of marketing
there. It was for one of the smaller
accounts that Metellus devised a
solution for a bothersome problem.
The firm 's intake calls, sorted and
delegated by computer, were rear
ranged by a plan devised by
Mctellus, allowing a faster and more
uniform distribution resulting in bet
ter service to that firm 's customers.
The small firm was gratified to find
it had an increase in revei ue through
the unique solution and expertise o f
this PNB accounts executive.
Mctellus has been with PNB since
1974 when he joined the organization
fresh from Marquette University and
the University o f Oregon which he
also attended.
Metellus started with the telephone
company as a communications con
sultant for their business customers,
but he also has been a part o f the
Personnel D epartm ent, hirin g
management personnel for positions
with PNB around the state. This lat
ter position also requires him to
recruit from colleges within the state.
Likin g variety in his telephone
company career, M etellus has
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FRANCK METELLUS
worked as an installation supervisor,
his crews placed pre-wiring within
walls and sometimes underground
during building construction.
Metellus also served a year as a
market administrator on a voice data
team which looked after the com
plex-business custom er — those
having a PBX, a large key telephone
system, data service, or an 800 prefix
telephone service called a “ wide
ONE STOP SHOPPING NCENTERS
Rape clinic set
The N eighborhoods Against
Crim e program and Piedm ont
Neighborhood Association w ill hold
a rape prevention workshop on July
16th at 6:00 p.m. at the Peninsula
Park Community Center.
Rape was chosen as a prim ary
concern o f Piedmont residents due to
a rise in reported rape cases in the
area, according to Ludie Martin, In
ner Northeast Area Coordinator o f
Neighborhoods Against Crime.
The w orkshop w ill focus on
methods to deter and prevent rape
and w ill be conducted by the Crime
Prevention U n it o f the Police
Bureau, women o f all ages are urged
to attend.
Future workshops will be held on
Senior Citizens, and Youth.
PPL rate hike
faces hearing
A hearing to determine how much
each class o f customer should pay as
a result o f a recent rate increase
granted to Pacific Power & Light
Company (PP&L) has been set for
July 16th.
Public U tility Commissioner John
Lobdell called the hearing for 10:00
a.m. in Hearing Room D o f the
Labor & Industries B uilding in
' Salem. Robert Miller o f the Com
missioner’ s Proceeding Division will
preside.
PP&L was granted a 7 per cent
rate increase May 31st. Lobdell
allowed tariffs to go into effect that
increased rates 5.6 per cent for resi
dential customers, 8 per cent fo r
commercial customers and 11.5 per
cent for industry. He said, however,
that questions remain about how the
rates should be spread among the
customer classes.
A ll intervenors have been invited
to testify at the hearing along with
the company and the commissioner’ s
staff.
Lobdell said that since there is a
possibility the rate spread may be
changed, he intends to make a
decision by August 1st.
The overall increase o f 7 per cent is
not at issue in the July 16th hearing.
Lobdell earlier said the company had
ju s tifie d a need fo r ad d itio n a l
revenues and authorized the increase
without completing the formal hear-
ig^ process. But he said he would call
fo{ separate, formal hearings on two
issues raised in the five public
meetings held in connection with the
cane- the rate spread and “ lifeline”
rates. Hearings on proposals fo r
“ life lin e ” rates w ill be scheduled
before the end o f the year.
The decision to grant PP&L a rate
increase without completion of the
hearing process has been appealed in
M arion C ounty C irc u it C ourt in
Salem by the Ratepayers Union and
others. A hearing on the suit, which
is a request for an injunction, has
been scheduled by the court for July
9th
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Shopping Center
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Metellus is happy w ith his ex
perience in performing this variety of
jobs for his firm , and he feels that
this very variety has given him
greater confidence in perform ing
current duties, and a better sense of
self-worth as he travels about among
his peers in the Northwest.
Metellus is pictured with some o f
the complex equipment for several
types o f communications in supply
for PNB customers.
