1962-04-25

Page2 JAL OREGON MIRROR Established in March 1959 - Negro Weekly Circulated by Mail - Newsboys - Bu~inesses Published Every Wednesday 4617 N. Williams Ave. AT 4-4.551 or PR 1-9884 PUBLISHER - J. Marcus Wellington, lll MANAGER & EDITOR ~ Don Alford Please Forward Mail to - 7972 S.E. Foster Rd. ' 'Our Community' ' The term "Albina Area" is one of the many ways of defining a community here in Portland that is inhabited predominantly by Negroes. The geographical location and the minority group who live in this community are known to all who read the daily publications or listen to the radio or watch TV. But, how many people have given thought to what a community is? A community is a group of people living together and depending upon each other, with no one person or group doing all the giving or receiving all of the fruits. During the days of the pioneers, the family was the most important community. It took the combined ef– forts of dad, mother, brother and sister to provide their basic needs. Although widely scattered pioneer families banded together in time of need and for mutual pro– tection. With our modern cities, plants, improved transportation and communication the average family is no longer a community within itself. Dad does not have to hunt for his meat. Mother has no need to spin her own yarn and make the clothes for the family. Brother and sister · no longer have to do chores around the house so that mother and dad might have time to take care of the basic needs. Theoretically our community is now the world. This in itself is good but "we have kept the fact of community while losing the sense of community." If there has ever been a need for the citizens of the supposed "Albina Area" to revive the sense of com– munity it is now. It is our duty to think about important social, economic and political matters for ourselves and to make decisions regarding the significant public issues that affect us. . Another phase of community sense is community shar– ing. This is a duty delegated to all people of the community whether they live there or receive their livelihood from those who do. During these days of mass unemployment in our community how many of us have given thoug\1t to who is sharing and who is exploiting? Even though unemployment is high in our community and the wages of the employed low, the sum of our annual income runs into millions of dollars. But when do we spend our money and with whom? Do we patronize those bus– inesses who are giving back ta the community in the form of employment? Do we seek the services of those people in our community who not only employ community citi– zens but are constantly fighting for an improved com- munity? The answer is almost no. The amount of money/ spent on Williams Avenue alone in business establishments that have not in the past, do not now, and show no indica– tion of ever hiring a Negro in the future is appalling. This is exploitation in the true sense of the word and we not only condone it but support it. A community is a group of people living together and depending upon each other, with no one person or group doing all of the giving or receiving all of the fruits. THE OREG00.' i\1IRROR by Betty Jo Winters BETTY SLIDER A new employee added to the Pacific Northwest Bell's staff is Betty Jean Slider. Betty, through several interviews, was s e 1 e c ted from a numerous group of prospective young ladies to work with the company as a special clerk on the 7th floor. She handles the majority of the service orders and contracts for the Washington and Oregon districts. Miss Kay De an, sopho– more at University of Port– land was referred to Feder– al Reserve Bank for summer work and was hired after careful observation of her excellent and explicit refer– ences. Kay has quite a back– ground. In high school she was president for the State Girls' League and Girls' League Club at Washington . RE-ELECT 5 CENTS High. She was a member of the National Honor Society, Rally Squad, and Phreno Soc– ial Club. Latet she became a member of the Rally Squad at Portland University. .Kay's hobbies are swim– ming and reading. She will begin her training at the bank in May. DAVE BURNETT To be leading the cheers and yells for next years' rally squad at Jefferson High is Dave Burnett. Dave tried out along with other candidates to serve as a member on the squad, for– tunately enough Dave was elected and also among the other members on the squad he was picked to be Yell King. Dave's hobbies include playing the drum, dog train– ing, sportscasting, and sport writing. Dave has won two 1st place awards for his entries in the All American Dog Show. Dave's German Shephard was among 200 other dogs. Also, Dave has been a sports announcer for KBPS and KPOJ radio stations, an– nouncing the highlights and play - by- pla:y high school games. Joe Hawkins· "A PROVEN ASSESSOR" DEMOCRAT Keep His Experience Working lor You! HAWKINS ~ Re-Elect Joe Hawkins for Assessor Committee, Cliff Alterman, Chairman 432 Go-..ernor Building, Portland 4, Oregon ljou Can Jiug /o't c(eJS ••• Whete JiuJineJA ij- JleJt e BUD MEADOWS PONTIAC OFFERS YOU THE,FINEST SERVICE FACILITIES IN THE ENTIRE NORTHWEST. WHEN YOU BUY A NEW PONTIAC, TEMPEST OR ONE OF MEADOWS' ONE OWNER USED CARS, YOU AlSO GET THE HIGHEST QUALITY SERVICE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE. e THE COMBINATION OF SUPERIOR SERVICE AND THE LARGE ·STOCK OF NEW PONTIACS AND TEMPESTS HAS EARNED MEADOWS PONTIAC THE TITLE "THE LARGEST VOLUME DEALER WEST OF CHICAGO." 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