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The Ileppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 11, 197& THREE Chamber guest speaker tells of the American Field Service i"5 Marian Abrams was the guest speaker at the Heppner Chamber of Commerce meet ing Oct. 8 at the West of Willow Restaurant. Abrams spoke on the Amer ican Field Service, the organi zation which sends high school students to other countries and brings students from other countries to the U.S. for a learning experience . The Abrams family is host ing an AFS student at their house this year. He is from Finland and his name is Jari Alesuvanto. The Jerry Healy family is expecting a girl AFS student sometime in January from the United Kingdom. Alesuvanto is from south east Finland near the Russian border. He does not seem to be influenced by the Russians though, Abrams said, because he was involved in a right wing organization at his high school in Finland while com munists are extreme left-wing people. The 17-year-old is a high school senior at Heppner but when he goes back to Finland he will have two more years of high school before he can graduate. He wants to be on the Heppner track team and he plans eventually to become an engineer. His father is a head surgeon. Alesuvanto is interested in photography, government, physics, business law and especially politics. Abrams said he has complained about the lack of foreign news in U.S. newspapers. "He is a great boy and we are glad we are going to have him all year," Abrams said. The city of Heppner does not have an AFS chapter but Abrams and the Sor optimist Club are interested in forming one. The AFS organization has allowed the two AFS students to come to Heppner even though the town does not have a chapter but one must be formed before future students can come here. Abrams said the objectives for the local chapter include helping students who come to Heppner and to raise money to help pay for Heppner students to go abroad since the cost is $1,800 or more. The AFS organizations can give low interest loans to students in need. The local chapter pays $970 a year to the national chapter, and in return, Heppner will receive one to four AFS students. Students may travel from country to country or from state to state in the U.S. It is mostly for high school seniors and the term can be for a whole year, three months or one semester. High school seniors and juniors in good health can apply for either the Summer Program, which is from eight to 10 weeks, or the School Program, which is from 11 to 13 months. The application fee is $20 and the participation fee costs $1,500 for the Summer Program and $2,650 for the School Program. The School Program includes a $20 allow ance each month for the student, study guides and language training. The Domestic Program is much cheaper and can be for a summer or semester within the U.S. The application fee is $20 and the semester cost os $450 and the summer cost is $295. The prices are subject to changeand they do not include travel for the Domestic Pro grams. AFS pays for medical ex penses for the student. About 60 countries in five continents are members of the AFS program. Students from wealthy countries pay more than students from poor countries. Fees paid by parti cipants pay for only 60 percent of the cost. The rest of the cost comes from the families who take them in and the AFS organiza tions. iy& of 3 Tii V Lb ' tVSSt - -' -tea A III The new ambulance was on display in front of Murrays Rexall Drugstore last week and many curious townspeople peeked in to take a look. Amtrak Ullman Annual Al Kader Shrine food Caravan scheduled Oct. 19 The annual Al Kader Shrine Food Caravan, which carries food from eastern Oregon to the Shrine Hospital in Port land, is scheduled Friday, Oct. 19. The caravan of cars and trucks will leave from On tario, Ore., where groups from both Oregon and Idaho will have assembled, and proceed along the Interstate 80 free way route with stops along the way. The caravan is spon sored by Al Kader Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in Portland. The organization is Masonic affiliated. The caravan is scheduled to arrive in Pendleton at 10:25 a.m. and leave at 11:15 a.m. for McNary via Hermiston. The departure from McNary will be at 2:20 p.m., en route through Umatilla, Irrigon and Boardman for The Dalles and Portland. Morrow County Shriners are to join the caravan at Mc Nary. Donated food items to be carried in the caravan will include canned goods, fresh fruits and meats, vegetables, toys, apparel, flour, sugar and assorted other goods. Oregon Congressman Al Ullman said in Baker last week the Amtrak legislation nearing final congressional approval provides an oppor tunity for vastly improved train service through eastern Oregon. A bill which extended Am trak's Pioneer service for at least two years has been approved by both the House and Senate and is scheduled for final passage later this month. "Ridership figures for the Pioneer in recent months graphically illustrate the im portance of the train to the over-all transportation system of the Pacific Northwest," Ullman