Planning Board Elected; Early Meetings Set Portland, Oregon The Oregon ADVANCE Dozen Jobs Open Now For Planning Twelve job openings have been announced by the Model Cities office. Three citizen participation representatives (both part and full time) will be employed to work in the community, going from door-todoor on the streets and talking at meetings to promote resident participation in Model Cities planning. Vol. 1, No. 6 Classes Open At Art Center The Albina Art Center has several openings in classes now in session. Three or four places are available in the preschool program, which meets five days a week from JO to 11:30 a.m. Both black and white children are welcome. The Junior Band, which meets Monday nights at 7:30, also has openings for high school age and younger students interested in playing any musical instrument. People of any age interested in dramatics can inquire at the Center about the drama class in process. Also, the knitting class, which meets Tuesday nights, anflounces room for more students. Requirements for these jobs include the ability to speak well, to like people, and be committed to full resident participation and citizen leadership. Applicants for the jobs will be interviewed and screened by the Citizen's Planning Board. Group Sets They must be residents of the Model City Neighborhood. The salary range for these Panel Help jobs is $425 to $575 per month. Five planning assistants F C II ;~!f ~an::;tte~m:er;,e d~~ or O ege velop plans in the areas of education, economic develop- ' H_igh schoolk Jd·untiortst adnd . . . seniors are as e o a en a ment, social_ services, pubhc panel discussion on entering safety, hous1_ng and employ- college, to be held Saturday, ment. Apphcants for these M h 16 St PhT • f . 1 . . a re , at • 1 1p s pre-pro ess~ona ~ositions Church, N. E, Knott Street will be mterv1ewed and d R d A screened by the Citizens' an ° _ney venu~. Pl · B d S 1 . Questions of high school annmg oar • a ar1es h . .ll f $ 450 $ 575 students about t e requ1rewi range rom to ments for entering college per month. and the opportunities at colA secretary is needed who lege will be discussed, startis experienced in office pro- . t 2 cedures, stenography and mg a p.m. typing who will serve as secretary to the director. Ability to co-ordinate staff work loads, take minutes at staff and board meetings and knowledge of dictation and (Continued on Page 8) Forum Tolles War, Peace Westminster Presbyterian Church will have an open forum on war and peace Sunday at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to the forum of five speakers. They are Leverett Richards, military editor of The Oregonian and an Air Force officer: Joe Harris, advertising manager of the Oregon Advance Times and a Vietnam veteran: Ray Thornburg, business college student who served in Vietnam with the Navy; Dr. Morris Webb, professor for Eastern history at Portland State College, and Jack Kirkwood, Hillsboro teaL·her. "Ri.c'1·: . .-fa is expected to speak for staying in Vietnam with Webb and Kirkwood advocating withdrawal," said the church pastor, the Rev. Laurence P. Byers. "The two ex-servicemen will tell what they observed in Vietnam, Harris describing how difficult it was to confront the enemy and Thornburg explaining the difficulty of pacification work in the villages." Dean Francis Nickerson On the panel will be Francis B. l\ickerson, associate dean of students at the l 'niversity of Oregon; Mrs. Althea Williams, community agent at Sabin school, and Herbert C. !vl:cMurtr)', registrar of Portland Community College. They have had widely varied experience at many different universities. Dean J\,ickerson has been assistant to the chancellor- of the Oregon State System of Iligher Education and recently was on a special assignment in Liberia for the t..:. s. Department of Education. Mrs. Williams, a member of the State Scholarship Commission, received her early education at Tuskogee Institute, is a graduate of the University of Iowa and attended Reed College and Portland State College. McMurtry, a native of Nova Scotia, Canada, is a graduate of Union College in Kentucky. _Single Copies 10~ Thursday, March 7, 1968 Civil Disorders Key Points: Do They Fit Portland? Editor's Note: The following outlines some of the points made by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. It is presented in the hope it will suggest things that are possible in Portland. The Advance Times invites comments from readers on what they believe the report could or should mean in Portland. and the dramatic struggle for equal rights in the South. The frustrations of powerlessness have led some Negroes to the conviction that there is no effective alternative to violence as a means of achieving redress of grievance and ''moving the system." To some Negroes, police have come to symbolize white power, white racism and white repress ion. And the fact is that many police do reflect and express these white attitudes. Social and economic conditions in the riot cities (the cities in which major riots occurred in the summer of 1967) constituted a clear pattern of severe disadvantage for Negroes compared with whites • Frustrated hopes are the residue of unfulfilled expectations aroused by the great judicial and legislative victories of the civil rights movement The Black Power advocates of today consciously feel that they are the most militant group in the Negro protest movement. Yet they have retreated from a direct confrontation with American society on the issue of integration, and by preaching sepa- (Continuect on Page 2) Hope for Park Jobs Thin, Youth Service Workers Hear Dorothea Lensch, director of Portland's Bureau of Parks, met with community service workers at the Albina Neighborhood Service Center, Feb. 27 to discuss suggestions for the summer parks program in Albina. Service Center workers who attended included the director of Community Services, Augustine Roland; Mrs. Lizzie Shepherd, Mrs. Minnie Harris, Mrs. Mary Louise Carson, and Mrs. Alyce Marcus. Miss Lensch told the group she hopes to be able to increase the park hours for