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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1970)
9/u PORTLAND/OBSERVER Dec. 17. 1970 NAACP Election Teacher Invited to M is s White House Suzanne Flores, third ten-year intervals A CLASSIFIED ÀD WILL BEING E ESL L I S WHEN PLACED IN THE PCETL a ND OBSERVER since 1909. The Portland Branch, grade teacher at Lewis Elemen This year the conference will N A A C P , will hold its Annual tary School, flew to Washing revolve around 24 forums that Meeting and election Sunday, ton, D.C. Saturday morning to will study a broad range of con Dec. 20, 1970, at 4 p.m. at New attend the 1970 White House cerns relating to children from Hope Baptist Church, 3725 N. Conference on Children. The p r e s c h o o l through thirteen Gantenbein. The polls open at 4 conference was held December years of age. Each forum will p.m. and close at 5 p.m. All 13 through 18. have 16 members. p e r s o n s whose memberships The Portland teacher re The conference will also In have been paid 30 days prior to ceived an engraved invitation clude presentations on Sesame the election (Nov. 20) are enti from the White House to be an Street, NET program for chil tled to vote. official delegate to the confer dren; films by children from the Candidates for offices are: ence. She was recommended by Yellowball Workshop; and show * President - Frank Fair and th e National Association of ings from the International Fes Ellis H. Casson; 1st Vice Pres Classroom Teachers following tival of Films for Children. ident - Harry C. Ward; 2nd Vice her participation last summer Miss Flores is the only President - Hazel G. Hays; 3rd in a national study group. teacher from the Portland Pub Vice President - Sylvia Thomp The White House Conference lic Schools Invited to attend the son; Secretary - Ruth Spencer; on Children has been held at conference. Asst. Secretary - Emma Lee Anderson; T reasurer - Betty White. Candidates for the Executive Board (24 to be elected) are: Ural P. Cannon Portland Community College C. Don Vann today paid the Portland School and a Maintenance Technology Gloria Fisher District >500,000, as the second B u ild in g to complete the Mt. A. Lee Henderson (Rev.) payment for facilities taken Sylvania campus facilities. Minnie H arris over by the College when it se Gertrude Crowe parated from the district. Keith Bums The College board of direc Richard Neal tors approved the payment at Thomas R. Vickers their meeting on the Mt. Sylvan L.C. Ellison ia campus. Edgar Mitchell The agreement, reached when Clarence Porter the College district became au Frank Fair tonomous, calls for the payment Dan Mosee of about >3.5 million over a five- C.A. White year period. Mayfield Webb Facilities include the Manuel Scott 125-acre Mt. Sylvania campus John H. Jackson (Rev.) and the District investment in Richard J . Parker PCC buildings in both Phase I Stanton H. Duke and Phase II, recently complet DeLois Eldridge ed; and Failing Hall, in down SjQ. Broadous town Portland. Media center study carrels at Loretta Smith Shattuck Hall, PCC's other P o rtla n d C om m u n ity College C.C. McCorvey main downtown operating base, Jam es Lee in the Park Blocks next to Port fascin ated P rofessor Sam pow land State University, has been V arangoon of C h u lalo n g k o rn sold by the Portland School Dis University, Bangkok. Thailand. trict to Portland State Universi Here he examines a video screen ty. PCC is expected to transfer and remote controls as Henry C. most of its Shattuck operation to its new Cascade educational Ruark of PCC explains work Through the initative of the center in Northeast Portland, in ings. Ruark and Varangoon were Highland Church of Christ in facilities of the defunct Cascade graduate students in media at N JI, Portland, and other inter College which PCC has obtained Indiana University in late ’50s, ested churches, there are new on a purchase agreement with h a v e c o r r e s p o n d e d s i n c e . opportunities for low income