said. "But the key to continued success on the Seattle-to-Salt Lake run is the addition of cars, improved on-board ser vice, better reservation-hand- School Board meets Oct. 15 Cyrene Miller Funeral services will be held in Corvallis at 2 p.m. Friday for Cyrene Miller, who lived much of her life in the Heppner area. Graveside services are scheduledat 10 a.m. Saturday at the Heppner Cemetery. She was born in Adams, Ore., Oct. 28, 1902, the daughter of Frank and Hettie Lieuallen. She was preceded in death by her husband, E. Harvey Miller. Surviving are her sons, William F. Barratt of Spo kane and James G. Barratt of Corvallis; and two stepsons, Tad Miller of Heppner and Jim Miller of Hermiston. Funeral arrangements are by McHenry Funeral Home in Corvallis, where the final rites will be held. The Morrow County School Board will meet Oct. 15, at lone High School at 7:30 p.m. The Board will consider the advisability of calling for bids to operate the District's school bus program in the Irrigon and Boardman area. The Board is also expected to accept bids for two district vehicles to be sold and to consider granting an ease ment across school property to the City of Irrigon for utilities. In other business the Board will discuss several items related to next year's budget. Jr. High Band to sell magazines Norman Florence Members of the Heppner Junior High School Band will sell magazine subscriptions the next two weeks as a fund-raising venture, accord ing to Bruce Martin, band director for Heppner. The subscription drive will continue through Oct. 23. Students will be going from door to door in the community and will be identified by their sales packets, issued by the Perfect Magazine Sales Co. of Yakima. All popular magazines will be available, according to Martin. "In the past, we have raised as much as $500," he said. "This year, we are shooting for $600." Irrigon women killed in collision Funeral services were held Oct. 5 for Norman Florence at 11 a.m. at the All Saints Episcopal Church in Heppner. Florence died in Heppner Oct. 2 at the age of 86. He was born April 6, 1893, in Heppner, the son of Albert and Ella Kimsey Florence. He lived and farmed all of his life on Willow Creek. He was married to the former Beulah Gammell in Heppner on Sept. 19, 1915. She and their daughter, Mary Eleanor Gilman, one grand son and two great-grandsons survive. A son, Gene, prece ded Mr. Florence in death. Mr. Florence was a member of Heppner Lodge No. 358, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, for 55 years. Officiating at the final rites was the Rev. George E. Bates of Pendleton. Casket bearers were Mar shall Lovgren, Howard Cleve land, Howard Bryant, Leroy Gardner, Gene Cole and Milo Prindle. Concluding services and interment was at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Sweeney Mortuary was in care of the arrangements. Contributions may be made to the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Fund. A 59-year-old woman was killed last week in Irrigon when the car she was driving collided head on with a semi-truck. Stale police identified the dead woman as May D.R. Rowan of Winston, Ore. She died at the scene of the accident on Highway 730. THtlWOfVMVEH K 7TTT Stay warm this winter with a , EFFECIENT AND CLEAN WITH CONTEMPORARY STYLING Tim & Jean Fromvritter Phono- 676-5091 ? 1 Sears Heppner 5 Store j 676-9106 J 10 DISCOUNT For Early Shoppers the More You Buy the More You Save with Sears Order from Sears Christmas Catolog Now thru Oct. 17, 1979 and get YOUR 10 discount on your orders for $75 or more I nears final approval, tells Baker audience ling and scheduling and other necessary improvements." (Recently, in Hermiston, an official of Amtrak, Arthur Lloyd, the western region public affairs officer, said new equipment would be added to the Pioneer next April 1, with long-distance cars operating on a through schedule to Denver and Chicago. (The new, double-deck cars would be switched at Ogden to the San Francisco Zephyr. Similar new equipment will be placed on the Chicago-to-Seat-tle train, Empire Builder, later this month. (Effective on Oct. 28, the Pioneer will be subject to a change in schedules, with departures 20 minutes later than at present eastbound, and 30 minutes earlier west bound. Trains from Hinkle would be at 2:55 p.m. daily to Boise and Salt Lake City, instead of 2:35, and 1:35 p.m. daily to Portland and Seattle, instead of 2:05 p.m.) Congressman Ullman said: "By eliminating some of the least-used routes, the Amtrak legislation frees up equipment and resources that can be used to improve the Pioneer," he added, "I will be working to see that those resources are allocated properly, and want your suggestions as this effort proceeds." The 2nd District congress man made his remarks at a combined service club lun cheon in Baker. Ullman noted that the long term status of the Amtrak Pioneer depends on ridership figures during the next two years. "I am confident that with some improvements, rider ship will remain up and the train will survive," he said. Hermiston director speaks at Heppner Garden Club Monday evening, Oct. 8, Rachel Jackson, Hermiston Director of Blue Mountain District No. 10 of the Oregon State Federation of Garden clubs, made her official visita tion to the Heppner Garden Club. