Oregon Advance Times_1968-05-23

Poor People's Campaign en Route to Washington, D.C. The Poor People's Cam– paign Portland Contingent left here for Seattle Thurs., May 16 en route to Washington, D. C, for the Poor People's March. The group consisted of John Duehart, James Hill, Jeanne Bailey, Mal Spencer, Cathee Nommo, Robert Walk– er, Beverly Benton, Kenneth Allen and John Dozier. They * Controlled Circulation 11,850 copies EVERY week! Green Fingers Initiated It's planting season, and a project has been undertaken in the community to provide fresh grown vegetables to low-income residents and juveniles in the Albina area. State owned highway property of 2,000,000 square feet, bounded by Fargo, Monroe, Borthwick, and Kirby was broken on May 13 by the Na– tional Guard to start the "Green Fingers Program." A parade of sponsoring groups and interested per– sons gathered and paraded from Williams and San Rafael to the garden site, The pa– rade lasted about 20 minutes and fearured Jefferson High School's marching band, Miss Portland Tan, Jo Ann Twitty, the Portland Rain Makers who were selling water rights certificates to furnish the gardens with moisture, Oli– ver Smith, candidate for State Representative, Shag Thom– as, candidate for county Commissioner and incum– bent senator to Congress Wayne Morse were also present. Current welfare food sup– plement allowances are based on 1953 data. This program will fulfill a need not cur– rently covered by any city, state, or federal program or service. "Green Fingers" is a self-help program. Each family or group of juveniles is allowed 1,000 square feet for ~eir garden. If more ground is needed, space will be available in the neighborhood improve– ment area. Planting information is provided by the sponsors of the program; the Garden Clubs, 4-H Clubs, the Key Club of Jefferson High School, Albina Taxpayers and Civic Association, YMCA North Branch, and the Boy Scouts of America. The city has been re– quested to supply the water and the power company to install floodlights. Fertiliz– er, chemicals, seeds and bedding plants are being pro– vided by wholesalers. Negro Cab Driver It has been called to our attention that Mr. Al Brown was the first Negro cab driver to be hired. He was hired May 6, 1968 after 15 years service attendant at the cab company. Mr. Brown is also employed at Zidell Machine Co. He attended Multnomah College. He resides at 3726 N. E. 9th with his wife Norma and their two children. MRS. VERDELL RUTHERFORD 833 N. E. SHAVER STREET PORTLAND, OREGON 9721 2 drove to Seattle to meet those riding on the chartered busses which left Friday morning. The group was organized by members of the Citizens Against Racism and the Black United Front. Plans had been made for the group to leave on May 30 in their own busses but decided to send a representative group with Seattle Thursday instead of waiting until the end of the month. There was some discussion over the fund raising. Money will still be raised so that Portland will be able to send their own bus but it is doubt– ful if enough can be raised. Fund raising was the respon– sibility of Rev. Harper Rich- The Oregon ADVANCE ardson of Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church. The group was chaired by Dick Celsi who has had to resign. The new chairman has not been named, The group is planning to stay in the east for 21 days. Some members were apprehensive about trouble and the 35,000 federal troups camped out- side the city. The Southern Christian Leadership Confer– ence has promised money for trips home to anyone who has to leave and does not have the funds. As the trip was scheduled to leave later in the month and many had planned to leave then, several people who had wanted to go were unable to do so. Arrangements were made for the care of the children of these travelers. A list of places of interest within Washington, D. c. and the surrounding area___y,,as pro.. vided. Individuals of interest who are involved in the move– ment were included on this list. Some of those were Leroi Jones, Jim Foreman, Charlie Cobb, Dan Watts of the "Liberator," and Lee Wil– liams. Some of the places of interest were the Insti- Vol. I, No. 17 714Yz N. E. Alberta, Portland, Oregon Single Copies 1Oc May 23, 1968 \ tute of Policy Studies, New School of Afro-American Thought, Ed Bullin's "Elec– tronic Nigger," and -the Schomberg Collection at the New York Public Library (this is the largest collection of Black Art and Letters in the world). Mayor Visits Albina A surprise visitor to the Albina Neighborhood Service Center as the center entered into its third year of operation last week was Mayor Carl stokes of Cleveland, Ohio. From left are Mary L. Carson, Colden Brown, Verna Shepherd, Mayor Stokes, Odella Burch and Lizzie Sheppard. The Albina Neighborhood Service Center is entering its third year of service to the Albina Community this month and Rozell Gilmore, executive director of the Cen– ter has invited persons who would like to become more involved in the community and the center's program to visit the Center at 59 NE Stanton St. A highlight at the Center as it entered into its third year was a visit by Mayor Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio. Mayor Stokes is the first Negro to be elected mayor of a major American city. He was in Oregon to speak on the campus of the Univer– sity