evening, Saturdays and Sundays. Mrs. Marcus suggested the possibility of showing some of the better, newer movies in the parks in the evening. Miss Lensch replied that because of daylight saving time, this would not be feasible. She added that only the younger children attend these movies, rather than teen-agers, and since the movies could not be started until 10 p.m., this was too late for younger children to be up. Miss Lensch wished to see services extended. said she the park She said she wants to see more families in the parks. She suggested families take picnic lunches to the parks and enjoy picnic suppers. Band concerts were brought up and Miss Lensch :mswered that the musicians union is able to ,dve only a few of these concerts each summer and they are usually given at Blue Lake. Other suggestions made by the community service workers included variety shows utilizing neighborhood talent, a parade, a circus, a baton twirling contest and ball teams. The subject of employment for teen-agers and people of the area was brought up several' times by the community service workers. Mi s s Lensch told the group that recreational aides cannot work for the parks unless they have completed three years of college. Mrs. SlJepherd asked if there was any room for those who haven't yet completed high school and if the park bureau planned to hire anyone from the poverty areas. Miss Lensch replied that it "takes a lot of staff to train a person and we don't have enough staff.'' She said there is not even enough staff to maintain two people per playground in the city. Mrs. Harris said, "Many of our young people have athletic ability. Can not these people be used?" Miss Lensch replied, "It would be nice if we could. We don't have enough staff to train them." She also said, "A lot of youn,! men must have this experience to get a degree from college and must have practice teaching experience. These people get first chance at the jobs." One of the community service workers a!>ked, "How can wc get people from our area hired?" Miss Lensch answered, ·'We are happy to take their applications at any time." She added, "Not many can meet our criteria. Maturity means a lot in this business. Teen-agers are put on a spot and can't cope with situations that arise." She said, "Voltmteer helpers are needed at all times." Miss Lensch said that aPplications are open now for checkers. There are 10 to 15 of these positions open in the city. Checkers work eight hours a day and must be over 18 years of age. Miss Lensch suggested the possibility of trips to Forest Park and other primitive areas. She said it would be well for the children to pay a dime each for transportation so they would have a feeling of responsibility. Visitor Eyes Summer Plan A representative of the President's Council on Youth Opportunity, Clarence V. McKee, visited Portland March 2. He came to discover what this city is planning to provide for youth this swnmer, Markey (left) and McKee and also to give technical advice and to discover how far planning has progressed. McKee is the representative of the President's Council in the Far West. Vice President Hubert Humphrey is chairman of the council and has stated tha't the main purpose is to see that disadvantaged youth in the nation's cities get a chance to have (Continued on Page 8) 1,781 Vote Selection From Area The community members of the Model Cities Citizens' Planning Board are ready to begin their work. They were elected last week in a turnout of 1,781 residents. This was a smaller vote than had been hoped for but it was described by John Whitesides, chairman of the Temporary Citizens' Committee, as comparing favorably with the voter turnout in other municipal elections. The community picked 16 members. Mayor Terry Schrunk is to name 11 other members. The 27-member committee will then begin its work of planning what should be done. These are the results of the voting Saturday with the leading candidates listed. In some cases as many as 17 candidates shared the votes. They were elected by school attendance areas. Woodlawn Mrs. Bobbie B. Nunn, teacher W. Leonard Smith, printer Vernon James A. Thompson, Jr., sales supervisor Peter Wolmut, school administrator Highland Emmett J. Baskett, building contractor Otto G. Rutherford, Service Center housing director Humboldt Norman V. Schroeder, teacher Mrs. Luther Strong, housewife Sabin Herb Simpson, roofer Rev. David H. Weed, minister Irvington Mrs. Treva Barker, housewife Dean P. Gisvold, lawyer Boise Matt Dishman, deputy sheriff Tom Wilson, job counselor Eliot Rev. Edgar Jackson, minister Mrs. Rozelle J. Yee, housewife The first of a series of pre-planning meetings was held Wednesday so the Model Cities staff could get direct reports from the people on what they want the Model City to include. Another meeting is set for tonight, Thursday, at Highland School at 7:30 p.m. A third meeting will be held Monday at the Knott Street Community Center. The meeting at Highland is planned for residents of the Humboldt, Highland and Sabin areas. That at Knott Street is for the Boise, Eliot and lrvington areas. Singers Invited The Allen Temple Singers have been invited to sing at the meeting of the International Lions Club March 21 at the Flower Drum Restaurant in Portland. The group will be sponsorect by the Benson Lions Club. Ira Mwnford is director of the Allen Temple Songers.
