Albina-Newspaper-June-1970

I' *********************************************************** * . .• t ~ A BI-WEEKLY PUBLICATION SERVING THE ALBINA-COMMUNITY ~ {+ * I THE ·NE' s PAPER I ~ OFFICE: 5l25 N.E. GARFIELD. MAIL TO: P.O. BOX l l37l, PORTLAND 972ll * 'l"i"VOLUt~E ONE- ISSUE 14 JUNE 11, 1970 ..s.t.. {+ TELEPHONE: 284-3863 OR 222-3843 * :********************************************************** ALBINA MINISTERS CALL ' FOR END TO WAR IN ASIA The Albina Ministerial Alliance recently called for an end to the war in Asia and true commitme~t to Am– erica's war on poverty. The AMA, representing 42 churches in Albina, pass– ed the following statement: "We give o~r support to those in our couhtry, who by peaceful protest, remind Am– ericans that the War in Asia is far from over, and the War on Poverty tn America is hard– ly begun. "With trembling prayer, we acknowledae that the United States stands under the world's judoement toward our means to achieve peace, justice and true human progress. We be– lieve the Lord of history will judge all men, women, and younq people on their accept– ance of national priorities, and how federal tax monies are spent. We support President N~x­ on's efforts to remove Ameri– can combat troops from Asia. We encouraqe him to move for– ward rapidly toward total disengagement from the war. We recognize an acceptable peace cannot be achieved· with– out patience, sacrifice, and extensive reconstruction ass– istance from the United States. "We p1edge that unt i 1 the military war is ended, we will devote one sermon each month to the poverty war, and the in– dividual's responsi bi 1ity in peace- milking. "We call upon religious communities to examine the un– happy condition of our country, and the overwhelming needs of the poor people. We believe genuine solutions for the War on Poverty in America lie in an attack mounted at every lev– el upon the conditions that breed poverty, violence, and dis-unity. "We believe Americans know what those conditions are; ignorance, discrimination, hun– ger, disease, sickness, not enough jobs, lack of opportun– ity. We believe Americans should attack these conditions not because we are frightened by difficulty but because W& are fired by conscience. We should attack them because ther is simply no other way to ach– ieve the dream of Rev. Martin Luther V. in g ; "That one day this na .. tion will rise up and live out the true me anina of its c r eed. ..... That all men are created e qual." " MOM OF YEAR" VISITS OREGON Mrs. V.A. Fr e eman, Wash– ington State ~ s "Mother of the Year" for 1970 , was a visi to r to the State of Ore– con last week. Sne visited ~on~ Calvin S~ith of Salem and Oliver Smith of Portland. t~ODEL CITI!CS ... Ten (10) openings for administrat– ive, technical and clerical staff for specialized roles ·in the community develop- ment program. Apply in person at the Model Cities Office, Room 210, 5329 NE Union Ave. Job descriptions available there. No phone calls, please. The photo above ushers in a regular new featu r e fo r u s - a look at Portland ' s black community from days gone by . The youth in the picture , six at the time , i s well known to most of us for his var ied civic involvement throughout his adult li f e . At p r e s ent , he is r unning f o r a position on the School Advisory Boar d . Know hi m? If so , let us hear from you - we wil l suppZy the name in the next i s sue , however , at the s ame t i me giving you anothe r look at the past . Turning to page 5 , you ' ll also see anothe r new , regular feature - a look at the writing talent that su r– rounds us - short s tor ies , poetry , what have you . fie in – vite your comment and contribution s to this showcase fo r hidden talent - and we sincerely hope y ou ' ll e joy it all . CA N vru PLACE THE FA CE? A NEW FEATURE BEGPlNING NOW NEW PARK TO BE BUllT IN WOODLAWN AREA BY PDC A 7.9 acre city park for the Woodlawn area got the go-ahead this week from City Council. The park, which will be developed directly sout~ west of Woodlawn School, wi 11 require the removal of 34 houses and several streets. Development of the park will be carried out by the Portland Devel– opment Commission as part of the Woodlawn Neighbor– hood Development Program. No opposition to the park was voiced at the City Council meeting Wed– nesday. A handful of Wood– lawn residents appeared to support the plan. The Portland Develop– ment Commission and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have joined to make available $1.74 million for the up– grading of the Woodlawn and Irvington Districts. The money will be spent over a one year period, beginning July lst. Although a second year may be funded, 80% of the work must be completed in the first year. PDC budget will notal– low for the completion of the pa r k in the first yedr, according to Executive Dir– ector John Kenward. But the property acquisition, demo– lition, ground leveling and seeding will be finished. The city will develope the park after the first year, he said. An estimated $253,000 will be spent to purchase the properties on the site. No properties will be acquired unti 1 after July lst. The site of the park will run 2 l/2 blocks north from Woodlawn School grounds along NE Woodlawn, southwesierly to Dekum Street. NE 13th Avenue and NE 9th Avenue are expected to be the East and West limits. Plans for the park also have the approval of the Wood – lawn Irprovement Assoc iat i on , School District No. 1, the fire and police pl an n i ng com– missions, and the city' s pa r k traffic, engineer ing and de– sign offices. 75 SEEK SEATS ON BOARD Seventy-five men and women from a wide variety of occupations have been nominated for sea ts on the School Advis ory Board, set up under Dr. Blanchar's Plan for the '70's . There are 21 seats open on the 3 advisory boards. Thirty students have also been nominated and si x will be chosen to fill seats on the boa r d. Stu – dents we re recommeded by th e i r s cho ols, and t wo wi 11 be chos en f r om each are a.