Roving Reporter Local Opinions Vary • 1n Albina Black Educators At PSC I met Mr. Moos Peter of joy my neighbors. I get along am proud to have them as development, it's about (,8 N. E. Stanton, a resident with them and they with me. friends." I asked him about time." He continued by sayof Albina for 42 years. He God made us all," he said, the Model Cities Program ing, "Lots of whites as well is retired from the Railroad. "and a person can be a thief and he related, we should as Negroes will benefit from He was busy working in his whether black or white, it's have had this before and this program. Violence," he yard when I interrupted and really inside a person that more of it. ''I think the Al- said, "pours money in the asked for an interview. He matters. Some of my best bina Area is entitled to some gutter and it is of no use to responded by saying, ''I en- friends are Negroes and I modern housing and re- anyone then. The Oregon ADVANCE "I think the white population has become alerted to all of our needs, they are doing better now." I thanked Mr. Peter for his enlightening information. I interviewed Mr. Colden (Continued on Page 3) A seminar on the History and Music of the American Negro is being offered to teachers in the Oregon school system August 12-23 at Portland State College. Purpose of the course is to ·develop awareness and knowledge of the contribution of the American Negro to American civilization. Sponsored by Portland Vol.1 , No.16 714Y2 N. E. Alberta, Portland, Oregon Single Copies 10c May 16, 1968 Summer Term and Citizens for Interracial Understanding, in cooperation with the Portland Public Schools, the course offers three hours' graduate credit in social science. Open House At Teen Club The 7 of Diamonds Teen Club, 2703 N. Williams Ave., had their Open House Friday, May 10, to allow interested persons a look at the newly rebuilt and decorated building. Many adults but few teenagers were in attendance. These adults were serving as volunteer help. When the Club is officially opened, the youths will be in control with only Nathan Proby, the director, and a matron as the sole adults. The Club, which is beautifully decorated with wood paneling, bright paint and new modern furniture is divided into two parts. One area serves as an eating area with tables and chairs and the other as a dance floor. Plans are being made for usage of a movie camera which was donated to the Club. The snack bar will be manned by teens only. The band which played for the open house was a surprise to all concerned. The group, the Shades of Knights, per._ formed off and on throughout the 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. opening. Gov. Tom McCall was on hand to wish the club well. At about 1:45 Senator Eugene McCarthy paid the Club a visit. His Albina Headquarters is located near the Club at 2618 • Williams Ave., so he had only to walk across the street. His appearance created an even greater turn out in people. However, there were less black people to see him than there were to see Sen. Robert Kennedy when his office was opened. McCarthy spoke briefly about some of his campaign plans. He is seeking individual support rather than support from power centers, ethnic groups or from other political leaders or elected officials. He is resting a great deal of support in the hands of the younger voters. He said that the younger people are never asked how they feel about an issue and that he was happy to see their involvement in politics. Portland Gets Negro Cobby · Portland finally has its first black man driving a white cab. Ernest Warren of 6216 NE 15th Avenue is that man. Warren, on strike atNorthwest Natural Gas Co., took the job temporarily while off the job. He drives for Broadway Deluxe Cab Co. There is a possibility that he may decide to drive for the company permanently on a parttime basis after he returns to the gas company. Warren, 33, is married and the father of two ~hildren, Ernest, Jr., and Thea. He was graduated from Lincoln High School and was the city's first black pole vaulter at the school. He attended Oregon State University for two years and majored in science education. When asked about the response from fellow employes and fares, he said that it was much warmer than he had ever anticipated. He was being treated fairly. The response from black fares was that of shock and amazement. The cab which Warren drives is owned by Bud Hughes, who said he has wanted a Negro to drive his cab for some time. Warren previously drove a bus for Rose City Transit Co. for three years. C-CAP leader Takes New Post Frank Fair, director of C-CAP, has decided to take the offer of a new job working with the Upward Bound program as Project Director on the University of Portland campus. This program was previously held at Reed College, but has been changed to University of Portland. Fair will begin his new job on June l, but the program begins June 24. The Upward Bound program involves high school students from 15 to 18 years of age. The summer program involved seven and one-half weeks of living on campus, learning not only what campus life is all about, but orientating themselves to another form of education, a form pertinent to a way of life. The program is organized to provide youths who normally would not have the incentive, grades or funds to attend college with the opportunity to take advantage of other means to obtain a higher education. Blacks to Own Firm In Albina District Walter Morris, Jr. (right), chairman of the Albina War on Poverty Committee, made announcement of Albina Corp., a