th e City of Portland and its Varangoon heads teacher edu families to become homeown Model Cities program. c a tio n p ro g ra m in m edia a t e rs . The Rev. Sam Johnson and Besides the Phase I and II other interested citizens of the buildings at Mt. Sylvania, rep C h u la lo n g k o r n U n iv e rs ity ; Ruark Is new coordinator of in G reater Portland area have im resenting about >9.5 million in form ation at PCC after a decade plemented the Highland United c o n s t r u c t i o n and equipment Improvement Corporation. This costs, the College has a new as media consultant for Oregon is a non-profit housing organi Health Sciences building under S t a t e B o a rd o f E d u c a tio n . zation which attempts to aid low way, with construction to be Varangoon is touring on a UN income families who never be completed in 1972 at costs of ESCO grant to study new media fore have been able to get a about >4.7 million, and is plan developments for use in his own home financing loan. ning a Communications Build n a tio n . (PCC p h o to by P au l Highland United Improvement ing, a Performing Arts Building Blixt I Corp, buys older houses, reha bilitates them, and puts them on sale for low income buyers on a 30 year mortgage. A n y o n e who is eligible for public housing accommodation or whose annual adjusted in come is 135% of Public Housing income limits (235 j) qualifies to be a home owner through the Highland United Improvement Corp. A down payment of >250.00 is required of the homeowner be fore moving in. Also, attendance of five pre-purchase seminars is required. The sem inars are designed to inform the home- owner of his rights and obliga tions. Highland United Improvement Corp, is a "non profit organiza tion working with the Church and through the Church." Lo cated at 4635 NE 9th Ave. in Portland, the C o r p o r a t i o n ’ s goals are to help low income families to up-grade themselves and their Northeast community. F o r more information con cerning the Housing Corpora tion, contact Dorothy Bonner at 2 8 2 - 0 4 0 2 . Applications are available for those who qualify. Carlos •Body and Fondor Repair •M o tt roatonablo shop in town 287-8529 2609 N. Vancouver Ave. Portland, Ore. earn ' Willie Johnson /Q CARPET SALES & SERVICE ALTERATIONS • SERGING • RUG SHAMPOOING FurnUw. Cloonmg • Oriontol and Brood (oom R . w kv ^ Phone 287-1286 495 0 N.E. UNION AVENUE PORTLAND, OREGON 9721 I Portland School Dist. received $500,000 Become a Homeowner « co«,(ft> ■ A * ^PH ARMACY3 —— P R E S C R I P T I O N S a»— U N IO N A V E N U E A N D F A IL IN D PO R TLA N D, Q R I G Q N 9 7 2 1 2 2 8 1 *3 9 6 7 H C lo o u r s sed S : 9 :3 0 undays to ano 6 :3 0 H o l io a y b GREAT NORTHERN DEVELOPERS BUILDERS W e build anything, Homes, Apartm ent High rise, or what have you. Call M r. Larry G arrott or N.L. Scarborough 2 8 2 *4 9 2 0 Having a dance or social event? Let us rent you a neat spocious hall with necessary facilities to accom modate approximately one hundred people Reasonable fee. For information <all:288-4040 or 2 tS -1 t(3 Spanish Style Bedroom! MASONS Logan Lodge Prince Hall Mason held their Annual Elec tion of Officers Monday night, Dec. 14, 1970. Unanimously elected Worship M aster; Bro. Sam Brown; Se nior Warden; Bro. Dewey Tay lor; Junior Warden: Bro. Charles Gardenhier; T reasurer; Past M aster Cliff Jackson; Sec retary: Past M aster John Blow. The election was conducted by Most Worshipful Grandmaster E l i j a h Graham. We are very proud of Past Master John Blow who has served dutifully these last two years. Watch this col umn for future happenings ma- sonically in the Portland Ob serv er. Massive Triple Dresser Richly Framed Mirror Spacious Five-Drawer Chest Matching Headboard These are just a few of the man; bedroom suites that are on special. Stop in and save? SAVE 9 -9 Ja Mi jonef □ M lt it r O W Ill ............................ □ 7MM N. 10M IA RD........................ □ NJ. WJrdl N A IS IT Portland 77S AAIS Portinnd .. 7BS-T7M Porrtond JSJ.JKJ