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P..nd you can speak out by writing letters to the editor. Our pages are small and our space is limited. So please speak about things here, at home. If we do not have room for all letters, those that are about national and international affairs will have to be set aside in favor of letters that talk about the special problems and hopes of people here at home. And keep them short. If they run over 250 words, we probably will have to shorten them. To the Editor: To the Editor: Offices at 714-1/2 N. E. Alberta, Portland. Phone •••.•• Mailing Address . • . • • . .•...•..... Post Office Box 11274 Subscriptions: By mail, $4.50 per year in advance By carrier, 40¢ per month (voluntary) Newstand, single copy, 10¢ STATEMENT ........ 288-6409 We, the membership of the Portland, Ore. 9721 I North Portland Democratic Club, being aware ofthewidespread opposition to the proposed closing of community libraries in the Peninsula DisDear "Soul Brother" - So sorry to hear that you are on the "soul food" kick in your search for identity; mama had to beat you half to death to get you to eat greens when we were kids and you couldn't stand the smell of chitlins, let alone eat them. Corn bread didn't turn you on much, either, unless it was drippin' with droolin' butter and lots of jam or jelly. The Oregon Advance/TIMES goes to press weekly to serve residents of the North-Northeast Central area of Portland with news about the life of our community; info,mation on the opportunities before us; discussion of the social and political issues that confront us. The Oregon Advance/TIMES gives to our community a newspaper which factually reports the news of our area and aggressively seeks the full rights of our citizens. It will orovide a forum for community expression and help people become more conscious of their obligations to themselves and their community. In all this, the truth, as we see it, will be consistently presented. Page 2 Vol. 1, No. 6 March 8, 1968 Ptoblem Exi1f1 He,e, 1 oo The long awaited report by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders has been made public. The Commission certainly made an honest effort to bring in a factual report. We would hope that not too much time will be given to studying it. Now the business of doing something should be put on the agenda. Time is running out and summer is just around the corner. The six mayors who agreed with the report that white racism was the cause of the riots, and that its elimination is the only way to stop future riots, should be joined by all the mayors of cities that did have disturbances last summer. Portland was one of the cities that had a disturbance. True, it was not to the extent of Newark, Detroit and some of the other cities, but it was enough to call attention to the fact that all is not well in Portland. We hope our own mayor will review this report and will be among those mayors that are tuned in and recognizing that a problem exists that calls for immediate action to wipe out the cause the cause being white racism. Do We Have P1ohlem1? Our attention was called by Lorna Marple to a recent news item from Atlanta, Ga., relative to the Model Cities program there. It seems that a Mr. Johnson was named e.xcutive director. And a Mr. Craig was elected to represent a district on the policy board. The point of interest: Mr. Johnson is a Negro. Mr. Craig is Grand Dragon of the United Klans in Georgia! If we think troubles are developing in our Model Cities program, we can consider Atlanta and feel thankful. Whe,e We Spend If "How can they spend all that money in another country and not spend money at home?" That was the question a Negro woman asked on a television program the other evening. The program was examining poverty in the Mississippi Delta and the inevitable question came up - How can a civilized country spend in Vietnam what we are spending, and allow Americans to go hungry? The answer is that it can't. And that brings the conclusion: This is not a civilized country. A Ca,ee, Oppo,tunitg The report to President Johnson by the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders said, among many other things, that more Negroes should be recruited into journalism and b r o ad c as t i n g. We agree thoroughly. It is a wonderful field for young people and one in which they can help to lessen the threat of a major breakdown in American llte. Any Negro high school student who has a natural talent for using the English language, should take all the English and journalism courses that are available. They will help start him on a road that too few Negroes have taken and one in which they can serve themselves, their people and their country. Survey Approach Often Hides Motive The "survey" approach is sell. Therefore, when the often used as a sales gim- voice on the telephone, or the mick. Remember that those party at your door says, "I who are legitimately engaged am conducting a survey," in collecting surv~y informa- but soon branches into a tion do not have anything to sales pitch, be on your guard. This means that the sales person has gained your attention under false pretenses and the rest of his sales presentation could be as dishonest as his opening claim. trict, after due consideration have reached the following conclusion. And therefore, at our regular monthly meeting held at the Polish Hall, 3832 N. Interstate, Feb. 14, adoPted by unanimous vote the following resolution: Whereas, libraries are a necessary part of our educational and recreational needs: Whereas, such libraries we believe should be so located and operated as to render the most service to the most people at the least cost to the users and taxpayers, commensurate with quality and convenience, and further believing that the community libraries in the districts mentioned are presently so located. Therefore, they should not be discontinued but, to the contrary, be improved to better accomplish their purpose. And, that this resolution should be signed by our president and delivered and mailed to the Multnomah County Library Association, and the press. Emile Summers, President North Portland Democratic Club 627 N.E. Sumner Street Riot Report (Continued from Page 1) ratism, unconsciously function as an accommodation to white r acism. Ghetto residents believe they are exploited by local merchants . . • A study conducted in one city by the Federal Trade Commission showed that distinctly higher prices were charged for goods in ghetto stores than in other areas. Our investigation of the 1967 riot cities establishes that virtually every major episode of violence was foreshadowed by an accumulation of unresolved grievances and by widespread dissatisfaction among Negroes with the unwillingness or inability of local government to respond. The commission