Oregon Advance Times_1968-02-29

Roving Reporter What's Needed? Lots of Things in Albina The weather was mild and When asked about Jones' de– there was a lot of new ac- mand for 12 Black cities, tivity on the streets. Sunday they stated frankly they is always a nice day to meet thought it "stupid and silly." new faces. They also said, "We don't On the corner of Alberta like Black Power. What we and Union, I met Michael and need most is strong, moder– Maurice Boyd washing win- ate leadership." About the dows at a realtcir' s office. riots this summer they said, Michael, a 15-year-old "Yes, there will be riots but freshman at Jefferson High there is no reason for it ex- cept there is nothing to do. ' This certainly is no reason for them." I thanked the three and started on my way again. Robert Bea and Ronald Dunn, both 18 years of age, were having a conversation what we need. You've been a Ne);(ro long enough to know our needs so why ask a fool– ish question like that?" he continued. So, to rescue my– self, I asked about riots this summer. Lowely replied, "I don't want them but if the news media continues to discuss it, then we will have one for sure. As for Black Power," he said, "I am afraid of that name.'' Lucille Hudson arrived on the scene at about this time. She has resided in Albina for the °""ast 15 years. She stated that "This place needs Income Taxes cleaning up." She could not agree with LeRoi Jones' de– mands but did agree about the riots. Lowely stated that he would be willing to sell his home any time, any– where, and to anybody. After turning down his proposition, l hurried on my way. I noticed the sky was be– ginning to darken and the street slowly began to fade into shadows. My camera was out of film and so ended a good day. Perhaps, next week it will be you whom we interview on the streets of Albina. Donations Hold Pitfalls C:i«, · Michael, Maurice Boyd School was somewhat reluc– tant to answer questions from this reporter. Maurice, an 18-year-old senior at Jef– ferson was more eager to talk. They both agreed that a recreation center was most needed and there should be no riots this summer. How– ever, they felt that nothing has been done to prevent them as far as summer em– ployment goes. When asked about LeRoi Jones' statement made last week at the University of Oregon on giving 12 cities to the Black Americans, they remarked, "It's silly. Our cities should stay integrated." With thi s, I apologized for interrupting them and went on my way. I met three young ladies on N. Williams. They were pl e as ant and cheerfully dressed. Mary Young, 18, of Vancouver, Wash., Veronica Banks , 17, and Yvonne Scurry, 17, both of Portland, ~ Misses Young, Banks, Scurry answered my questions. When asked what we need most, they responded with, "More sports rec re at ion, more and more dances." Robert Bea, Ronald Dunn on N. E. Fremont and Union. Both are students at Jeffer– son High School. "We need a teenage night club" was their response. "We have nothing to do. We need some place to go." They agreed that if there was a recreation center, it should be ·proper– ly supervised. As for LeRoi Jones, they did not think much of him. Robert thought that there was little dis– crimination here as com– pared to the Watts or the Harlem areas. Both pre– dicted there would be no trouble this summer. When asked about our leadership, they said, "We need educated leaders and we need people with brains." Calvin Toran, who has lived in Portland for 2-1/2 years, feels that an allegi– ance of all Negro organiza– tions should be made. This effort would be intended- to strengthen Negro leadership. He also stated, "LeRoi Jones is a fool. Where are we going to get our economic strength from?" l met Hsker Lowely, /\ 25- year resident and his family enjoying the warm weather on their front porch at 3526 N. E, Cleveland. "Why should you ask me what we need?" asked Mr. Lowely. "You are a Negro. You know by ALLAN Z. BOWENS Many organizations have been found to be labeling the pr ice they charge for tickets, merchandise, lottery slips, etc., as "donations," thereby "misleading" the buyers in– to deducting the full price as a charitable contribution, The Treasury Department warns us that when a contributor gets something from the cha r ity in exchange for his payment, he can deduct as a charitable contribution only that portion of his payment which exceeds the fair mar– ket value of what he got in exchange. Fo r example, if someone pays a charity $15 for a $ IO theater ticket, his charitable contribution is $5, not $15, Here are some examples of the practices on which the Treasury Department frowns: A ticket sold by a charity to a luncheon-entertainment which is labeled $5.50 dona - tion. They point out that this is not a deductible contribu– tion, but the price of a ticket, A brochure which lists articles which can be ob– tained by mailing in suggested "donations." These "dona– tions" are merely the pu r– chase price of the articles. A charitable organization which sponsors a concert un– der an a r rangement whereby it collects all ticket proceeds and pays a fee for the use of the hall, musicians, etc. If the ticket prices for this concert are like the regular admission charges, the tick– et buyers can't take a chari– table deduction for their tickets. If the prices exceed the regular admission charges for the entertainment, the ex– cess is dedut:tib~e as a chari- 'There is no Doubt table contribution. However, should a person buy and ac– cept a ticket, he may there– after give it to another chari– table organization, or return it to the charitable group from which he bought it so they can resell it. In either event, he would be . able to deduct the full price he paid r ather than just the excess over regular price. We should emphasize that heavy contributions to your favorite charity can, in a great many cases, save over– all tax dollars, Consult your tax man for advice as to what your contribution should normally be in order to pro– vide the greatest benefit to your favorite charity and to you as a tax-payer, Negro History Workshop Topic A Negro history workshop is held at the Knott Street Community Center every Friday evening from 7:30 to 9:30. Julius Stokes, a teach– er at Highland School, pro– vides the instruction. This week, the Civil War period in Negro history will be dis– cussed. This is the fifth week of the series. Stokes will bring everyone who attends up to date and go over what has been brought out in previous workshops. 'The class will continue for four more months. The volunteer co-ordinator of the series is Marge Wilkes. Mrs. Verna SheP– herd is the Neighborhood Service Center co-ordinator. 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