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About Opportunity news. (Woodburn, Oregon) 1965-1968 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1966)
OPPORTUNITY NEWS, Friday, August 19, 1966 Page 2 O P P O R T U N IT Y N E W S John Smith, new VML job counselor Vol. 2, No. 33 Friday, August 19, 1966 5 VALLEY MIGRANT LEAGUE P. 0. Box 128 Woodburn. Oregon • Valley .Migrant League phone 981-3171 Newspaper phone 981-9711 Will P. Pape, Executive Director 1. ... * * * Don Wilcox, Editor Julie .Behai’,' - Acting Assistant Editor Priscilla Carrasco, Editorial Assistant and Circulation Manager Judi Jarvill, Secretary Translations: Leonora Guinazzo Samuel Hernandez George Mathieu ................... PICKERS WANTED A f a m ily i s w anted to p ic k cucum bers a t th e Bob May farm i n C anby. Good w ag e s. Work u n t i l O cto b e r. F re e h o u s in g — -2 bedrooms. C a ll 651-2564 N O T I E C W From an article b y Rick Simón This week John Smith w ill leave his position in Soil Conservation to become a ¡ob counsellor with the S I A : De un artículo por Rick Simon This ne-wispaper is a publication of the N O S Judy McKay, a new Job Counsel or, was assigned to the Indepen dence area last week. Judy, age 24, last lived in San Francisco, Califor nia, where she worked as a Person nel Assistant at California Packing Company. She has a degree in so ciology which she received from Nazareth College. The staff at the Independence center had a small get-together this week to celebrate the comple tion of Alan Fujii's year with VISTA. Last week the Mexican-American Citizens Club at Salem met for the first time with their newly appoint ed Board of Directors. The club is very much concerned with a job placement program. A VISTA, John Toyofuku, and a proglram aide, Efrain Diaz, both from the Salem Opportunity Cen ter, recently moved to Flavorland camp. They wish to become more familiar with the people in their area. From the Sandy Opportunity Center comes news of two new Pro gram Aides: Herman Clemmer, and Glen Grazier. The Valley Mi grant League welcomes both young I men to our staff. A farewell party, in honor of Debby Albright, VISTA Volunteer, was given last week by the West Stayton Opportunity staff. Debby has worked in West Stayton for the past 10 months and is now leaving to continue her education at a col lege of education in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Coe are the proud parents of a son, Gary Dean Coe, born July 19 at Multnomah County Hospital in Portland. The Coe's live at the Leonard Scher- macher camp n6ar West Stayton. R I E N E F B S R E V E 3udy McKay, un nuevo "¡ob counsellor" fue asignado al área de Independence. La semana pasada Judy, quien tiene 24 años de edad, vivió en San Francisco, California, donde trabajó como asistente de personal de la California Packing Company. Se graduó en sociología en el Nazaret College. El personal del Centro de Opor tunidad de Independence se reunió esta semana para felicitar a Alan Fuji!, por el año de servicio que presto en VISTA. La organización de ciudadano Mexico-Americano de Salem se re unió esta semana, en el Centro de Oportunidad de Salem. Con su fla mante mesa directiva, esta organi zación está interesada en empleos permanentes. John Toyofuku, Voluntaria de VISTA, y el asistente de programa Efrain Diaz se han movido reciente mente al Flavorland labor camp, para familiarizarse más con los tra bajadores migratorios, y conocer mejor sus problemas. Desde el Centro de Oportunidad de Sandy nos ha llegado la noticia de que dos asistentes al programa han ingresado, en aquella área. Ellos son Hermán Clemmer y Glen Grazier. VML da la bienvenida a estos dos jóvenes. Hogar de plácemes. El Sr. y Sra. Bill Coe se siente la pareja más feliz en estos momentos, por haber sido visitados por la cigüeña con un hermoso bebé, el mes pasado el día 19 de julio. Se nombró al niño Gary Dean Coe. Ñació en Multno- mah County Hospital de iPortland. La familia Coe vive en el Campo de Leona rd Schermacher cerca de West Stayton. i 3s® Valley Migrant