Page 6— Che Portland Observer -February 6, 1991
State Scholarship Commission To Provide
Support For Five Scholarship Trust Funds
Limousine
Service
Announced
A trial joint venture between Se­
attle based Audio Entertainment and
African-American Entreprenuer, Roy
Jay was announced last S unday to enter
into the limousine serivce for the greater
Portland area.
Jay’s Oregon Business Network will
adm inister the limousine service from
Portland and plans to offer rates far
below those o f other local companies.
We plan to offer limo service for nearly
every occasion and event. The service
will also focus on conventions and visi­
tor tourism business.
J.M. Lee, executive Director, an­
nounced that the State Scholarship
Commisison will, as of January 1,1991,
provide administrative support for five
scholarship trust funds held by the Trust
Group of the United States National
Bank o f Oregon.
The five scholarhsip funds include
the Maria C. Jackson/General George
A. While Scholarship, the Bertha P.
Singer Scholarship, the Jerome B. Stem-
bach Scholarship, the Mertie and Har­
ley Stevens Memorial Fund Scholar-
sh ip, and the Flora Von Der Ahe Schol­
arship.
The Maria C. Jackson/General
George A. White Scholarship is open
to Oregon residents who, or whose parent,
served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Applicants must be planning to enroll
as full-time indergraduatc or graduate
students in an eligible Oregon postsecon-
Phillips Makes
PCC’s Prez List
PDC
PriktLASD-
DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION
Commission Meeting
United Way
Schedules
Annual Meeting
United W ay o f the Colum bia-W il-
lamette will hold its 71 st Annual M eet­
ing on Thursday, Feb. 7, noon at The
Portland Hilton.
The meeting will include installa­
tion o f new members and officers o f the
board o f dirctors and recognition of
retiring members. Ronald B. Gould,
partner in charge o f audit at Deloitte
and Touche, will assume the duties of
charim an o f the board, replacing G er­
ald B. Halverson, senior vice president.
Standard Insurance Company.
Tickets for the luncheon are $15,
or $120 for a table of eight, and can be
reserved by calling Kathy Grimm, 226-
9305.
dary institution. A pplicants w ho are
graduating high school seniors must
have a cum m ulative grade point aver­
age of 3.50; college students m ust have
a cummulative college grade point
average o f 3.00. Selection is based on
academic achievem ent and financial
need. Proof o f m ilitary service must be
submitted with the application. A ppli­
cants must file a federally-approved
need analysis form and give perm is­
sion to release the inform ation to the
state financial aid agency. The dead­
line for applying is April 1.
The Bertha P. Singer Scholarship
is open to graduates o f accredited O re ­
gon high schools or Oregon residents
enrolling as full-time undergraduate or
graduate students in a nursing program.
Eligible schools include any private or
public accredited school o f nursing or
nursing program affiliated with a uni­
Date: February 13,1991
Place: RiverPlace Athletic Club
0150 SW Montgomery
Portland, OR
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Commission meetings are open to
the public. A complete agenda is
available at PDC. Call 823-3200.
PDC is the City of Portland's urban
renewal, housing and economic
development agency.
Gloria Phillips recently returned
to school to further her education in the
field o f Education. She has worked in
the school system for 20 years, most
with the Black Education Center. The
Portland Observer salutes you.
versity, a com m unity college or hospi­
tal. Required minimum cumulative grade
point average is 3.00. Selection is based
on academic achievement, financial need,
and a desire to enter the nursing profes­
sion. Applicants must file a federally-
approved need analysis form and give
permission to release information to the
state financial aid agency. Deadline is
April 1.
The Jerome B. Steinbach Scholar­
ship is open to U.S. citizens who enroll
as full-time undergraduates at any ac­
credited college or trade school in the
U.S. The required minimum grade point
average for high school senior appli­
cants is 3.50; for college applicants,
3.25. Selection is based on academic
achievem ent and financial need. A ppli­
cants must file a federally-approved need
analysis form and give persm ission to
release information to the state finan-
cial aid agency. Deadline is April 1.
