PORTLAND/OBSERVER Dec. 3, 1970
Urban League
with p r i d e and confidence,
building power in the ghetto. A
people joined together-attacking
their common enemies: poverty,
racism , ignorance and apathy.”
Mr. E. Shelton Hill is the Ex­
ecutive Director.
A True
American
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E. SHELTON HILL. Ex­
ecutive Director of Portland
Urban League.
T h e National Urban League
founded in 1910, Is a charitable
and educational organization. It
operates as a community s e r­
vice agency, using the tools and
methods of social work to se­
cure equal opportunity for dis­
advantaged m inorities. It is
non-profit, non-partisan, and is
interracial in its leadership and
The Albina Men Association
staff. The League’s goal is to
eliminate racial segregation and is the sponsor of a Christmas
discrimination against disad­ Tree in Albina. Its location is
vantaged groups so they may North Williams at Fargo.
These choirs will be singing
share equally the responsi­
Christmas
Carols on the follow­
bilities and rewards of full citi­
ing evenings starting at 7 p.m.
zenship.
The Portland Urban League, Grant High School 12/11 & 22
12/12
a f f i l i a t e d with the National Vancouver Ave. Baptist
12/15
Urban League was founded in A.M.E. Zion
12/16
1945, from which then they Ken B erry’s Group
12/21
rented an office from Dr. UnTh- Allen Temple
ank on 6th and Burnside. After John Adams High School
four years they moved to the Jefferson High School
12/19
McKay Building in 1956. The Morning Star
12/17
Urban League found that they Maranatha
12/08
needed still more room and Bethel
Berean
12/23
moved to 3rd and Stark. Since
Pastor A. Newton of New
then the Urban League has
m o v e d to several locations Hope Baptist Church will dedi­
which include the Dekum Build­ cate the tree to the community,
ing, to Williams Ave. and to the December 9th. (A lighting cere­
mony will be performed.)
Albina Service Center.
All donations of food and toys
F i n a l l y after expansion and
growth the Urban League has will be accepted at the Tree be­
settled in the offices on 1418 W. tween 6 p.m.-8 p.m., starting
Burnside, and 5323 N.E. Union December 9-24.
(Walnut Park Building).
The Urban League has many
programs in operation:
1. Job development, for blacks.
2. Education and motivation, a
program designed for dropouts.
The efforts of the Portland
3.
Apprenticeship programs Branch, NAACP and its Legal
(outreach) for dropouts, stu­ Counsel, Keith Burns, a dispute
dents who would like to be between Oregon State University
plumbers and electricians. This and a former employee, Clayton
is On-the-Job Training (OJT) Calhoun, was satisfactorily set­
under this program, employers tled. Mr. Calhoun, a Black
agree to hire and train unskilled graduate of Oregon State Uni­
persons for specific jobs.
versity was employed as a
4 . Scholarship programs-Sept. councilor for the Office of Mi­
1970 the Urban League gave to nority Student Affairs withaone-
students of low-income families year contract. Mr. Calhoun
a total of one-hundred dollars.
w as terminated after three
Guidelines of current Urban months employment and charged
League Operations are encom­ the University with racial dis­
passed in the theme of its New crimination. Oregon State Uni­
Thrust programs: "A people versity paid money damages and
u n i t e d , participating, strong Mr. Calhoun has obtained a
enough to challenge the systems sim ilar position in Seattle.
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Civil Rights picks
field supervisors
Appointment of two new field
representatives for the Civil
Rights Division of the Oregon
Bureau of Labor has been an­
nounced by Norman O. Nilsen,
state labor commissioner.
The two new state employes
are Pete Reyes, 10659 SW
Lancaster in Portland, and
Pete Azure, 13750 SE Laurie
in Milwaukie.
After a period indoctrina­
tion, Azure will be assigned to
the Pendleton office of the
O r e g o n Bureau of Labor.
Reyes’ duties will cover much
of the western part of the state
from the Portland office.
"I am extremely pleased to
announce the appointment of
these two fine young men,”
Nilsen said. "We have one of
the foremost sets of Human
Rights laws in the nation and
I know our activities will be
even more enhanced by their
efforts.”
