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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1970)
PORTLAÎïip/QBSÇRYER Oct. 1, 1970 hair goods company. D r. Cleon C. Arrington, Vice- President of quality control and production, holds a degree In MAKES GOOD B lack cosm etic line success The a b ility of black business men to succeed in the national market place has been demon strated anew by the Cannolene Company, manufacturer of a new $1 -m illio n plant in Atlanta that Incorporates the most mod ern production technologies. The dedication cermony was attended by government and business leaders, including Sec reta ry of Commerce Maurice H. Stans, Whitney M. Young Exe cutive D irector of the National Urban League, and H. P. Smith, Vice-President of F. W. Wool- worth Company. Although the Cannolene Com pany Is 46 years old, its current substantial g r o w t h began only three years ago when It expand ed into the national market, ex plains Robert O. Cannon, P resi d e n t , who Is the son of the founder, W. S. Cannon. Sales topped $1-m illio n 1969 and company o fficia ls are pro jecting annual sales of $6 m il lion to >8 m illio n In the near future. "W ith our new plant and broadening marketing fa cilitie s, we now are able to take fu ll ad vantage of the greatly improved earning power In the Negro m a r k e t , ” said Cannon. The company manufactures a line of beauty products fo r distribution in the South and in major met ropolitan centers of the U. S. The one-story 51,000 square foot fa c ility is situated in Atlan ta's Great Southwest Industrial Park, a Giant complex that In cluded manufacturing and m ar keting fa cilitie s for many of the nation's leading concerns. Production fa cilitie s Include an aerosol packaging machine capable of producing Its "M y s tery B lack" cosmetics at the rate of 100 eight ounce cans a minute; two liquid fillin g tones that are capable of producing 300,000 bottles of shampoos, rinses, setting lotions and co lognes weekly; a tubing line with a capacity of 200,000 tubes a week, and a cream fillin g line with the same capacity. "T he Mystery of B lack" line, introduced a little more than a year ago, has met with "sensa- t l o n a l success," according to W illiam R.Glles,Executlve-Vlce- President fo r sales. It in cludes a men's cologne and af ter-shave lotion, a natural hair sheen spray and natural easy- comb hair spray. The high capacity of the f i l l ing lines has enabled Cannolene to diversify from its standard cosmetics, item s, and to pro duce goods under private label contracts. Among the materials now formulated and packaged are pine o il, ammonium compo nents . Both Cannon and Giles give credit to national marketing au thorities for guidance In dis t r i b u t i o n methods. During the dedication ceremony they pre sented an "In Depth Market Judge Charles V. Johnson Awarness Aw ard" to Wool- worth's cosmetic buyer, J. H. Swon for his assistance and ad vice In packaging and merchan dising. Speaking of Woolworth, which was one of the fir s t national re ta ile rs to merchandise canno lene products, Cannon said, "a fte r proving to Woolworth that we could meet a ll require ments, not only In packaging but also in dependable delivery and service, we were treated In the same manner as any other com pany. They did not Imply that they were extending us any spe cia l consideration In fostering Negro entrepreneurship. They are merchandisers - and this you need." T O P NOTCH MANAGEMENT TEAM Cannon, a graduate of Fisk University, has created a strong executive team composed of men with sound educational and business backgrounds. Robert G. Lewis, V ice-P resi dent of marketing, Is a graduate of the University of Mexico and gained practical experience with J. Walter Thompson advertising agency before joining Canno lene. G e o rg e C. Allen, Executive Vice-President, is a graduate of Northwestern U niversity. Giles, Executive V ice -P re si dent of sales, who Is based In regional headquarters In O r a n g e , N. J., form erly was with David and David, New York of Seattle, Washington Extends congratillations to the PORTLAND OBSERVER SHAW'S Mcjtoir SERVICE 281-4242 kVe Take Better Care of Your Car Free Pickup And Delivery Complete Motor Tone-Up Tire* — Batteries — Accessories Trailer Rentals 4939 N. Vancouver NOTICE NOTICE NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS Rose City Cab Company Service D e p a rtm e n t Conference of Poor plants strong seeds By W ILLIAM R. DEIZ Oregon's firs t "Conference of the P o o r", which met fo r two days in mid-September at the fairgrounds in Salem, has ap parently planted some pretty strong seeds which have just begun to germinate. Another session is planned in mid-Oc tober and by then a new class of politica l lobby, made up of a united poor, may begin to take root. Poor people don't need to be told about the discrepancies that exist between the vague prom ises made by o fficia ls seeking ROBERT W. BLANCHARD th e ir support come election tim e, and the hard realities confronting them daily, not so much by choice, but by societal force. I f it any wonder then that some of them - in desperation - turn on society's leaders? If you are a farm worker in I am happy to extend tne con Oregon you don't need to be re gratulations of the Portland