new firm located at 3810 N. Mississippi Ave. that will be black-owned and managed. Standing at left is Mayfield Webb, executive director of Metropolitan Steering Committee. The only black-owned, black-managed manufacturing firm in Oregon should be in business by June 1. The Albina Corp., an emp lo ye-owned enterprise aimed at solving Negro unemployment, will be located in a former bowling alley at 3810 N. Mississippi Ave. The firm hopes to contract to make a variety of goods. Walter Morris, Jr., chairman of the Albina War on Poverty Committee, said the new industry will incorporate in its development provision for 75 per cent of the stock to be owned by employes. President of the corporation is Linus J. Niedermeyer, who said initial capitalization will "approach $1 million." Niedermeyer has been active in planning the new firm for 2-1/2 years. Interim management direction will be provided by Niedermeyer who is with Niedermeyer-Martin Co. of Portland. Niedermeyer emphasized that the corporationwill hire its own management as soon as possible. •'The goal is to establish an Albina community-owned, Albina community-managed for profit manufacturing company," said Morris. "It is the only black-owned, blackmanaged manufacturing concern in Oregon and one of the few in the nation." Niedermeyer said there will be a trust board for the firm and it is hoped that after three years he can bow out, leaving the firm under black management. Residents of the Albina community will make up the work force of the company. Niedermeyer estimated there will be 100 persons on the payroll by July I and possibly as early as June 15. Within a year the corporation hopes to have a payroll between $3 million and $3.5 million, according to Niedermeyer. Minimum wage for production workers will be $2 an hour as manufacturing gets under way. The minimum wage will be $2.20 an hour after six months of operations and $2.50 after the plant has been in operation for a year. Radio Airs Paper's Start The story of the Oregon Advance Times, the weekly newspaper which started publication in Portland's Albina district in February will be told in two hour-long "Oregon Dialogues" on KOAP-FM, (91.5) Portland and KOACAM, (550) Corvallis. The programs are scheduled at 7:00 p. m. Tuesday, May 14, and Tuesday, May 21. Objectives of the Oregon Advance Times will be described by Rozelle Gillmore, chairman of the publication's board of directors, who is also pastor of the Berean Baptist Church in Albina and a member of the executive committee of the National As-:- sociation for the Advancement of Colored People. He will be joined by other members of the board. Oregon Advance Times Editor Dan Hayes describes such features of the newspaper as the "Roving Reporter" which prints the results of man-inthe street interviews that permit Albina residents to give their views on housing, job opportunities or other problems; news of community cultural activities, including workshops in the arts and the teaching of Negro history. Hayes also describes the inclusion in the newspaper's advertising of restaurant advertisements of "soul foods" and explains what soul foods are. George Christian, advertising manager ofthenewspaper, tells of the paper's early struggle to convince businessmen of the Albina community of the value of having a local newspaper and of newspaper's role as a unifying force for the economy of Albina. John MacDonald produced the programs on the Oregon Advance Times and serves as interviewer. Directing the history sessions will be Dr. Helen G. Edmonds, dean of the graduate school of North Carolina College in Durham. Dr. Edmonds received her doctorate in philosophy from Ohio State University, did postdoctorate in philosophy from Ohio State University, and has represented the U. S. Department of State as leaderspecialist in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria and France. She has lectured at the University of Monrovia and the University of Liberia, and is the author of several books and numerous articles. Dr. Helen G. Edmonds Dr. Frederick Hall, coordinator of music at Dillard University in New Orleans, received his degrees from Mo rehouse College and Teachers College at Columbia University. He has done research in music in England, Scotland, Wales and West Africa, and while on a fellowship in West Africa traced the relationship between the American Negro spiritual and music of West Africa, work which led to his election as a fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute. He did two years' residence work in composition, voice and conducting at the Royal College of Music in London, and his compositions include a volume of (Continued on Page 11) It's Official: Martin Luther King School Highland Elementary School held their dedication services Thursday, May 9, at 2 p.m. renaming the school Martin Luther King, Jr., Elementary School. The playground housed the dedication services. Almost all seats were filled with the family and interested friends of the students. The students of the school had decided ·to have the name changed and proceeded to get the job done. All of the planning was left up to the students with Mrs. Bowman, a speech teacher at the school, and Mrs. Rieke serving as advisors. Ronald Cuie, Student Body President, spoke as towhythe students had decided on the name change. He stressed the fact that all of the principles of Dr. King were hopefully going to be instilled in the students. Those principles of brotherly love, peace, equal rights for all peoples, and complete annihilation of the color conscience. The students recited a pledge rededicating themselves to the job of upholding \Continued on Page 11)
