Park Bureau Nallles Area Representative The parks in north and northeast Portland are going to have a special representative in the city's Parks Department with whom the community will be able to work on suggestions for improvements, He is Charles Walker, an employe of the Park Department for 30 years. His appointment was announced by Commissioner Francis Ivancie to Albina residents and members of the School Community Action Committee who met with lvancie in the City Hall. The meeting was suggested by Mayor Schrunk the week before when the same group appeared in the mayor's office to express grievances about the park programs. The mayor had told the group to meet with Ivancie because the park program was one of Ivancie's responsibilities. The members of the group, which included Mrs. Lizzie Sheppard, Nate Proby, Robert Nelson, and Walter Morris as well as Vern Weiss and The Oregon ADVANCE Jeanne Searles from Southeast Portland, told lvancie that they hoped the park program would lower its age and educational employment barriers. Proby suggested that teenagers be involved in the planning of the program because they are the ones directly involved yet they have never 714¥.i N.E. Alberta, Portland, Oregon Plan Board Gives Post To Baskett The Citizens' Planning Board for the Portland Model Cities Program is headed by Emmett J, Baskett, building contractor, from Highland school area. He was elected chairman at the board's organization meeting. First Vice-Chairman is Robert Cochran, NAACP Youth Chai-rman, appointed by Mayor Schrunk. W. Leonard Smith, printer, elected from Woodlawn school area, is second vice chairman. Mrs. Helen Rawlins, appointed by the mayor, a teacher at Highland School, was elected secretary of the Board. Mrs. Treva Barker, housewife, elected from the Irvington school area, was This Memorial Coliseum Is <1t the southern e'ltrance to Albina. It has attr...cted 10 million persons in just over seven years. The managers say the business it has brought has helped the area, brought new buildings and generally been a success. Coliseum Is At Albina's The Memorial Coliseum almost any way you want to elected corresponding secrewas opened less than seven measure success: Dollars, tary. and a half years ago at Al-'entertainment, culture and The board adopted rules of bina's south door. community growth. procedures which provide for It h b i Th nity h be an executive board which in- as ee~ an mportant e commu as nl d h ffi d f center ever since for the city efited in so many ways it is c u es t e O cers an our I and for the north and north- hard to list them. But now other elected members: Dean east dist . t th t are we have the state A..l high G · · ld tt elected nc s a nsvo • a orney, closest to it. school basketball championfrom the Irvington school It has been a success in ships, enabling students and area: the Rev. John Jack- parents of the area to atson, pastor of Mt. Olivet Bap.. T M k tend. There are the home tist Church, appointed by the eens a e shows, the auto shows, the mayor: Mrs. Elaine Cogan, roadster shows. president of the League of CI b I In additioq to the entertainWomen Voters, appointed by u p ans ment aspects, there are the the mayor: and Mrs. Bobbie jobs that have come as the Nunn, teacher, elected from result of this increased acthe Woodlawn school area Albina's teen ~enter is alTh bo d ill · most here, A group of 30 tivity. New hotels and moe ar w meet every tels have risen since the other week on the first and teen-agers met Sunday after- Coliseum's doors were th. d Tu d f th th noon at the North Branch 1r es ays o e mon • opened, including the ThunThe meetings will be held in YMCA and began making derbird, Coliseum and Holirotation in the eight school plans for their club, day Inn Motels in the imareas of the Model Cities Officers were elected: area. Leslie Dennis, president; mediate area, and the Portland Hilton in downtown PortThe board became bogged Konnie Jenkins, secretary; down for a time over the and Demetrias Brown, treas- (Continued on Page 7) urer, Training Work Involves Many The group decided that they wanted the membership to be open to any teen who wished to join. They plan for the center, located at the corner of Knott Street and Williams Avenue, to be divided in half Several companies in co- with a cafe on one side and operation with the Urban room for dancing or movies League are now engaged in on the other, four training programs in- The group will form comvolving over 50 persons. The mittees for supplying work bulk of these are in clerical crews, publicity and fund upgrading ·classes similar to raising, The teens also plan the SUP program, inaugu- to set up their own employrated by Western Electric, ment service this summer, Georgia-Pacific, and the Ur- During the school months, ban League three years ago. the center will be open from Companies active in these 1 p.m, until curfew, In the programs are Consolidated summer, the center will open Freightways, U.S. National at 9 a,m, and close at curBank, Georgia-Pacific, and few, the J.C. Penney Co. All teens are urged to take The Urban League and part in the planning, The Western Electric cooperated next meeting will be held in a pilot program aimed at Sunday evening, March 31, training and employment of at 7 p.m. at the North Branch young men as installers. YMCA. land. Manager Don Jewell and others agree that businesses in the immediate area should benefit from the existence of the Coliseum. "With so much traffic coming and going, it just has to create business for service organizations close by and on the perimeter," they agree. When the Coliseum was West of Portland Are Homes Closed A meeting at West Slope was told Tuesday night that Negroes, no matter what their jobs or income cannot rent or buy houses in Cedar Hills, Cedar Mills and Hillsboro areas. The speaker was James Airy, president ofthe Beaverton Human Relations Counsel. Tom Sloan of Tektronix, Inc., said Negroes are employed by his company,' but - "they live in Albina." Gateway under consideration, there were many guessing games as to what attendance might be on an annual basis. The most optimistic forecasts were in the neighborhood of 750,000 