minded that your rights to Public Schools and my personal strike and picket against unfair best wishes to this important treatment are practically non venture. existent; that you are singly ex One of the c ritic a l needs cluded from federal minimum today is fo r efficient and effec wage regulations. If you are tive c o m m u n ic a t io n s . Your urban poor you don't need to be newspaper promises to provide reminded of the embarrassment such a vehicle. Such a publica of nit-picking welfare re s tric tion can also be a source of ac tions which, instead of working curate information and become to help you back onto your feet an opinion maker fo r an im por in tim es of stress, oftentimes tant segement of our communi serves to keep you down and ty- "sub-hum an". This is doubly significant be One need only listen to the cause of the many changes that resolutions that emerged from are taking place in all aspects c o m m it t e e meetings to get a of contemporary life . The need grasp of the real problems - to know is greater than ever be beyond the obvious - confronting fore as city governments, coun poor people, as seen by the poor ty governments, schools, the themselves. state and the nation undergo One resolution asks that drug change and adjustment to better lis ts be abolished for welfare meet the needs of citizens. recipients, that it be enough fo r Nothing is more sacred than the a c e r t i f i e d physician to pre citizens' right to know. scribe a drug fo r treatment, and But equally important is the that the red tape and delay re right to participate in the fu ll sulting from a patient’s request development of an effective so of a drug not on the lis t be ciety. elim inated. Another resolution This newspaper can make an asks that ultimate authority - in important social contribution. It mental illness cases - concern can help to bridge the gap be ing the use of shock treatment tween the many elements in so therapy reside in the individual ciety today and replace d ivi to tie treated and not in the siveness with cooperation and state. Another asks that s te rili sound change. As the schools ty requirements be removed in move forw ard in this era of cases where the recipient w ill change, your newspaper can receive further aid only when it play a key role in inform ing has been guaranteed - perman your readers of the needs of the ently - that he o r she w ill have schools. no more children. Your newspaper can also go The lis t of resolutions, a ll a long way toward extending an tentative and all to be form a opportunity for all of us to lized at an October 17th meeting share the rational discussion of of the newly-form ed "Council of issues on which there are le g it- the P o o r" is a long one. im a t e differences as well as But the inescapable conclu agreements. sion is society’s "sub-hum an" Robert W. Blanchard, Superin classification of poor people - tendent especially those on welfare. Portland Public Schools And in bringing light on this, V . tf .• • * • • • « School leader speaks C h e m is t r y from Kansas State University and served as chair man of the chem istry depart ment of Atlanta U niversity. Minor Tune-Ups — Minor Repairs Polishing Waxing Washing Our mechanic has 25 year* of fop experience" STOP IN SOON - YOU'LL BE PLEASED WITH OUR FAST, FRIENDLY, REASONABLY - PRICED SERVICE 288-6423 5212 N.E. Union 288-6424 WILLIAM R. DIES the real plight of the poor - th e ir "sub-hum an" classifica tion by society - the conference must tie considered a success. For after a ll, when you s trip away the word "p o o r" from "p o o r people" you are le ft, quite naturally, with only one word: people. And this recognition on the part of the one-thousand o r so delegates to the convention: black o r white, English-speak ing o r Spanish-speaking that they are A L L people and all quite lite ra lly in the same boat, is probably the most construc tive element fo r change to emerge from the meeting. As any prim ary student of po litic s knows, the most effective way to accomplish political ends in this country is through use of pressure groups. L a lxir uses them, industry uses them, con servationists use them; and now a group as old as tim e, which is short on money but long on numbers may finally begin to use the pressure tactic. It w ill take organization, and Frank Martinez and Co. proved that can be done on a sm all scale, it w ill take patience and hard work, but most important, it w ill take su pi«rt - active support on the part of those who stand to gain most from the ef fective use of this particular lobby. Oregon's fir s t "P o o r People’s Conference" Is a be ginning along those lines. With the notable exception of a few extrem ists, most were of the mind that they can improve t h e i r conditions by working within the system and not by destroying it. A fter a ll - to tw ist a phrase - "w h at’s good for General Mo to r s " (the political lobby in this case), is clearly good fo r the rpst of the country; and that certainly includes the country’ s poor. Excellent FROZEN FOOD BUYS Fruits Vegetables « meats J o h n n y and L e n n ie 's M a rk e t L ili» N. V a n c o u v e r Avenue ?8l4-9571 BALTZEGAR*S PHOTOS o We" d e J ? '6' F''m' F'ashbulb- Ba" e r ie i. 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