recommends that local governments: Develop Neighborhood Action T a sk Forces for more effective communication and for improvement of city services to ghetto residents; establish grievanceresponse mechanisms to bring all public agencies under public scrutiny; establish neighborhood outlets for local, state and federal administrative and public service agencies; improve representation of ghetto residents in public policy programs. The abrasive relationship between the police and the ghetto community has been a major - and explosive - source of grievance, tension and disorder. The commission recommends that city government and police authorities: Review police activity in the ghetto to eliminate abrasive practices; provide more police protection to eliminate the high sense of insecurity of ghetto residents; establish fair and effective mechanisms for the redress of grievances against police and other municipal employees; develop and use irmovative programs to ensure widespread community support for law enforcement; recruit more Negroes into the regular police force and review promotion policies to ensure Negro officers full opportunity for fair promotion; establish a ' 'com mu ni ty service officer' 1 to ·•community service officer" to l remember how we wouldn't eat liver until we were assured by our parents that it was steak; even then, we had established mic-culture habits of eating. Steaks and chops were always your favorites; and fried chicken was mine. We had fried chicken so often that you and I swore to never eat another piece of chicken. Soul food every day sounds as disgusting as steak every day or chicken three times a week. Lots of luck and may your nightmares be filled with dancing chitterlings, hog maws and tripe. And let the laxitive qualities of the greens in your dreams purge your soul as well as your body, that you may realize the folly of your thinking. Steak and chops ain't white; chitlins ain't black, and eating "soul food" doesn't make a soul brother our of you. If these trifling things could change the face of things, then let us eat steak and the white man's chitlins; until we strike a happy cultural medium. Augustine Roland 8514 l\, Dana attract ghetto youths between the ages of 17 and 21 to police work. Preserving civil peace is the first responsibility of government. The commission recommends among other things that local officials: Develop a continuing contact with ghetto residents; provide machinery for neutralizing rumors, collect at\d evaluate rumors and disseminate effectively the truth. The commission recommends that the cities and states plan comprehensive measures by which the criminal justice system may be supplemented during disorders so that its deliberate functions are protected and the quality of justice is maintained. This would include additional judges, bail and probation officers and arrangements for volunteer lawyers to help prosecutors and to represent riot defendants at every stage of proceedings. The commission recommends sharply increased efforts to eliminate de facto segregation in the schools. Our present system of public welfare is designed to save money instead of people; it should be sharply reformed. Niel er son to Spealc At Church Sunday Dean Francis B. Nickerson, associate dean of students ai the University of Oregon, will speak at the 11 a.m. service at St. Philip's Church, N, E. Knott St. and Rodney Ave., on Sunday, March 17, All young people who are interested in college and their parents are invited to attend. Nickerson will be one of the penelists at the church the previous day on a program presented by the Albina Ministerial Association. Black Power Gives Chance For Identity The young Black Power militant takes pride in Black Power because he is able to identify with the movement, Robert Cochran, advisor to the Youth Council of the Portland Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, told members of the Portland Presidents' Council. Cochran said new history in the public schools would enable Black youngsters to learn about and to be proud of their heritage. He said the inferior education provided for Black youth adds to their difficulty in obtaining employment. Mrs. Hazel G. Hays, chairman of the NAACP labor and industry committee, said despite the few shining examples of '' super Black men" with excellent jobs, Oregon has not offered much in employment opportunities to Negroes. "Those Negroes with good jobs have them because the pressure is on - everybody has got to have a Black man now," she declared. The unemployed Negro - the '•Black dropout with nothing going for him'' - is the trouble maker in today's society. That non-ski 11 e d Negro, standing on the corner, watching his white contemporaries make a good salary, is eventually going to give up, said Mrs. Hays. He sees white high school droPouts working as longshoremen with salaries in the five figures. l\lrs. Hays stated the NAACP labor and industries eornmittee found Negroes with college degrees who had worked in the Portland Post Office for 20 years without a promotion, and white supervlsors who were high school dropouts. "Even in the federal and state /!'.OVernment you get 'locked in' after you get in through the civil service examination," she said. Other speakers at the meeting included Thomas R. Vickers, president of the Portland Branch of the NAACP, and Harry Ward, past president of the NAACP. l/ofe1 ol /nfe1e1f by Ron Webb • . Did anyone notice the pickets last Saturday on Broadway at Grand? It seems that someone thought they had been charged too much on their cleaning bill . • • . It was years ago when Manny Robinson, the fighting little sophomore guard, scored 13 points for the Grant Generals in his first Portland Interscholastic League varsity basketball game . . • Recall when Dr. De Norval Unthank, a principal founder of the Portland Urban Lea,!;lle, was the first Negro to practice medicine in Portland •.•. I sure would like to thank the lady who has the pot of coffee waiting for this reporter every mornin~ •..• Remember when The Oregon Association of Colored Women held their 35th annual meeting using the them e '' Achieving Our Goals," and Mrs. Bernadette Plummer was president ••. It seems like only yesterday when Mel and Raye Renfro were stalwarts during Jefferson High School' s football reign . • . Maylynn Harris models spring dresses for SEARS advertisement . . • ATLAS Sheet Metal supports the Advance/TIMES with a one-year advertising contract.
