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Starting A New Career
Jim Wilson, Southwest Regional Manager, Jack Casey, Regional Manager
-North Central Region of Chicago, Jack Kelley (left to right).
James Wilson Retires
hen James Wilson recently
retired, nearly 300 cowork
ers and friends from around
nation came to his new home in
West Linn to celebrate with him
and to wish him good luck in any
endeavor he might undertake in
the future. Wilson on July 1, end
ed a 25-year career with the
United Parcel Service, a career he
began in Washington, D.C. when
he applied for work as a U.P.S.
truck driver, and ended with 10
years of service as a district
manager for the company.
Wilson was the recipient of
many cards and light hearted
gifts, accompanied with reminis
cences punctuated with laughter
from "buddies” he had made as
he progressed from truck driver to
mechanic and on to the U.P.S.
management program, all in the
first year. His first assignment in
the Automotive Management De
partment was to oversee the
Washington fleet of 250 vehicles.
The next year he was in Rich
mond, Virginia to look after 350
vehicles. In 1970, there were 1,400
vehicles to look after in New
Jersey. Then in 1974 Wilson
became a regional automotive
manager to be responsible for
4,000 U.P.S. vehicles for Ken
tucky, Ohio and Michigan. Two
years later he had the same title
in upstate New York and New Jer
sey and had responsibility for
6,000 U.P.S. vehicles.
During 1977, Wilson was pro
moted to be the District Manager
in the Operations Department.
By 1978-1980, Wilson was sent
to Oregon as a district manager
responsible for the U.P.S. opera
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tions, delivery, customer service,
information and automotives of
the fleet and the supervision of
the
the 1,500 employees of the U.P.S.
in Oregon.
In 1981, James Wilson, and his
wife Edith, were married and he,
as district manager, was transfer
red to Buffalo, New York. Within
four years, by March of 1985, the
U.P.S. region of Southern Califor
nia, with its 3,500 employees, be
came W ilson’s territory.
The period from October 1987
to W ilson’s July 1988 retirement
was spent in the U.P.S. office of
Strategic Planning where discus
sions and explorations are under
way in U.P.S. considerations of
the latest technological advances
for delivery and accounting for
U.P.S. operations.
Wilson gives the U.P.S. Com
pany, founded in Seattle in 1907,
high credit for being a forth right
equal opportunity employer. He
notes his own successful experi
ence and that of Calvin Tyler, the
first Black to become a U.P.S.
District Manager (Tyler within this
month of July has become the na
tional personnel manager for
U.P.S.).
"U.P.S. definitely has a wonder
ful set of employees and it is a
wonderful company to work for,”
Wilson said as he greeted more
guests to his party.
Late in the evening, as friends
began to depart, Jim Wilson was
handed a final gift, presented by
seven U.P.S. regional managers.
The gift was a plaque, polished
and shining, featuring a copy of
his long ago application to be a
truck driver for U.P.S.
Seminar on Alcoholism in
the Black Community
50% were alcoholic or problem
n October 14-16, 1988 the
drinkers. A study in Florida shows
8th Annual Seminar on Al
V3 of the black inmates were
coholism in the Black Comnr unity
under
the influence of alcohol at
¡ABC) is being offered in Newark.
the
time
they com mitted their
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crimes.
Alcoholism in the Black Commu
nity (ABC), c/o East Orange
5) Research has shown that
General Hospital, 300 Central
black youth are more likely to
Ave., E. Orange, NJ 07018.
receive their first drink from
Some facts:
parents while white youths were
1) Black women represent the
more likely to receive their first
highest proportion of abstainers
drink from friends.
from alcohol compared to whites.
