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• * -- • Page 6 Portland Observer, May 27,1982 Aaron Mitchell and Son Plumbing PSU honors citizen contributions * Experienced Plumber * Licensed and Bonded Established in business for 25 years Have lived in the Portland Area for 40 years P o r tla n d S ta te U n iv e rs ity w ill honor three area residents w ith Dis tinguished Service A w ard s fo r o u t standing contrib u tion s to the w e ll being o f the com m unity at the U n i versity’s annual Spring C om m ence m ent, June 13, in M e m o ria l C o lis WE STAND BEHIND ALL JOBS M C eum. H e rb e rt M . S c h w a b , re tire d Judge o f the O regon C o u rt o f A p peals; Earl W an tlan d , President and C h ie f E x e c u tiv e O f f ic e r o f T e k tr o n ix ; an d V e rn o n V . C h a tm a n , D irector o f Education fo r the P o rt land U rban League, w ill be present ed the awards by PSU President Jo seph Blumel. T h e U n iv e rs ity p resents th e aw a rd s each y e a r to p ersons w h o have made “ outstanding c o n trib u tions to society, p a rtic u la rly to the state o f O re g o n , b e y o n d those w h ich are im p lie d by th e in d i v id u a l’ s p ro fessio n al c a re e r,** and who have “ demononstrable interest in and c o m m itm e n t to th e values which higher education represents.” Judge S chw ab, who was born in P o rtla n d and graduated fro m L in coln H igh School, earned his law de gree fro m N orth w estern C ollege o f Law (now Lewis and C la rk ) in 1939. F o llo w in g service w ith th e A rm y during W o rld W a r I I , he began the practice o f law in P o rtla n d . H is le gal career included service as Judge o f the M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C irc u it C o u rt from 1959 to 1966, and on the Oregon C ourt o f Appeals fro m 1969 to his re tire m e n t in 1981 as C h ie f Judge. W h ile engaged in his d is tin guished legal career, Judge Schwab also was a ctive in c o m m u n ity ser vice. H e was a member o f the P ort la n d S cho o l B o a rd fr o m 1950 to 1959, serving three times as C h a ir man. H e also served the School Dis tric t as a m em b er o f its R ace and E d u c a tio n C o m m itte e in 1 9 6 3 -6 4 . H e has served on the State C iv il Ser- MAKE A NEW HOME AT THE OLD ADDRESS WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD PROFESSIONAL Wm. D. Herboth Remodeling C ALL: 289-1600 Interior • Exterior Additions • Weatherizations JUDGE HERBERT SCHWAB vice C om m ission, was C h a irm a n o f the M u ltn o m a h C ounty C hap ter o f the Red Cross, was a member o f the State C on stitu tio n al Revision C o m m is s io n an d th e S alem Y W C A B oard. M o st recently, he served fo r eight m onths on the P acific N o r th west Power Planning Council. E arl W an tlan d has been President o f T e k tr o n ix since 197 1 . H e has been w ith th e c o m p a n y since th e mid-1950s when he began w ork as a te c h n ic ia n . H e rose ra p id ly in the com pany, spending ten years in E u ro p e h e lp in g to establish th e elec tro n ic s m a n u fa c tu r e r ’ s overseas operations fro m 1958 to 1968. H e is on th e B o a rd s o f U .S . B a n c o rp , P o r tla n d G e n e ra l E le c tr ic , and Floating Point Systems. W a n tla n d has been a c tiv e in U nited W a y , serving as President in VERNON CHATMAN 1976 and as Cam paign Director this year. H e is a strong believer in the volunteer approach to social service and firs t b ecam e in v o lv e d w ith U nited W ay when he volunteered to w ork on the agency’s budget. W a n t- land also is member o f