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Page2 The Oregon M i r r o r Five Cents tinue to live t h e r e can take at least a r e a l i s t i c d e g re e of pride in where they live and how they live? Is the Church willing to esp ouse the e s s e n c e of r a c i a l integration in such neighborhoods to a d e g re e that will implement the efforts of government to prom ote the g e n eral public acceptance of r a c i a l equality? Let us hope that the g r e a t fo rce of good government, coupled with the sp iritu a l dy na mics of the r esp o n sib le Church o rganizations in o ur country, may work in clo se harmony in the y e a r s ahead to a s s u r e the continuing d e v el opment of facilities and s e r v i c e s that will provide a b e tt e r physical and sp iritu a l life for our l e s s fortunate people. Let us pray that through thoughtful c onsideration of all of the implications of geographical planning as set forth hereinbefore, and through the coordination of our joint efforts, th ese ob jectives may be met fully, and soon. JA * O R E G O N M IR R O R Establish ed in Ma rch 1959 - Negro Weekly C irculated by Mail - Newsboys - Businesses Published Every Wednesday 4617 N. Williams Ave. AT 4-4551 o r PR 1-9884 PUBLISHER - J. Ma rcus Wellington, 111 MANAGER & EDITOR - Don Alford P l e a s e Forward Mail to - 7972 S.E. F o s t e r Rd. EDITORIAL GCOGRAPHICAL PLANNING Part 2 GENERAL SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHICAL PLANNING" (Comments of Gene W. Rossman, Executive D i r e c t o r of the Housing Authority of Portland, Oregon , as a Layman " R e s o u r c e P e r s o n " participating in the ‘‘URBAN LIFE CONFERENCE ON THE INNER CITY” spons ored by the Methodist Church, Portland, Oregon, March 22, 1962). The factor of geography in the selection of si t e s for the housing of low-income Senior Citizens is especially signif icant. Our ex p erien ce has conclusively shown that a v a st- m ajo rity of elderly people displaced by public works WILL NOT r e lo c a te in a r e a s r e m o t e from th e i r f o r m e r res idence. Most of th es e o l d s t e r s have highly estab lished habit pa ttern s They feel they MUSI’ be near th eir friends, th eir doctor, t h e i r Church. Few of th es e e lderly can be lured from the havens and haunts to which they have become so strongly attached - - to take up a new home in st r a n g e surroundings, r e g a r d l e s s of the m a t e r i a l incentives that may be given them. So Public Housing is attempting to locate its new housing developments for low-income elderly in a r e a s where t h es e people a r e p resently living, in com m unities presently se rv ed by Churches and otlter essentia l s e r v i c e s . Are the Churches giving p r o p e r consideration to the importance of maintaining existing s e r v i c e s in thes e estab lished a r e a s at a high level, in expanding and supplementing pres en t facilitie s to meet the widening needs of communities within the Inner City that a r e being revitalized through urban renewal and public housing developments? One final issue that would s e e m to r e l a te to geographical planning on the part of the Church, as well as of Public Housing, p e rta in s to RACIAL INTEGRATION. The first question we should ask o u r s e l v e s is " d o minority groups co n ce n tr a te t h e m se lv e s into given commun ities because of economic p r e s s u r e s o r by choice?" Where the element of economic p r e s s u r e is ACTUALLY presen t, both Government and the Church should most obviously wt^rk to eliminate it. But where people of any race, cre ed, o r colo r PR EFER to band together through fr e e choice, is t h e r e any " a u t h o r i t y " on E arth that has the God-given RIGHT to challenge such p r e f e r e n c e ? Public Housing takes the view that the development of decent, safe, and sa n ita ry low- rent housing in a d e te r io r a te d c o m munity in which t h e r e is a concentration of a specific minority group does not nece .sa rilv constitute the " p e r p e t uation of s e g r e g a t io n " . Historical!, a " g h e t t o " is a place where a specific minority group is " F O R C E D " to live. Where Public Housing " v e n t u r e s into" a m in ority-gro up community and seeks to replace substandard, slu m -ty p e dwellings with resp ec tab le housing for the low-income households Involved, its chief concern is the CHILDREN of th ese households - - the " s m a l l f r y " whose p a re n ts PR EFER and EVEN DEMAND to r e m a in m the neighborhood, whose ONI Y chance for a decent housing facility and a r e s p e c t able home a tm o sp h e r e lies in a public-housing development in the community. Is the Church aware of this basic attitude on the part of local Housing Authorities? Is the Church