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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Heppner
676-9200
Notice
Lexington Lumber will
be closed Saturday,
Sept. 29.
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Soroptimist Club
of Heppner
Annual
Rummage Sale
Saturday, Oct. 6
(One Day Only)
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Heppner Fairgrounds
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