League in Dayton. He w ill help migrant workers who want to settle. Smith comes from a poor family. His father is a tenant farmer in Louisiana. The family — 10 boys and one girl — are scattered all over the country. John is the only one to finish college. "M y old scoutmaster gave me the boost I needed to start college," Smith recalls. He graduated from college with honors and is well on his way toward a Master's Degree. A t McMinnville, Smith worked under Edgar Laird. Smith took a strong interest in migrant workers right after he ar rived from Louisiana. Immediately he set about organizing a Boy Scout troop in Eola Village. "We are confident that John w ill be very successful with the Valley Migrant League," said Laird. "He has proved that it is possible to overcome hardship through hard work and spunk, and become a suc cess. He is an excellent example for all disadvantaged people." Canneries need workers This week marks the beginning of the bean and corn harvest. As a result there is a need for workers in the local processing plants. Several canneries are now look ing for people to work in the pro cessing lines. This work w ill last until November, and some may last until as late as January. A t the pre sent time there are openings for all three shifts; day, swing, and grave yard. .-»V./ - The pay for cannery work ranges from $1.68 per hour to over $2.00. For people who work over 8 hours in a day they pay time and a half, and Sunday work also is at time and a half. If you are not presently busy in the harvest, and would prefer work in a cannery, contact the Job Coun selor at your local opportunity cen ter. — Rick Simon, Job Counsellor. Esta semana John Smith dejará su empleo en Soil Conservation para unirse al persona! de Valley Migrant League como Job Counsel- lor en el área de Dayton. El ayu- dará a conseguir empleo a los tra- bajadores migratorios que deseen quedarse en aquellaJirea. Smith es descendiente de fami- lia humilde. Su padre fue un agri- cultor mediero en el estado de Louisiana. La familia Smith procreyó 70 niños y una niña. Todos viven en diferentes partes de los E.E.U.U. John es el único que fue a la úniversidad y terminó sus estudios. "Mi, viejo maestro explorador me dió la idea de inscribirme en la uni versidad," Smith recuerda. Que el se graduó con honores y estaba en camino a tener su grado de maes tro. - En McMinnville, Smith trabajó bajo la dirección de Edgar Laird. De su trabajo dice el Sr. Laird, "El fue algo grande." Smith tomó gran interés por los trabajadores migratorios, tan pron to llegó de Louisiana. Inmediata mente principió a organizar una tropa de niños exploradores en Eola Village. "Tenemos la impresión de que John desempeñará satisfactoria mente sus labores en VML," el Sr. Laird dice. "El ha probado que sí es posible dominar todos los tiempos malos de la vida y llegar a la cúspide del suceso, con un pocote fe y voluntad. El es un ejemplo ex celente.". Child dies at migrant camp Mary Mathis, 9 months old, died last Sunday from strangulation. Her parents live at the Bill Wallace camp near West Stayton. The Op portunity News and the staff of the Valley Migrant League wish to extend our deepest sympathy to the Mathis family. Mary Mathis de 9 meses de edad falleció el domingo pasado. La familia Mathis vive en el campo de Bill Wallace cerce de West Stayton. El personel de Valley Migrant League da el más sentido pésame a la familia Mathis. Paul Ratliff, owner o f the Day tona Theater, Dayton, sends us this announcement: The feature for this Saturday, August 20, at 7:30 and Sunday, August 21, at 2:30 w ill be V O Y DE GALLO with Maria Anto- nieta Pons and Dagoberto Rodrí guez; and MIS ABUELITAS NOMAS with Clavillazo and Sara Garcia. Paul Ratliff, proprietario del Cine Daytona de Dayton, nos ha manda do el siguiente noticiario: El pro grama doble este sábado, el 13 de agosto, a las 7:30, y el domingo el 21, 2:30, será V O Y DE GALLO con Maria Antonieta Pons y Dago berto Rodriguez; y MIS ABUELITAS NOMAS con Clavillazo y Sara Gar cia. W Is ;e< nt an , d rfc M Tí nc