per year. The experts were fooled. Every year the attendance has averaged over one million and on March 12 of this year the 10 millionth person passed through the gates. At this time, Memorial Coliseum ranks among the top five multi-purpose facilities in the United States from the standpoint of attendance and rentals. No person can "put a finger'' on the exact number of new dollars that have been brought into Portland as a result of the Coliseum. There is no question, however, that it totals many millions ofdollars since the doors were opened for the first time on November 3, 1960. The Convention Bureau of the Portland Chamber of Commerce estimates that the average convention delegate in Portland last year spent $33.17 per day, not including what his wife and family spent if they accompanied him. lf you apply this $33.17 per day average (and it is considered conservative), a convention such as the National School Boards Association, which was held at the Coliseum in April, 1967, was worth $232,190 per day to the economy of the City of Portland. Looking ahead, the Coliseum is booking events into the 1970s, including the National Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1971 and the clinical meeting of the American Medical Association in (Continued on Page 7) been consulted before. A statement, prepared by the School Community Action Committee, was read by the chairman, Robert Nelson. He told lvancie that "during our listening sessions we heard over and over, from the community and the so-called hard core youth that, ''There is nothing to do, no place to go, Thursday, March 28, 1968 Carter Says Link Areas Of Poverty The Albina Citizens War on Poverty Committee ought to open communication with other low-income areas ofthe city so that all five poverty pockets will have some unity. This was one of the recommendations of the Rev. George E, Carter Jr., in his farewell report to the committee at its annual meeting. His recommendations were read by Emile Summers who acted as chairmanbecause the Rev, Mr. Carter had resigned due to ill health. The other recommendations: That the committee be encouraged to tackle the most difficult problems that appear in the Model Cities program; that the committee seek funds outside the federal Office of Economic Opportunity to assist local community action programs to do a more effective job: that the committee adopt a policy of obtaining help for proposals with merit because many groups are unable to find the leadership they need: that the com- (Continued on Page 6) Swim Pool Due Soon The Portland Bureau of Parks has announced that it is making every effort to have a new aluminum swimming Street Community Center by the start of the summer season. The aluminum pool, which will measure 25 meters by 25 yards, has been ordered and will be delivered in the near future. The City Council has authorized the purchasing agent to advertise for bids for preparing the site of the installation which will include costs of equipment, excavation, deck and marquee. Park Bureau officals said that because of the urgent need for the new outdoor heated pool by residents of the Albina and Irvington areas, work of installation will be given priority in order that the pool may be finished for an early summer opening. See Page 11 for BUSINESS SERVICES DIRECTORY just wait for something to hap.. pen." In our community there is nothing to do for many young people, no shows, no dances , , . just boredom and frustration which creates a climate for rebellion. "Right or wrong, the feeling is that the •establishment' could care less what happens to people as long as theydon't make any noise. This feeling is reinforced when the Park Bureau says, in effect, that "you are not capable of being useful in the summer park program; you don't know enough to help plan activities for the youth of the area. Just let us tell you what to do. After all, this is our business." Such an attitude creates the short fuse that makes a "quiet" summer a near impossibility, he said. Nelson continued, "It is our feeling that if grass roots people can have a say as to what goes on in the · parks, and given job opportunities that much of the tensions will be relieved. We do not agree that it takes three years of college to work in the parks. We do not agree that grass roots people cannot be trained for this work." In closing his statement, Nelson told lvancie, "Our question today is, Do you agree that it is desirable to have community involvement in program and employment in the summer park program? If the answer is yes, our next question is, Are you willlng to implement this commitment?" lvancie answf'red the group by saying, ••A show of citizen interest is a good sign. However, there are just so many jobs in a park program. If all amateurs run the programs, you just have a lot of confusion. You must strike a balance between citizen interest and a good program." He told the group, "We would be kidding ourselves if we considered the parks as a big job factory. There are Just not that many jobs." He added that he felt, "Recreation is most important to summer activities.'' lvancie then told the group that he had appointed Walker to be the representative for North and Northeast Portland. The committee was told to work with Walker. Walker informed the group, '"No one has come up with an answer to what to do with teenagers." Nelson answered him by saying, "No one has asked the kids yet what they want, We must have the patience to listen." Again. Nelson asked (Continued on Page 6) ADC Mothers Raise Money Money for the scholarship fund, set up by the ADC Mothers Association, (Aid for Dependent Children), will be raised by a spaghetti dinner to be held at Centennary Wilbur Church, Southeast 9th and Pine Street on April 8. The dinner will begin at 7:30 p.m. Cost of the dinner will be $1.50 per family or 50 cents per person. The dinner is being planned by Mrs. Faye Lyday, president of the organization and Mrs. Joy Wood, secretary. The ADC s.cholarship fund enables an ADC mother to go to college for vocational training. For every $100 raised by the organization, the government will pay $300 for the schooling.
