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FOUR The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September 27, 1979 Bookstore on wheels visits Heppner An unexpected sight in Heppner last week was a red, double-decker London bus, Its occupants were Ted and Sher rie Turner from Corbett, Ore., who follow a regular route in various parts of Oregon selling religious publi cations. "We go to towns where they could not support their own Christian bookstores," Ted Turner said. "We generally spend a week at The Dalles each month, then go on to other communi ties. The bus is run by a non-profit organization and the book sales pay for its operation." The Turners said the bus is one of three purchased a few years ago by Ron and Dianne Forberg of Corbett. "They had the buses ship ped from England to the East Coast, then towed to Oregon," Ted Turner said. "Ron's father, Walt Forberg, does all of the mechanical work. They used one of the buses for parts for the two that are operating. The bus we're driving was built in 1952 the other bus was built in 1958." "One of the buses in England would cost $5,000. But the Forbergs were running on faith, and in their case they were answered through prayer. They got three buses for under $5,000." Ted Turner said he and his wife joined the Forbergs' operation last May, coming to Oregon from California. They had met a previous driver for the bus at a conference in Mexico. The Forbergs also have a cabinet shop at Corbett where they make such fixtures as book shelves. Sales from the cabinet shop help support their book service. The book shop on wheels is supplied by Unilet, a whole sale distributor in Portland of Christian publications. Ted Turner said the bus's right-hand drive is not a handicap for driving. He does not attempt to pass other vehicles on the highway. The vehicle's top speed is 45 miles per hour. I2J2 7 . . ...... .,.,7mif-tt- A f f 1 ' Uf- h j ' A ,". J Hints offered on Serving Game Traveling booksellers Sherrie and Ted Turner at the entrance to the bookshop on wheels, a former London bus, from which they sell religious publications. They stopped in Heppner last week. Hv Birdine Tullis. Morrow Extension Service Helps for Hunters Deer season will be opening Sept. 29. and most hunters in our area are lucky enough to take home the game. Home makers may be wondering how to best care for the meat and utilize it in family meals. Many look on the game as a boost to budgets, and use it in creative ways. "Treats with Venison," "Game Foods," and "Boning out Your Deer" are three bulletins available at no charge that provide many helpful hints on handling the game from kill to table, as well as excellent recipes for family meals. Some hunters look forward to making jerky or sausage. Recipes for these are found in the bulletins, as well as mincemeat. Call 676-9642 for your copy! Regional Training for 4-H Clothing Resource Leaders State specialists will be out around the state this week offering help to 4-H clothing leaders through a training for leaders who will then share their expertise with others. Barb Sawer, 4-H specialist, and Arids Koester, Extension textile and clothing specialist, will present the training in Pendleton. Those attending from Morrow County are Ramona Marshall, Ruth Mc Cabe, Judy Wright, Francine Evans, and Birdine Tullis. A meeting will be held in the near future to share new skills and ideas on working with members with other leaders. ' Basic Sewing and Making Jackets Workshops to be Offered Local homemakers interes ted in beginning sewing, or help on making the popular jackets or blazers, may want to plan ahead to attend workshops which will be offered in early November. Identical workshops will be offered in Heppner and Pen dleton under the instruction of Debbie Lee, Umatilla County aeent, and Birdine Tullis, Morrow program assistant. Pre-registration will be re quired to attend. Any one may attend the basic sewing, but intermediate sewing skills are required for the jacket work shop. Registration will be on a first come basis. 4-H Record Rook Due County Office Oct. 1 Leaders are reminded that member records are due in the county extension office Oct. 1 for consideration of county medal awards. County medals are available to mem bers seventh grade through high school, for achievement in 4-H projects. Other member records may be sent to the office for comment and help ful suggestions. VI Thomas Sweeney Thomas C. Sweeney, resi dent of Irrjgon and formerly of lone, died Sept. 21 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Her miston. He was 54. Graveside services were to be held Tuesday in Irrigon at the Desert Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Sweeney, who was born in Longmont, Colo., June 4, 1925, had lived in Irrigon for 15 years. Surviving are his wife, Carol; sons, Frank Wiley, Floyd Wiley and Carl Wiley; daughters, Carol Wadholm and Frances Muncey, Ardith Smith, Ketchikan, Alaska; Alma June Sweeney,' Reeds port, Ore.; Cara Lee Sweeney and Cathy Ann Sweeney, Irrigon; a brother, James Sweeney, in California; sis ters, Alice Perkins, Charles ton, Ore., and Jean Doetch, Buena Park, Calif, and Mark Fisk, Dixon, Tenn. There are 11 grandchildren. lone farmer to receive Communion from Pope Don McElligott, 60-year-old lone farmer, has been selec ted as one of 10 farmers from throughout the United States to receive Communion from Pope John Paul II at Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 4. The spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church will celebrate Mass at the Living Farms Museum on the out skirts of Des Moines before an estimated crowd of half a million people. McElligott said the invita tion came to him through the Catholic Rural Life Confer ence and was relayed in a telephone call last week from Bishop Thomas J. Connally of Baker, Ore. "I've never been active in the Catholic Rural Life Con ference, it's not too well represented in this part of the country," McElligott said. "But I've toured around the country with the National Farmers Organization, which seeks collective bargaining in agricultural matters. And Bishop Connally has spon sored several conferences in eastern Oregon where he has met with farmers." McElligott