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U M 6 BIG SALE DAYS e MON., JULY 2-SAT., JULY 7, 1979
An Exciting Vacation for 2
to Mazatlan, Mexico
Trip includes 5 nights accommodations, V2 day
city four, airport-hotel transfers and a daily
cocktail
Other Valuable Prizes
• W eekend for 2 at O tter Crest
from KXL
• 4 air popcorn
We've remodeled to bring
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The Food department has a completely new layout and brand new shelves. M eat,
Produce, and Frozen food cases. Throughout the store you'll see new paint and decor,
plus all of our regular Fred Meyer "Extras: SELECTION, C O N V E N IE N C E , QUALITY,
SERVICE, FREE PARKING, PARCEL SERVICE, and SAVINGS & LOAN.
poppers
• Apartment size refrigerator
• W enzel # 4 4 0 0 0 Sleeping Bag
• One-year supply of bacon
• Tape recorder
• 50 movie tickets from K G W
• 2 0 record albums from KINK
• 2 ITT Magic flash pocket comeros
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Tuesday, July 3
• Moulinex Demo - 1 p m -4 p.m.
• Kwik-Kover II Demc - 2 p m -6 p.m
• Meet Planter's "M r Peanut" - 10:30
a.m -7:30 p.m.
• Meet "Twinkie the Kid" - 10 a .m .-4 p m
• Cake Walk
• Steak Sandwich Feed - 1 a .m .-5 p.m.
• Remington Shaver Demo - 1 p .m .- 7 p.m.
• L'Oreal Hair Care Demo - 10a.m . -6p.m .
• Cake Cutting - 2 p.m. with Mayor
Goldschmidt
• Candy Samples in Candy Section
Wednesday, July 4
Open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• "Magic Charlie - 2 p.m.
• Candy Samples in Candy Section
Magic
Charlie
Steak Sandwich
Feed
Pancake
Feed
5
Saturday, July 7
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
$1
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Fri., July 6 & Sat., July 7
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
July 4 th « 2 PM
"The Basketball
Wizard"
Magic Charlie can do the unbe
lievable with a basketball. His
dribbling skills are amaiing and
his ball handling pure wizardry
Fred Meyer Coupon - Walnut Park Store Only
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w ith coupon
Reg 79r 5 , 0 oz. cups keeps drinks hot or cold for hours
Caah Value 1 /2 0 * of 1c
Vakd thru Juty 7, 1979
Walnut Park Variety Section only FM -00
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Bike Repair Clinic - I I a .m .-2 p m.
Candy Samples in Candy Section
Kwik-Kover II Demo - 2 p.m -6 p m.
S e a lA M e a l Demo - I p .m .-5 p.m.
Moulinex Demo - I p.m -4 p m
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Bike Repair Clinic - 11 a .m .- 2 p rn.
Candy Samples in Candy Section
Seal-A-Meal Demo - I p m -5 p m.
Camivol Rides
Bike Repair Clinic - 11 a m .-2 p.m.
Seal-A-Meal Demo - 1 p m .-5 p.m.
Moulinex Demo - 1 p m.-4 p.m.
Candy Samples in Candy Section
Meet Planter's "M r. Peanut" - 10:30
a .m .-7:30 p.m.
Meet "Twinkie the Kid" - 10 a m -4 p.m.
Cake Walk
Pancake Feed - 9 a .m .-l I a m .
Steak Sandwich Feed - 11 a m -5 p.m.
Remington Shaver Demo - 1 0a m .-3p.m .
Pepsi "Hot Shot" basketball for Boys &
Girls ages 9 to 16 - . p m
Fred Meyer Coupon - Walnut Park Store Only
51 Count - Foam
47c
Saturday, July 7
Thursday, July 5
Sonny Boy Bread
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First 2
Additional
at rug. price
rg 43c 2 3 Vs oz. loaf of delicious white or wheat bread.
Cosh Value i/2 0 t h of lc
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