the Portland State U niversity Foundation Board and served as C hairm an o f the A m e ric a n E le c tro n ic s A s s o c ia tio n in 1975. T h e th ird D is tin g u is h e d S ervice A w a rd recipien t this year, V e rn o n V . C h atm an , was one o f the organ izers o f the P ortlan d U rb an League in 1945. O r ig in a lly fro m S h re v e p o rt, Louisiana, C hatm an graduat ed w ith honors fro m D illia rd U n i versity in N ew O rleans in 1935. H e ta u g h t school in S h re v e p o rt u n til 1942 when he began work as a ware house supervisor at Barksdale A ir fie ld th e re . In 1 9 4 5 , C h a tm a n EARL WANTLAND m oved to P o r tla n d to w o rk in the shipyards. H e worked fo r the S .P .& S. R ailroad from 1945 to 1968 when he was n am ed D ire c to r o f E d u c a tio n fo r th e U rb a n L e a g u e . H e earned an M .E d . fro m the Universi ty o f Portland in 1972. C hatm an has served on numerous educational and civic committees in cluding advisory boards fo r C oncor dia C o lle g e , P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e , O re g o n S tate U n iv e rs ity S cho o l o f E n g in e e rin g , P o r tla n d P u b lic S c h o o ls , an d th e O re g o n H e a lth Sciences U n iv e rs ity . A t the U n iv e rs ity o f P o r tla n d , C h a tm a n counsels and recruits undergraduate s tu d ents. H e has o b ta in e d m o re than S I m illio n in scholarships and loans fo r d is a d v a n ta g e d students and has d e v e lo p e d an d in itia te d m any p ro g ra m s to assist m in o rity and disadvantaged students. PRO STYL * SHOP 917 S.W. Alder 224-8401 (across from the Galleria) PRO SHOP—STYLING SALON Specializing in all curly perms, styling & trimming. TCB • Care Free • Classy Curl & California Curl Gerald & Winslow 435“ Volunteering renews lifemeaning A AARDVARK CARPET CLEANING by N ath aniel Scott. Reg. $60°° Mobile T ruck Mount Hot W ater Soil Extraction Free Estvnatee Lowest Pnces Expert Servios A f t e r w o rk in g fo r 30 years fo r Pacific Pow er and Light C om pan y, G erald “ Jerry” D entler was forced to re tire w hen d octors discovered that he had m ultiple sclerosis. H is m a rria g e o f 30 years ended soon after. Discouraged? N o t at a ll. D entler, 51 and a Beaverton resident, is find ing a new life in volunteerism. H e was a safety inspection engin eer fo r fiv e o f his 30 years w ith P P & L and is now vo lu n te e rin g his tim e in s p e c tin g th e b u ild in g s and equipment at M erid ian P ark H ospi ta l and P o rtla n d C o m m u n ity C o l lege. W h ile w orking for P P & L he com piled an enviable record o f 25 years w ithout a lost-time accident. H e said that when he was told he had m u ltip le sclerosis ( M S ) , deep states o f depression and contem pla tio n o f suicide w recked his m a r riage. A nd although his w ife offered to stay on as his h o u s e k e e p e r, he filed fo r the divorce. A f t e r o v e rc o m in g th e in itia l shock o f h avin g M S he c o ntacted M eridian Park Hospital and became a volunteer safety inspector fo r the hospital. “ A fte r th a t, I th o u g h t I co uld handle a little m ore so I contacted S c o tt B e n n e tt, s ta f f a tto r n e y and risk manager at P .C .C . Since then, I have inspected all o f Sylvania C a m pus an d a b o u t h a lf o f C a s c a d e ’ s Campus and before I am through, I w ill inspect a ll o f P . C . C . ’ s f a c ili ties.” Bennett said Dentler is inspecting everything th a t relates to safety at P .C .C . H e cam e in lo o k in g fo r something to do and “ has been do ing a fine jo b .” Bennett