Oregon Advance Times_1968-02-08

Page 8 The Oregon Advance/TIMES February 8, 1968 Workshops Eye Rat Problem Rat control has been a prob– lem of much concern to the community. Rat control workshops have been held in both the south– east and northeast community service centers. J.C. Alderton who is in charge of pest control for the Portland Health Department, said at the first of these meetings that for many years the city hired only one man to cover the entire city area to control the rat problem. This job was too much for one man to handle. The num– ber of rats increased. The bait used by the city to kill rats is a bait that can be safely swallowed by any human, adult and child, and by animals with no harm– ful effects. Rats must eat enough of it the first time in order for it to work. They become immune to it if they do not eat enough the first time. Only private companies can use toxic bait. Another reason given for the number of rats is that they live well in the sewers and the only time the city can bait the sewers is during the dry season. A resident of Iris Court testified that last summer, residents there were told to put their rubbish inuncovered Allen Temple AME Notes Anniversary Allen Temple, A. M. E., 4236 N. E. 8th Street, is cele– brating its 18th anniversary this week. Worship services will be held each evening. An anniversary banquet will be held at Allen Temple Saturday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m. The anniversary week will be climaxed on Feb. 11 with a program presented by the laymen of the church. James Lambert is presi– dent of the laymen; Mrs. Lizzie Shepherd is the pro– motional chairman of the banquet. The Rev. Geor~ E. Carter, Jr., is pastor of the church. Lodge Sets Meeting The Mt. Hood Lodge, No. 2083, A. F. and A. M., will meet Friday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The lodge master is Vollie Manning. The chapter meets each month on the first and third Fridays. Democratsto Meet The North Portland Demo– cratic Forum will meet Wed– nesday, Feb. 14 at Polish Hall, located at N. Interstate Avenue and Failing Street. The meeting will begin at 8 p.m. Scheduled to speak is Jack O. Donnell, county auditor. Rev. Tom Lang Taken By Death The Rev. Tom H, Lang, 4995 N. E. Grand Avenue, died Jan. 29 at Emanuel Hos– pital. The Rev. Mr. Lang was a member of the New Light Baptist Church. Funeral services were held at 6 p.m., Feb. 6, at the Vancouver Avenue Baptist Church. He is ·survived by a daughter, Mrs. Arzella Agee, of Bay Springs, Miss.: two sisters, Florence Rubin of Menden Hall, Miss., and Ros– ella Lewis of Sanford, Miss.: two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Agee came to Portland for the services. Burial will be in Menden Hall, Miss. At workshop on rat control an unpleasant reminder was present. A rat in a glass Jar made it clear that this is a problem that has to be faced by the city which has been trying to get along with a single rat control worker. bins, rather than in their underground garbage cans which were covered. This caused a fly problem as well as increasing the rat prob– lem. At a second meeting at the Service center, suggestions were made to the city for control of rats. Among these suggestions was that addi– tional funds be allotted wel– fare recipients to pay for gar– bage removal. The ADC mothers of the southeast area met Jan. 23 and brought with them a dead rat in a large jar as evidence of the problem. Since this meeting, the city has shown its concern by aP– plying to the federal govern– ment for money to hire a larger staff to control rats. Four more inspectors would be hired. It is hoped that more efficient baiting methods will be put into use also. Another workshop to dis– cuss better methods of rat control will be held at the Neighborhood Service Center later in February. All those who are concerned with the problem of controlling rats are urged to attend this meeting. The date will be announced in The Advance/ TIMES. North Branch Y Notes Brotherhood Operation Awareness is the North Branch YMCA' s effort to open up lines of commun– ication and to promote dialogue experience on a per– son to person basis to produce more understanding. Sunday, Feb. 11 attwop.m., the North Branch Y and the Neighborhood Service Center are presenting a talent show and open house to initiate the beginning of Brotherhood Week. The show will have an Afro-American flavor as there will be many