Rabbi Doubts Whites For Racial Equality America today s tan d s frozen and immobilized and as she stands at the crossroads, more and more blacks have abandoned the dream of integration. This is the belief of Rabbi Emanuel Rose of Congregation Temple Beth Israel. Rabbi Rose was speaker at the B'nai B'rith Brotherhood Award Banquet. Mayor Terry D. Schrunk was recipient of the 1968 award. Rabbi Rose said blacks "have concluded that we whites do not want, and never will want, real racial integration." "In my estimation, the only way we can really solve our urban crisis is by a massive re-ordering of A m e r i c a n priorities, by spelling out deadlines for total elimination of the slums, and by pledging the billions and billions of dollars needed for an American domestic Marshall Plan," stressed the rabbi. "We must examine radical income maintenance proposals, such as family allowances, negative income tax, guaranteed annual income and other such proposals which are common in Canada and all other industrialized nations of the world. "But, to expect such daring action from our sullen, war-sick, distracted and demoralized federal government is perhaps to expect revolution to burst full-blown from the brows of Everett Dirksen and James Eastland. Rabbi Rose asked: "ls genuine racial equality achievable in American society? Or must we face the dread fact that we are really a racist society? Which really reflects the character of America, the Supreme Court, or the racial backlash now sweeping the land?" That milestone legislation has been passed in the field of civil rights was acknowledged by Rabbi Rose, but he noted the actual situation of the Black man had not improved. "Relative to the rest of America, it has declined," he observed. "Negro unemployment is a crisis equivalent to the deepest days of the depression. Negroes are being automated out of American society faster than they can be integrated in. "And, yet, the inhuman conditions under which Negroes live in the American ghetto, including Portland, are invisible to us. They live in another America. In their frustration and 'rage, they are driven to communicate with us via slogans of Black Power, wild threats and the certainty of riots. ''When will we finally learn that it is more morally justifiable to break out of oppression than to afflict it?" Warned Rabbi Rose: "If white intransigence and resistance to racial ingegration continues to weaken and destroy such moderate leaders as Martin Luther King and Roy Wilkins, if Negro despair continues to deepen and to produce such demagogues as Rap Brown and Stokely Carmichael and Leroi Jones, reinforcing insurrection and alienation, if the Congress continues to preoccupy itself with the symptoms, and ignores the basic cancers of our urban life, if our lily-white suburbs continue to tighten the rope around our black inner cities, then our cities are doomed to destruction, and we, as a nation, are headed toward a genteel manifestation of racial apartheid. "Only a few years ago, I would have rejected such words as irrational, but I cannot today." GET READY for SPRING! 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Later he went Mrs. Preston Daniels, lndi- There are some 75 of them to the University of Washanapolis, Ind., she has been and there are never enough ington and got a master's a clerk-stenographer at the to take care of children degree in social work. Six Mrs. Don McPherson Albina Neighborhood Service Center for two years. The bridegroom, an appliance repair technician, formerly lived in San Diego, Calif. He is manager of a Portland co-op appliance company. The couple will live in Portland. League Works For Consumer Oregon has a state-wide Consumer League whose purpose is to protect the consumer. A Consumer Education Workshop is one of the activities at the Albina Neighborhood Service Center and it will supply speakers for various organizations and church groups. They will talk on the legal rights of the consumer, the advantages and disadvantages of credit, used car purchasing, shopping for food and other problems that confront the consumer. A call to the center, 2872603, will bring additional in.. formation. The Oregon Consumers' League arranged for introduction of bills in the last session of the Oregon Legislature. It also has endorsed a truth .. in-interest bill in Congress that has passed the House. ( ·nder it the people would know exactly what interest they pay when they huy on time and it would give legitimate ctealers protection from unscrupulous competitors. :Vlinnie Harris of the l\eigh . borhood Ser-vice Center said organizations and clubs in Albina were invited to join the league and strengthen it in its work of protecting con - sumers. An individual may join for $1 a year. The fee for organizations is $ iO a year. Membership a pp Ii cat ions should be sent to the f- r iendly House, Inc., 2617 i~. W. Savier St., Portland 97210. BUSINESS GUIDANCE SET Persons interested in starting a new business will get guidance from a new television series on Oregon's educa - tional stations, KOAP, Channel 10, Portland. and KOAC, Channel 7, Corvallis. The first of ten half-hour programs will be shown Thursday, March 7, at 6 p.m. The series then will he repeated in the afternoons starting at 2:15 p.m. Friday, March 22. The story plan of the series is that of a young man who seeks advice and guidance f,om businessmen and educa. tors in his community about the problems of management. needing temporary homes. months ago he started wo_rkFinding them, Johnson ing for the Boys and Girls says, "is no special prob- Aid Society, seeking foster lem. It's just work.'' homes. The principal effort goes "The greatest hazard a into finding homes for racial- Gilbert L. Johnson foster family has to face," Iy mixed children. "Hardly he says ''is that some day anybody shows up to take find a home in a week or io they have to turn them those children," he says. days. Last week we found loose." ''A healthy white child will a home for a child with a The happy result, he says, minority background and he is that the foster parents Ira Munford Named Boxing Announcer was a year old.'' often adopt the child. Johnson is a retired Air Johnson, a widower, has Ira Mumford has been aPpointed by Vic Harris, president of the Three Star Sports Attractions, to be ring announcer for boxing matches in Portland. Mumford was announcer for the matches held here Feb. 19. Force veteran. He got his seven children - a married bachelor's degree from the daughter, a son in the MaUniversity of Omaha in 1959 rine Corps in Khe San and while stationed there with five at home. 