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About Opportunity news. (Woodburn, Oregon) 1965-1968 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1966)
OPPORTUNITY NEWS, Friday, October 28, 1966 Page 2________ O P P O R T U N IT Y NEW S Vol. 2, No. 43 Friday, October 28, 1966 This newspaper is a publication of the VALLEY MIGRANT LEAGUE P. O. Box 128 Woodburn, 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 of this newspaper, is a part of the President's War on Poverty and is funded by the Office of Eco nomic Opportunity, Washington, D. C. OPPORTUNITY NEWS is pub lished weekly for free distribution to seasonal farm workers of this area, and to persons associated with the activities of the VALLEY MIGRANT LEAGUE. If you do not qualify for free copies, please send $2.00 for 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 SALEM IVAN WELLS, Area Supervisor phone 585-1454 SANDY KEN KILLARY, Area Supervisor phone 687-7471 WOODBURN JUAN RUIZ, Area Supervisor phone 981-3171 VML SCHEDULE AT DAYTON CENTER Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., general activity. Mon., Wed., Fri., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., study hour for high school and grade school children. Supervis ion provided by the center. Tues. and Thur., 7-9, Basic Educa tion and Spoken English classes. Sat., 10 a.m.-lO p.m., general ac tivity. Sun., closed. E CAN THE POOR LEAD THE POOR? This question cries for an answer: Can the poor lead the poor? No modern miracle could be more wonderful than this: that the people in poverty lead themselves put of it. Never before in history has such a large, bold anti-poverty program been undertaken. To succeed, it surely needs the best leadership the nation can provide. Can a part of such leadership come from the people who are suffering poverty? For many people, poverty is like an illness. Thirty-four million people in this nation are waiting, for some sort of miracle to relieve them of their affliction. We want tha^miracle to happen. We applaud every gain. We chal lenge those whose poverty has not A L £) t T O R * cures. defeated their spirits to come forth We believe that it is possible for with effective cures for this illness. leaders to rise from the ranks of The OEO—the Office of Econom poverty if they possess not only ic Opportunity, with its headquar spirit and w ill, but also creative in ters in Washington and with pro sights and the energy to drive grams all over the country — is, fig ahead with constructive programs. uratively speaking, the "doctor." Their leadership, motivated by their This "doctor" wants every individ comprehension of human suffering, ual patient to be concerned about is a precious thing indeed. It should his own economic illness. And be be utilized to the full. yond this — what? Shall the pa We cannot close this editorial tients prescribe their own medi without adding a special word of cine? Perform their own opera praise for several persons who tions? have written helpful letters to this Surely the poor cannot be asked newspaper, to discuss questions of to contribute the whole remedy. common concern. Obviously these What, then, can they do? They can letter-writers know migrant life describe their personal situation, and are sensitive to ’ its problems. and join in a concern for others. Through their letters, they are pro They can "cry" from their pains. viding a share of leadership. But they must trust the skilled "doc — Don Wilcox tor" of economic ills to prescribe the Too many debts — what can we do? By Ken Killary PART 1 (EDITOR'S NOTE: We believe the following article, written by Ken Killary, supervisor of the Sandy Opportunity Center, contains some valuable observations, not only for farm, laborers and their families, but for all families. The second part o f the article w ill appear next week.) Owing too much money has be come the number one family finan cial problem of our times. A heavy load of debts eats away our income. We pay too much for high finance charges and credit fees. Quarreling over money matters at home can become damaging to family life. Unfortunately, many families spend so much that they have to take out new loans to pay old ones. Sometimes a husband and a wife do not actually know the costs of their loans. Do families have no control over their own use of money? Sometimes the reasons that families get into debt are realistic, practical reasons. There are unex pected medical bills. There is the cost of shifting from a summer job to a winter job. Sometimes the rent is increased. Often, large families try to exist on an income that would not be adequate even for at family of half the size. Yet many families would find that their take home pay is ade quate if they would learn to man age the money better. The usual money problems are (1) rent, (2) food, (3) lights, gas and utilities, (4) clothing, (5) doctor bills, and (6) paying back loans. But sometimes there are hidden emotional problems for going into debt. | Sometimes husband and wife cannot plan together the use o f’ their money without quarreling or making needless purchases to please each other. (This article w ill next week.) be continued Problemas familiares de dinero Por Ken Killary PARTE I. (NOTA DEL EDITOR: Nosotros creemos que el siguiente artículo, escrito por Ken Killary, supervisor del Centro Oportunidad de Sandy, contiene algunas observaciones de valor, no solo para las familias de los trabajadores agrícolas, pero, todas las familias. La segunda parte del artículo aparecerá la próxima semana.) Endrogarse con mucho dinero es el número uno financiaro familiar problema de nuestro tiempo. Una droga pesada consume nuestro salario. Pagamos mucho por reditor altos y cargos de crédito. Una droga pesada consume nuestro salario. Pagamos mucho por reditor altos y cargos de crédito. Pleitos en casa sobre el dinero puede ser perjudicial para la vida familiar. Desafortunadamente!, muchas familias gastan tanto que tienen que pedir dinero prestado para viejas deudas. Algunas veces el esposo o la esposa no saben actualmente el costo de sus pres tamos. ¿Las familias no tienen control sobre e l, uso de su propio dinero? Algunas veces las razones por que las familias se endrogan son realísticas y prácticas." Hay cuentas imprevistas del doctor. Hay el costo del cambio trabajo de verano a uno de invierno. Algunas occasiones la renta es aumentada. Muchas veces una familia grande trata de vivir con un salario que no es adecuado ni aún para una familia de la mitad de su tamaño. Aún así, muchas familias en^ cuentran que la entrada de dinero es adecuada si aprenden a manejar su dinero mejor. Los problemas más comunes son (1) renta, (2) comida, (3) luz, gas y agua, (4) ropa, (5) medico, (6) y pagos a deudas viejas. Pero algunas veces hay problem as emocionales escondidas que los llevan a endrogarse. Algunas veces el esposo y la esposa no pueden planear ¡untos el uso de su dinero sin enojarse o haciendo compras sin necesidad para complacerse mutuamente. (Continuará la próxima semana.) A bit of heaven far a little girl By Christie Corbett (The following paragraph is quoted from Christie Corbett's Day Care-Summer School report to the program director, Sam Granato.) One little girl's glimpse o f hea ven is remembered: One of a group that went on a field trip to the zoo one cool day, she had not sweater or jacket over the thin little dress that clung to her skin. A staff member went to a Portland shop and bought a bright red, velvety- finish, warm jacket and put it on the little girl. It was the intention to use it for other coatless children later on. But, the shining joy, the momentary disbelief, the radiance that spread over the child's face as she lovingly stroked its softness or held it against her face or asked others to touch it because " it felt so soft and good," changed the in-* tentions completely. The little girl went home the owner of the most beautiful coat in the world — her own. Over and over, she asks ev eryone, "Is it really mine?" It is such things that provide a consultant's life with "vermillion, indigo, jade and gold,"