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By carrier, 40¢ per month (voluntary) STATEMENT The Oregon Advance/TIMES goes to press weelcly to serve residents of the North-Northeast Central area of Portland With news about the life of our community; information on the opportunities before us; discussion of the social and political issues that confront us. The Oregon Advance/TIMES gives to our community a newspaper which factually reports the news of our area and aggressively seeks the full rights of our citizens. It will provide a forum for community expression and help people become more conscious of their obligations to themselves and their community. In all this, the truth, as we see it, will be consistently presented. Page 2 Vol. 1, No. 9 March 28, 1968 Black Powel', Meaning The words Black Power are contr over s ia1. Even black people cannot agree on their meaning. Some black people will say they do not believe in Black Power. This is a black man who has been convinced by the white man that black is evil. He knows that the white man will not allow the word black to mean anything else. So, in his pitiful eagerness for acceptance, he castigates those who would dare to use the words Black Power. He is convinced that if he quietly goes about his business in a manner not offensive nor intrusive to the white man, he will be accepted. He has not yet learned that he is too visible to ever be accepted by just conforming. Today, more than 100 years after emancipation, the black man is still struggling for first class citizenship. American black men with a startlingly unanimous voice and desperate push to finish the unfinished business of obtaining their full and unqualified rights as American citizens; This is Black Power. Martin Luther King's successful engineering of the Montgomery bus boycott; A group of black students at the agricultural and technical colfege for Negroes in Greensboro, N. 'C,, shocking the nation out of its lethargy by staging a sustained sit-in demonstration against racial segregation at a lunch counter; And the student sij;-in movement modeled after the Martin Luther King technique of nonviolent direct reaction, set up a chain reaction of freedom rides and other demonstrations against various forms of racial discrimination and segregation. This was Black Power in its truest sense. The unforgettable march on Washington when 100,000 people united to call attention to the injustices of the black man in America was Black Power. And those black people who could not 301n them, re-dedicated themselves to the long, weary, tiresome task of continuing the fight to emancipate all black men in America - B 1ac k Power. The black man no longer believes the white man's statistics nor his sociological evaluations and summations. He knows what has been done to him and he knows who did it and why. You can no longer shame the black man by showing the high rate of illegitimacy among black people. He can laugh in the white man's face and tell him he invented the word and fathered a great number of the children. The white man can no longer tell him his own people sold him into slavery. The black man knows, because the white man told him, that his own people were savages, but he was also told that he was sold to a Christian nation, to a nation founded upon the basic principles of Christianity, but he found the suffering, indignation and crimes heaped upon him would disgrace a nation of savages. The black man will not buy the bill of goods that he cannot learn. He knows that he has not be-en given the opportunity to have an equal education. The biggest joke of all is when he is told he is lazy. This black man has been a real contributing factor in the American economy. He earned his rights years ago by the sweat of his black brow. Today when he is the last to be hired, if indeed hired at all, and the first to be fired and usually from a job nobody else would have and at a salary that will allow him to live sub-standard at best, he is unified in his protest. Black Power is demanding self respect and self esteem for black people. It refuses to accept segregation and discrimination. It demands that every door opened to a human being be opened to black people. The national statistics painfully and clearly reveal in education and cultural achievement, in employment and income, and in health and housing, the great masses of the black population rank far below the national median. That a significant number of black people have risen above this depressed level affords eloquent testimony that the precarious plight of the black masses stems from no inherent racial inferiority. Be Patt ol the P,og,am An experiment in crimefighting is being tried in New York. Young men with walkietalkies roam the streets in pairs, hoping to keep Central Harlem cool. The patrolmen have no powers of arrest, they carry no weapons, they just do their best to cool it. And each is paid $90 a week. Many attempts in the past to work with youth groups in New York have proved successful due to the fact that these youth groups have highly developed hierarchies and structures allowing gang workers to reverse the trend from negative selfdestructive energy, to energy used in a more creative way. They are quite highly compensated for their efforts. Certainly among youth groups and particularly black youth groups, money is highly esteemed and valued. In Portland there appears to be a real gap between what might be described as the ''comfortable black community'' and those feeling the most abrasive aspects of life in our society. There needs to be a lot more interest and concern on the part of the "comfortable communities" who are willing to be a part of such programs - if not by direct action, then by dollars for those agencies attempting to work with these youngsters who are on the bottom rung of the social ladder. Those who are successfully competing in this society those who are doing well - should not forget how it was to be there and should help lift others so they can help themselves. Citizen Pa,ticipation Citizens' Participation is the name of the game. It is long overdue and the lack of it is evidenced in numerous areas in Portland. The Park Bureau