Oregon Advance Times_1968-08-01

Controlled Circulation 11,800 Copies this week! The Oregon ADVANCE Vol. I, No. 28 714Y2N. E. Alberta, Portland, Oregon Single Copy 1 Oc "Set Example"Says Governor Over one thousand inter– ested Portlanders partici– pated in a Model Cities rally Sunday afternoon at Irving Park. Governor Tom McCall ad– dressed the gathering and called for increased citizen participation. He pledged the support of state government to the Model Cities· program and outlined the steps he was taking as governor to further the Model Cities pro– gram. He said, "Let us here in Portland set an example for the rest of the nation to follow." would only be helping them– selves. Not only the par– ents of today but the parents of tomorrow. All of these plans are to help the people of tomorrow. The young and old should be in it together. It's the first time the Afro- Americans ever had a chance to do anything to get some– shere in the world and every member of our race should be there. Do as much as possible. The also stated that ''so many people sit at home dis- cussing matters but never get out and try to help." It has been stated that the funds donated have been ef– fectively used. The matter of bussing came up. They (the com– mittee that is concerned with education) are now trying to cross bus, which means that they want two-way bussing. Bussing out black children to white schools and white children to black schools. The only way to get people to know one another, to understand one another and to get more chances in the world. The idea is to erase black education. The governor said the rally was a good idea. It's a Citizen Planning Board Chairman Emmett J. Baskett outlined the progress of the Portland Model Cities pro– gram thus far and called upon the Chairmen of the six Model Cities Working Com– mittees. Each Chairman gave a brief progress report and called upon increased citizen participation. Miss Portland of 1968, Mi!ls Jo Ann Twitty, sang "Sonny" and Miss Gail Strong sang "God Bless America." Act– ing Mayor William Bowes issued a welcome to the -1 chance to bring people to– gether. He said there needs to be more meetings of this type. rally. Entertainment and re– treshments were provided. Plans have been made to better the educational sys– tem in the Albina di strict. Parks have also beenincluded in the educational system. There is also going to be a survey made on Model Cities as far as health goes. Mr, Laws stated in his talk that the health program with sur– vey rat control in the slum areas and water pollution. Also traffic has been added to this. Top: Face to face with Governor McCall at Model Cities Rally Sunday. Lower: Crowd listens to program in Irving Park at Sun– day Rally. Test Available At Emanuel Mr. Law made comments on the youth situation. This along with the rest, will be held in discussions. Mr. Josiah Nunn, Chairman of the Education Committee, of the Model Cities, stated that there should be more Afro-Americans participating in things to help them. They Emanuel Hospital has be– come the first private hospi– tal in the area to adopt a new test which determines whether a pregnant woman need fear German measles. Uerman measles, or ru– bella, is a relatively harm– less disease except during the first three months of USBank To Rebuild In ,Albina A new building for the Union Avenue branch of the United States National Bank of Oregon, to replace the existing one located at N. E. Union and Killingsworth was announced today by President LeRoy B. Staver. St;ver said that the new building will be erected directly north of the existing bank, thereby allowing business as usual during construc– tion, which is anticipated to begin in the early part of 1969. The existing branch facilities will then be demolished to provide parking for 24 cars. This will be in addition to e~isting adjacent parking for 28 cars. The new building will have 14,900 square feet with ba!:ement first floor and mezzanine. Full-service banking will be p~ovided includ– i~g two dri~e-up teller windows (one to be T. V. co~trolled), n,g~t depository and safe deposit boxes. Architects for the proJect are Stanton, Boles, Maguire and Church• Tom Edlefson, interiors, and landscaping, Huntington and Roth. pregnancy; if it strikes then, it can spell disaster for the unborn baby, producing such complications as blindness, deafness, mental retardation, or physical deformity. There is no vaccine for tb.e disease, although one is now being developed and should be on the market soon. Fortunately, about four– fifths of the women of child– bearing age have lifetime immunity to the disease, the result of an early, possibly unsuspected, attack. The re– maining one-fifth are less fortunate; they have good reason to fear the disease during pregnancy. Even ex– posure to it may mean weeks and possibly months of anxiety about the welfare of the baby. The test being given at Emanuel determines who is immune. It is simple, fast, inexpensive, sensitive and reliable. It can detect im– munity years after infection. Immediate advantage of the test is that it reassures women who are immune. For those who are not, the test establishes the need to avoid exposure and also alerts physicians. Potentially, the test will identify women who require vaccination, once vaccine is available. Dr. Nigel Pickering, chief of the Emanuel Hospital clinical laboratory, says that some 200 tests have been ad– ministered at Emanuel. The governor said that they are trying to establish a cer– tain meeting place so that the people know where to go, instead of finding out where to go. He has in mind the east side of Portland, One of the interested Port– landers said that the meet– ing at the park had great po– tential but it could have been better He said there should have been a bigger turnout. So many people sit at home discussing matters but never get out and try to help, Still Short Bean Pickers SALEM - (Special) - Most growers are just getting started in the pole bean har– vest, but shortages of pick– ers are already anticipated, according to the Department of Employment's Rural Man– power report issued today. Shortages of bean pickers are noted at Albany, short 100 by August 1, where limited housing is available; McMinnville; short 300 by August 10, where low-rental housing at Eola Village is available, and Salem area, short 2,000 pickers by August 10 with very limited housing available. The picking price will range between 2-1/2 cents plus a half-cent bonus to 2-3/4 cents plus a half cent bonus for the season, with some growers paying a straight 3 cents per pound. The picking is expected to be excellent and the Department of Employment urges poten– tial pickers to call their nearest Employment office to find out where pickers are needed. The pea harvest is com– plete in all areas. Cherry harvests are complete in all areas except LaGrande area where there is about two weeks of picking left. Labor is adequate in the cane berry harvest at pres– ent. There is one to two weeks left in all areas except Oregon City where there is seven weeks of harvest re– maining in caneberries and (Continued on Page 7) Thursday, August I, 1968 Harlem Crowd Questions Actor During the taping of "THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW" in Harlem, youngsters gathered around Burt Lancaster and told him some of the prob– lems they face every day in the ghetto - and some of their dreams which could be realized as the result of Mayor Lindsay's ''Give A Damn" campaign, organized to help youngsters in these poor neighborhoods. Also, 115th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues in Harlem was a sea of people when Merv Griffin took his television show to the street to tape a special edition of "THE MERV GRIFF IN SHOW," supporting Mayor John Lindsay's "Give A Damn" campaign to help the poor people in the ghettos. (Continued on Page 7) Interest In · Program Is Urged By WALTER MORRIS Did you know that Model Cities is a planning program? Did you know that WHAT YOU DO NOW concerns your future and THE FlJl1.JRE OF YOUR CHILDREN? Did you know that you can do something about your area and present conditions? Did you know that the Albina Citizens' War on Poverty Committee is the only legally recognized organization that speaks for Albina7 Are you willing to organ– ize and be organized to shape your own future? Do you know how much money comes into our area through poverty funds and others7 Do you really care? The Board that speaks for you meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Come where the action is and where YOU can shape your destiny and be heard all the way to Washington, D. C. Next meeting of the Albina Citizens' War on Poverty Committee: DATE: August 7, 1968 TIME: 7:30 p.m. PLACE: Albina Neighbor– hood Service Center, 59 N. E. 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