of Oregon in Eugene. He called for Congress to face up to the problems of the cities and to pass the legis– lation necessary to help the cities solve their problems. Stokes said he had taken his program to the people and that already the people of Cleveland had responded with several million dollars. Although a few gifts came from individuals, Stokes stressed that most of the con– tributions had come from the people themselves and this made them more involved in their city. isn't misspent•. We use every penney very wisely." Gilmore said the aim of the service center is to get peo– ple in Albina "involved in such a way that they can eliminate poverty.'' The Albina Neighborhood Service Center has five de– "This may sound somewhat. partments, according to Gil- unrealistic, but it can be more, and all of them seek to done," said Gilmore. "For help residents in the area. example, if we can get a young The departments are com- man to work with youth in the munity service, housing, job area as a leader of some counseling, and placement, kind, soon that young man will administration and legal aid, develop a healthy attitude reports Gilmore. about himself; he will seek The center has a staff of more from life than bare 28 paid persons, said Gil- necessities. more, and several volunteers and a number of young pe<>– ple who work in the Neighbor– hood Youth Corps program. Gilmore said the center's budget for 1968 is $200,000. He said the moneywillbeused to pay workers, for utilities and to purchase materials. "We do not have money to give to people," cautionec Gilmore. "Often the ques– tion is asked, 'What do we do with all that money?' I can assure everyone that it "He will, therefore, strive to better his whole position. Then with the aid we can give him, the sky is the limit. The first step, however, is for him to become involved." Gilmore urges all persons who want to become more in– formed or involved in the service center's programs, to visit the center. "It be– longs to the citizens of the area,'' stressed Gilmore. ''It is your center." Afro American Day to be Presented at Portland State College The Black Students Union at Portland Community Col– lege will have an "Afro– American Day" May 24. PCC is divided into three buildings and programs will be going on in each building from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The Failing Building at 149 S. W, Porter will house "Black Art and Literature." There will be displays of pamphlets, books, plays, but– tons, and posters. Some of these materials will be for sale, The Mt. Sullivan Building at 12000 S. W, 49th St. will provide Black Films. One film will be that of the Jef– ferson High School Soul As– sembly and the other is entitled "A Time for Burn– ing.'' This film shows the living conditions within the ghetto and what happened to Detroit in 1967. Shattuck Hall at 1914 s. W, Park will have "Black Demonstrations," This pro– gram will show natural hair style and what maintaining one entails. Explanations will be offered as to the· meaning of a natural and why some black people are still uriable to accept them. From 1 to 6:30 at Shat– tuck Hall another program will be presented. A Black Fashion show will show black people in their everyday dress from the collegiate look to the night attire. The final stages of the fashion show will be the growing trend in the Afro-look. After (Continued on Page 5) Racial Crisis Attitudes by M. PETTIS This is a followup on an earlier article several issues ago by Mr. Rozelli Gilmore and Prof. Lowell Noble. That article was called TOLER– ANCE IN RACIAL CRISIS? The following · exerpts are from an article by Prof. Noble on racial attitudes. THE NEGRO IS LAZY; HE MUST HELP HIM- SELF. The majority (approxi– mately 70%) of Negroes are lower class. Approximately 20% live in extreme poverty in the slums of our cities. Others live in poverty in the n1ral South. Segregation in housing forces many middle class Negroes to live in the ghettos of our cities. Their opportunities to gain a decent education are limited. With– out a good education it is dif– ficult to get a good job. The ghetto tends to isolate the lower-class Negro from the rest of society. He develops his own subculture. Middle class values upon which our society is based are not fully rewarded. Prompt- (Continued on Page 8) Housing the food for the delegates will be provided. They carried sleeping bags and a few changes of clothing. Places to wash are also being set up. Barring disturbances these people should have a very educational trip. The Poor People's Cam– paign is a massive drive for decent jobs or income. Non– violent protest actions will be escalated as the weeks go by until the government re– sponds to the plight of poor people. During the protest work shops will be conducted to inform the involved. The purpose of the courses is two-fold: to conduct in-depth studies of the structu;:al, ideo– logical, and social-psycho– logical dynamics of the poli– tical process as it responds to the Campaign; and to con– duct in-depth studies of the same dynamics of mass move– ment and its implications and effects. The information gained through the Campaign ·,·.ill be used in courses on campuses throughout the country, as the study will be very comprehensive. V6te MCCoy for City Commissioner MCCOY FOR CITY COMMISSIONER COMMITTEE BOX 8931, PORTLAND 8. OREGON