African students from our neighboring colleges and universities at– tending. Mrs. Verna SheP– herd of the Center will co– ordinate the program. The day is being planned to encourage "awareness" of the Albina community and to work toward the need of fellowship with brothers and sisters from overseas. Someofthese lead a lonely life on American campuses. It is hoped that theprogram will promote a feeling of ac– ceptance and welcome to Afri– can students who wish to take part 1n community affairs. These people are the leaders of tomorrow's newest nations. With the advent of rockets and supersonic jets, Africa with all its beauty and wonder is only hours away. Brother– hood knows no colororbound– aries. Whole families are invited to this event. All are invited to bring their swim suits for · a free family swim. Children must be accompanied by their parents. Refreshments will be served. Bob Cochran Takes New Job; Another rFirst' Mrs. Edna Ellis Services Monday Moving up fast is Robert Cochran, social worker in the Albina area for the Mallory Avenue Christian Church. He leaves that position next week and begins working for the Pacific Maritime Associ– ation, located in the Franklin Building in Southwest Port- land. He will be in the in– dustrial relations department of the firm and will assign manpower to ships at the ports of Portland, Vancouver, Long– view and Astoria. B.A. degree in sociology from the University of Portland last June, He is married to the former Sarah Burris of Los Angeles, One of the busiest men about town, Cochran serves on the Community Service Commis– Cochran is a native Port– lander; attended Grant High School and graduated with a sion of the Urban League; is Crisis in Black and White Community the past NAACP Labor and Management chairman; is presently an executive board member and youth director of NAACP; is a consultant for C-CAP; a member of the school-communtiy action committee and an active mem– ber of Portland's alumni of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, "Crisis in the Black and White Community" was the focal point of a discussion and debate at a youth semi– nar Feb. 2 through Feb. 4 at Camp Adams in Clacka– mas County, The seminar was spon– sored by the American Friends Society and the Port– land chapter of NAACP Youth Council. Colden Brown, a Black Na– tion«list, spoke on the need for political power. Brown's speech stressed the Black people's need for more sci- entists, engineers, tech– nicians and fewer sociolo– gists. He discussed the plans made so far for the Model City program and the need for more BlacJ< people to mix with "light-minded" white people. The program also included a poetry reading of Leroi Jones' s play, "The Toilet." Films were shown and small group discussions were held, One such du s cu s s i o n, "Concrete Behavior," em– phasized the importance of Black Student unions. In 1966, he represented the NAACP at a pre-White House conference on civil rights sponsored by the YMCA of Portland, Cochran says he will con– tinue to live in Portland and will continue to work in the community, Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Ellis was held Feb, 5 at St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Eastern Star services were held under the auspices of the Lily of the Valley Chapter. Mrs. Ellis died Jan. 31 at Bess Kaiser Hospital, Mrs. Ellis was the wife of Richard Ellis and resided at 3623 N. Haight. She was the mother of James Light– foot who is presently serv– ing in Vietnam, He was·able to come home for the serv– ices. In addition to her husband and son, Mrs, Ellis is sur– vived by two sisters and two brothers: Willie Williams, Mary Pearl Young and Jean– nette Cooper of Greenville, Miss., and Jake Williams, Jr., of St. Louis, Mo. There is one i;i;randchild, Residents of The Model Neighborhood!!! ATTEND MODEL CITIES CITIZENS PARTICIPATION KICKOFF MEETING Next Tuesday, February 13, 7:30 p.m. at the school nearest you. THIS IS AYEAR FOR PLANNING. COME AND HELP ! How can you participate in Model Cities Planning Activities this year? Sign up now as a volunteer for one of the many planning committees that will be meeting regularly to plan for the future. Study and planning will be done in the fol lowing areas: HOUSING . . . . . . . ............ D HEALTH PROGRAMS . . . . . . . .... EMPLOYMENT . . . ........ D SOCIAL &. LEGAL SERVICES . . ...... 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