This year, ABC will include
Data indicates that 61% of white
workshops
on Alcoholism and
women are drinkers compared to
the Black Woman, Alcoholism
49% for black women.
and Black Youth, Alcoholism and
2) Black women who do drink
the Black Church, Counseling
are more likely than white women
Blacks on the Job, Aicoholism
to engage in heavy drinking —
and the Black Family, Alcoholism
3) 63% of the victim s of black
and the Black Student, Alcohol
homicides were under the influ
ism and the Black Man, Alcohol
ence of alcohol in Atlanta, 55% in
ism and the Black Elderly, Alco
Cleveland, 56% in Miami, and
holism and the Black Profes
49% in Washington, D C.
sional,
Criminal Justice and the
4) An interview of convicted
Black
Alcoholic,
and more.
black felonies indicated about
Hank Aaron
r j aseball great Henry Aaron,
E ) who began and ended his
legendary career in Wisconsin,
has signed an agreement with
Arby’s Inc. to develop and operate
as many as 15 roast beef sand
wich restaurants in that state over
the next several years.
Aaron is scheduled to open his
first Arby’s early this summer.
Construction began in late April
on the 2,400-square-foot Series
2000 unit, Arby’s newest model. It
will be located on Wisconsin Ave
nue in Port Washington. Once in
operation, the restaurant will
employ 35 to 50 people. Aaron’s
14 other Arby’s restaurants also
will be located in the greater
Milwaukie area. His franchise
operation is called Hank Aaron
Enterprises, Inc.
Aaron has been associated
with Atlanta-based Arby’s for the
past three years as a company
spokesman for Big Brothers/Big
Sisters of America (BB/BSA), an
organization that matches chil
dren from single-parent homes
with adult companions. Together,
Aaron and Arby's have raised
more than $1.5 m illio n for
BB/BSA.
In addition, Arby’s has estab
lished the Hank A a ron /B ig
Brothers/Big Sisters Scholarship
Fund. Through this program, the
fast-food chain awards $5,000 col
lege scholarships to boys and
girls who have been affiliated with
Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Each
scholarship is renewable annually
for four years, giving it a total
value of $20,000.
“ Having been closely asso
ciated with Arby’s through the Big
Brothers/Big Sisters program and
seeing the tremendous contri
butions this organization has
made to many of our country’s
Heart disease
can put you
in a grave situation.
Heart disease, stroke and related disorders pose a very grave threat. In
fact, they kill nearly as many Americans as all other causes combined.
At the American Heart Association, we have some simple suggestions
that could reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. Don't smoke.
Reduce the fat and cholesterol in your diet. And keep high blood pressure
Congratulations!
young peopie, I knew Arby’s was
a company in which I wanted to
invest more than my time,” said
Aaron.
“ Wisconsin is like a second
home to me. I am delighted to be
returning to begin my Arby’s
venture with Hank Aaron Enter
prises.”
Hank Aaron began his baseball
career in 1954 with the Milwaukie
Braves. In 1966, he traveled with
the Braves to a new home, Atlan
ta, where he hit his famous 715th
home run, breaking the long
standing record held by Babe
Ruth. Aaron was traded to Mil
waukie after the 1974 season and
finished his career with the
Brewers.
In 23 years of playing, Aaron
rewrote baseball’s record books:
He holds the record for most
home runs (755), most runs batted
in (2,297), most games. (3,298),
most plate appearances (13.940)
and most times at bat (12,364). A
resident of Atlanta, Aaron is now
vice president in charge of player
development for the Atlanta
Braves.
Arby’s President and Chief Ex
ecutive Officer Leonard Roberts
said he is pleased to have Aaron
join the company in its rapid ex
pansion efforts.
"Hank Aaron is a fine person
and legendary sports figure
whose name is synonymous with
excellence. He will be a credit to
the Arby’s organization,” said
Roberts.
Airman 1st Class
Reginal A. Cook
Airman 1st Class Reginal A.
Cook, son of Peggy J. Cook of Rural
Route 3, Kershaw, S.C., and Albert
Tucker of 635 S.E. 60th St.,
Portland, Ore., has graduated from
Air Force basic training atgackland
Air Force Base, Texas.
During the six weeks of training
the airman studied the Air Force
mission, organization and customs
and received special training in
human relations.
In addition, airmen who complete
basic training earn credits toward
an a d o ria te degree through the
community college of the Air Force.
He is a 1987 graduate of Andrew
Jackson High School, Kershaw,
S.C.
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