Field representatives of the
Civil Rights Division receive,
process and investigate com­
plaints about possible viola-
tions of Oregon's Civil Rights
laws. They also are involved
in a continuing program of
education about problems in­
volving human rights.
According to Oregon sta­
tutes, discrimination in em­
ployment because of race, re -
lig on, national origin, color,
sex or age is illegal. It also
is unlawful to discriminate in
allowing the use of public ac­
commodations and in housing
because of race, religion, na­
tional origin and color.
Reyes is of Filipino ances­
try and a native of Hawaii. He
studied business administra­
tion at the University of H a­
waii and has a degree in psy­
chology from Los Angeles
State College. He also has
completed a psychiatric in­
ternship training at the Uni­
versity of Oregon Medical
School.
Prior to joining the staff of
the Civil Rights Division, he
was a counselor for work­
men’s compensation cases for
the State Vocational Rehabili-
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Portland's Largest
NAACP
Investigation
P r e s i d e n t of the NAACP,
Portland Branch, met with busi­
ness and home owners of the
Albina area regarding the can­
cellation of their insurance pol­
icies or the refusal of insur­
ance companies to insure their
property. With the assistance of
Attorney Keith Burns, com­
plaints are being filed with the
O re g o n State Insurance Com­
missioner, Cornelius Bateson.
Any persons having problems
with automobile or property in­
surance are urged to call the
NAACP office, 284-7722, or
send a signed statement to 2752
N. Williams.
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3 7 H I X M U M AVE.
JA M E S L E E , a T ru e
American.
James Lee (Jimmy Lee) of
60 9 N.E. Simpson is a Fine
American. Born In Beaumont,
Texas, he came to Portland May
1, 1929. A lot of events have
happened In his life, he is well
known by a lot of people, out no
one can ever say that ,fJlmmy
Lee Is afraid to stand up and
be counted” where America Is
concerned.
James Lee Is a strong sup­
porter of the NAACP, believes
in working through the system.
He thinks we have a great coun­
try and by law all "ethnic
groups” can accomplish their
goal. He frowns upon rioting,
looting, and violence.
He Is now serving as P resi­
dent of Portland NAACP Credit
Union, Northwest Area Vice
President NAACP, membership
c h a i r m a n of the Port land
Branch NAACP, President of
the Union usher and a Deacon
of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church.
Jimmy Lee is much disturbed
about the racial turmoil on the
local and national scene. Lee
rlnglngly proclaims the new
American philosophy. He de­
clares that If every American
would live by this our world
would be better. He also thinks
that most loyal Americans can
believe in this:
Every true American believes
in liberty, justice, equal oppor­
tunity, and the dignity of man.
He will not destroy his country
but continue to build it for all
people.
He believes In the free enter­
prise system and the ownership
of private property. law s of the
community, state and nation
must be obeyed.
J a m e s Lee believes that
every True American must stand
up and be counted even If he
must speak out publicly against
evil and corruption and wage a
fight against crime and immo­
rality.
He believes in the two-party
system . His heart and hand goes
out to help the needy and the
helpless.
The True American Instills In
his children moral and spiritual
integrity by precept and ex­
ample. He must be a loyal and
patriotic citizen desiring peace
but not the kind that Is to be
had by surrendering to commu­
nists. Don't we all believe as
this true American does.
tation Division and was a
coordinator of state rehabili­
tation program for alcoholics
and victims of drug abuse in
Hawaii.
A member of the Tlingit and
Tsimpsena tribes of Southeast­
ern Alaska, Azure comes to
the Civil Rights Division from
post as a lower grade teach­
er at the California School
for the Deaf in Riverside. He
also has taught a Seventh
Grade class in Dallas, Oregon.
He was bom in Ketchikan,
Alaska, and was graduated
from high school in Mission,
S.D. He has an Education de­
gree and a Masters degree in
E d u c a tio n of the Deaf from
Oregon College of Education.
Azure's
parents
have
w o rk e d with the Federal
Bureau of Indian Affairs for
several years. They now are
connected with the Chemawa
Indian School at Salem after
p r i o r service on the Warm
Springs Reservation.
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