certainlyhas not played the game and it appears it has no intention of ever doing so. Just recently the bureau named a director who will be in charge of the parks in the North-Northeast area. This was done in total disregard of the residents who live in this area. He is, like all other park directors in Portland, white. As yet, the Park Bureau has not hired a black man in a meaningful position. The determination of the Park Bureau to keep the Lily White status is enough to cause black people to demonstrate in some way to get the message across. The school system certainly has not played the game of Citizens' Participation. This is evidenced by the segregated schools in Portland as well as by the absence of black administrators in the system. Had there been Citizens' Participat.ion, the black children would not have been "underprivileged and culturally deprived''; therefore, it would not have been necessary to have the Model Schoo1 programs. But the school administration allows segregated schools to exist and they, with the help of others who would not be affected, fostered the Model School program. The Model Cities Program is now getting off the ground, and, unless we have true Citizens' Participation from the people involved in the Model Cities area, we again will find programs being created by people outside the area and handed to the people within the Model Cities boundaries. Based on past experience, these programs will not be to help the people involved but only to pacify them. It is hoped that the residents of the Model Cities area will demand Citizens' Participation and whatever plans and programs created will be of their choosing. Candidate,' View, In the ensuing weeks, you will find on the pages of this paper the names of various candidates who are asking for your support. They will have received a questionnaire asking where they stand on certain issues such as civil rights, health and welfare, education, labor (including apprenticeship) and consumer fraud and taxes. These are all issues important to you. You are urged to study them well, because your vote may be the one to elect or defeat the candidate who stands, in your opinion, to be either the best or the poorest one for the office. Also, when you look on your ballot, you will find some blank lines. These are there for you to write in a name that may appeal to you as more qualified and more dedicated . than those who have filed for the office. This perogative should be used when you are dissatisfied with the list of printed names presented to you. Of course, this information will be no use to you unless you have registered before April 27. It's so simple and is not time consuming. There will be places to do this opening soon near you. But that is not all. After you have registered, you must go to the polls and vote. That is where you stand up to be counted. Polling places are always located in a convenient place. They are open from 8 a.m. to 'til 8 p.m. Please, do not be an ''intended to'' but be an ''I did.''
7,fu People S~ The Albina community does not have a single voice. Each person has ideas that are his own and many groups speak only for their members. This newspaper In its editorials says what Its editorial board believes. But it is only one of the voices of Albina. You, too, have a voice. And you can speak out by writing letters to tlJe editor. Our pages.are small and our space is limited. So please speak about things here, at home. If we do not have room for all letters, those that are about national and international affairs will have to be set asipe in favor of letters that talk about the special problems and hopes of people here at home. And keep them short. If they run over 250 words, we probably will have to shorten them. KEEPING IN TOUCH To the Editor: Having moved from Portland recently, a friend sent me a copy of the Oregon Advance Times which l enjoyed very much. Enclosed you will find a money order for a year's subscription. In this way, I can keep in touch with the activities there. You and your staff are to be commended on the publication of a very fine newspaper. Yours truly, Mrs. Geraldine Trammell 803 Couch Street Texarkana, Ark. EVEN TiiE "MIKE" FAILS To the Editor: I had the honor and privilege to chair the annual SUCCESS To the Editor: The ad in your paperrented our apartment. Thank you and good luck to you. Deanne S. Ater 1612 S. W. Upland Drive Portland POSITIVE ACTION To the Editor: Enclosed is a check for $4.50, a year's subscription for what I consider a priceless investment at a very cheap price in one of the best positive actions to come out of the Albina area in recent years. As a resident of the community for some 39 years, I have seen many newspapers started and subsequently fold up throughout the years in the area. be a long and prosperous venture. James O. Brooks 2606 N. E. 11th Ave.• ARRIVED WHITE To the Editor: Although I arrived in this world white, the powers that be must have known I'd be an integrationist for I'm well freckled in "soul brother" brown. Anyway, why not change "Black Power" into "Black Pride," educate out "White Backlash" and promote "People Power?" Hurrah for the editorial "All Can Do A Part." 1 drive my husband wild by picking up garbage during trips to our many parks and beaches in Oregon. He is convinced I should have been a sanitary engineer! Ina Westerholm Rt. 1, Box 71 Halsey, Ore. Good News, AndBad, Goes To Committee The Portland Metropolitan Stering Committee at a recent meeting heard Mrs. Rita Clinton, an Albina delegate, talk about a new program to be called Upward Mobility. The program, described as the brainchild of Mrs. Betty Thompson, was drawn up by the Northwest training staff. It is designed to train people who are already in community action work and give them a chance for additional education. A report was given by Mayfield K. Webb on the CEP (Concentrated Employment Program). He announced that the Department of Labor had excluded a portion of the Richmond area from the original boundaries of the area to be served by CEP. The program was originally designed to serve 105,000 people and this number has been cut to 75,000. Mrs. Helen Gordon announced that she has received word that day care centers will be established in various public housing projects. March 21, 1968 Oregon Advance/TIMES Page 3 Constance Harris, right, was one of the Portland Community College students who joined her English professor, John Petke (seated on her right), for a World Literature class In the downtown Park Blocks one sunshiny day. A graduate of Franklin high school In 1967, Constance ls now a drama major at PCC, working also for a minor In business administration. