Jfe OREGON MIRROR
SPECIAL WASHINGTON REPORT
A House Committee
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By U.S. Rep. Adam C. Powell
(D.-N.Y.)
4617 N. Williams Ave. AT 4-4551
Chairman of the Committee on
Education and Labor
PUBLISHER - J. Marcus Wellington. Ill
MANAGER & EDITOR - Don Alford
E DI T OR I A L
ECO NO M IC LEADERSHIP
THE NEGRO HAS NOT HAD ANY REAL STRONG AND
I i iHCEFUL LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELD OF BUSINESS, SINCE
HIS BEGINNING IN OREGON. OTHER FIELDS OF LEADERSHIP
HAVE MET THE CHALLENGE, BUT THE NEGRO ECONOMIC
LEADERSHIP HAS FALLEN TOO FAR BEHIND FOR HIS OWN
SAFETY AND GOOD.
THE RACE HAS MADE PROGRESS IN THE FIELD OF EDU
CATION, SOCIAL SCIENCE, CIVIL RIGHTS AND SPIRITUAL AND
MORAL GROWTH, BUT THE FIELD OF ECONOMICS OR BUSI
NESS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN AMONG THE FIRST IN HIS
BID FOR PROGRESS HAS BEEN VERY SADLY NEGLECTED.
THE SLOWNESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEGRO'S
ECONOMIC LIFE HAS HAMPERED HIM IN THE PROGRESS OF
OTHER PARTS OF LIFE. IT TAKES MONEY AND A LITTLF
PRESTIGE FOR A RACE OF PEOPLE TO MAKE ITSELF IN ALL
ITS CIVIL RIGHTS.
THE AMERICAN PATTERN FOR SEGREGATION HAS MADE
IT VERY EASY FOR THE NEGRO TO DEVELOP HIS ECONOMIC
LIFE WITHIN HIS OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT BECAUSE OF
VERY POOR LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMICS, THE
RACE HAS OVERLOOKED DEVELOPING THE MOST ESSENTIAL
PART OF ITS L IF E .
BUT WHAT THE NEGRO HAS FAILED
TO DO FOR HIS ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT HAS PAID OFF
WELL TO OTHER RACES.
IF A MAN CANNOT DO BUSINESS
IN HIS OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, WHERE CAN HE DO IT? THERE
IS NOTHING TO STOP THE NEGROES FROM DOING BUSINESS
AMONG THEMSELVES BUT THE NEGROES THEMSELVES. PEO
PLE CANNOT BLAME OTHER RACES FOR COMING TO THE
NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE GOLD THEY WALK OVER DAILY
WHEN THEY REFUSE TO STOP LONG ENOUGH TO PICK UP
THE GOLD.
THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN IF THE NEGRO HAD
PROPER LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELD OF ECONOMICS, AS HE
HAS IN THE FIELD OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
A LEADER IS A PERSON WITH ACTION, HONESTY, COUR
AGE, FAITH, AND ABILITY TO INSPIRE OTHERS DO TO WHAT
THEY THINK CANNOT BE DONE. SUCH A LEADER CAN FIRE
THE HEARTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS TO ACTION FOR
TFIEMSELVES AND THEIR RACE.
EVERYBODY CANNOT LEAD,
FOR LEADERSHIP IS CHOSEN FOR THE FEW.
TO LEAD,
THERE MUST BE HONESTY, COURAGE, FAITH, AND A DEEP
SrNSE OF CONVICTION THAT WHAT SEEMS TO BE IMPOSSI
BLE CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.
A LEADER INSPIRES PEOPLE
BY MAKING S(W1ETHING W ITHIN BREAK DOWN TO ACTION
AND RESULTS.
WHAT
WE
NEED
ARE
A
FEW
MEN WITH VISION AND
TO PUSH OFF INTO
THE DEEP WITH SAFETY.
THE GREATEST ENEMY TO THE
ECONOMIC PROGRESS OF THE NEGRO IS THE NEGRO HIM
SELF, BUT THE REASON FOR THIS IS LACK OF PROPER
LEADERSHIP.
THE BIGGEST FOHCE THAT IS HOLDING THE
Nl QRO IXTWN IS HIS OWN FORCE, A FACT THAT HE IS TOO
LONG REALIZING.
IF WE WOULD TAKE JUST A LITTLE
T IM i OUT AND GIVE OUR ECONOMIC CONDITION A LITTLE
SI RKXJ8 CONSIDERATION* THAT IN ITSELF WOULD BE ENOUGH
TO HIGHLIGHT OUR WEAKNESS WHICH WE COULD TURN IN
TO STRENGTH AND POWER.