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Page 4 The Oregon Advance/TIMES February 8, 1968 Library Has Self-Help Boolcs Math, Grammar, Vocabulary Do you want to increase your vocabulary, improve your grammar, or brush up on the multiplication tables? Do you feel that you need Revival Meeting Open March 10 Rev. Charles WIiiiams Revival meetings will be conducted by the Rev. Charles Williams at the Emanuel Free Methodist Church, N. Ivy and Gantenbein March 10 through March 17 at 7:30 p.m. Slide films of Africa, England and the Caribbean will be featured at the meetings which are open to all persons. A newcomer to Portland, the Rev. Mr. Williams from Pittsburgh, Pa., has travelled extensively as an evangelist. He is interested in establishing a branch of the National Negro Evangelical Association. practice using basic math skills or that your spelling needs improvement? If so, don't be ashamed of it. We all lose skills if we don't use them, The important thing is that you can do something about it if you want to. Many books are available to help you at your local branch library. If mathematics is your problem, you will find "Mathematics Simplified and Self-Taught" very helpful. It includes basic information on fractions, decimals, percentages and algebra and gives many exercises that you can use in practicing. Answers to the exercises are provided. Another helpful book is Albert Klaf's "Arithmetic Refresher for Practical Men." Its coverage of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division is presented in a simple question and answer method, If language is your problem, ask for "Vocabulary, Spelling and Grammar." It provides basic instruction and many practice sections designed to help you increase your vocabulary and improve your grammar and spelling. Norman Lewis' "Thirty Days to Better English" is arranged in daily lessons and can be used to improve all of your language skills in only 30 minutes a day. Ask for these and other helpful books at the Albina Branch Library, 3630N, Vancouver, Community Worker Job Open For low-Income Applicants A job opening for a parentchild community worker is reported by the Portland Metropolitan Steering Committee. Both men and women are eligible if they are within the low-income designation, live within the target area, are receiving welfare assistance and can read and write the required reports, The pay will be between $4,200 and $5,400 a year. The work will be to be the link between families to be served and the service agencies, The successful applicant will have a threemonth training period in the program of working with the Child Development Worker in assisting in stimulating very Alameda Theatre 3000 N.E. Alberta 284-9448 Fri, - Sat.Nite Open 7:00 Sat.-Sun. Matinee open 12:45 .All Color I. Gorgon • 2. Curse of the Mummy's Tomb 3. • Mothra Admission: $1.00 - .1S - .SO young children to their maximum development, as well as to encourage a feeling of family unity and worth. Those who are interested should apply to the ParentChild Services, in care of the Metropolitan Steering Committee, 718 W, Burnside St,, Portland 97209. Benson Rotstein is director of planning, After an application is received, an interview will be arranged. On The Record A song of the San Francisco area, "Dock of The Bay," by the late Otis Redding, is No. 1 on the list of records this week, according to Mel Renfro's House of Sounds. This is the top 15: l, Dock of the Bay ... , ••. Otis Redding 2. Wish it Would Rain Temptations 3. l Thank You • , ••. , .•. Sam & Dave 4. We're A Winner .••.•. Impressions 5. La-La Means I Love You. Delfonics 6. Since You've Been Gone •. Aretha Franklin 7, Men Are Gettin' Scarce .• Joe Tex 8, There Is •• , The Dells 9. End of the Road , .•...• Gladys Knight 10, If You Can Want, ••• , •, Miracles 11. There Was a Time •.•.• James Brown 12. Born Free •. Hesitations 13. I Got the Feelin' ••.•.• James Brown 14. Security • , , Etta Jame::; 15. Dance to the Music • Sly & Stone Family Northwest Children Voting on Favorite Books More Nurses Needed Supervisor Directs Staff of 12 During March, children in school and public libraries in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and British Columbia will have a chance to vote for their favorite book from a list of books published three years ago, and chosen for their proven popularity, Locally, there will be balloting in Vernon, North Portland, and Albina branches of the Multnomah County Library, This year, children will place their votes in ballot boxes which will be in the shape of an Indian potlatch house, This will help emphasize the Pacific Northwest Library Association origin ,(Jf-rhe award given, and should make the voting more fun as well, All children in the area are urged to vote for their favorite book for this year's Young Reader's Choice Award when they stop in at the library for books, The votes in all the participating states and British Columbia will be counted in April and the winner w111 be announced at that time, Last year's award went to Ian Fleming's only juvenile title, ''Chiny-chitty-bangbang," the story of a magical car, This year's official ballot contains the following books: "The Black