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bishop, Echo, accompanied Mrs. Jackson and were also guests of Heppner club members at the potluck dinner and meet ing in the Robert Lowe home on Fairview Way. Before the district director spoke to the club, President Eva Griffith presided at the monthly business meeting during which the members decided to re-schedule their annual Greens Workshop. They decided to move the date ahead from Dec. 10 to Dec. 1. hi her address, Jackson reviewed the levels of garden club organization from the most important local mem bership up through district, regional, state, national and international levels. She strongly recommended that the Heppner Club work on documenting its historical preservation project on the grounds of the Pioneer Memo rial Hospital. The director urged theclub to have representatives attend the fall district meeting in Pendleton today, Oct. 11. Julia Hill and Justine Weatherford volunteered to attend. Both Jackson and Bishop had high praise for the recent Thirty Blooming Years Flower Show which was a project of the lone and Heppner Garden Clubs. Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll iiiiiiiimii iiiii mi WESTERN FAMILY pin LI S Specials Featured Through Oct. 13 LOOK FOR MANY SHELF SPECIALS S mm Low Water And High Cost Replacement Power Makes Increased Conservation Necessary Please conserve. Our nice dry spring and summer we all en joyed has helped cause a serious power situation. The reservoirs behind the dams are down 8 percent below normal ... that's a predicted shortage of 4.3 billion kilowatt hours of electricity for the region's electric cus tomers in the months ahead. That's enough electricity to serve the yearly needs of 75 of our 415,000 residential customers. To replace part of this deficit and to continue providing dependable service to its cus tomers, PGE is importing power from Canada, California and other western states. It is presently available, but very expensive. Canada has nearly doubled its price in the last year. Oil-fired energy from California has done the same. To help us meet your winter needs and reduce the amount of ex pensive imported power, we urgently ask you to double your efforts to conserve elec tricity during these next few months. It will save energy. It will save you money. The need is urgent. Small Uranium Pellet Packed With Power Nuclear fuel for generating electricity is made of uranium compressed into pellets which are then sealed in 12-foot-long metal tubes or fuel rods and grouped together in bundles or assemblies. For example, the Trojan nuclear plant has 193 of these fuel assemblies, each containing 264 rods. Though the pellets inside the rods are less than one-half inch in diameter, each one contains the energy equivalent of about 100 gallons of oil. PGE Offers Boardman Site For Giant Wind Generator Oregon may become the location of the world's largest wind-power generator if PGE's offer of its Boardman, Oregon site is looked on with favor by the U.S. Depart ment of Energy. DOE is looking for four locations to place the 2500-kilowatt proto type wind generators. Boeing is building them for the DOE; the first unit is ex pected to cost $5 million, with three subsequent units each costing about $4 million. They will sit atop a 200-foot-high tower and have a two-bladed prop with a total blade span of 300 feet. Selection of the first site is expected to come in October 1979. PGE's Pete Can Help You Conserve Kilowatts Spending the half hour between 10 & 10:30 on a Saturday morning may help the family handy per son save energy and money around the home. That's when Pete Prlain, PGE's Mr. Conser vation, appears in his KPTY Channel 12 workshop to demonstrate and explain vari ous ways to save energy. October 6, Pete shows "What's New in Ceiling Insulation"; October 13, "What's Insulation All About"; October 20, "How to Get Ready for Winter"; October 27, "How to Caulk and Weatherstrip." Watch Pete ... he's mighty savvy about saving kilowatts and BTUs. New Payment Plan Levels Off Bills To smooth out the seasonal ups and downs of your electric bills, PGE is now making available a new "Average Pay Plan" to its residential customers. Monthly pay ments under this plan are determined by taking an average of the current and last 1 1 billings, plus 10 percent of any balance car ried forward. It's an easy way to distribute electrical payments more evenly through out the year helps family budgeting, too. If this new way of paying your electric bill appeal's to you, drop in or call the PGE office nearest you and learn the details. For those 15,000 PGE customers now on the Equal Pay Plan, they will be transferred automati cally to the new Average Pay Plan, unless they tell us they don't want to be. Thought For The Day "No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings." William Blake 5 j Jl MARKET iiiiiiiimmi liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiR Fbrtland General Electric