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ulicious Harris, and she lives at 3117 N. E. 12th Ave. meeting of the Albina Citi- From an interested citzens War on Poverty Com- izen' s and taxpayer's viewmittee last Friday evening point as well as a profesat the Knott Street Com- sional interest, there are munity Center. The attend- several points which I am ance was very small; about very enthused about in regard a third of last year's meet- to your pw,lication. First of ing which was ·held at the all, it truly represents coVancouver Avenue Baptist operation and coordination of Church. many people and organizaTo a certain degree, this tions in bringing to the area was beneficial to me because a quality communication lo and behold, when the organ. One of the greatest "mike" was turned on, there contributors to the stability was no sound and the entire of any community is an ormeeting had to be carried on ganization whereby all citl- · All Of Us At LAMPUS Are Arixious To without that service. zens feel confident that not only will their voice be heard This is just another ex- but that it will not be disample of the way the Parks torted. Your publication 1 Department has neglected feel, fills this void. our area. I know other centers have working equipment. Why then should Knott Street Center, right in the heart of Albina, not have equally good equipment? The sound system I am speaking of looked very much like the patchwork· of some amateur electrician, which is fine for a group of students to learn on but when a meeting of this size uses the hall, there should be adequate equipment. I sincerely hope the Park Bureau reads this and does something about it. Sincerely, Second, the paper has dealt with facts, not sensationalism, and it has attempted to present them in a professional and objective light. Third, the efforts on your behalf to involve young people in the production of the paper is not only commendable from the standpoint of the youngsters but also tells a story to business and industry of what can be accomplished if the will and commitment are there. Emile Summers Congratulations and good 627 N. E. Sumner luck to what I sm sure will Now Free 2Sc Flower Seeds ift·t:JZ'\I BLUE"'BELL THREE a'AGGER IN EACH BLUE BELL BOX Help You Save On All The Brand Names ... 7 Da s A Weeli! prescriptions (Welfare prescriptions welcome) appliances * camera * jewelry * sporting goods * furniture * stationery * baby supplies * hardware * tv-stereo * housewares * gardening * * "Mid-town" ' 2600 N.E. UNION• 288-5321. toys coffee shop toiletries
Page 4 Oreg-on Advance/TIMES March 28, 1968 Roving Reporter Federal Employees Say What's Needed tJ Our roving was limited this week to the federal complex of Lloyd Center. Most of the bureaus are under the Department of the Interior. I asked Diannia M. Monroe, who is employed as a sectary for the Bureau of Land Management, if I might i11terview her on her lunch hour. She warmlv consented and presented an informative interview. Diannia resides at 305 N.E. Monroe. She lived in Portland all of her life. A graduate of Girls Poly in 1964, she has been employed in federal services for three years. •'Our most important need, said Diannia, "is a united cooperation between AfroAmericans of the Albina Community. We are too separated on our ideas. We r.eed some togetherness. Where there is unity, there is ·strength. I think churches could contribute more activities for the DIANNIA MONROE young people. There are too many youngsters roaming the streets on Sunday. Our churches should have an ACTIVE youth program.'' Diannia sighed when Iasked about employment. She said, "I realize that we have been held back, but now the closed doors are being opened. 1t is then up to the individual to put forth an effort. We must do this cautiously, but it must be done. There are some prejudices in thefederal government. These are camouflaged, but they do exist. "As for riots this summer, I doubt it seriously. They say if you look for trouble, you will find it. I notice that some merchants anticipate trouble by putting up these new "architectural designs" and getting rid of display windows. Any dumb AfroAmerican might think this makes a really neat building, but the average person knows that the merchants are just preparing themselves for the summer riots. They don't realize wood can burn just as easily as windows break." thanked Diannia started on my way. and I encountered Laurence McCallister as he was leaving for lunch. Laurence works for LAURENCE McCALLISTER Bonneville Power Administration. He has been employed as a draftsman since 1965. He is a graduate of Jefferson and has lived here all of his life. "We need less police enforcement. The police are overbearing, they have a tendency to impose themselves on you, especially a certain team in this area. I think," he continued, "the adult entertainment is adequate, but the younger generation is leftout. We need more youth activities. Say, I'd like to comment on goverment." He spoke as if he were interrupting himself. "I feel that federal hiring is really tokenism. They put more pressure on minority groups and attempt to freeze you in a grade. I also notice that, if you are black, they watch your performanceextra carefully, and you are expected to carry a greater work load. In most cases you do more than the white within the same grade.'' I thanked Laurence for his patience and apologized for detaining him from lunch then dashed across the street to another federal building. Eliza Leech, a two-year resident of Portland who resides at 3916 N. E. 9th, is a secretary for the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. ·.···········································;·.