REFLECTING
ACHIEVEMENTS,
VOL. 11 NO. 14
TELEPHONE
OPERATOR
OF MONTH
PORTLAND, OREGON
NUL Chief fleeted
V. P. Of
N.A.ofS.W.
ANN LUCILLE PERRY
Ann graduated with honors from
Jefferson High School in June 1959.
A few months later she began work
at White Stag Mfg. Co. where she
worked for about 1-1/2 years.
Leaving White Stag in April, 1961,
she began work as a telephone
operator for the Pacific Northwest
Bell Telephone Co. in Long Dis
tance Unit 6. Recently, she was
chosen “Operator of the Month”
for the month of June. Reigning
as “Operator of the Month” of
June for the entire Portland dis
trict, Ann wears a white head set
instead of the traditional black one
worn by all operators. This honor
is given to an operator each month
for her “ tone of service” (willing
ness to serve); not only for com
pleting a call successfully but for
a sparkle in the voice and eager
ness to serve.
Ann loves her work because
there is much satisfaction in as
sisting customers with long dis
tance and local assistance calls.
She describes her work as in
teresting and wonderful because
there is never a dull moment and
the work enables her to meet
people from all walks of life.
C an n o n Elected
L a b o r U n io n
P r e s id e n t
Ural P. Cannon of 4625 N. E.
Rodney, was elected president of
Labor Union Local #296 for a full
three year term. Cannon defeated
his opponent by a large margin
despite his being the incumbent.
This is Ural Cannon's second time
to be successful in his campaign
attempts to run for the office of
president of the local and win. He
was elected President in 1957, was
defeated in the following election,
and came back to beat the incum
bent by a very wide margin. Mr.
Cannon’s duties as president are
to see that the rules, regulations
and policies of Local 296 are prop
erly carried out. Cannon will
preside over the executive board
and all union meetings.
IN TER ESTS
AND
PRO G RESS
Wednesday, June 20, 1962
Fred Meyers
Hires Food
Demonstrators
Five Cents
NEW YORK - Whitney M.
Young, Jr., National Urban League
executive director, has been elect
ed Vice-president of the National
Association of Social Workers.
His term of office, effective
July 1, is for two years.
The NASW, with a membership
of 34,000 throughout the United
States, is an organization of pro
fessionals in the field of social
service and welfare. Its aims are
to foster and support legislative
and other appropriate action to
ward securing equality of oppor
tunity for all in public and child
welfare, health benefit for the
aged, civil rights and other allied
areas.
Mr. Young, formerly dean of the
Atlanta University School of Social
Work, became NUL executive di
rector in October, 1961. He has
been active in community service
and die Urban League program for
more than a decade.
He is currently a member of
the President’s Committee on
Youth Employment; Executive
Committee of the National Social
Welfare Assembly; National Ad
visory Council of the AFL-CIO
Community Services Committee;
Advisory Board of the New York
School of Social Work, Columbia
University; Advisory Committee
to the Secretary of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare, and a consultant
to the U.S. Public Health De
partment.
Both within and outside the social
work profession, he has pursued
vigorously and won many civil
rights victories. In recognition
In the above picture R. Balfour Gibson Personal D irector extends con
of these and similar activities, he
gratulations to newly hired food specialist
Pearl Duce
received the 1959 Fiorina Lasker
Supervisor of food demonstrators, M rs . Helen Hopper, on the right of
Award for outstanding achievement
picture.
in the field of social work. Selec
tion was made by the Council on
Social Work Education. He re
Mr. R. Balfour Gibson, Person
ceived from the University of Min
High
Court
Asked
To
Review
nel
Director of Fred Meyer, Inc.
nesota the 1960 Oustanding Alumni
announced
the hiring this week of
Award. In June, 1961, he received
2
graduates
In Home Economics,
an honorary Doctorate from North
who
will
be
working
as Food Dem
Sit-In Convictions
Carolina A& T College.
onstrating
sp)eclallsts
at the Walnut
Articles and addresses by Mr.
Park
or
Interstate
store.
Referred
Young have appeared in profes
to
Fred
Meyer’s
employment
dept,
racial segregation.
sional journals and other peri NEW YORK - NAACP Legal to “ enforce
by
Oregon
State
University
Home
The only apparent state in
odicals.
Defense Fund attorneys asked the terest
subserved by this Economics Dept, were Pearl Duce,
U.S. Supreme Court this week to trespass being
prosecution Is supjpxm of former graduate of A & T College
review the convictions of two Ne the property
owner's discrimina of Greensboro, N.C., and June
gro college students who were ar tion In conformity
Mate's graduate in Home Economics at
rested for lunch counter sit-ins in segregation custom to . the
.
.
” the Oregon State; and Geneva Barnes
Columbia, S. C. in 1960.
of Corvallis, Oregon graduate In
TO
ALL
PARENTS
attorneys
contend.
The demonstrators, Simon Bouie
Economics at Oregon State
The
petition
also
argues
that
the
AN
URGENT
MESSAGE
and Talmadge J. Neal, were ar South Carolina trespass statute Home
University.
Miss Barnes was
FROM
THE
rested on March 14, 1960, in Ec- Is unconstitutionally vague and am formerly employed
as an assistant
kerti’s Variety Store in Columbia. biguous.
In
the
Library
Dept,
at Oregon
PORTLAND
F RE
RUREAU
They had requested service at the
State
University.
Mr.
Gibson
The Columbia petition is the
store's all-white lunch counter. thirteenth
stated
that
Fred
Meyer,
Inc. Is
sit-in case involving
Eckerd’s sells to Negroes in its trespass convictions
seeking
p>eople
who
are
qualified
which the
other departments, but bars them Fund has asked the Supreme
Court specialists In various fields. The
from its lunch counter.
this term. On March 14, hiring pxillcles of Fred Meyer, Inc.
Both were convicted of trespas to the review
Court granted review of a are based on qualifications and
sing and Bouie, of resisting ar protest
demonstration case In good referent es. Mr. Gibson also
rest in Recorder's court when he volving convictions
stated that the employment of Miss
of 187 Negro
asked the arresting officer what he students from parading
Duce
and Miss Barnes was def
on
the
was being arrested for.
initely
not based up»n race or re
South
Carolina
State
house
grounds
On appeal, the Sipreme Court of in 1961. The case will be heard ligion, out
of a group of applicants
South Carolina upAeld the tres next fall.
referred
to
them they were the
A FALSE ALARM
pass convictions, but reversed the
most
highly
qualified.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund at
“ resisting arrest" change on Feb
MAY COST
will add 2 more negroes to
torneys for the two Columbia stu the This
ruary 13, 1962.
employment
rolls of Fred Mey
A HUMAN LI FE
In their petition to the high dents are Matthew J. Perry and er, Inc. The other
employees are
Lincoln C. Jenkins, Jr., of Colum working In the restaurant
Court, Fund attorneys argue that bia,
dept,
Jack Greenberg, Con of the Walnut Park branch, that
the convictions conflict with prior stance and Baker
is
James M.
decisions of the Supreme Court Nabrlt, III and Motley,
owned
and
operated
by
Fred
condemning the use of state power of New York City. Michael Meltsner Meyer, Inc.
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