I I I / I ·I I I The Oregon Advance/TIMES Publishing Company, Inc., non-profit corporation, Publisher Chairman of the Board • , • • • , • , • , • , ••••••• , • , •••. , . , . , .. Rozell Gilmore Vice-Chairman • • , • . • , ••• , •.•••. , •••• , • , •• , , , . , . , , , .. Hazel G. Hays Secretary • • , , •••••.• , • , •.•••••.•••••.•••••. , .••••• Ameli~ Stiggers Treasurer • • • • ••••••••••••••.••••.••••••••••.•.•.•. Samuel Johnson 7ie People S~ Editor • • • • •·• • •• , •.•••••.•••••••.•.•.•••. , ••.••..... Dan Hayes Advertising Manager •••..••.•.•••.•.•.•••.•.•.•••.••• George Christian Offices at 714-1/2 N. E. Alberta, Portland. Phone .•. , .••..•.•.. 288-6409 Mailing Address ••••.•.••..••• Post Office Box 11274, Portland, Oregon 97211 Subscriptions: By mail, $4.50 per year in advance. By carrier, 40¢ per month (voluntary) 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 the 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 aside 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. 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. 16 May 16, 1968 School Edito,ial The Portland School District began hiring Negro teachers several years ago. Although Negro teachers are not plentiful in the Portland schools, they have been hired and placed apparently without regards to their color. Negroes first were placed in elementary schools. The school board was reluctant to place them in high schools, but it yielded to time and pressure and now there are a few Negro teachers in the secondary schools. It wasn't until last year, however, that a Negro was hired as a coach of a varsity athletic team in the Portland Interscholastic League. And this in spite of the numbers of Negro athletes both in the Portland Public Schools and Oregon colleges and universities. It is no secret to Negroes who have aspired to coaching positions in the Portland schools that administrators, including high school principals, have conspired to keep them out of head coach jobs. elementary and high schools in Portland do so without seeing a Negro principal. There has never been one in the Portland system. Yet Negroes have left the Portland system and moved on to administrative positions in other districts, including that of principal. It's high time the Portland School Board and the system's administrators take a good, second look at some of the Negro teachers in the system. Perhaps it really is difficult for these white, middle-class educators and school board members to understand the frustrations of the Black man in this affluent social order. For many of them are comfortable in their positions. Many of them have become members of that exclusive order of whites, that order that goes to luncheons at the all-white University Club, works out in the Multnomah Athletic Club or lives in all-white neighborhoods. Dear Sir: I think it's about time that black men stopped fighting each other and started helping one another, Black men will steal from each other everytime they get a chance, If a black man goes some place and leaves his coat or sweater more than 15 feet from him, another black man will lift it first time he can, knowing that the !).ext fellow is just as poor as he is. The black man is still hollering about the poor furniture in furnished apartments. If I owned an apartment I wouldn't put new furniture in it to have it stolen. The man that steals it is not black; he is Negro. When the Negro and the colored man joins the black man, then we can get civil rights started. The Negro who commits small crimes has every right to be in jail. Is a hundred dollar robbery worth being in jail for six months? Is selling thirty dollars worth of narcotics a good enough reason to spend one year in jail? The first few times you might get away with it, but after you're caught and the judge says $1500 bail you don't have the money for a pack of cigarettes. So you sit for two or three months waiting for your trial to come, Your so-called friends on the outside won't have money enough to get you out and if they did do you think they would give it to you, Get yourself a job, stop standing in front of the pool hall, know where your next meal is coming from, AI Harris 4911 N. E. 14th Dear Editor: and service our own black store and restaurant owners offer us, their black brothers and sisters. Flies in the meat, broken packages on dirty shelves covered with dust, and goods months to years old. Stale bread and pastries, bruised, spoiled or outright rotting vegetables and fruits. Would you sell items like this to your mother, sister or brother? If not, why do you allow someone else to do it? How do you like waiting in a line while a grocery clerk finishes talking to a friend or completes a telephone conversation? Did you ever think of going to a store owner to ask or demand that he get rid of a drunken or incompetent clerk? Much of what has been said here also applies to Blackrun and/or owned cafes. The point is, if you ·don't like these things, say and do something about them. The Black Entrepeneur is there to sell a service to you; he'll listen to suggestions and complaints. It's no use talking to one another about that dirty restaurant or cafe and the food, or griping abdut a store with damaged goods, rotten produce or poor checking service unless you are prepared to do ·something about it. If you aren't going to do anything about these gripes (which are common to Albina, both white and black business), then don't complain, because