··································:·················=···················································· 1111 'There is no Doubt 1111 llll When you call Vann' llll I I VANN'S MORTUARY 5211 NORTH WILLIAMS AVENUE PORTLAND, OREGON PHONE 281-2836 • for • EFFICIENCY for CARE for COURTESY At Vann's No Service Ever Costs More Than The Family Wishes To Pay "What we need most is a free Community College where the srudent pays only for books" was her immediate answer. "We also need more ELIZA LEECH recreational facilities. Our housing and employment could be improved. The average Negro must work harder than the average white, even to hold a small position. I think that, in federal hiring practices, we are not getting our fair share. We are usually placed on temporary status until it has run out and never on permanent. I think that is wrong. "Yes, we will probably have riots this summer. I notice some merchants have taken precautions on this matter. Black militancy is perhaps the only solution. I do not advocate violence but look at the progress we have made because of violence. Black militancy does not always mean violence.'' After such an inspiraticnal interview with Mrs. Leech, I decided to call it a day. So, until next week 1 hope I'll meet you in Albina. i: Ernie Landrum gets award certificate from Boise School Principal Clinton Thomas, right. His teacher, John White, left, suggested Ernie enter competition in which he placed second in state. Boise Student Award Winner White, teacher at Boise, suggested that Ernie enter the contest. Humboldt's Program Reflects Negro Heritage Ernie Landrum, an eighth grade student at Boise School. is the second place state winner in this year's essay contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The subject for the essay contest was, ·'An American Inventor." Ernie selected the life of Henry Ford for his prize winning essay. John Two representatives from the DAR presented a cettificate of award to Ernie with their congratulations last Friday at the school. Ernie is- the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Landrum, 11 N. Fargo St. A culrural enrichment program was conducted March 21 at Humboldt Elementary School by the third, fourth, and fifth grade classes for parents, friends, and the rest of the srudent body. The program, originally scheduled to be presented during National Negro History Week, was well worth waiting for. The younger performers challenged the emotions as well as the intellect with their sincere enthusiastic treatment of American Negro spirituals, work songs, and blues. The pictures of Leontyne Price and Marion Anderson were projected on a screen while Scott Bradwell and James Penton gave a brief biography of each artist. The ballad of John Henry, the most famous of all work songs, was presented in skit form with the singers acting out the song as it was being sung. The latest dance steps were illustrated by dancers from Mrs. Grannis' room. Richard D. Lawrence and Richard Pabasco, two guest <trtists, sang "I Searched Everywhere," a modern spiritual. Herbert Hale, principal, presented to Scott Bradwell Note, ol I nte,e1f By RON WEBB The number of people who attended the annual meeting of the Albina Citizens War on Poverty was really small compared to the large turnout last year • • • Here's wishing a speedy recovery to Jesse Hudson, Jr., who is now recuperating from a recent automobile accident ••• Althea Phillips is in the hospital again and here's wishing her a speedy recovery • • • The teen center mentioned in last week's paper is more than just a step in the right direction • • • a salute to Nathan Proby • • • There was some truth in the questions asked by Joe Viera at the recent ACWOP meeting • , • Someone asked someone to say hello to Betty of UML ••• Have you noticed the increase in the number of record stores • • • For you hockey fans those Portland Buckeroos are at it again • • • Indeed a fine team to represent our city ••• The recent circus at the Memorial Coliseum was an affair enjoyed by all • • • See you next week. and Frank Lockett honorable mention ribbons and gifts they won for entering in the George Washington drawing contest sponsored by Montgomery Ward. 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~\---- ( > March 28, 1968 Oregon Advance/TIMES Page 5 I Ghetto Pie Wins Award Park Aide Named (Continued from Page 1) for an answer to his previous questions and for a commitment. Ivancie told him that he "doesn't want to spoonfeed the kids.'' step in obtaining better parks for citizens would be visiting the parks, one by one with Walker. In this way, the group will be able to assess the · existing programs and make suggestions for new ones. This is a scene at an Early Childhood Education Class - known as Headstart. The class is meeting in a trailer at 3611 N. E. 10th Ave. There are eight of these trailers In the Model School Program, locafed close to a Model School. Miss Sue Tscharner shows children a plaster cow and they seem fascinated. Model Schools Program: What It Is -staff writer Maceo Pettis interviewed Dr. Harold Kleiner, head of the Portland School District' s Model School Program. Here is a transcript of the conversation. Q. What is the purpose of the model school? A. This program is an effort to provide any additional programs, aid or teaching materials and methods necessary to assist children in learning they have not received in their homes. This quote from the Education Act of 1965 should tell who these children are and what their condition must be to come under the Model Schools Program: "For schoolsthathave concentrations of children from low-income families who are not achieving at an average level." Q. What schools are in the Model School Program? A. Woodlawn, Highland, Humboldt, Sabin, Irvington, Boise, Elliot, Holladay and Buckman plus six Headstart Centers. Q. What methods are being used to bring these kids up to the average level? A. Lower class size. (The average school class size is 31 pupils.) We have managed to lower it to between 22 and 28 per class. Teacher aids assist the teacher with the real problem child. Hiring people professionally trained in social work who know how