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Portland Observer Thursday, April 12, 1979 Page 3 Portland Profile Y f ” CHURCH’S FRIED' ) \VCHICKEW^ C by Linda Thompson JOANNE WINCHESTER Music, sports involve senior Joanne Winchester, a graduating senior at Grant High School is the daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. Earl Win chester, who introduced her to Port land friends at the Links, Inc. Star light C otillion at the Sheraton Hotel in February. At age seventeen, Joanne is one o f the younger students to be graduated and it is certain that she is one o f the more active in the life o f the school. She is an enthusiastic participant in sports and holds a place on the volleyball and track teams at Grant. Joanne has a love o f music and plays clarinet and sometimes bass clarinet in Grant’s Concert and Pep bands. She is a member o f the “ Royal Blue,” a jazz ensemble at her school. This young lady also possesses an alto singing voice that is heard with the Grant High Senior C hoir and which also won a place for her with the A ll-C ity Honor Choir. During the recent spring vacation Joanne was one o f those chosen from candi date singers fro m high schools around the State o f Oregon to attend the All-Northwest Choir which was gathered for a four-day songfest in Billings, Montana. Weekends find Joanne busy with activities at Bethel A .M .E . Church, principally in their Young People’ s Division which she headed as presi dent last year. Summers have tra d itio n a lly in cluded camping trips with her family to the sea coast and to the forest areas. One summer Joanne spent working with the U.S. Conservation Corps in the Malhuer County Forest learning methods o f conservation o f wildlife found there in their natural habitat. This experience has inspired Joanne to study Forest Management in college and she has chosen Oregon State College to enter in the fall. Joannne is aware o f an introspec tive side o f herself and she is capable o f dashing o ff lines o f poetry to release feelings and thoughts. She allow s us to share her attitudes spoken here in a poem she calls “ Solo” : W e Specialize In Life & Health Insurance • Investment Products • Group, Medical & Dentical Under Ten, All Tax Sheltered Plans, Pension, Etc. HAPPY EASTER! pete Delight your family with a 10-piece Family Pack of delicious, nutritious Church’s Fried Chicken. M c C onnell “ Study the newspapers and maga zines and c ritic a lly analyze their writing styles. Try to pattern yourself after the ones that impress you with clarity, conciseness, and readability. It’s important to read the papers to keep inform ed about what’ s hap pening. “ M inority students shouldn’t lim it themselves to m inority news. Editors today want people who are versatile and can handle most situations. Don’ t give the editor the impression that m inority news is all you can do. There is a continual learning process, and at 26 there is still a lot to learn.” In approximately twenty years we hope to see in the Journal, “ Chief Editor,” Pete McConnell. U n til next week remember, “ Childrens attitudes and morals are reflections o f us as parents and adults. Let’ s take a long look at our children and see what we think o f ourselves.” 5721 N.E. Union Ave. 285-1161 Hours: SUN-THURS 9:30 AM-12 M ID FRI-SAT9:30 AM -2 AM SAVE ‘I00 ON A 10 PIECE FAMILY ORDER. A Family Order includes ten large pieces ot chicken Save $1 0 0 w ith thia coupon Redeemable at participating C h urch 's’ Fned Chicken loca- . lions One coupon per customer, please Appb ✓ cable state and local tajtes payable by bearer Not valid when used in co n junction w ith any « h e r special offer _ A ' V* o Fïhe O ffer good through 4 /2 2 Cola Company* re* “ ,ere<* tra^€‘ rnarts which identify the Mme product 'S o lo " You’ re the best You know it! You sing your heart out Night and day You do your best Most people say You’ re scared now W hat’s going to happen? What do you hear? Nice sounds — good sounds What do you see? Good expression, good stance You become a cal of the copying kind Your mouth opens wide And everything flows — You followed your dream But you feel like . . . dying Because...you failed...to forth — ...N o crying... by Joanne Winchester Birthday Message (Continued from Page 1 Column 5) the South. in the area o f organizing, I hasten to call your a tte n tio n to three crucially important campaigns, cam paigns which hold special signifi cance for Black workers. First, there is the on-going strike by thousands o f Black workers at the Newport News Shipyards in Virginia. These workers, members o f the United Steelworkers o f America, were forced to strike by a company which refuses to recognize their right to jo in a union and negotiate for better wages and working conditions. As the com pany cleverly evades the real issues by filing appeal after appeal with the courts, the workers at Newport News continue to suffer. Similarly, the J.P. Stevens Com pany and the W inn-Dixie supermar ket chain continue to block their em ployees from freely organizing into unions. The injustices at these two companies are well known, thus, I urge you to support the boycott o f Winn-Dixie stores, and the boycott o f all J.P. Stevens products. In addition to taking an active in terest in the struggles o f Black workers, we must also intensify our activity in the political arena. Last Novem ber, fo r instance. Black people in Missouri and Philadelphia Thus far my writings are amateur compared to those o f our Black role model for this week. His writings reflect training as well as individual style. A n admirable quality fo r a young man o f 26. The personnel department o f one o f the C ity’ s largest newspapers re cognizes his capability as a writer and his intellect as an individual, for four years ago he became an em ployee o f the Oregon Journal. Born in Denver, Colorado, Pete McConnell became a resident o f Port land in 1957. He graduated from North Catholic High School in 1970 and in 1974 from the University o f Oregon with a B.S. Degree in Jour nalism. Shortly after he graduated he felt very fortunate to be able to acquire a job with the Journal. The first three months he was a copy aide. From a copy aide he went on to be a music critic and then to his present position as a reporter covering Washington County, and more recently general news. In 1977, along with Journal staff w rite r Oz H o p kin s, M cC onnell taught a general newswriting class out o f Portland State University. The classes were held at the Martin Luther King Neighborhood Facility. His hobbies include tennis, basket ball and listening to jazz. Believe it or n ot, he spends a lo t o f tim e reading newspapers. This is what he has to say to per sons with an interest in journalism. “ I w ould urge young people in terested in journalism to create as many w riting opportunities as they can, and to pursue all markets for publications. d ra m a tic a lly dem onstrated the power o f the united Black vote. In Missouri, Black voters overwhelming ly opposed an anti-labor question on the b a llo t; and in P hiladelp hia Blacks united together in opposing a proposed change in the city charter. Yet despite these tw o impressive examples, Black voters throughout the country seem to be withdrawing from politics. While I can surely sympathize with those who despair o f political in volvem ent, I cannot condone surrender or retreat. To do so would be to grant a political “ blank check” to our enemies. By w ithdraw ing from the voting booth, we are, in ef fect inviting our enemies to roll-back every advance o f the last 45 years. 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