you evidently like things ·that way. Dear Sir, M. Pettis 1415 N. E. Liberty City We have read and heard about Model Cities, but no one can tell us much about Dear Editor: I enjoy your paper whenever I get it. They are not always delivered to my door. I enjoy reading your paper very much probably because I am an Oregonian and am proud to be one. I see where there are different camps and outings for the summer so often for young boys. Do you have any programs daily for girls eleven and twelve years old? If you have any in the lowfamily income I would be very interested. I can be reached by calling 284-4071 after 6 p. m. or dropping a note to me. Mrs. Jeanette Simmons 524 N. E. Sacramento Portland, Oregon 97212 To the Editor: Union ,Avenue has had thousands of dollars damage to its business in the past years. Glass breakage alone is tremendous. The next result will be, of course, that businessmen will move elsewhere. Union Avenue will then become another blighted Williams Avenue. Is this what the district wants? We can't rehabilitate by day and destroy by night and expect to upgrade our neighborhood. Drive Union Avenue and see the boarded-up windows, Is this a sign of progress? Art Wallace 4019 NE Garfield St. Our Children Their Future Negro athletes who have applied for coaching positions have been discouraged. They have been advised to get out of coaching, to take courses in college that will lead to.teaching careers because the Portland system ''is hard to get into. Too many se~k to coach in Portland and there just aren't enough positions.'' Too many white people continue to live in an all-white world, a world that affords them little or no opportunity to see the Black man as he really is or to understand the causes of the division between the races. Are we too busy criticizing whitey to take care of our own home? It would seem that instead of griping and complaining all of the time, we might be able to put those complaints into action - action directed toward our own black community, our own business (few as they may be) and toward change which does not require government or state help, but simply involves people working together to change or solve one particu- -it. At our first mass meeting of citizens by the Albina w Little wonder Black youngsters have little desire for jobs that seem to be closed to them. Negroes in supervisory positions still are lacking in the Portland system. Certainly qualified Negroes have been in the system and still are in the . system, yet advancements always seem to go to white teachers. Why haven't Negro administrators been hired in the Portland system? Several Negro teachers have been cited for their outstanding work in the class room, yet they remain classroom teachers. Portland has several predominantly Negro elementary schools. The number of Negro students at Jefferson High School approaches that of the white students. Negro students continue to increase in the other high schools in the city. All Negroes who go through ·War on Poverty Committee next month in June, we intend to have this information for our people. At present we can say it does affect you and we all will get fully involved in this program. We will lay down our differences and work toward a common goal and lead the way for a better tomorrow for ourselves and our children before it is too late. It's time they came out of their white world and see it for the make-believe world it is. More white people need to join the world of human beings. When they do, there will be Negro principals, Negro detectives, Negro police chiefs, etc. And the pretty sight these Negroes will be to little Black boys and girls will mean a better America for all of us. lar problem, • Respectfully yours, Walter Morris, Jr. Chairman of the AWOPC One of those problems is about the quality of goods The Midd/e-Cla11 Neg,o -~----. The average middle-class Negro finds that pursuing the goals and norms of white middle-class America is artificial to the Negro. There's no end to the contest if you' re just a black man trying to excel so thoroughly that people will forget you are black. It is a fruitless struggle, the end result will lead one to a sense of individuality. Part of that individuality is just being a Negro. This is an indication that entering the middle-class status does not erase the color of one's skin nor the stigmas surrounding our race. The middle-class white is not altogether willing to remove the color line. The middle-class Negro uses the identical soft sales tactics the white uses to influence the poverty stricken Negro, yet he is isolated. In reality we are delivering the same message to the deprived, but the deprived view the mess age in essence. The black American whether middle-class or poverty stricken, faces the color line in the same perspec- ,. tive. The above photo is that of Nickalas and Christopher Wickliff. Twins born to Mr. and Mrs. Nick Wickliff. They are perhaps the only recent Negro twins born. The question that is prevalent in the minds of most Negroes today is what type of society will youngsters such as these live in. What environmental change today will affect their culture tomorrow? Will they emerge into a world of racism complexed by the thoughtless decision of their foreparents? Will their experiences be a constant extension of deplorable policies established because we were afraid to do what we knew was right? Will we chain their lives as we have chained ours to the dogmas of despair and fruitless energies of destruction? The heated hostility that separates us in policy will certainly not unite us in preserving their future. We must not let this incoming generation stumble over debris that we have neglected to remove. In our policy making, the true test of today's decisions will not only govern our lives but theirs as well,