and his wife, Eunice, and their lone neigh bors, David and Rose Baker, will be flying to Des Moines Oct. 3. Rooms have been reserved for them at the Rodeway Inn. A number of bishops will con-celebrate the Mass with the Pope, and the 10 farmers will be taken before the Holy Father to receive Commu nion. In connection with the event, McElligott said, he is to have security clearance from the Federal Bureau of Investi gation and the U.S. Secret Service, and a special pass to approach the Pope. The head of the Catholic Church will visit Des Moines as part of his forthcoming American tour. He is to fly in from Philadelphia, then de part for Chicago. Organizers of the papal visit have leased every available school bus in the Des Moines area to handle the crowds. "They told me, 'Don't try to get there by car,"' McElligott said. Born and raised on the family farm near lone, McEl ligott was graduated from the University of Portland in 1941. He served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force in the African and Middle East theaters during World War II, and flew in the Air Transport Command to the Philippines and China after the war. He received his discharge and took over the family farm with his brother, C.R. McElligott, in 1946. He is the father of 11 children, Patrick, of Port land; Maureen, a teacher at Riverside High School in Boardman; Peter and Paul, who are farming together at Sumner in the Eight-Mile area; Mary, a nurse at Emanuel Hospital in Port land; Kathleen, a third-year medical student at the Univer sity of Oregon in Portland; Joan, a teacher in Portland; Carol, a sophomore, and Michelle, a freshman, at the University of Portland, and Jerry and Elizabeth, students at lone High School. The family has been active in the lone Mission church, which is part of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Parish of Heppner. 7 ( , .f . - To Attend Papal Mass Don McElligott of lone smiles as he contemplates a trip to Des Moines, Iowa, next week. He'll be one of 10 representative farmers from throughout the I'nited States to receive Communion from Pope John Paul II. Policeman retained by Irrigon council At the September Irrigon City Council meeting, it was decided to retain Barry Kirk patrick as city policeman, although federal financing through CETA has expired. It was noted that the city will need to be very careful of spending since city funds are depleted, due to haphazard record keeping. The accounts were only able to be balanced by drawing on funds from the water department. Barbara Draxton. the new city recorder, started working for the city Aug. 13. The council voted unanimously to adopt a safeguard system of bookkeeping recommended by her. Jack Baisden's position as city administrator was discon tinued at the end of August. A half hour of television "commentary dealing with issues that affect you personally. Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Tri-Cities Channel 25 KPTV Channel 12 Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Programs for senior citizens scheduled for next week The United Methodist Wo men invite anyone who is interested in learning more about federal and state pro grams for senior citizens to attend an open meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, Oct. 3. in the basement of the United Methodist Church. Rollin Reynolds. Pendleton, Area Director for the Agency on Ageing, will explain the various helpf ul programs and will answer questions about them. Reynolds was educated at Olivet College in Michigan and at Garrett Theological Semi nary in Illinois. His back ground includes 17 years as a parish minister in the Metho dist church and many years of work as. an executive with the Boy Scouts of America as well as his more recent work with federal social programs. Since his employment with the East Central Oregon Association of Counties he has supervised social work which concerns older citizens in Umatilla, Morrow Gilliam, Wheeler and Grant counties. Faye Pierce, U.M.W. Presi dent, asks that the members come by 7 p.m. so that they may conduct a short business meeting before the evening's program. New Church incorporated There is a new church in the town of Heppner for conserva tive Baptists. Dick Bigelow, minister, has just received corporation pa pers for the "Friendly Baptist Church." The organization will be celebrating its new official status with a charter membership drive from Sept. 30 to Oct. 28. Members who join the church during this time will be honored as charter members. Bigelow began his church two years ago with a home Bible study class. Since there is no other Baptist church in the city, many people who moved to Heppner joined Bigelow's class. The church then needed a home. The congregation now meets in the multi-purpose room of the Heppner grade school. Even though Bigelow now has an officially recognized congregation he plans to remain bi-vocational. Besides being a minister, he owns his own building contractor busi ness. Bigelow has one year of training in the seminary at the Western Conservative Baptist School in Portland, Ore. The Friendly Baptist Church has a Sunday service at 11 a.m. and a Sunday school session before that at 9:45 a.m. They also have a Wednesday evening Bible study at 7:30 p.m. New York Steak and King Crab Feed Sept. 29, staring at 7 p.m. West of W illow Restaurant Steak Cooked to Order and All the Alaska King Crag You Can Kat! Dinner for this special occasion at $10.00 West of Willow Restaurant Heppner 1 - fg ! i . presents a mini- V; J X '-to,. X Lanni i Porafy pendants y!- t" for him in sterling silver and vermeil. 54 iJiz'' Each pendant on t3 an amact,ve 20" serpentine chain. Beautifully gift boxed Peterson's Pte Jewelers Heppner 676-9200 Notice Lexington Lumber will be closed Saturday, Sept. 29. raooaaooooooooooQoooooafloooonoopooooooo Soroptimist Club of Heppner Annual Rummage Sale Saturday, Oct. 6 (One Day Only) 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Heppner Fairgrounds This message sponsored by Columbia Bqsin Electric Co-op., Inc. K3p Wsnnmn Daurrnimg See Us For: Vests Jackets Wool&Flannel Shirts Boot Socks Sweatshirts DEPARTMENT STORE Heppner & Boardman i"BT"8 8 B 6'B'B 8 B8IIB5B88B5BdDBBBdB88a5B B'D'fl'BTn i