Cauldron". by Lloyd Alexander, This book is part of a series and in it, Prince Gwydion's warriors decide that the cauldron that gives a zombie life to the dead warriors on the enemy's side must be destroyed, "Matthew Looney's Invasion Of The Earth" by Jerome Beatty, Disturbed by moon-shots coming from the earth, some ''moonsters" land in the Florida everglades, Matthew Looney runs afoul of security on Cape Kennedy, in the center of an international espionage ring, "Soldier and Me" by David Line, A Hungarian refugee boy overhears a plot to kill another refugee and a terrifying chase ensues, "Gentle Ben" by Walt Morey, The original idea for the TV series is an even better story, in this gripping, believable tale of a boy's returned affection for a huge Alaska grizzly bear, "Berries Goodman" by Emily Neville. The humorous-sad account by a boy of his family's move to the suburbs, "The Velvet Room" by Zilpha Snyder. Half romantic mystery, half realistic, this is the story of a 12year-old migrant worker girl who is given the key to the library in a deserted house, "Bushbabies" by William Stevenson, When she cannot find the permit needed to take her pet tarsier out of Kenya, the daughter of a former gamewarden leaves the ship to find the African headman · who will return the pet to the game reserve, The ship sails without her, A beautifully told account of Kenya as well as a suspenseful one, "The Noonday Friends" by Mary Stolz, Papa is an artist and finds regular jobs restrictive. Mother works, and Franny can have friends only at noon, This is a warm family and school story, "Durango Street" by Frank Bonham, This is the power- ~ ful story of a Negro teen- * ager who moves into Durango Housing project and is under pressure to join a gang, although this would mean violation of his parole, Popular in junior high, this is really an older title than most on the ballot. "The Empty Schoolhouse" Mrs. Hazel Warren is one of four public health nursing supervisors in Portland and the only one who is a Negro. She supervises 12 nurses, all assigned to the Albina area working in the schools, in all the OEO programs, stressing communicable disease control, maternal and child health and chronic diMrs. Hazel Warren 'Play Ball' little league Time Again . If you're years old, wants you. 9 through 12 Little League Boys interested in playing ball can sign up for the Sportsman Little League at Holy Redeemer Schoo 1 March 19, High School March 20 and Eliot School March 21. The hours are 7 to 9 p,m, and boys must bring their birth certificates, "Tryouts will be at Farragut Park March 30, April 4 and April 13, starting at 10 a,m.," said Samuel Jackson, league president. "Our first game will be April 27." • Mrs, Hazel Hays, a member of the board, and Dan Hayes, editor of the Advance Times, look over story for newspaper. by Natalie Carlson. The social life of a whole community is threatened when outsiders interfere in the operation of a newly integrated parochial school in Louisiana, • DANCING ''The Mouse and the Motorcycle" by Beverly Cleary, A boy who loves model cars meets a mouse who has been tempted to ride the boy's model motorcycle, With half of a ping-pong ball for a crash helmet, he finds adventure. • ENTERTAINMENT • LIVE MUSIC • SOUL FOOD sease and home care. Mrs. Warren is· a graduate of Lewis and Clark College. She is a graduate of Vancouver, Wash., High School, a member of the last graduation class under that name, The school then took the name Fort Vancouver. She married Johnnie Warren in August, 1958. Mrs, Warren worked for Kaiser Hospital full time and at the same time carried a full load of work for nearly three and a half years at the University of Oregon Medical School. She has just returned from Denver, Col., where she attended a 12-week workshop on control and eradication of tuberculosis, She remarked, ''There are many needs in the area. One of them is the problem of a local clinic and more welfai:·e child conferences. "We need to have more c"mmunity involvement in p, ogram planning, transportation and better dental service. "Did you know?" she asked, "that most of the people of the poverty pocket areas voted down fluoride and they need it most. Venereal disease is rising among our teen.-agers, Unwed mothers are another pmblem in our community and a school has recently been started through the Model School program for seventh through tenth graders." .\!rs. Warren continued with, ''We neeu more nurses. We have a ratio of one nurse to 10,000 residents throughout the city, It should be one to 25 in an area as large as Albina. I certainly would encourage l\egro girls to he .. come nurses.'' :Mrs. Warren suggested the Seal antic Program for girl<; who are unable to make up their minds about nursing as a career, or who need spe cial guidance or tutoring, Girls who wish more in-- formation about the Sealan . tic Program are ur·ged to call Mrs. Alice Cicerich at the Lniversity of Portland, phone 289-5541. "Drop Dead" by Julia Cunningham, An orphan boy is placed with a strange man who keeps his dog in a cage and who is building a larger one for,,,? with wall-to-wall soul. "Ghost In The Noonday Sun" by A\bert Fleischman, A pirate who".believes a Nantucket boy can see ghosts, kidnaps him to help locate pirate treasure. "North To Freedom" by Ann holm. This prize-winning Scandinavian book tells of a boy escaping from prison camp, wandering through Europe hunting for home, "Arm Of The Starfish" by Madeleine L'Engle. A brilliant high school senior working in marine biology ha:, a chance to work with a famous scientist as a lab assistant. He finds himsdf FLOOR SHOW TUES. thru SUN. MUSIC by THE PASSOVERS SUNDAY IS LADIES' HITE DOOR PRIZES !No Cover)
