Clarion Defender_1967-08-17

FINALS SET FOR THIRD ANNUAL 1 'MISS TAN AMER– lCAN PAGEANT". The third annual Miss Tan American Pageant will be held in Dallas th~ week of August 28- September 1. Eliminat~ ions and Semi-finals are scheduled for Aug– ust 29-31 at the Adolphus Hotel. The Cor– onation Pageant will take place Friday nig– ht, September 1st, at the Dallas Memorial Auditori urn. JoAnn Twitty ~ill represent Portland, agai– nst Tan Beaut1es from throuqh the Nation who will compete for the title of "Miss Tan America - 1967 -68," and for numerous pri z– es, including the grand prize - a full four year scholarship.- Na·meany orange drink. See! Orange-Crush~ is the first thin.g that pops into your mind. The winner will be crowned by the reigning ~~~~. T A . II D 1 ,,,ss tan. mer.1ca, o ores Evans, of Tuc- Vol. 6 No. 207 Cir. 11,500- Business Office 2742 N. Williams Ave. Portland, Oregon 284-1289 10¢ August 17,1967 son, Arizona. People Versus the City HALLENGE~(YOPPORTUNTY_ / BEVERLY JEAN JOHNSON, MISS BRONZE CALIFORNIA Miss Bronze Northern California Beverly Jean Johnson, daughter of Mrs and Mrs. Hilary Cla– rk, 835 NE Jarrett, was ch6ien Miss Bronze Northern Calffornia in a pageant held in San Francisco, California, July 8, repre– senting the Sacremento Valley. Miss Johnson won a ·multitude of prizes a-long with her tit– ~e. Included is a $1,000 scholarship, $500 diamond watch, rad– lo, record player, 5 piece French Provincial bedroom suite wig travel ensemble, round trip to Los Angeles, and many other' ' gifts. Along with these gifts also goes her trophy and crown. She is scheduled to begin making appearances for Pepsi Cola this fall. (Pepsi gave the scholarship.) Judges were prominent rersonalities. (Greg Morris, star of "mission Impossible," and Ronnie Exkstine, substituting for his famous dad, Billy Exkstine, were two of them.) Beverly is ~cheduled for appearances in Jet, Ebony, and on the Datin9 Game. Graduated from Jefferson, 1966 Rally squad 3 Hall of fram Honors Lipman's Hi Board- First Negro in Portland sophomore class vice-president Girls league President Twill Social Service Club Beverly was also Queen of the Northern California Colleges Trach Classic. The first Negro princess ever chosen and also the the·first Negro queen. She won over Caucasian girls from other California colleges. Beverly a 1966 Debutante was winner of the 20 Matrons Progres– sive Club scholarship. She also was 1966 Journal Pretty Girl. The National Urban League opens its 57th Annual Confere– nce on Sunday, August 20, in Portland, Oregon. ·Speakers, pan– elists, and workshops will deal with the Conference theme: "Pe– ople vs. The City? Challenge and Opportunfty." Meetings will continue through August 24. The League meets in the wake of the worst spell violence in decades. Much attention will be devoted cussion of the causes of the riots and proposals for changes in urban ghettos. of racial to dis– radi ca1 Whitney M. Young, Jr., the leagues national executive director, will deliver the keynote address at the opening me– eting. He will announce two new national programs which the League will undertake: One in veteran affairs; and the ' other in mobilizing resources within the religious community to launch a frontal attack against racial injustice. Lindsley F. Kimball, National President, will preside at many of the meet– ings. Other major and speakers will include U.S. Senator Edward W, Brooke (R-Mass), Er~a H. Poston, President, New York State Civil Service Commission, and Courtlandt S. Gross, Director and Chairman Finance Committee, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. About 1,200 delegates from the League 83·affiliates, in– cludes business, labor, churches, government, and civic lead– ers will attend t~e five day ~eetinq. The conference working sessions will be devoted to an analysis of the current racial situation and the present st– atus of efforts to close the racial gap. League statistics to be released at the conference show that the economic and social position of Negro citizens is actually worsening in relation to the white population. The plenary sessions will hear analyses of the current scene bY Dr. Hyland G. Lewis, Howard ·u. Professor of Socio– logy, and Charles E. Silberman, Director, the Carnegie Study of the Education of the Educators, Lisle C. Carter, Jr., Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and Kenneth L. Meinen, Vice President Personnel, Ame– rican Airlines. Four major questions will be posed to the Monday and Tuesday workshops which will form the Conference's working ses– sions: 1. 2. What nee9s.to be done in local communitie~ to improve the cond1t1on s of Negroes and other m1nor1ties? Who are the people who can make the decisions to do something about changes which need to be make 2. Who are the people who can make the decisions to do something about changes which need to be made. 3. l~hy don't they make the decisions? 4. What can be done to help the right people make the de– cisions? Answers to these questions will form the basis for posit- ive action to move local power structures to attack ghetto problems. By identifying problem areas and the people who can solve them, and then developing plans to get action, the League hopes to achieve major changes in the cities. In addition to developing strategies for change on the local level, the Conference will hear major proposals for nat– ional action to end the underlying causes of the riots. The National Urban League, founded in 1910, is and educat– ional and charitable agency designed to secure equal opportun– ity for Negroes and other minorities. 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