ROVING REPORTER--------------- (Continued from Page l) Brown, 22 years old, who resides at 3928 N. Williams. He is the director of the forthcoming Black Summer. Mr. Brown thinks that true race relationship can only come about through equality. '' When the black man can control his environment, he will have bargaining power with the white community, I do not think that integration is feasible at this time. Integration is based on the fact that there is nothing of value in the black community. Integration leads us to believe that we must be happy to leave the black community, but we have some values we must retain. We should not want to flee the presence of being black. A black unified movement will lead us to make decisions on our own. We cannot have black and white unity until we have black unity. We must have equal power to have a coalition. Power is used in a bargaining position, but you never get in an embarrassing position when you have equal power to bargain with." Mr. Brown remarked, "I think we should support the Black United Front. Our only salvation is the unity under one banner. The Black United Front is a family, we should iron out our differences behind elosed doors. "We need new leadership in all areas, particularly youth, but the old folks could help stabilize the organization. We should not isolate anyone, but kill all traitors," I was somewhat surprised to hear this last remark. Mr. Brown seeing my surprised expression remarked, ''yes kill all traitors. "Because most of our socalled leaders have not consulted the people they profess to represent, if all of a sudden a brother goes down telling the man 'l speak for the people' and in actuality he doesn't. In so doing and speaking shows himself to be an enemy of the people if someone kills him then the rest of our so-called leaders will really start consulting with the people and finding Peavy of 18 N. E. Stanton out their needs before they sunning themselves on N. go downtown again, do you Russell. The gentlemen were dig," said Mr• Brown. engaged in a friendly conver- "Yes," I replied, ''but I do sation when I arrived on the not think our total liberation must lead to bloodshed." ''I hope not," said Mr. Brown as he turned to depart down the street1 he called back over his shoulder, "I hope not.'' My next interview was with Mr. Ed Jones, a 42-year resident of Albina. He is 70 years old and resides at 4416 N. Commercial Ave. Mr. Jones has lost part of his hearing, but was very pleasant to converse with. He said, "We have bad looking housing, it should really be improved. I don't think that the Negro people are to blame for all of our problems in housing. The whites that left the area did so when most of the buildings were run down. I am retired but I know a lot of people that really need to work. l realize that some people will not work even when it is available, however, l don't think they (the whites) should keep us all down because of a few who will not work." Mr. Jones smiled and said, "My wife and l are doing all right, we have our home paid for and a nice big garden so if you ever want any "greens" come over and pick some, he said. l thanked him for the invitation and departed. I met Golden Green of 50 N. E. Fargo, Fred Broadnax of 2404 N. Vancouver, and J. scene. They were discussing politics of the ghetto. "l suppose it could be called the struggle to survive in the white man's world," said Mr. Green. "We need these old buildings torn down and new ones constructed in their place. Our people need better employment to raise a family and give pride to their children." "Yes," said Mr. Broadnax, "employment is very important. Mr. Peavy was the only member of the group that was employed and he was on strike from the ship yards, "I think the commercial buildings are improving this part of Albina but very few if any of our people are working in these new buildings. It's a shame people from suburban areas come in to work next door to us and we can't find a job. I don't understand the white man's policy. He's out to keep our race down." I thanked the group for their conversation and left them sunning themselves. I met Mrs. C. Thomas of 7 N. Russell, a 27-year resident of Portland. She and her husband manage the apartment house at this address. I asked Mrs. Thomas about her tenants in the rooming house. She re- (Contlnued on Page 4) May 16, 1968 The Oregon Advance/TIMES Ben Leonard Ask The Man from Equitable about Living Insurance -Family Style BENJAMIN M. LEONARD 2040 S.W. FIRST AVE. PORTLAND, OREGON 97201 BUS. PHONE: 222-9471 The EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society of the United States NEW YORK, N. Y. 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Page 4 The Oregon Advance/TIMES May 16, 1968 Albina Marine Quang Tri • 1n ROVING REPORTER---(Continued from Page 3)----- sponded by saying, "What about them? They are the best people in the world," Feeling somewhat guilty about my questioning her, I asked about her Negro tenants or if she had any. Practically all my rooms are filled with Negroes," said Mrs. Thomas. "Some have been with me for more than five years," She smiled and said~ •'They call me Mama. Why, I would not want some of the whites that come in to this area to room in my apartments," I asked her about the past prosperity of the business around N. Williams anct Russell. She sighed and said, "It's gone but it's coming back." asked her if she ever thought of leaving this predominantly Negro area. She said, ''No, Mrs. c. Thomas my husband and I make a living here. 