to relate to the problem child and more summer school programs (at no cost) for further assisting the children also would help. Q. ls Operation Headstart part of the program? A. Headstart is a preschool program for youngsters 4 years old, much the same as a kindergarten. Its purpose is to bring these children up to a level so they can compete with the average child entering grade school. Q. What kind of preparation or special training do the teachers get? A, We encourage teachers to get involved in the community. Most people participate in activities in their own neighborhoods. The same is true of teachers. However, many of the teachers do not live in the community where they teach; this is particularly true of the Model School area. Q. Where does money for the Model Schools come from? A. Two-thirds of the funds are from the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965. The remainder comes from city and state school boards. Q. 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Page 6 Oregon Advance/TIMES March 28, 1968 Father Conducts Ceremony Pulpit Holds At Church of God White, Black Mr. and Mrs. Joe Grant Miss Flora Willingham and Joe Grant were married at the Community Church of God Saturday, March 23, at 3 p.m. by the bridegroom's father, the Rev. Willie D. Grant. The bride was attended by her maid of honor, Miss Dorothy Richie; bridesmaid, Miss Leslie Clay, and a flower girl, Janice Thomas. Leon Bruce was the best man and ushers were LeRoy Thomas, Roy Clay, Hollis Doe Jr., Sonny Willingham and Eugene Golden. The ringbearer was Roy Clay Jr. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Doe. Her stepfather gave the bride away. She plans to be graduated from Jefferson High School in June. The bridegroom was graduated from Jefferson High School in 1964 and is employed as a machinist. "'- * SOFA and MATCHING CHAIR Choice of 7 Fabrics 2 Walnut Step-end Tables I Walnut Coffee Table 2 Decorator Table Lamps Photo by Baltzegar A reception was held after the wedding at the home of the bride's parents. Evangelical Group Opens Headquarters The Rev. Aaron Hamlin, field director for the National Negro Evangelical Association will be the special speaker at the Berean Baptist Church, 109 N. Wygant St., March 31. The Rev. Mr. Hamlin is in Portland to participate in the establishment of a local branch of the NNEA. The headquarters for this organization will be at 3905 N. Vancouver Avenue. Its purpose will be to assist churches in the area with Christian education programs, social action and a Bible centered gospel message. Maranatha Church of God located at N. E. 13th and Skidmore is one of the few integrated congregations in the Northwest. Recently Marvin E. Petersen was presented to the congregation as associate minister to Wendell H. Wallace. Petersen is the first white associate minister appointed to this position. The new arrangement brought two friends together. Wallace was a layman at Woodstock Church of God in the 1950's when Peterson was the minister there. Wallace has been minister of Maranatha Church of God for five years. Everything in the church has been integrated but the ministry; and now this last step makes integration complete at this church. Latest Fashions To Go On Display Swing into spring with the latest fashions. , • know what's in and what's out in men's clothes and styles. The latest in men's wear and the new look in the male wardrobe will be presented by the Royal Esquire Club of Portland, Sunday, March 31, at the Roaring Twenties Room in the Hoyt Hotel. Dancing will begin the Esquire's evening at 5 p.m. The men's fashion show is scheduled to start at 6:15 p.m. Featured will be sportswear, business wear and formal dress. Entertainment between scenes will be provided by the "Three Little Souls." The Esquires plan to present the ten best dressed men of Portland as well as the ten most eligible bachelors. Music will be provided by Horace (Babe) Williams. The president of the Esquires is Lucius G. Williams. Bobby Jo Washingtonischairman of the program. Panel Speakers George Christian and Hazel Hays participated in a panel discussion of The Cause and Effects of Civil Disobedience Sunday, March 24, at the invitation of Rev. Harmon B. Barasch. The discussion was held at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Salem, Oregon. * S.E. Grand Ave. at East Stark 11-PIECES COMPLETE 2 Beautiful Decorator Pillows $16995 I Scenic Wall Picture - Throw Rug * THIS WEEK ONLY --$1.50 per week Over 30 years serving Portland Home Owners OPEN: Mop. & Fri. 'til 9 p.m. CONVENIENT CREDIT BUY NOW & SAVE!!!!! S09 S.E.GRAND AVE. at EAST STARK Carter Says (Continued from Page 1) mittee take the lead in helPing all low-income citizens to be involved or aided by the program: and finally that the committee give more attention to the development of leaders of neighborhood organizations and to make efforts to help representatives of low-income areas to become effective board members. About 60 people turned out for the annual meeting and election. Summers praised the work done by the original committee which set the Albina Neighborhood Center in operation. The guest speaker, Carl Shaw, regional director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, emphasized that "The only way to end poverty, is to ·employ the people who are the most affected by poverty.' He said that a successful War on Poverty program has three key elements: low income people, institutional groups such as local government and welfare, and related organizations such as labor unions, civic groups, and the school system. "Places that have trouble organizing programs," he said, "are places where one tinued. ''The Green amendtinued, ''The Green admendment confirms this and implements this.'' Shaw said, "Some think the Green amendment is an effort to turn over OEO to political groups." He sees this as not likely to happen since War on Poverty program boards must still meet the requirement of having one third or more of its members made up of low income people. Shaw said, "The future is not as dark as people think; but there will be changes since we must be able to adapt and deal with today's problems and not those of 