The Mertie and Harley Stevens
M emorial Fund Scholarship is open to
graduates o f accredited high schools in
Clackam as County who enroll as full­
time undergraduate students for only
their first and fourth years o f poslsecon-
day education. Eligible institutions are
selected postsecondary institutions in
Oregon. The required minimum cum u­
lative grade point average for high school
seniors is 3.50; for college applicants,
3.25. Selection is based on academic
achievem ent and financial need. Ap­
plicants must file a federally-approved
need analysis form and give perm is­
sion to release information to the state
financial aid agency. Deadline is April
1.
The Flora M. Von D er Ahe Schol­
arship is open to graduates from ac­
credited high schools in Umatilla County,
O regon who enroll as full-tim e under­
graduate or graduate students. Eligible
institutions include accredited colleges,
universities, or technical schools in O re­
gon. Required minimum cumulative grade
point average is 2.25. Selction is based
on academic achievem ent and financial
need. Applicants must file a federally-
approved need anaylsis form and give
perm ission to release inform ation to the
state financial aid agency. D eadline is
A pril 1.
Individuals interested in these p ro ­
gram s or in any o f the 50 privately-
funded scholarship program s adm ini­
stered by the State Scholarship C om ­
m ission should contact the State S chol­
arship Commission, 1445 W illam ette
Street, Eugene, OR 97401-7706 after
January 1,1991. The statew ide toll-free
num ber is 1-800-452-8807. In the Eu-
gene/Springfield area, call 346-1240.
City Asks Citizen Ideas On Measure #5 Budget Cuts
In anticipation o f public concern
about service cuts o f $28 m illion re­
quired by Ballot M easure #5, Portland
has set aside four days for citizen testi­
mony at budget hearings and devel­
oped an inform ation folder to guide
citizens in presenting testmony.
C itizens are invited to testify on
service priorities at hearings beginning
Tuesday, February 12 through Friday,
February 15. The W ednesday, Febru­
ary 13 hearing is from 7 to 10 pm. All
other testim ony is set for 9 am to noon
and from 2 to 5 pm . All hearings are in
the Council Cham bers at City Hall.
“ W ith $28 m illion less income,
the City cannot continue all present
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pn g ams and serivees, and program s
that property tax dollars supportare the
targets for cuts,” Mayor Bud Clark
said.
“ We want citizens to tell us what
services are m ost im portant to keep,
where to cut and ideas on how to in­
crease efficiency,” he added.
City Com m issioners, at meetings
with neighborhoods and civic groups,
are asking for ideas on how to set pri­
orities for police, fire protection, parks
and recreation, neighborhood services,
arts and other program s that draw on
G eneral Fund property tax dollars.
“ W e’ve put together information
on possible reductions in program s and
services as well as where revenue comes
from and where it is spent, and what
kind o f testimony will help us with
budget decisions. I hope lots o f people
give us their ideas,” Clark said.
To allow the maximum num ber o f
people to present ideas, public testi­
mony during the four days o f hearings
will be limited to three m inutes per
person. The City Council will review
all inform ation before deciding on a
budget within it’s M easure #5 revenue.
Follow ing decisions on a “ M eas­
ure #5 balanced budget” , a second
round o f hearings is anticipated on any
restoration of services if additional funds
are available.
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Slowing Economy May Provide
Opportunity For Graduate
Of Chrysler Dealership Program
dictate where the opportunities will be.
But we feel that our training prepares
graduates to go anywhere in the country
and be successful.”
Sixty-one minorities, including four
women, have graduated from the Chrys­
ler’s Dealer Development Program since
it started in 1983. Chrysler now has 140
Frank Rucker
Cleveland, Ohio - Can a 47-year-
old family man with deep roots in O hio
find happiness working at a car dealer­
ship som ew here else, in the m idst o f a
recession?
Frank Rucker thinks so, especially
if that dealership is his.
Rucker, who is black, is a graduate
o f Chrysler C orporation’s D ealer D e­
velopm ent Program, which trains m i­
norities and females to become auto
dealers. W ith C hrysler’s assistance,
Rucker hopes to invest in a dealership
this year.