explained that D e n tle r’ s volunteerism is just another step in the college’ s continuous safety in spections which include the liab ility ¿run A lK .w « Limited Time Onh I____¿ 777-3525___ E X O D U t¡¿ u id u n a / a m / S i/ms-rt/ en/et 1839 N.E. Albarta DEAR PORTLANDER: PORTLANO OREGON 97211 284 7997 The best investment a Business or Private Citizen can make is to invest in our youth for the future as short and long term savings. One way to do this is by joining our Private Sector Supporters. PO RTLAND TR A ILE R A N D EQ U IPM ENT. DON BERGER DESIGN, J.C. PENNY CO., JU D ITH WYSS. J. TH A Y ER CO., VICTOR A T IY E H , M A LE TIS IN C ., A N TH O N Y E. G A LLO M .D ., WAREHOUSE FLOORS, PEGGY HERBIG, VIPS, SERVICE TIRE CO., MRS. JOST, A L A D D IN E ENTERPRISES, LA R R Y K A Y E , R EFLEXO LO G Y C L IN IC , D A N IE L ’ S DOCK, PRIER W HOLESALE PLU M BIN G , GEORGIAN PRESS, GENES CARBURETOR, AU TO M O TIO N , T A M A R A C K ENGINEERING, W.G. MOE & SONS, NORMA HAYES, REX C A FFA LL, KENT COX & ASSOC., OECO CO R P., STENNO C A R B O N , SIR SPEEDY P R IN T IN G , PORTLAND TIMBERS, A M E R IC AN PERSONAL PLAN N IN G , ROBERT BENNET M .D ., H. DEXTER GAREY, RUTH A. M O R ELAN D , D U BA L H A R R IS , G R E SH A M T O Y O T A , JIM A . S E ITZ, J.T. STEEB & C O ., FOUGHT & CO., NENA SAUTER, THO M AS BUHL, KRAMER GALEN, G.B. P LU M B IN G , F L O M A T IC M F G „ M O N T A V IL L A LUM BER, REX W A R R E N , BREW ED H O T COFFEE, FR A N K W ID M A R , A L IC E BRUNSON, S H ER ID A N BAR R IE, PIPS, L IG H T TRUCK PARTS, S IM P L IC IT Y TO O L, T O M A H A W K IS LA N D M A R IN A , T H E R M A L LOCK IN C ., P O R T L A N D P A C K IN G C O ., M A R IE TO O ZE , KEN NELSON EQUIPMENT, OREGON AUTO INSURANCE. GERALD 'JERRY' DENTLER insurance inspections, the college in spection s ta ff, the fire d epartm en t inspections as w ell as o th e r. “ T h e safer you are, the cheaper your in surance prem ium rate and we are at the b o tto m ,” Bennett adds. D e n tle r said he needed to feel needed. “ T h a t is why I ’ m volunteer ing my tim e .” Being active and pro- K & G LANDSCAPING M ow ing, weeding, edging, tilling, fencing and minor construction. Call Gordon Spink, Jr. 289-5462 d uctive has helped him “ come out o f it .” “ I am fin d in g o u t , ” he said , “ that there is a w orld out there and that it is a pretty w onderful w o rld .” H e summed up his new-found life w ith, “ I ’ve also found out that I can have a social life .” TIHAMMC SYRUP OR TRMMMK-12 r a i n s FORJUlfttYREUEF THAT'S NOTHING TO • Oorwy I.MtMrraU>rw*ff. I>tvia»on of S a rv in /. I rv Lin co ln N ebranka HMMlI These supporters know and understand that the best alternative to high taxes; To reduce Business losses o f shoplifting and vandalism; To stop neighborhood youth crimes, is to implement SPECIAL YO UTH EDUCA TION, Teaching basic Respect and Responsibility to Children and Parents; Educating them as to how to function as an ASSET to their Community, rather than a L IA B IL IT Y . TH E HOUSE OF EXODUS HAS SUCH A PROGRAM FOR YO UTH BETWEEN 8 TO 14 YRS. OF AGE. I am personally asking you to join with the HOUSE OF EXODUS CLEAN T E A M in helping us to make our com m unity a cleaner, safer and more profitable place to live and conduct Business, by CONTRIBUTING GENER OUSLY TO THE HOUSE OF EXODUS SPECIAL YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM. Sincerely, THOMAS BOOTHE, C H A IR M A N BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HOUSE OF EXODUS Make your contribution payable to: THE HOUSE OF EXODUS CLEAN TEAM 1639 N.E. ALBERTA PORTLAND, OREGON 97211 ÄI
