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Portland Observar Thursday, May 31, 1979 Page 7 Dunkers schedule tourney V F. BOOKER Booker western Vice President V.F. Booker, President o f Ameri can State Bank, has been named Vice President o f the National Bankers Association. One o f fo u r Vice Presidents o f the organization, Booker will coordinate activities in the Western Region. Region IV. President is George Brokcmond, President o f Highland Community Bank in Chicago. One o f the main thrusts in the coming year will be to attempt to unite all minority banks under the organization in order to further the goals o f all. Currently there are 90 minority banks in the nation, o f which 41 are Black* owned. The Western Region includes the states o f Oregon. W ashington, Idaho, C a lifo rn ia , Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Hawaii and Alaska. I Pal Boys Club, 9330 S.E. Harold, Portland, will be the site o f the Dunk Kings Oregon State Dunking Cham pionships Semifinals Saturday, June 2nd beginning at 11.00 a.m. Over 80 young dunkers 7-17, boys and girls have advanced to the Semifinals as the top finishers in regionals cham pionships in Portland and Eugene. The Championships are also open to all Oregon boys and girls 7-17 who have not participated in a regional championship but would like to ad vance to the Oregon State Final July 1st in Portland. Entry fee is SI. A special compe tition intermission will feature dunk ing exhibition by the Dunk Kings 1978-79 Exhibition A ll Stars, the top dunkers from the Washington and Oregon 1979 State Dunking Cham pionships. After the exhibition the Washington and Oregon dunkers will then square o ff for game four o f the Dunk Kings W ashington vs. Oregon Western States Competition, a series that started last November 18th in Portland with the first game ending in a tie. Game 2 was played in Olympia January 28th, and won by Oregon on a memorable tie breaker. Game 3 played A pril 27th in Port land was won by Washington tieing it up 1-0-1. Each game is played with seven individual dunker vs. dunker matches. In each match the dunkers are paired as equally as possible with the portable, adjustable basketball goal set at different heights from 5- 10 for each o f the matches. Game 5 will be played the next day Sunday, June 3rd at Marshall Com m unity Center in Vancouver, Washington at 2:00 p.m. Game 6 is scheduled June 16th in Seattle. Games, i f necessary w ill be scheduled fo r C entralia, Seattle and Portland. I I I I ■ I in A arttand NF ? ? 3 rd ,n d H a is e , Sf a ™ S o r r ,l ir.kli.r u r t i» ! 1? n m « Ir n m e d W Ha. h x , Monda, Ihf ,<jr ihjfda, “ | MULTNOMAH | jH E N N eK U B j (Photo: K.D. Norwood) PRESENTING TOMORROW’S ELECTRIC SUPPLY: Gas pump discrimination illegal The Seattle Enforcement Office o f the Department o f Energy (DOE) is paying close attention to any action by gasoline retailers that may be viewed as giving special treatment to preferred customers or requiring the purchase o f a product or service with the sale o f motor gasoline. Lyle L. Nelson, Deputy District Manager, Western District of Enforce ment for DOE, said that the law does not allow discrimination at the pumps and his office will take the necessary enforcement action to stop any prac tice that tends to lim it sales to preferred or regular customers. Nelson added that DOE would have no objection to a flag system, so long as the system does not allow special treatment for preferred customers. DOE regulations also prohibit tie-in sales, such as no gasoline without a car wash, or requiring the purchase of a product or service. Consumer complaints concerning price discrimination or tie-in sales should be called in to the toll-free DOE H ot Line Number 800-424- 9246. Sew, Show, Taste, Tell On Sunday, June 24, the Portland Section o f the National Council o f Negro Women will present its fifth annual “ Sew and Show and Taste and Tell” from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the W'estminister Presbyter ian Church, 1624 N .E. Hancock Street. This annual fund-raiser presents an opportunity for anyone -- male or female -- in any age group to model clothing they have either sewn or that has been sewn for them. In addition, the Taste and Tell portion o f this event gives all o f those in attendance an opportunity to taste some o f the dishes that have been prepared by the members. 1 he responsibility for the affair is shared by the C o u n c il’ s Young Adult Group, which is in charge o f the fashion show, and the A dult Group which has assumed respon sibility for the Taste and Tell. President o f the Young A d u lt Group is Mrs. Brenda Hammon and the President o f the Adult Group is Mrs. Betty Stephens. Anyone who has clothing they are interested in modeling is asked to call 231-6759 weekdays before 3:00 p.m. immediately. ENERGY. We can't a ffo rd to IRrWaV ■ TOUR FOTORE’8 LOOKING DARKER EVERY DELAY. Red tape is strangling your fu ture power supply. Because it takes from 6 to 10 years to build anew pow erplant,the region's electric suppliers were planning for today and tom orrow 's needs in the late 1960's and early 1970’s. Thirteen units were scheduled to meet dem and. Today, only two units are on schedule. Eleven units have been delayed up to nearly 6 years. When you realize during last w in ter’s peak dem and we alm ost ran short of electricity, these JIM »RlDOi" We N eed Y our H elp . We’re search ing now for new solutions to guarantee you’ll have W hy C an't We G et T h e enough electricity in the fu P ow er S o m e w h er e E lse? ture. But we need your help. Im porting power In addition to consci is no solution. The cost of entious attention toconser- buying electricity from vation.let officials know your California and Canada is electric energy concerns. several times the cost of Participate in en generating our own. Plus, ergy decisions. Learn more A n oth er Day, ay, A n oth er that supply is unreliable — about electricity supply M illio n D olía (a n . extra power may not be and dem and. After all, en The cost of these available when we need it. ergy costs are m ounting endless delays is staggering. Conservation — with every delay . . . and Already, billions of dollars though a vital part of keep you're the one footing the have been added to con bill. ing electricity dem and struction costs. down — simply can ’t make Who will have to up all the electricity we're pay these staggering going to need. delays are frightening. The question is: With tens of thousands of new homes each year, where will your electricity come from to morrow? Where will we get enough electricity for all the new homes and businesses? increases? You will. The People at Pacific Power » J »
