Oregon Advance Times_1968-02-08

by DAN HAYES "The dogmas of the quiet past, are inade– quate to the stormy present. The occa– sion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew.'' The quotation is that of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. Spoken in an era of racial intolerance and revolt, the destiny of the Union and the awareness of man's injustice to man prompted him to face the issues re– alistically. The traditions of yesterday are inadequate to cope with today's problems. The revolu– tionist must adapt himself to the task of confronting our problems in their true per– spective. Solutions will be found; not by revolting because it is expected of revolu– tionaries to do so, or by creating a blown up image in the minds of followers. Dignity and a forceful will to ·"rise with the occasion" should be the aim of each revolutionist. In an era of revolutionists such as Jackie Robinson, Mayor Stokes, Thurgood Marshall, Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael, public attention has been channeled to the immen– sity of our problems. These men have each made strides and contributions in their own ways to our cause by their different modes of attack on our problems. They are piloting us through the stormy present through con– structive thinking and action. We take pride in being able to identify ourselves with them. As they do, "we must think anew and act anew.'' Let us heed the words of the Emancipator, forgetting the dogmas of the past by chal– lenging the occasion and rising with it. We should not let destructive emotionalism lead to actions which destroy our objectives. Need Speaker? PSC Has 'em Does your club need a able to all educational, c1v1c speaker? Portland State Col- and social groups in Portland. lege has 66 professors avail- Call 226-7271, ext. 495 at able to speak on almost every Portland State College to make conceivable topic. Name al- ·arrangements for a speaker most any country and some- for your group. There is one on the PSC faculty has little charge if any made for been there. Name any prob- the services of the speakers. lem, a speaker is available to deal with it. Asst. Prof, Robert B. Moody is available to discuss "A Student of Revolutionary So– cial Movements Looks At Al– bina." Prof. Wilson Record can talk on "Race Relations and Racial and Radical Move– ments."' Other speakers are ready to talk about the arts, business and economics, careers, edu– cation, foreign affairs, his– tory, health and sports, and human relations. Experts are av ailable to tell you about literature, education and religion. These speakers are avail- Club to Have Party For Retarded Children De Bonne Grace, a year– old woman's club, will have a party for children at the retarded children's school at Hughes Memorial Methodist Church, 111 N. E. Failing St. Mrs. Arvella English, club president, said the club would provide treats and gifts for the children at noon Feb, 14. The children will ex– change valentines. Peggy Halsey is teacher– director of the school which is sponsored by C-CAP. February 8, 1968 The Oregon Advance/TIMES Page 3 Roving Reporter M. dR Ad 1. Sf d. d . 1xe ace op ions u 1e What the People Say All social agencies, private Gil Johnson of.the Boys and Our roving reporter met the man of the street, whom we consider the true pulse of Albina. Our question of the day was, "What Do You Think We Need Most 1n Al– bina?" MRS. E. FERGUSON Mrs. E. Ferguson, has been a resident of Albina for 12 years and is the mother of three children. She said, "'!be buildings on Williams Avenue are an eyesore to the community and should be torn down. New buildings should be constructed, park facilities and a growing con– cern for the upkeep of our property. We should consider the future today."' r l l ' LEE DENNIS Lee Dennis lives at N. E. 8th Avenue. He worked as a janitor and has been with– out work for six months. He has no formal training in any skill. He has a 4th grade education and would like to continue study in a skill or a trade. He said emphatic– ally, "We need jobs more than anything else:· • I ECKER BURNS Ecker Burns has been a resident of Albina for 27 years. "We need a nice clean settlement. We need housing and I mean decent housing. Our children are growing up in inadequate dwellings and we need help bad. We need help from our city officials. They have for- gotten about us. We pay truces and receive the least benefit from them. We can do a lot of things ourselves but we need the city's help. We also need police protec– tion to stop some of this crime in the streets." When asked if he thought there would be trouble this summer, he said, "No, I don't think so if we can find some way to keep our trouble-makers busy, we won't have ariy vio– lence this summer." PARKS, HASTINGS, HOWARD We met Joe Parks and Charles Hastings, both 20 years old, and 13-year-old Richard Howard on North Van– couver and Union. Their opin– ion of Albina's needs were about the same. They said, "We need a recreation cen– ter with pool tables, ping pong, . swimming pool and lots of neighborhood activities such as dances." Joe asked, "Why can't we use the bowling alley on North Mississippi? We need someplace to go and something to do." Both Joe and Charles laughed as they looked at Richard and said, "We think our dances or rec– reation center should be properly supervised for guys his age; they break windows and cause trouble." Perhaps you will be the next citizen of our community we interview. Look for us. We'll see you on the streets. or public, which are involved Girls Aid Society staff was in adoptive home placement, have a built-in problem. There are large backlogs of mixed race and minority race children who have few or no chances of obtaining a place in a permanent family. Most of these children re– main in temporary foster homes for months or even years. Sever al Portland-based child care agencies, con– cerned with this problem, got together last month to form plans for recruiting more homes for these children. In– volved in this effort were the Catholic Services for Chil– dren, Waverly Children's Home, Multnomah County Public Welfare and the Boys and Girls Aid Society of Ore– gon. selected as the co-ordinator of this combined effort. In a first step toward solving the problem, Johnson talked to the staff at the Al– bina Service Center. He will talk to other organizations in the Albina area to clarify the problem, answer individual questions concerning adoption and obtain assistance from potential adoptive parents. Any family interested in adopting a child should con– tact one of the following agen– cies: Boys and Girls Aid Society of Oregon at 222-9661; Catholic Services for Children at 228-6531; Children's De– partment of Multnomah County Public Welfare at 226-4641; or the Waverly Children's Home at 234:.7532. VERN'S AUTO SALES Low Cost Transportation • Easy Financing • WIDE CHOICE OF GOOD USED CARS • SEE US FIRST • VERN'S AUTO SALES 5020 N. Vancouver Ave. Portia nd, Oregon Telephone: 287-6474 with wall-to-wall soul. * DANCING * ENTERTAINMENTA._ • LIVE MUSIC II • SOUL FOOD FLOOR SHOW TUES. thru SUN. SUNDAY IS LADIES' NITE DOOR PRIZES (No Cover) JAM SESSION SUNDAYS 6 to 9 p.m.