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I think they should tear some of these buildings down, The city condemns the rooming area of these older buildings but not the street levels of which they use for businesses. I think they should condemn the whole works. The only constructive thing about some of these buildings Louie Lewis is on his second tour of duty in the Far East. He is presently stationed at Quang Tri, South Viet Nam. He recently wrote home to his mother, Mrs. Florine Lewis of 4624 N. E. Mallory Ave., Portland, Ore. He has been in the center of activity since he has been Basic Training at Camp Pendleton, California. He was sent to Viet Nam immediately after completing his basic training. His first tour of duty lasted 14 months after which he was then sent home. daughter, Andrea Michelle. is a good leveling and start fa all over again." She waved Louie is married to the former Diane Hawthorne, also a resident of the Albina area, They are the proud parents of a 15-month-old Louie started his second tour in the Far East the last of February of this year. He is certainly proud of his service career. He has been active in most of the battles surrounding this area. He will receive his discharge from the Marines July 7, 1968, He is expected to return home after his release from active duty. to someone that passed us on the street and started up the stairs to her rooming house. 1 bade her farewell and walked over to N. Williams. There I met Martin Frierson of 1065 N, E. Vernoia who has been a resident of Albina since the Vanport flood. He is employed for Gilmore Construction Co. He was laughing and talking with William Brown of 2404 N. Vancouver, a resident of Albina since 1944, "The first thing we need," said Mr. Frierson, "is leadership. Get the people together and present a good platform. We should get some good youth leadership. These old do-nothings that we have is a hang-up. I also think we should make things nice in our own area, our houses, streets and parks." "Yes," said Mr. Brown, "we can clean up some of this mess ourselves and that what we can't do, get help from City Hall." Mr. Frierson said, "I believe in telling a person to his face what I think. We are going to have to build up our community and compete with the white businessmen in our area. Another thing we need more political clubs or organizations in our area. For instance, the ones we have are not doing anything but socializing. I've found that no one will listen to your conversation when you have less than any town I know." ''You know," interrupted Mr. Brown, ''the poor white and Negro qualifications are the same, but the rich man has separated us, turning one against the other while he exploits both of us." "That's the truth," said Mr. Frierson. "The rich man only wants to hold us down and keep us fighting. This is the same problem within our race. We even segregate ourselves. We put ourselves in a hole and hurt each other. We let too much money out of our community, money that should stay in and help develop the community, We hurt each other, we don't trust each other; we try to keep each other down. Where can you go to take, say, your mother out for dinner in this Louie Lewis, USMC in Viet Nam. Louie is 21 years old and is an adult in thinking because his experience has certainly wellrounded the man. He said the war and its experiences have changed his entire outlook on life. Louie was an enthusiastic student at Benson Polytechnic High School. He was interested in printing and its many facets of development. He was also interested in sports, which is typical of most of our youth today. He excelled in track and football. He enlisted in the U. S, Marine Corps July 7, 1964, immediately after his graduation from Benson. 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May 16, 1968 The Oregon Advance/TIMES Page5 Chalmers Jones Named Choir to Present Recital FOR WANT ADS PHONE 288-6409 USED COLOR SETS GOOD PHILCO J. N. Peet, commissioner, Department of Employment, has announced the appointment of Chalmers L. Jones, Portland, as the Department's Portland Metropolitan Area Manpower representative and resource coordinator. Hewill assist in the planning of the employment Insurance Division of the Portland office. He transferred to the Employmerit Service division of the Department in November, I964, and became Training Program coordinator for the Youth Opportunity Center. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternaity, the Urban League of Portland and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. ' I 267 Sq. In. $250.00 Guaranteed fully Magnavox Black and white. combo $199. 