keeping pace with*the dedicated effort of local, state and fed eral government ro re-build and r - i n v ig o r a te d e t e r i o r ating neighborhoods so that those who a r e destined to con- CHEAP DOLLARS W ONT BUY AN EXPENSIVE EDUCATION I k your child were old enough today for college, that $5,000 educational policy would see him through. But what about ten years from now? Who can forecast what inflation will do to that insurance policy and to the money you’ve set aside for retirement, or to take care of your wife if something happens to you? If we miscalculate today by keeping in public office the free- spenders who roll up the public debt, the plans you make today may be totally inadequate tomorrow. ou make the decision at your ballot box. If you put your faith and trust in those who promise to cure the ills of the world by spending, spending and more spending, you and your family can expect to reap the harvest of regret regret that the plans you make today will be inadequate tomorrow. Remember that on Klection Day. One €>/ a series <>/ a d eertisem en ts p resen ted in the in terest ol better go rern m en t by T.C. "TOM" BLAKELEY Democrat Candidate For SHERIFF Pd. Pol. Adv H íte le J)ujine¿¿ ió Meót • BUD MEADOWS PONTIAC OFFERS YOU THE FINEST SERVICE FACILITIES IN THE ENTIRE NORTHWEST WHEN YOU BUY A NEW PONTIAC, TEMPEST OR ONE OF MEADOWS' ONE OWNER USED CARS, YOU ALSO GET THE HIGHEST QUALITY SERVICE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE • THE COMBINATION OF SUPERIOR SERVICE AND THE LARGE STOCK OF NEW PONTIACS AND TEMPESTS HAS EARNED MEADOWS PONTIAC THE TITLE "THE LARGEST VOLUME DEALER WEST OF CHICAGO." MAKE SURE YOU AVAIL YOURSELF OF THESE BENEFITS NEXT TIME YOU NEED A NEW CAR USED CAR OR SERVICE IT ACTUALLY COSTS YOU LESS. M eadow s Pontiac BUD M t A D O A * N. E 28th AND SANDY BLVD. - BE 5-4101 / Wednesday, April 4, 1962 Facts on Building Levy For Portland Public Schools On May 18, 1962, the vo t e r s of Portland will be asked to approve a t e n - y e a r build ing levy in the aggre gate a m ount of $21,000,000, payable i n a n n u a l i n s t a l l m e n t s of $2,100,000. The public s c h ool building and maintenance p r o g r a m projected for the t e n - y e a r period calls fo r a total e x p e n d i t u r e of $20,514,000. The difference between the two figures r e p r e s e n t s the amount that will be lost to discounts which the law gives to tax p ay ers who pay t h e ir total pro p erty tax in advance each y e ar. The proposed levy amounts to ap proximately $9 p e r y e a r d u r ing the t e n - y e a r period upon an a verage home having a m arket value of $10,000. GROWTH IN ELEMENTARY S C H O O L ENROLLMENT: During the next ten y e a r s the o v e ra ll growth in the num b e r of children in the e l e m en tary schools will level off. T h e r e a r e so m e a r e a s in P o r t l a n d such as the southwest, north, and south east, where school popula tion will continue to in c r e a s e . As an example, t h e r e is p resently an o v e r c a p a c i ty in the southwest a r e a . By 1965-66 the capacity of e l e m entary schools in south west P o r t l a n d will be ex ceeded by 685 pupils. In the north section of the city it will be n e c e s s a r y to con tinue using emergenc y World War II buildings to handle the in c r e a s e . In so m e e l e mentary schools c o u r s e s in in d u stria l a r t s , home econo mics, and special education have already been d iscontin ued in o r d e r to provide ad ditional space. COMMUNITY C O L L E G E : Construct a building to a cc o modate 1000 f u l l - t i m e day students, 75% of cost r e i m bu rsab le by the state . SERVICE UNITS: Construc t a building to house facilitie s for school supplies and e - quipment, maintenance shops, truck sto ra g e; p r o vide facilitie s fo r the in structional m a t e r i a l s d e p a r tment. SITES: P u r c h a s e 8 s i t e s for school buildings p resently projected. c o m p a r i s o n ofpre- VIOUS SCHOOL BUILDING LEVIES WITH PROPOSED LEVIES: In the period c o m mencing with the y e a r 1947 the School D istrict has built 26 e le m entary schools, 15 p r i m a r y schools, 4 high s c h ools, and additions to 44 e l ementa ry and 6 high schools to accommodate an i n c r e a s e of 26,000 pupils. In each instance the money was p r o vided by special building fund levies voted by the people which averaged $3,850,000 a y e a r and between 1958 and 1961 averaged $4,430,000 a ye ar. All previous- building fund levies have expired. The proposed levy is $1,750,000 ie s s than the 15-year av erag e and $2, 330,000 less than the a verage during the p r e ceding t h r e e y e a r s . The cost of the proposed levy is $10 less than the taxpayer of a home worth $10,000 paid for building levies during the preceding 3 y e a r s.
