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About Opportunity news. (Woodburn, Oregon) 1965-1968 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1966)
Opportunity News, October 2 1 ,1 9 6 6 Page 2 O P P O R T U N IT Y N E W S Vol. 2, No. 42 Friday, October 21, 1966 This newspaper is a publication of the VALLEY MIGRANT LEAGUE i P. O. Box 128 W oodburn, Oregon VML phone 981-3171 Newspaper phone 981-9711 WILL P. PAPE, Executive Director DON WILCOX, Editor PRISCILLA CARRASCO, Asst. Editor JUDI JARVILL, Editorial Assistant and Circulation Manager LEONORA GUINAZZO, Translator SAMUEL HERNANDEZ, Translator GUADELUPE BUSTOS, Translator The VALLEY MIGRANT LEAGUE, sponsor o f this newspaper, is a part of the President's War on Poverty and is funded by the O ffice of Eco nomic O pportunity, Washington, D. C. OPPORTUNITY NEWS is pub lished w eekly fo r free distribution to seasonal farm workers of this area, and to persons associated w ith the activities o f the VALLEY MIGRANT LEAGUE. If you do not q ualify fo r free copies, please send $2.00 fo r a 1 year subscription. Group rates on request. SUPERVISORS OF VML CENTERS AUMSVILLE HENRY WOODS, Area Supervisor phone 743-2111 DAYTON RUBEN CONTRERAS, Area Supervisor phone 864-2223 HILLSBORO JOHN LITTLE, Area Supervisor phone 648-5080 INDEPENDENCE LEON GURNEY, Area Supervisor phone 838-1810 B E DON'T BE A PROFESSIONAL POOR PERSON I A It is all rig h t to w o rk in organiza tions if you can afford to do it. But The honor which a poor person re ceives-for such e ffo rt is not a sub stitute fo r1 the real thing — the es DON'T SAY. IT! If you hold such a belief, you are in danger o f closing your way to a better life. Remember —■ the w orld is chang ing. New opportunities are coming. Now is the time to turn a corner. DON'T BE A POOR PERSON! R O consider your situation carefully. " I have always been poor, and I w ill always be poor." NO! I T PROFESSIONAL cape from poverty. give his first attention to his own needs. It may mean that you have found delight in follow ing a persuasive Si Vd. cree tal cosa, está en peligro de im pedir su camino hacia una mejor vida. Recuérdese — el mundo cambia. Nuevas oportunidades se ofrecen. Ahora es el tiempo para dar el paso. Hay unos jefes en el combate contra la pobreza que urgirán a los pobres que se aprovechen de su miseria. "Necesitamos a los pobres para que trabajen en nuestra organ ización," dicen. Está bien lo de trabajar en tal and his fam ily are no longer poor, they an w ill be freer to excitement in helping w ith When this great war on poverty began, there were many illusions about using poor people for lead- si puede hacerlo. help carry the w e ig h t o f the rest o f the world. When men take time to . march in parades, or make Speeches, or join meetings, they should be sure that they can come home to a cupboard that contains food. — Don Wilcox NEXT WEEK: Poverty is a trap. deben pedir a los pobres que Pero hay que considerar su situa provean ni el conocimiento ni la ción con cuidado. energía para . El honor que llevar a cabo esta recibe el pobre de tal esfuerzo no cruzada. Cada persona pobre tiene reemplaza la realidad — la huida de la pobreza. que combatir contra su pobreza ¿Qué es lo que quiere decir lo de satisfacerse al quedarse pobre? dedicarse primero a sus propias Pueda que indique que Vd. ha encontrado su deleite en seguir a un jefe persuasivo; que Vd. ha en contrado un cierto estímulo en ayudar a un grupo; y que Vd. está ¡NO SEA VD. UN POBRE POR PROFESION! Later, when this man leader; that you have discovered organización ¡NO, NO LO DIGA VD.I private anti-poverty W hat does it mean, if you start N O SEA VD. UN POBRE POR PRO y ledge or the energy to carry on this movement. Eacfr poor person taking satisfaction in being poor? neglecting the solid w ork which w ill buy food fo r your fam ily. pobre poor people to furnish the know war to fig h t, and he w ill be wise to There are some leaders in thé war against poverty who w ill urge poor people to use their situation fo r an advantage. "W e need poor people to w ork in our organiza tions," they say. "Siempre he sido siempre seré pobre." We believe that the generals in the war on poverty must not ask has his ow n group actions; and that you are FESION L ers. descuidando el trabajo que com prará comida para su familia. Cuando empezó este gran combate contra la pobreza, había muchas ilusiones acerca de emplear a los pobres como jefes. Creemos que los generales en el combate contra la pobreza no personal y será más sabio al necesidades. Más tarde, cuando él y su fam ilia ya no son pobres, estarán más dispuestos para ayudar a llevar el peso del resto del mundo. Cuando los hombres toman el tiempo para marchar en un desfile o. dar oraciones públicas, o asistir a reuniones, deben estar seguros que pueden volver a casa donde pueden encontrar un armario re pleto de comida. — Don Wilcox LA SEMANA PROXIMA: pobreza es una trampa. La SALEM IVAN WELLS, Area Supervisor phone 585-1454 Letter to the Editor: W e cannot rent. SANDY KEN KILLARY, - . Area Supervisor phone 687-7471 WOODBURN JUAN RUIZ, Area Supervisor phone 981-3171 H ELP ! ARE YOU INTERESTED IN CAR ING FOR CHILDREN IN YOUR HOME? The Valley Migrant League is seeking homes in which to place children whose parents are tak ing A d u lt Education Courses. VML w ill pay fo r the care — usually not more than 6 hours a day — 8 week periods. If interested, please contact your nearest VML O pportunity Center (See directory above.) T ío Sam, Uncle Sam: I wish to give my idea fo r the Yo quisiera darle mi idea para la people w h o are not able to buy or gente que no puede comprar 0 rent or build a good house. My rentar o hacer casa buena. Mi idea idea is that you are able to help es que puede ayudarle a encontrar them fin d w ork that they can do, trabajos que puedan hacer ellos and that they should save the. mon y que el dinero que ganan, que ey they earn, and not spend it for tengan valor para guardar e| anything else. And thus they can dinero, y no gastarlo en cualquier collect the necessary amount for cosa. Y así pueden ¡untar, sea para buying or renting or building una casa de compra o renta <? hacer a good house. That is my idea ga that una casa buena. it is better to save the money and pero es mejor el valor para guardar not forget this purpose. Thank you el dinero y no se le olvide eso. fo r everything. Miss Helena Canales Rt. 1, Box 123, Mabton, Washington & Esa es mi idea, Gracias por todo. Srta. Helena Canales SPANISH TEEN-AGE MEETING AT Rt. 1, Box 123 Mabton, Washington W YNIA'S CHANGED FROM THURS. TO M O N ., OCT. 24, 7:45.