STRONG WILLPOWER TO SHOW US HOW
Hayes Places In N ational Contest
Each year. Crown Zellerbach
Corp. sponsors a collegiate con-
teat nationally. This year, thru
the Advertlalng Art School, the
theme of the contest was Democ
racy versus Communism. There
were forty-five colleges with four
hundred a r J fifty-five contestants
participating. Dan Hayes, a P ort
land Minister and a student at the
Advertising Art School here for the
past four years, finishing his
course this September, was one
of the contestants to receive at
award (fourth place honorable
mention). Region 4. There was
also a dinner given by the Adver
tising Art Association of the West
for the winners at Me Multnomah
Hotel, Reverend Hayes was one
of the contestants to be honored.
t o L u r e s Y o» b a i r / e o A *
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W ednesday, June 20, 1962
THE O REG O N MIRROR
Pag* 2
The accomplishments of the 87th Congress can now be visu
alized. As Chairman of the House Committee on Education and
Labor, I am pleased to make this brief report about the activities
of the Committee to which has been entrusted for review and
recommendation at least 40 percent of the new Administration’s
domestic program.
It is important to begin with a presentation of the structure and
organization of the Committee accomplished since my Chairman
ship. To facilitate the consideration of the numerous matters
which come under our purview, I have organized the Committee
staff into two segments con
cerned with (1 ) education and
moral posture and further enable
(2) labor. The valuable and
us to assume a leadership role
effective results of this funda
among the world’s free peoples.
mental organization arc reflected
It is my hope that the Equal
by the fact that after 2 0 0 days
Employment Opportunities Act
c i public hearing and 52 days
now before the Rules Committee
of executive deliberation, 29
will be considered and enacted
measures based on the 600 bills
by the Congress.
referred to our Comm ttee wert
fhe activities of the Educa
reported to the House for floor
tion and Labor Committee are
consideration. In the first four
too numerous to permit a com
teen months, we have seen en
plete review and report in this
acted into law 14 measures which
article. My discussion at this
our Committee recommended
time can accomplish only an
for passage.
overview of Committee activities
Education— Eight of the bills
under my Chairmanship. The
recommended by this Commit
Education and Labor Committee
tee and signed into law by the
is building a new image. It is
an image that recognizes the
Co n g re s s m a n P o w e ll was e le e fed
basic need for an enlightened
to fh e 79. h C o n g r e s s in 1954 a n d
citizenry in our American De-
re e 'c c e d to 8 0 th, 81st, 8 2 n d , 8 3 r d ,
£ 4 t h , 8 5 th,
gresres.
86th
and
8 7 fh
Con-
He is a u t h o r a n d c o a u t h o r
n i m e ro u i C ' v il li g h ts Bills.
mocracy and it is an image that
underscores equal opportunities
for all to pursue education com
mensurate with their ability and
to do the work for which they
hold best qualifications with-
cut any artificial restrictions.
Through its new image the Edu
cation and Labor Committee
will assist in the accomplishment
of meaningful legislation and in
the demonstration to all people
of the world that Democracy is
vibrant both as a philosophy and
as a way of life. This is truly
a "Committee cn the March.”
"EXPERIENCE
GROUP MEETS
UNLIMITED”
An enthusiastic group of ex
business people are attending the
meetings of Experience Unlimited
of Oregon Thursday nights at Port
land Center, 1633 S. W. Park.
Presiding Chairman Hugh Miller
has called upon new members to
Introduce themselves, give their
past work experience and tell their
reemployment problems. Among
those present at the last meeting
were a form er sales engineer,
office manager, executive s e c re
tary, agricultural warehouse ex
aminer, foreign government offi
cial and ex-judge. Job seekeis
must d resent a resume of execu
tive,
professional
or
sem i-
professional
work to become
members.
The organization once open only
to men is now open to qualified
women.
It was started in 1960
of
He served as C h a i r m a n o f FEPC
Su b co m m it te e , 81st Co ngress , a n d
is n o w C h a ir m a n o f the C o m m itte e
on E d u c a tio n a n d L a b o r o f the
Ho use o f Represe ntative s.
President affected education.
These measures embraced a wide
range of programs such as: aid
to schools in Federally impacted
areas; extension of the National
Defense Education Act; amend
ment of the Vocational Educa
tion Act to include training of
practical nurses and the estab
lishment of a teaching hospital
for Howard University through
a transfer of Freedmen’s Hos
pital.
In view of a need for greater
fo eus upon problems incident to
juvenile
delinquency
special
mention should be made of
Committee activities ami the law
passed which provides for the
establishment of a program of
grants for demonstration proj
ects in the prevention and con
trol of juvenile delinquency.
Labor— The labor itaff has
continuously examined existing
statutes in order to have legisla
tion reflect changes in social and
industrial conditions. Examples
of labor activities are: Changes
in the Longshoremen’s and Har
bor Workers Act; the Federal
Employees Compensation Act;
the addition of another Assist
ant Secretary of Labor for
W o m .n ’s Affairs; a new Metallic
Mine Safety l aw; amendments
to the NX clfare and Pension Dis-
c Usure Act; the amendment of
the I air Labor Standards Act to
extend coverage and raise hourly
wage rares, and the passage of
the Man power Development and
Training Act of 1962. This lat-
tci Act has been characterized as
true legislative pioneering
Since I entered the Congress
'•omc eighteen years ago, I have
proposed and vigorously en
couraged the enactment oî a fair
employment practices law which
would Strengthen this Nation's
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