The Ileppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 11, 197& THREE
Chamber guest speaker tells
of the American Field Service
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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