1964.'' Election of board members followed the annual report made by Rozell Gilmore, executive director of the Neighborhood Service Center. Eleven nominations were made from the floor which were added to the list of 27 announced candidates for election. Those elected: Area residents - RonWebb, Bradfords Pick The Coast For Their Honeymoon Trip Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Bradford Miss Francynia Wade, daughter of Mrs. Lonnie Wade, and LeRoy Bradford, son of Elder and Mrs. -LeRoy Bradford, ·were married March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Bethel A. M. E. Church. The ceremony was performed by E,der Sylvester Green. The wedding was held on the wedding anniversary of the bridegroom's parents. Both the bride and bridegroom graduated from Grant High School in 1967. Bradford attended college and is employed at the post office. Fredrick Belcher, the Rev. C. L. Burks, Marcus Glenn, the Rev. E. L. Jackson, Mrs. Jacqueline McClaine, Mrs. Helen McDaniel, Walter Morris, Mrs. Flora Parrish, Mrs. Amanda Ray, Calvin Toran and Mrs. Odis Williams; citywide representatives - Blake Byrne, Lake Oswego; and Mrs. Norman Stoll, 11000 S. W. Co!lina. For the first time, three 18 to 20-year-oldswere elected to serve on the board. ,, •.. }' Photo by Baltzegar Mrs. James Renfro was matron of honor and her husband gave the bride away. The best man was Donovan Craig. Others in the wedding party included Flora Brown, Bernice Johnson, Bernadine Tillis, Jacquelyn Renfro, flower girl, and Jimmy Britt, ring bearer. A reception was held at the church. The young couple went to the coast on their wedding trip and expect to return to Portland this week. They are Bruce L. Norman, Janice Poe and Rosemary Simington. Relatives Meet Sgt. Major Rollins F, Christian, Fort Lewis, Washington and Garnet W. Christian of Los Angeles met in Portland this past weekend for a visit with their brother, George Christian. Mrs. Lila Saad (standing) of Portland State College Theater Arts department, held her drama class in the park blocks one day recently. Seated at left with tree in background is Alma Jean Stuart, who is working her way through PSC under the work-study program and training for a _career In acting and directing. Alma Jean played the role of Ivy, a cool teenybopper, in the American Theater Co.'s performance of "Skin of Our Teeth." Her first stage performance, while she was a junior at Grant High School, was in the chorus of the Civic Theater show, "Finlan's Rainbow.'' Alma Jean is the daughter of Jerry Stuart, 626 N. E. Morris.
At a dedication service Sunday evening, March 24, the Sportsmen Club presented robes to the Altar Boys of Allen Temple C.M.E. Church. President Wllllam G. Jones made the presentation. Mesdames Bradwell and Malary, Altar Boy Chalrladles, stated that 14 young men are enrolled In the Altar Boy program. The robes were donated by the Sporstmen from proceeds of a recent skating party. Also In attendance was Charles Crews, assistant district scout executive of the Lewis and Clark District. Voter Registration Drive and Workshop The UCEP, (Unit~ Citizens for Elimination of Poverty), will sponsor a voters' registration drive and workshop on Friday, March 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The drive will be held at 8914 N. Woolsey Ave. for residents Coliseum (Continued from Page l) 1974. Both of these events will attract thousands of persons. Roy Vernstrom, Portland business executive andChairman of the five-man Exposition-Recreation Commission which operates the Coliseum, emphasized that the Coliseum must pay its own way - must be self-sustaining. Vernstrom reminded that many new facilities have been built in other West Coast cities since the Coliseum came into existence and the competition for conventions and trade shows is becoming increasingly keen. "Not too many persons realize it," Vernstrom explained, "but if we fail to produce, the Coliseum would have to close." Plans for the future include adding another 25,000 square feet of so-called "flat space" to the north end of the existing Exhibit Hall. The Coliseum present has approximately 75,000 square feet of flat space, butcommissioners and Jewell are unanimously agreed that a total of 100,000 square feet are needed, along with more meeting rooms. of Columbia Villa and the adjacent community who are not registered voters. Citizens of all political preferences are invited to attend. YFC Rally Set For March 30 The Portland Youth For Christ Organization is planning a rally to be held at 7:30 p.m., March 30 in the Jefferson High School auditorium, 5210 N. Kerby Ave. Negro and white groups are working together on the effort, Guest artists will include soloist Jimmie McDonald, one of America's gifted young gospel baritones; Velma Moore, Capitol recording artist singing sacred music inherited from the soul stirring melodies of the southern slaves, and the Portland Youth For Christ New Americans Choir and Orchestra which has recently returned from an eight-day tour of Hawaii. Speaker will be evangelist Wayne Adams, Vancouver, Wash. Also appearing on the platform will be Wendell Wallace, local Negro evangelist. Fashion Household Distributors 70 N.E. Broadway hi ,.HARBOR Furnace Oil Gasoline Discount 282-2517 WHITNEY REAL ESTATE FIN>:. 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Fair emphasized that meaningful citizens' participation would be jeopardized by requiring board approval and limiting the number of members on the working committees. This was endorsed by several members of the board and the provision was eliminated. This issue arose again about permitting board members to serve as chairmen of working committees. The I reason given for this was that it was necessary to keep the board informed of detailed programs being developed by the working committee. Again it was argued that this would appear to be board "dictatorship" and that working committees should be permitted to develop their own organizations. Emmett J, Baskett, chairman, pointed out that every working committee proposal required planning board ratification before submission to the city council. 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