1626 N. E. Union - 288-515i DLR. SALE of 400 ) Gallons j. of ' ~ He is a member of the Public Employees Retirement Board, was President of the Oregon State Employees Association for two terms in 1963 and 1964. He has served NAACP rehearsing for program which will feature comas a member of the Person- position by noted Negro_composer Dr. Frederick D. Hall. SHERWIN - WILLIAMS nel Advisory Committee to the State Civil Service Com- ~e Po rt 1 a n d B r a n c h mission in 1964 and 1965. NAACP chorus, under the He is married and father of direction of Mr. Earl WinCHALMERS L. JONES two, Lloyd Laurence and Terri Elizabeth. New Pastor Welcomed Concentrated E m pl o y m en t Allen Temple C. M. E. Program which is part of the Church, 4236 N. E. 8th, weloverall Model City program corned their new pastor The as the Commissioners' per- Rev. H. James Thqrnton who sonal representative. This will replace the late Rev. special program concerns George Carter. Rev. Thornitself with the employability ton is originally from Baton and problems of the disad- Rouge, La. His education is vantaged. The Commissioner quite extensive: graduate of said Mr. Jones will assist Southern University, Baton in identifying special man- Rouge, La; B.D. from Overpower prlblem areas and then land College, Overland, Ohio; in planning ways for the Education from Colorado resources of the Department State University, Fort Colto be utilized in resolving lins, Colo.; Specialist in Eduthese problems. cation degree from UniverJones has recently been sity of Missouri, Kansas manager of both the Youth City, Mo. Opportunity Center and was. Rev. Thornton has served active in the establishment as principal of high schools of the North Portland office in La., Kans,, and Okla., as of the Department of Employ- supervisor of student teachment. He began employment ing at Southern University, with the Department of Em- and as Dean of Education at ploym~mt in 1955 in the Un- Russ College. chester, will give its · first recital at Collins Fellowship Hall of the First Methodist Church, 1893 S. W. Jefferson Street, on Sunday, May 19, at 3:30 p.m. The choir was first organized by the NAACP Program Director, Osly J. Gates, who obtained the services of Mr. Winchester. Recently, the choir elected Charles Ford, President; HarryWard, Vice President, and June Terry, Secretary. The program will feature the Oratorio "Deliverance" by Dr. Frederick D. Hall, noted Negro composer. Soloists are Cauthel Allen and David Flannagan. Frederick Douglass Hall was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Morehouse College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received his MA in Music and Music Education and his doctorate in Education from Teachers College of ColumOrderly Wanted Film Use Aids In Negro Study Must be experienced. Good Refs. 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Page 6 The Oregon Advance/TIMES May 16, 1968 Marcus M. Garvey Blazed Trails Followed By Negro leaders Today Little League Standings For a child's birthday cake frost the cake to resemble a clock with the hour hand pointing to his age. by Charlotte Rutherford A man whom many so-called Negro leaders patterned themselves and their policies after was Marcus Moziah Garvey. in 1916, at the dawn of the Roaring '20s. He had a dream of a black empire governed by black men. He had the ability to attract the masses. 'Ibis was the one major fault his arch-rival W, E, B, Du Bois had. there was no hope for the Africa began to see black black man in racist white Americans as long-Io st America so the salvation laid brothers. Alameda Garvey was J amacian-born. He began bis crusade after the first war for democracy; an era fllled with lynchings and white-initiated race riots. Garvey came to New York Garvey preached the goodness of black, creating a nationalistic movement. He felt TIM ancl BARBARA HUNTER WELCOME YOU TO MARTTl'S GARDENS • SERVING HOT LUNCHES • FRIED CHICKEN OPEN ALL NIGHT FRIDAY AND SAT. BAR-B-Q and BREAKFAST JOIN THE FUN ANO GAMES AT MARTTl'S GARDENS • POOL AND FOOSBALL FRIENDLY PEOPLE AND FINE FOOD TOO! MARTTl'S GARDENS OPEN WEEK DAYS 3626 N. MISSISSIPPI 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. TEL. 284-6148 They're Bigger and Better at the Bun-'n-Burger Delicious Hamburgers 25c Sizzling Fries - Cool Malts 230 North Killingsworth in the hands of the motherland, Africa. He called for a Black Exodus. He had great appeal to the urban masses, most of whom had just moved from the South. These people had found as much starvation and deprivation in the glorious northern ghetto as they had left behind in the South. A dream of leaving both North and South behind was very encouraging to them. Garvey stressed racial pride to the extent that he rejected lighter-skinned black people. He claimed their visible mixed ancestry lowered their standards among other black men. This was one of the reasons he disliked W, E .B. Du Bois so intensely. Garvey himself was a short, black man with a gift of gab. Garvey stressed support of black businesses, as later the Muslims would. He called for economic nationalism. 1n the early 1920s, Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement As so cia tion (UNIA). In 1921 he declared himself the provincial president of the Republic of Africa. James Weldon Johnson said Garvey collected more money (an estimated $10 million in one two-year period) "than any other Negro organization had ever dreamed of.'' He organized cooperatives, factories, a commerical steamship venture, the Black Star Line, and a private army. His back-to-Africa program was not as overwhelmingly accepted. Although his black steamship line never transported anyone to Africa, his ideas gave his followers a greater sense of worth and HAVING A BIRTHDAY? . ~- I -- CELEBRATE with a visit to GENEVA'S - yooosand coCK'l' AILS 1 At last an elegant cocktail lounge with a pleasant l atmosphere and good food, }f Open Daily at 11:00 a.m. for LUNQI Geneva's FOOD and DRINKS 'Where Friends Meet' Manager: George Hunter "Let George Do It!" Chef: James Parks 1n 1923 Garvey was tried by the federal government for using the mail to defraud (saying he had no land in Africa), and was found guilty. He was sentenced to five years in the Atlanta Penitentiary and in 1927 deported