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Portland Observer, January 16, 1985, Page 11 y- Com m unity Profiles by Linda L. Thompson Recently a young Black lady was appointed Branch Manager o f the P ortland-Airport U.S. Bank. It is be cause o f this great accom plishm ent/ milestone that she was chosen as our role model for this week. A native o f San Francisco, C a lifo r nia, M illie G lover came to P ortland at a very young age She attended St. Andrews, Vernon and St. Mary o f the Valley Boarding School (2 years) before co m p le tin g high school at Adams. Because M illie was not sure o f what she wanted to choose as a career, she attended Business School at Portland Community College. Her career w ith the U.S. Bank be gan when IK as a com m ercial teller. She transferred to the U nion Avenue Branch and remained there fo r five years. It was while at this branch that M illie decided to make banking her career and started m aking prepara tions to excel. U.S. Bank has a career development program offered to employees. M illie enrolled and completed this program and immediately went into their next level o f training, which was manage ment. Soon a fte r this tra in in g was completed. M illie was promoted to the position o f Assistant Operation Man ager and one year later to Operation Officer. Ms. Glover continued to take |ob-relaicd college courses and to work toward her goal W ith persistence and dedication. M illie reached her goal o f being Branch Manager December I. 1984 When M illie is spending time with her 13-year-old daughter, it is d ifficu lt to determine who is the mother. This is because o f her youthful appearance. In her spare time she enjoys singing and dancing. Ms. Glover has an air of sophistication and a sense o f sincerity that is easily observed. She has this to say about being successful: "H ave de termination. D on't let others deter you KARL JOHNS (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Security firm new start by Robert Lothian Karl Johns likes to play golf. “ I ’ m one o f the w orld’s worst golfers, but I love it,” said the 36-year-old owner o f Magnum Protective Services and vice- president o f the Leisure H o u r G o lf Ctsb. Johns started his security business in October. I t ’ s one o f six businesses getting started under the umbrella o f the PCC Cascade business incubator program. His ten employees w o rk as u n i form ed security guards fo r stores, malls, hotels, banks, even parties and other special events. A lthough just a few months old, Magnum has become the firs t recipient o f a P ortland De velopment Commission minority busi ness loan. A n d business was “ very, very active” during the holiday period, he said. "A s far as the future is con cerned,” said Johns, " I wish it could stay like Christmas.” Johns has been so busy that he has had to cut back on his g o lf game. “ I had one foot in the car on my way to a g o lf tournament in Seattle when my pager went o f f , ” he said. He had to scrub the g o lf trip and take care o f business. “ Starting a business is rough. You have to sacrifice a lot. That’ s the cost I have to pay and I ’ m going to pay it. I t ’ ll a ll be fu n n y later on dow n the road.” Johns was born in A u s tin , Texas and spent part o f his youth in P o rt land, where his parents and sister also live. He spent 13 years in the U.S. A rm y , w ith one year in Viet Nam. Leaving the Arm y in 1980, he entered the PCC criminal justice program and took the first jo b he was offered, as a security guard. Then, for two years he went to school and worked full time. “ I was averaging 3 - 4 hours o f sleep a n ig h t, but it was w o rth i t , ” said Johns. " I f you want something bad enough, that's the price you have to pay." Johns said the mismanagement he experienced w o rkin g as a security guard caused him to think o f ways to run a business more efficiently, and the Firehouse Theater (C ontinuedfrom Page 2, Column I) The center also has activities fo r ch ild re n , the IF C C student theatre group w ill be to u rin g the c ity soon with their production o f “ Winnie the P o o h .” In a d d itio n , a fte r school and weekend classes offered at IFCC cover drama and dance — mime, d i recting, theater m ake-up, and be g in n in g dance and breakdancing taught by Bobby F outher o f the H e rre rro Dancers. The classes are inexpensive and by taking one, a child can graduate to p a rticip a tio n in the student acting company, said Busby. Il has taken a while fo r the classes to c a tc h on, she said. " T h e im m e diate community is not used to having a p e rfo rm in g arts center rig h t next d o o r. Parents d o n ’ t know yet that hy letting their kids take part in one ol our classes they are offering them the opportunity o f a lifetim e.” Hock Shop| ’s . Buy. Sell or Trade * Anything of value 5600 N E Unioni 287 5330 idea fo r M agnum P rotective Serv ices began to germinate. Now, in less than three m onths, business has reached the point where all o f his ten full and part-time employees are kept busy. He anticipated new contracts with the new year, and he is setting his sights on operating a fu ll line security agency, with guard dogs and armoured cars. Johns said that he and his em ployees have so fa r been lucky in a field that can be dangerous. They have experienced only one potentially life- threatening situation: a man w ith a gun was disarmed by one o f Johns' employees, without incident or injury. “ We have never had to revert to any weapons o f o u r o w n ,” said Johns. "The very last act we are authorized to do is use a weapon.” Each employee's training involves learning how to read people and situations. “ I t ’ s all in the way you deal w ith people,” he said. “ W ith the rig h t approach you can handle almost any situation." ufi dLinbilitti rrtinwnt O cie W . T r o tte r 2 3 4 -6 5 5 1 s t i l l i / 1 /1 T il I * * • • * * • " * *•* *’ l i i » l i i t i i i i P O R U ANU O R IG O N ZVs/ft ,ilrJ to A »< filer* r forPulu vomntm MILLIE GLOVER from your goal (inter or intra-office), (iet as much education and knowledge as you possibly can in your chosen field. Even when you complete a given segment, co ntinue to lake classes. Knowledge is a never-ending process. Start young preparing yourself fo r a career choice. “ Get involved in extra-curricular ac tivities. D o n 't become lazy. Have an open mind and be flexible. A positive mind is a must. This w ill sustain you when you reach problem areas. Things w ill not always go your way. I have seen a negative attitude destroy many p o te n tia lly good careers and many intelligent and capable persons." M illie smiled and stated, “ D o n ’ t ever forget where you came from and those people who gave you support and help in reaching your goal. T ry hard lo do the same fo r someone else." M illie is one of those young ladies who w ill eventually be listed in MTin’s Whom America. U n til next tune, remember: I ove will sometimes be tested, but true love will endure. In parts of Indonesia, people once avoided making loud noises in the rice fields, lest it frighten the rice plants. • The average life expectancy in 1900 was only 47 in the U.S. Today it is over 70. An adult African elephant needs 300 to 400 pounds of fodder a day. We d o jio ^ d o business w ith South Africa American State Bank AN INDEPENDENT BANK Head Office 2 7 3 7 N. E. 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