At the top o f R ucker’s w ish-list is a
Chrysler dealership in O hio. He was
bom in O range, Va, but has lived in
O hio nearly 21 years. He and his wife,
Carolyn, raised tw o daughters and a son
- K assandra, 23, K im berly, 20, and
Mark, 21 - in Ohio. Hom e is in Akron.
For R u c k e r, Fam iliarity has bred con­
tentm en t
‘‘O ne o f things you learn in the
autom oblie business is that you have to
know your m arket,” he said. ‘‘I think I
pretty well know the Cleveland market
- how to m erchandise and advertise
here. I think I can better judge people I
would h ir . in Cleveland area than a
place where I w ouldn’t know anyone.”
N evertheless, Rucker has accepted
the fact dial hometown dealerships rarely
become available for graduates of Chrys­
ler’s Program.
“ I w ant to stay in O hio, but I’m
available to go anyw here th ere’s a good
dealership,” Rucker said.
“ W e like for the graduates to have
the opportunity to invest in dealership
in their hom etow ns.” said Cecil W ard,
m anager o f Retail D ealer Developm ent
at C hry si.r, “ but th at’s not alw ays
possible 1- cause there is no way we can
minority dealers around the country,
including blacks, Hispanices, O rien­
tals and American Indians. Eleven
m em bers of minorities are in training.
Rucker started training in January,
1989. Before that he worked 12 years
for Chrysler in the service and parts
area, which required him to call on
Chrysler-Plym outh dealers in Akron
and Cleveland. It was those contacts
which got him thinking about becom ­
ing a Chrysler dealer.
“ I always wanted to have a busi­
ness I could draw my family into,” he
said.
“ The automobile business can
afford you that opportunity.” Rucker
learned every facet of the business -
new and used car sales, service, ac­
counting, advertising, personnel - at
Strongsville Dodge, in the Cleveland
suburb o f Strongsville.
‘ ‘O ne of the things I was used to in
sales was doing everything m yself,”
Rucker said. But Paul H m char, ow ner
o f Strongsville Dodge, taught Rucker
that a dealership has num erous jobs
which dearlers must motivate others to
do.
“ O ne o f toughest things I had to
learn was that I could not concentrate
on selling cars m yself,” Rucker said.
“ Instead, I have to manage, and create
an atm osphere for other people to work
for me. You can get the same type o f
joy o f helping other people sell. T hat’s
as gratifying as you selling cars be­
cause you’re a part o f every sale.”
W hether in training or at his own
dealership, R ucker’s greatest concern
for 1991 is finding ways to sell cars in
today’s tough market.
“ It’s something that I think about
often. G ood dealership aren ’t avail­
able in good times. I’vc seen numerous
dealerships taken during bad times, and
the new ow ner was quickly able to get
them under control. Then, they be­
came very successful when things turn
around. T hat’s what I’m looking to­
w ard ."
WHEN DORIE MILLER BECAME
OUR COUNTRY'S FIRST WORLD WAR II HERO,
THE REAL BATTLE BEGAN.
On December 7, 1941, Dorie Miller, a Black
messman, leaped to the anti-aircraft gun of a fallen
comrade and proceeded to shoot down two to five
Japanese fighter planes while under heavy enemy fire.
It was a truly amazing feat. Especially in light of
the fact that he had never fired an anti-aircraft gun in
his life, because the Navy did not give Black servicemen
weapons training.
For his courage and gallantry he should have been
awarded the Navy Cross without question. But certain
powers ft It America wasn't ready for a Black hero, so they
downplayed his deed. That’s when the real battle began.
Civil rights groups, Black newspapers and even
white literals joined forces. They began fighting for
Miller to receive the recognition he rightfully deserved.
Finally, the President of the United States intervened on
Miller’s behalf. And in May of 1942, Seaman Third
Class Dorie Miller became the first African-American
to receive the Navy’s highest medal, the Navy Cross.
In honor of Black History Month, the Chrysler
Corporation salutes Dorie Miller. His heroism did more
than just earn him a medal. It opened the door which led
to America’s armed forces becoming truly representative
of all its people. In the process they became the most
powerful force for freedom in the world today.
W
CHRYSLER
CORPORATION