OPPORTUNITY NEWS, Friday, August 19, 1966
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O P P O R T U N IT Y
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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
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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
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This week John Smith w ill leave
his position in Soil Conservation to
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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