Death Claims Alfred David Alfred E. David Alfred E. David, a resident of Portland for 27 years, died Thursday at his home, 23 s. E. 91st Ave., and was buried Monday in Lincoln Memorial Park. He had been active in all branches of Prince Hall Masonry. Consistory and Shrine services were held Monday at Vann's Mortuary. In 1961 he was elected the first grand worthy patron of Prince Hall Grand Chapter, o. E. S., in which capacity he served until his death. Survivors include his wi-- dow and a sister, Mrs. Jac-- queline Nicholas, l\ew York City. C-CAP Official Attends School Samuel Johnson, youthwork co-ordinator for C-CAP, left March 4 to attend the Urban Training School in Chicago. The school offers a sevenweek course and is sponsored by the Ford Foundation. It is set up to train people to recognize urban problems and to learn new ways of dealing with them. Johnson has been working in the community for six years. Mrs. Dawkins' Services Held Funeral services were held Wednesday for Annie Mae Dawkins, 4126 N. E. 9th Ave., who died Feb. 29 at her home. She was born in Eldorado, Ark., and had been a Portland resident for 26 years. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Zola Harris; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar McMurray; two sisters, Mrs. Nettie Brock and Mrs. Hettie Butler, and two brothers, William McMurray and Oscar McMurray, Jr, Burial was in Rose City Cemetery. The floral committee of the Williams Temple Church recently gave a public tea attended by 175 persons. Proceeds will help buy flowers for the sick and for funerals. Members of the committee above (from the left) are Mrs. Charlotte Brandon, Mrs, Bobbie Jean Larry, Miss Merna Hudson and Mrso Ida Walker. Church Gives Tea Goel in Christ March 3. Mrs. A silver tea was given by Charlotte Brandon is presithe Flora Committee of the dent of the sponsoring comWilliams Temple Church of rnittee. Now, one pol icy protects mom, dad and children, too! 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Mrs. Bryant was a native of Wesson, Miss., and came to Portland 15 years ago, Survivors include five sons and four daughters: William, Sugg, Woodrow, Henry and George Bryant, Mrs, Lanie Motley, Mrs. Carrie Barnes, Mrs, Alice Motley and Mrs. Emma Walker. Also surviving are 26 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. Acceptance by RAYMOND JOE C-CAP Student think to be accepted by anyone, you would have to be just plain considerate, thoughtful, understanding and kind. Being around here in this neighborhood as long as 1 have, and knowing so many people here in Albina, I find that there are people that won't be accepted by others simply by what they wear or how they look. I have been to certain places where I wasn't accepted myself and experienced this, I have seen friends of mine who were turned down because of what they were wearing, and they are usually undersrnndable and nice. These are mostly whites, but many blacks are the same way, You can't just judge an individual by what he's wearing or how he looks, and I think it's about time people around here in Albina and everywhere else woke up to this. It's a problem that should be thought about, and people with morals should think about it, because it is bad for anyone. I wrote this because this is the way I feel so I'm letting it out into the open, because you can't be brothers and sisters with this goingon. Attention hy ANETTA HORSLEY C-CAP Student One of the biggest problems with some of the teenagers of today is that they are neglected and want a Ii ttle attention which they aren't getting. So, in order to get attention or be noticed, they'll go out and get into trouble. Actually, getting into trouble doesn't help these teen-agers at all; it really does more harm to the individual, I believe that if the teachers and parents of these individuals would talk to them and find out their problems, they could help keep a lot of teen-agers out of trouble. 1 feel that the teachers in the schools should learn to unde ,·stand and get along with all the students in the classroom and not just one or two, because, really, all the students should be treated equally. Also, if the parents would help these teen-agers, too, then between the parents and teachers helping, there would be less trouble with the teen-agers involved. Adoptions Q, Can we adopt if we already have children? A, Yes, Many parents want larger families. 13 o y s Girls Aid Society welcomes inquiries from couples with or without children, February a, 1968 The Oregon Advance/TIMES Page 5 Landscaping ·Classes Set Oops, Sorry! In last week's issue the Advance/TIMES failed to identify Airman 3d Class Michael Burch, who had been home on leave, as the son of Mr, and Mrs. Clarence E. Burch Sr. A series of classes on landscaping, covering all phases of plant life, is being presented by the Albina Neighborhood Service Center and the Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project. The classes are part of the "community pride" program. Two of the classes - on pruning, seed planting and lawn care - were presented in February. The remaining classes are: March 13, House plants and propagation. March 20, Flowerbeds and vegetables. March 27, Insects and disease. The classes will be conducted under auspices of Oregon State University extension service and held at 59 N, E. Stanton St. The classes run from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Only a limited number can The rookie pitcher had more determination than skill. He was in deep trouble at one point in the baseball game when the manager came to the mound and said, "Son, I think you've had enough." "But I struck out this guy the Iast time he was µp," the pitcher protested. "I know," the manager said, "but this is the same inning I" be accommodated, so those who wish to attend should advise the Neighborhood Service Center. 'There is no Doubt When you call Vann' VANN'S MORTUARY 5211 NORTH WILLIAMS AVENUE PORTLAND, OREGON PHONE 281-2836 • for EFFICIENCY • for CARE for COURTESY At Vann's No Service Ever Costs More Than The Family Wishes To Pay HEATING SPECIAL Replace your old furnace with a New Carrier Natural Gas Forced Air Furnace Completely installed with • New Ductwork '* New Heating Pipes • All necessary wiring • All necessary gas piping • New Thermostat Remember••• with Natural Gas, ALL service calls are FREE For Free Estimates, Call 287-7211 1714 N.E. Alberta Heating and Air Conditioning Inc.
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