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Page 10, Portland Observer, June 24, 1987 amuel J. du Plessis receives his award as one of 15 winners of the irandM et/National Urban League Essay Scholarship Contest. Pre- ¡enting the award are (L-R) Vernon Chapman, Mary Lewis, du Ples- : „nd Chprvl Nickerson. Photo by Richard J. Brown Student Wins Scholarship Award Samuel J. du Plessis, a Portland State University senior, is one of fifteen winners chosen nationally of the 1987 GrandMet/National Urban League Essay Scholarship Contest. The scholarship award is $1,000. This is the twelfth year GrandMet and the National Urban League has cooperated on this national scholarship contest, which is open to entering college freshmen or undergraduate college students attending accredited institutions of higher learning. Each year one topic is selected, and all appli cants submit essays of 500 to 1,000 words. This year's topic was "How Can Business, Community and School Increase the Minority Student Gra duation Rate from High School and College7 " If there has been a search for a single motivating factor to succeed in my studies, it can be attributed to being a winner in the 1987 National Urban League-GrandMet U.S.A., Inc. essay contest. This is a first for me, and I thank the Portland- and National Urban League organizations for this grand award. Efforts such as these are of immense value to minority students and ~ ' V P. D. SEVIER \ SOh GARBAGE SLR\ ICE INC. 11O1 N.E. A l b e r t a Since: 1957 should be zestfully continued. I'm excited for the fu tu re /’ stated du Pies- sis. Du Plessis is majoring in accounting at PSU and will prepare for the CPA exam. He also plans to remain in school after receiving his undergraduate degree to pursue an MBA program. He is a member of the Sharon SDA Business is still picking up. C o n t a in e r s Church on 22nd and Alberta. The GrandMet/National Urban League Essay Competition is an annual event. Interested persons must be an entering college freshman or under graduate college student who will be attending an accredited institution of higher learning during the year of application. Entries must address in 500 to 1,000 words the selected theme for the year. Selection is based on content, originality, organization, style, gram mar, spelling, punctuation, and neatness. Announcements regarding the competition are released in January of each year. Additional information can be secured from Brenda Polk, the Urban League of Portland, 280-2600. A & D ro p B oxes v a il a b l e R esidential & C om m ercial Complete Automotive Service Motor Tune-ups • Brake Line • DEQ Adjusting • Call Lilian 287-0262 * j ; » • ♦ « • t A v; ■X < cas - ' 7 .* ¿ a ,« •: ; - ~ • . ? -» <•.5. • < ’.1 ? • I ; c - • » i G irly 1000 people gather for a march and rally urday to celebrate Lesbian and Gay Pride ek. At the rally, held at Tom McCall Waterfront k, hundreds of balloons were released follow ing a moment of silence for those who have died from Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Photo by Richard J. Brown There are 56 telephones per 100 people in the United States. Washington D C. has 130 phones per 100 people. We make 188 billion calls per year. U I don’t care how many years so by It still makes my breath slop, every time I remember.W The Annex Furniture “My little girl was about the same age my granddaughter is now. “I’d had some cleaning fluids under the sink and Sally must have gotten into them while I was upstairs. “When I found her, she was sitting on the kitchen floor, holding one of those bottles. And acting mighty sick. I called,the doctor over in Corvallis, but just kept on getting a busy signal. nnpr . _ “So I did the only thing I could think of. I called the operator. She just took over and cut in on the line and asked if the .doctor was in and he was. She put him on. And just that quick he told me what to do. “These days, of course, the doctors all have something called ‘Call Waiting’ so they know if you’re trying to get through. Why they can even check your vital signs, right over the phone. “But whatever miracles the phone company comes up with next I’ll always be grateful for that operator. At Pacific Northwest Bell, we’ve always been more than operators or data transmission, or even Call Waiting. At PNB, 419 S.E. Grand Ave. M ' J* -, J j '.. VJ. r MISTY Beauty & Barber Supply Open to the Public cleab /\ nc E C SALE .• • v***»*i •7 Retail & Wholesale We sell all brands Stop in and check our prices. V .B V ? ;’ 1 ' ’<» 5852 N.E. 42nd Ave. Across from Adam's Track on 42nd Street HOURS '■&z Ä» * . - »ft. rt • *. • » •» j»' \ Wew itcurty ;'V r ■ Mon Sat 8 AM 5:30PM Phone: 282-1817 SPECIAL Wfe’ve ctlwuys been the future. “ Dressers, Beds, Rollaways, Bunkbeds, Metal Desks, Bed Frames & Rails, Trundle Bunk Beds, Sofa, File Cabinet & MUCH MOREI! 235 5767 ( 3 ) Pacific Northwest Beil A U S WEST COMPANY C 19R6 Phcific Northwest Bell I r.r. »e e 4 e 1 -RISSE > f > • • . f