as an alien. He died in London in 1940, a heartbroken and defeated man with a beautiful dream. Garvey set the stage for more than one leader or organization. The cry for Black Power began with this man. It rested in limbo for a few decades but was rejuvenated by Stokley Carmichael in 1966. Malcom X was saying the same things Garveypreached, He taught of a black God and the goodness of black. Basically the Muslims do also. Garvey organized one of the few all black organizations ever to exist. SNCC has begun to follow this idea. He called for race pride, unity and economic independence as all contemporary socalled militant leaders are doing. His idea of an Africanism was closely related to that of W. E. B. Du Bois. If he had not alienated him self from both lighter so-called Negores. and those few who had ascertained middle class siandards (the black lntelligencia) he could have created a unity never before or since seen among black Americans. But instead, he succeeded in dividing the two. Garvey accepted segregation. He felt things would be better if the black man owned his own property. This trend away from integration is growing daily. Garvey left his signature on many movements, some of which are just now starting to grow. 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----------~----~----------------------------------~----------------------·-----~ ...... To Change Country Organizer Would Vote For Wallace Lewis and Clark College held a three-day conference May 6, 7 and 8 to inform the students of the actual ~ ' and mythical changes in the civil rights movement. Howard Fuller, a community organizer from North Carolina, explained conditions in the South, particularly in North Carolina. He is working with voter registration and is trying to strengthen black people. He also teaches at Shaw University, a black school. Fuller, 27, sees things as most active organizers do. His -philosophies are closely related to those of SNCC: white people working with whites, and an expected fall of the known establishment. When asked about the coming presidential election, Fuller responded that he would vote for George (Wallace). He stated that with Wallace in office, everyone (whites included) would be in ''bad shape" and a change might be made possible. Claude Brown, author of ''Manchild in a Promised Land," said that black nationalism is turning racism. This cause-effect relationship is the result of 350 years of white racism, he said. Some members of the audience seemed to misunderstand Brown's motive, but he pointed out in the question and answer period that he was not speaking along moral lines. He was neither saying racism was good nor bad, only that it compounds the problem facing America. Instead of having to overcome white racism only, now black racism is becoming an issue. He also blasted the report ·of the National Advisory Commission on civil disorders by saying that the only reason white racism was found to be the cause of insurrections was that the commission was given very little money to do their study and the cheapest answer they could find was that of white ..:acism, a problem everyone DELTA AUlO . WRECKERS t get your Good used parts, o ble . shape at a reasona car 1n , . We've Got E m. price. Also lOP PRICE PAID for CARS Wrecked, or Junk Cars $$$. DEllA AUlO WRECKERS 1404 W. Schmeer Rd. 'te Portland Meadows, OppOSI 28Q 0627 under Freeway. - - EXTERIOR LATEX HOUSE PAINT ACRI-LITE ILLE t. ; ACRI-UTE A(IYU( MOl/$f PAJ~'. 7000 WHl1E )ltlllfR ~p~·;NtCOi-t~• 111 $495 per gallon ·~••i.... ,1,1'' PROVEN SUPERIOR TO BOTH LINSEED Oil ·& ALKYD BASE PAINTS AND MORE CONVENIENT TO APPLY! NOW YOU CAN PAINT THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOME-EARLY OR LATE. IN THE SEASONBECAUSE ACRI-LITE MAY BE APPLIED AFTER A RAINY PERIOD WITH NO LOSS OF ADHESION OR FLEXIBILITY! CLEAN UP WITH WATER! STAYS BRIGHT & FR ESH OVERTHE YEARS! • DRYS IN ONE HOUR-APPLY SECOND COAT 4 HOURI LATER • MOISTURE PERMEABLE FILM MAKES ACRI-LITE MORE BLISTER RESISTANT • PRACTICALLY NEVER CHALKS • DRIES FAST-FREE FROM DUST & BUGS • ONE COAT COVERS MOSTJOBS PORTLAND :J 1 / S. E. GroPd Ave. rh, 133 4~91 BEAVERTON ~If':! SW. R•nve, !~ 11 H,11,d,,I• Hwy. pl• './ ?2, A~AA already knew existed. Frank Fair of C-CAP spoke about '' Revolution in Social Sciences." He stressed the fact that welfare services as they exist now are not relevant in the black community. The courses and methods taught in schools do not prepare the worker for dealing with black people. Hunter Safety Course Available Mr. Hugo Neyenhuis announces he is available for courses for Boy Scouts in the Lewis & Clark district. Call AT 4-1680, Mr. Neyenhuis is a National Rifle Association expert. Quilted Box Springs Innerspring Mattress 2 Bed Pillows 2 Boudoir Lamps Regularly $448.00 If purchased Separately You $4900 Save May 16, 1968 The Oregon Advance/TIMES INCREASED FOOT-TAPPING CLUMSY WINE-SPILLING COUGHING NOT DUE TO COLDS THESE ARE SOME TYPICAL REACTIONS TO A SIMPLE FROC,J< FROM ARE YOU UP TO IT? WALK AN ENTRANCE IN PARAPHERNALIA. PROVOCATIVELY INTO PARAPHERNALIA PREPARE YOURSELF FOR WHATEVER. Paraphernalia 732 S.W. WASHINGTON STREET PORTLAND, OREGON 97205 224-5248 AND Page7 Nylon Sofa and Matching Chair 2 Beautiful Walnut End Tables ii~ 1 Coffee Table 2 Throw Rugs Complete Set Only 2 Decorator Tables Lamps $18995 37-PIECE DINETTE SET A beautiful 5-piece bronzetone set. Four comfortable high back upholstered chairs and a beautiful never-mar table. Your choice of finishes. This set also includes
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